Pika Studio

Run and debug Pika Lua game packs in the native simulator directly from VS Code.

Features

Game Packs tree view — browse all packs under SD/games in the Activity Bar
Run / Stop — launch the native simulator with one click or from the command palette
Debug — set breakpoints in Lua files and step through code with the built-in Pika Lua debugger
Manifest form editor — visual editor for manifest.json (open via the gear icon in the editor title bar)
SDK selector — switch between installed SDK versions from the status bar
Output console — simulator stdout/stderr streamed to the "Pika Engine" Output channel

Windows x64 (the bundled simulator pika_studio.exe is a Windows native binary)
A workspace containing a SD/games folder, or open SD/games directly

Command	Description
`Pika: Run Game…`	Pick a game pack from a quick-pick list and run it
`Pika: Stop Simulator`	Stop the running simulator process
`Pika: Refresh`	Reload the game packs list
`Pika: Open Manifest Form`	Open the visual manifest editor
`Pika: Select current SDK version`	Switch active SDK from the status bar
`Pika: Configure Voice ASR Server`	Set the address of the Voice ASR server

Setting	Default	Description
`pika.currentSdk`	`""`	Active SDK version shown in the status bar
`pika.sdks`	`[]`	Registered external SDK bundles

Add a launch.json configuration:

{
  "type": "pika-lua",
  "request": "launch",
  "name": "Pika: Debug Game",
  "gameId": "${command:pika.pickGame}"
}

Or press F5 — Pika Studio will prompt you to pick a game pack.

MIT