Spooky Squid Games
They Bleed Pixels
They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror. Rendered in a distinct visual style that blends pixel art with paper and ink textures, They Bleed Pixels is a singular mix of intense platforming and fierce beat-em-up action. At the core of its fighting system is a simple one-button combat scheme with surprising depth and versatility. Button mashing is discouraged while kicking shadowy monsters into saws, pits and spikes is rewarded, thanks to a unique system that lets you earn and place your own checkpoints through stylish kills. The fancier your kills, the faster you fill the checkpoint meter.
- Released
- 29 August 2012
- Developer
- Spooky Squid Games
- Publisher
- Spooky Squid Games
- Engine
- XNA Game Studio
- Perspective
- Side view
- Age rating
- PEGI 12 · ESRB T
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Metacritic
- 74/100
- Steam recommendations
- 2,037
- Platforms
- Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac · Nintendo Switch
- Genres
- Platform · Puzzle · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure · Indie · Arcade
- Estimated owners
- 200,000–500,000 (est.)
- 81
- Player rating
- 80
- Critic rating
- 19
- Ratings counted
- 83.2%
- Steam reviews
- 150
- Achievements
They Bleed Pixels
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They Bleed Pixels
The story
When a young girl arrives at the Lafcadio Academy for Troubled Young Ladies, she's unprepared for the violent nightmares that plague her dreams and transport her to other worlds. Worse yet, her dreams are intruding into her waking life, slowly altering her flesh into the demonic form of her night terrors. Can she destroy the mysterious blood-soaked book that appears to be the root of her troubles or will her transmutation from girl to clawed horror become complete?
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Key facts
Platforms
Game modes
- Single player
Themes
- Action
- Horror
They Bleed Pixels
Trailer
They Bleed Pixels
Screenshots
They Bleed Pixels
Reviews and languages
83.2% of 2,547 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Very Positive”.
2 languages in the interface, 0 of them with full voice acting. English is supported.
Publisher's content notice
Contains frequent pixel art depictions of death, gore and blood. Some unlockable guest art features blood and gore in a more realistic art style.
They Bleed Pixels
Platform releases
- Linux
- 29 August 2012
- Mac
- 29 August 2012
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- 29 August 2012
- Nintendo Switch
- 22 October 2020
They Bleed Pixels
Official pages
They Bleed Pixels
