Alt254

Alt254

Rename Studio · September 4, 2020 · Adventure, Pixel Graphics, Minimalist, Puzzle, Action-Adventure

Buy Alt254 from Steam at $6.99 — the cheapest of 2 stores we compare.

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Positive96% · 26
Best price
$6.99
lowest tracked $2.09
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Alt254 price by region

Alt254 costs $1.87 in Georgia (USD), £5.19 in the United Kingdom, €5.90 in Europe (EUR), $6.99 in the United States, CA$7.99 in Canada, NZ$8.89 in New Zealand, A$9.95 in Australia, R$14.49 in Brazil and zł25.49 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Alt254 offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $1.87 −60% $1.87 — 2
United Kingdom £5.19 £5.19 — 2
Europe (EUR) €5.90 €5.90 — 2
United Statesyour region $6.99 $6.99 — 2
Canada CA$7.99 CA$7.99 — 2
New Zealand NZ$8.89 NZ$8.89 — 2
Australia A$9.95 A$9.95 — 2
Brazil R$14.49 R$14.49 — 2
Poland zł25.49 zł25.49 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Alt254

Alt254 is a minimalistic open-world action-adventure and exploration game. You are ■. The world around you is a mystery -- you don't know friend from enemy, safe from dangerous. You have to embark on a journey of exploration and self-discovery, and overcome all kinds of dangers, enemies and hazards, to understand what's going on... and maybe find the meaning behind all this.

Set out on a fascinating minimalistic adventure where you will explore an open world, full of surprises and enigmas, where every location is different and brings its own challenges. The very first puzzle will be to understand the world around you, its rules and mechanics.... but that is just the beginning. In your adventure, you will find broken pieces of your memory -- glimpses of a lost past, like a shattered mirror, its pieces scattered around the world. Maybe when you find them all, you will understand who you are and why you are here.

Alt254 invites you to a never-seen-before take of the action-adventure genre. Taking the key features and conventions of action-adventure games, Alt254 deconstructs one of the key genres in the history of games to express the true core of its key features. Lush landscapes are reduced to one of the smallest resolution ever seen in games, only 21x26 pixels, without losing its sense of wonder. Heart-stopping adventures and terrifying monsters are expressed with a single pixel. Weapons and skills are reduced to the bare minimum: you will need precision, speed and wits to beat enemies and overcome all kinds of hazards.

KEY FEATURES
  • A unique adventure in an open world. Explore and discover at your own pace in this non-linear action-adventure and exploration game.
  • Minimalistic abstract pixel-art style. You are ■, a nameless character represented by a single pixel. Every other element in the world is represented by a pixel -- the whole world is reduced to its more basic, abstract representation. Your imagination does the rest.
  • A journey of mysteries and self-discovery. You wake up in a world that you do not remember and do not understand. Unraveling the mysteries around you and the world is your main task – and overcoming the dangers and challenges of this world, the only way to do it.
  • Secrets within secrets. Alt254 presents you with a world full of secrets and mysteries. Some hide behind cryptic messages, buried deep under the earth, or in seemly unreachable places. Others lie at plain sight – but you will have to scan every pixel to find them…
  • Fight enemies and monsters in a simple but efficient combat system, as minimalistic as exciting and thrilling.

Alt254 — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jan 16, 2025
Great little action adventure game with fun puzzles and exploration. This game doesn't handhold and late game is confusing but it's easy enough to pick up and try things out/explore. That all said, there's an NPC in the game that will point out where things of interest are. Funderful
1 found this helpful
Recommended Dec 16, 2024
good game
1 found this helpful
Recommended Mar 4, 2025
Phenomenal. I almost expected a demake of The Witness, but this was far superior. The reward factor of pure exploration, and the way the map allows you to leave custom markers is a joy to navigate.
Recommended Sep 14, 2024
Very nice small game. To beat the game you'll need around 10 hours, maybe less. You are a black ■ trying to get out from a dungeon (initially). On your way you meet other ■s. Some of them are good, some are bad. You will also find a lot of locked doors, pressure plates, colour-coded keys and much more. Game offers quite a big world with a lot of secrets and puzzles. I had a great time exploring the world, searching for keys and figuring out some mechanics necessary to find some shiny fragments. There is a few small bugs here and there (ie timer which is ON each time you start the game or small problems with map markers), but nothing to ruin your experience.
Recommended Mar 13, 2023
This game doesn’t only want you to explore its world, but also its mechanics. A lot of the information that you need to succeed in this game is purposefully obfuscated and it already begins with the game's low resolution. It will take you a while to realize that this pixel is a key while that pixel is a button. But you will soon learn to read the pixelated image on your screen and will explore the vast interconnected world. Additionally, many of the game's mechanics are also not spelled out for you. But the more you find out about the possibilities the more the world opens up to you and it was at times very satisfying to find obviously unintended solutions to problems I couldn't otherwise solve. Unfortunately, the nature of the game also gave rise to some frustrating moments. There is not much help you can expect from within the game and due to the small coverage, you also won’t get much from outside of it. Though the game’s creators are actually still active on the steam forums if you are really stuck. All in all, it was a lot of fun to uncover all the game's secrets and explore every part of its world.
Recommended Oct 25, 2022
It's good.

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