Pixel Horizons

Pixel Horizons

Dylan Ranshaw · February 8, 2025 · Action-Adventure, Cartoony, Pixel Graphics, Funny, Magic

Pixel Horizons is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Pixel Horizons price

Pixel Horizons is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About Pixel Horizons

Stranded on a beautiful island, craft tools, battle beasts, and uncover mythical weapons. Fight to survive, conquer ancient ruins, and master the wild in a high-stakes adventure. Will you prevail? - Created by a UC Santa Cruz Student

Pixel Horizons — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player, Online co-op, Cross-platform multiplayer
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

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

Not recommended Sep 21, 2025
Continuously getting chase by a gator after every respawn
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Not recommended Sep 1, 2025
[h1] Pixel Horizons [/h1] [b]~~|Graphics|~~[/b] ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☑ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Bad Nothing exceptional, but it does the job. [b]~~|Audio|~~[/b] ☐ Can play just for this ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad [b]~~|Game Size|~~[/b] ☐ Very low ☐ Low ☑ Average ☐ High ☐ Too much [b]~~|Difficulty|~~[/b] ☐ Just press 'W' ☑ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ It's okay ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls [b]~~|Story|~~[/b] ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely [b]~~|Game Time|~~[/b] ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☑ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond [b]~~|Price|~~[/b] ☑ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended [b]~~|Bugs|~~[/b] ☐ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☑ Can get annoying ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs Don't try to use a bed, as a black screen will appear, then disappear, then reappear, and so on. You see a rock with minerals and hope to get iron, etc.? You're wrong, you'll only get stone. So how do you get iron? No idea, no matter what I do. [b]~~|? / 10|~~[/b] ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☑ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10
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Recommended Sep 30, 2026
Pixel Horizons is a free-to-play open-world survival adventure built around the familiar satisfaction of starting with very little and gradually establishing yourself in an unfamiliar wilderness. Developed and published by Dylan Ranshaw as a UC Santa Cruz student project, it combines resource gathering, crafting, construction, exploration, combat, survival management, and light RPG elements within a colorful island setting. The scale of its ambitions is immediately noticeable, particularly considering that it comes from a small-scale development background. The core experience revolves around exploring the island and collecting whatever materials are necessary to survive and progress. Wood, stone, plants, food, and other resources become the foundation for crafting useful equipment and improving your chances of venturing farther from safety. Health, stamina, and hydration introduce additional considerations, so exploration is not simply a matter of walking toward the next interesting landmark. Preparing supplies and understanding what you might need before traveling into unfamiliar territory becomes part of the gameplay rhythm. Crafting naturally feeds into the construction syste…
Recommended Sep 11, 2025
Pretty good game, still in early access so needs a lot of work. But overall, enjoyable and fun.
Not recommended Jul 25, 2025
No.
Not recommended Jul 20, 2025
this game is so ass

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