PIXELMAN
Kindermann Corp. · 2018 · Action, Indie, Casual, Pixel Graphics, Retro
PC
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About PIXELMAN
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Rescue Pixville's citizens while dodging Baron Von Pixel's deadly contraptions in this retro arcade action game where mastering simple controls and chaining rescues into massive combos is the key to climbing the online leaderboards. With multiple playable heroes, power-ups that multiply your score, and relentless difficulty that rewards skill, PIXELMAN captures the spirit of classic arcade games where every decision counts.
PIXELMAN is a retro styled action-filled, high-score chaser, where you control the title character in his mission to rescue the citizens of Pixville from the evil Baron Von Pixel and his contraptions.In PIXELMAN you need to keep your combos going to be able to make it into the online leaderboards!
PIXELMAN's gameplay harkens back to a time where every token counted, as was the case with games such as Donkey Kong, Galaga, Moon Patrol and others from the golden era of arcades. You have simple controls and goals, and the difference between being a regular Joe or the king of the arcade is your ability to completely master them.
The citizens of Pixville are counting on you!
How to Play
Controlling PIXELMAN is very simple: you press and hold to go up, release to go down, and you can also use the pad to move faster (but with less accuracy!) Your goal is to rescue the citizens (humans and their pets!) to keep your heroic energy up, and also avoid crashing into buildings, traffic, and Von Pixel’s weapons and traps.
If you don’t rescue anyone for a while, your heroic energy will go down; and if it reaches zero, you´ll lose your powers and fall!
XBox 360 Controllers, Mouse and Keyboards supported (We truly recommend playing with a controller).
Combos
Every time you rescue a Pixelian, your combo meter will go up. Once you’ve rescued 5 in a row, your score will start to multiply! BUT, if you fail to rescue a single soul, you meter will deplete, and you’ll have to start all over again. Keep the combos going for maximum high-scorage!
Power Ups
From time to time, you’ll come across a shield. If you grab it, you’ll activate the power up mode! In this mode, your score and combo meter multiply, your speed goes up, and you can’t get hurt! The bad thing is, it only lasts for one hit, so you better watch out!
Grab an atom and get the power to shoot fireballs! You can accumulate up to 4, if you do, you'll get a super shot! That super shot can destroy everything in its path and do extra damage to the bosses!
PIXELMAN
He’s Pixville’s senior superhero, his superpowers are flying and untying knots really fast. He also loves podiums! His main weaknesses are buildings, bombs, lasers and missiles… nothing that a good power up can’t fix!
PIXELGIRL
She’s Pixville’s new superhero! She’s pretty much like PIXELMAN, but faster and cooler! Once you learn her quirks, she’ll start racking up points like nothing!
PIXELNINJA
He's very mysterious, we don't know anything about him.
Baron Von Pixel
PIXELMAN’s main antagonist is a mustache-twirling villain who hates everyone in Pixville. He managed to buy a few rusty WWI weapons on Craigslist, and he’s not afraid to use them! His main hobby is to tie people up and leave them on top of buildings, trees and cars. Only PIXELMAN can stop his devious schemes!
Podiums
What’s a superhero without a podium to stand on? In PIXELMAN you start on top of a sad soapbox, but to show their gratitude after being rescued, the Pixelians will start building new podiums for you! Can you unlock them all? Are you the hero Pixville needs? Or the hero Pixville deserves? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Online Leaderboards
The game doesn’t have an ending. You can play until your eyes bleed or the speed goes so far up that you can’t control your hero anymore! The goal of the game is to make it to the online leaderboards. And in order to achieve that, you need to maintain your combos going. If you have a high combo and you manage to get a power up, you can make over 1000 points for just one rescue!
Achievements
Can you slalom between 50 rockets? Can you survive over 5 minutes in one gameplay? Can you reach over NINE THOUSAND!!!™ points in one game? If the answer is YES, this is the game for you! We have 28 achievements ready for the hardcore PIXELMAN players to show their skills!
Trading Cards, Badges, Profile Backgrounds and Emoticons
PIXELMAN fully supports all Steam features, you're going to love our Pixelart emoticons!
PIXELMAN Features:
- State-of-the-art graphics! (by 1987 standards)
- Catchy music! (that you can turn off, just in case)
- Incredible cape physics!
- Awesome pixel explosions!
- Mesmerizing animated light shows!
- LASERS!
- PLANES!
- TANKS!
- ROCKETS!
- BOMBS!
- DOGS!
- NINJAS!
- CATS!
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
[h1] Wanna play something terrible? Play Pixelman. [/h1]6 found this helpful
So, Pixelman on Steam is kind of like Superman in pixel form: tiny, tough, and ready to make you sweat buckets. If you thought you were in for a chill platformer, better rethink that — the difficulty is a rollercoaster that doesn’t let you off until the very end. The game is short, about 6 hours if you’re determined, but don’t be fooled: learning the patterns won’t make it easier, just a bit more... monotonous. Yeah, once you figure out where to jump and when to dodge, Pixelman stops being a challenging test and turns into a sort of boredom endurance trial. Here’s the catch: the repetition can seriously get on your nerves, especially if you’re one of those who wants to complete everything 100%. But if you’ve got the patience of a saint, the reward is a pixelated experience that, at least for me, is pretty enjoyable. The minimalist style has that retro charm that always hits the right note, especially if you like games that don’t take themselves too seriously. And let’s be honest: if you had fun with Flappy Bird, Pixelman might be your next obsessive pastime. Only here the gameplay is a bit more… pixelated and definitely way more challenging. If you grab it at the right time (lik…3 found this helpful
PIXELMAN, developed and published by Kindermann Corp., is a compact yet energetic homage to the golden age of arcade gaming, where simplicity of design meets relentless challenge. It follows the titular hero, a pixelated savior of the city of Pixville, as he soars through increasingly chaotic environments rescuing citizens and fending off the mischief of the villainous Baron Von Pixel. The concept is as straightforward as the games that inspired it—save lives, dodge hazards, and chase high scores—but behind that simplicity lies a fast-paced rhythm that captures the addictive charm of old-school arcade classics. It’s not a game about storytelling or cinematic spectacle; it’s about the pursuit of mastery, the endless loop of challenge and reward that defined an entire era of gaming history. The mechanics are deliberately minimal. Movement is based on one-button control: holding a button propels PIXELMAN upward, while releasing it lets gravity pull him down. This single mechanic becomes the foundation for every challenge, forcing players to weave through tight spaces, dodge obstacles, and rescue citizens falling from the skies. The more citizens you save consecutively, the higher you…2 found this helpful
At first, I thought this was just going to be another idle game for cards that would just sit in my library, never to be played again. But I decided to give it a real shot, and to my surprise, it was actually really good! Yes, it's an indie game with pixel art, but it's well-made with a lot of attention to small details (like the ability to pick up a hat, which is a fun little touch). The gameplay is simple but fun—you fly upwards, avoiding obstacles, and rescuing all sorts of things, from men and women to cats, dogs, and even flipping cows. If this game happens to be sitting in your library, I highly recommend giving it a try. It can provide several hours of fun, and it's definitely worth the time!2 found this helpful
It is fun but still hard for me,So why I'm not continue anymore.
Imagine Flabby Bird was realeased in 1986 on NES in a low-budget segment. That is pretty much everything you need to know about this game.
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