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Pixel Boy and the Ever Expanding Dungeon

Pixel Boy and the Ever Expanding Dungeon

Pixel Boy and the ever expanding dungeon is an Action-RPG Shoot-em-up with dynamically generated stages across twenty levels and four acts each with an epic boss. Players can stack and combine power ups into over 6000 different powerful weapons as well as craft custom armours to overcome the dangers

Released May 30, 2014 Developer Giant Box Games Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ActionRPGIndieAction RoguelikeRogue-lite
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-05-13)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

66.8%positive241 reviews
Recommended · 127 found this helpful

“Good: + lets me find my own way to beat it -> I feel clever (Although I suspect the authors did not intend this but left holes in their game design instead) + lets me shoot my own bullet hell (But see below!) + very effective character stats system (Health, damage, range, etc. -…”

— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs played
Recommended · 132 found this helpful

“I only expected to play Pixel Boy for a little while, but here I am three hours later hopelessly addicted and unable to contain my thoughts on it. The dungeon-crawling genre is one we've all come to know and love, but I can't even remember the last time one felt as fresh and…”

— a player, Steam review · 34 hrs played
Not recommended · 88 found this helpful

“I bought this game because the video looked cool and most of the reviews were positive. I was expecting a game with customization, progression, and creativity. It failed to meet my expectations in any of these categories. Right off the bat it says that it's an "action RPG". I…”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

24achievements
6.0%median completion
2.7%rarest: Death becomes you
59.9% of players 52.9% of players 45.3% of players 22.6% of players 22.5% of players 19.3% of players 16.4% of players 12.2% of players 8.9% of players 8.2% of players 8.0% of players 6.2% of players 6.0% of players 5.7% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 2.7% of players 59.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
59.9%Gain Pixel Powers — Enter the Dungeon and receive your Pixel Powers
52.9%Since 1903 — Complete the Tutorial
45.3%BALLER! — Obtain 150 Coins
Rarest badges of honor
2.7%Death becomes you — Die 100 times
3.2%Treasure Trump — Open 100 treasure chests
3.2%Crammed Keychain — Pickup a total of 100 keys

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 19, 2020
Pixel Boy is being removed from the store

Hi everyone, Due to this being our first steam title and the individuals being involved are now pursuing their own game development pursuits we haven't been able to keep up to date with Pixel Boy upda

Feb 25, 2015
Pixel Boy v1.13 Patch Notes (02-24-2015)

These are the latest fixes and changes to Pixel Boy. Thanks to the community for their support. **** CHANGES / FIXES **** •The following achievements have been recoded and double check to now work: Ke

Feb 25, 2015
Pixel Boy v1.13 Patch Notes (02-24-2015)

These are the latest fixes and changes to Pixel Boy. Thanks to the community for their support. **** CHANGES / FIXES **** •The following achievements have been recoded and double check to now work: Ke

Feb 08, 2015
Pixel Boy v1.12a (02-08-2015)

These are the latest fixes and changes to Pixel Boy. Thanks to the community for their support. **** CHANGES / FIXES **** •Now allow players to hold 'ALT' when launching the game (before it opens) to

Feb 08, 2015
Pixel Boy v1.12a (02-08-2015)

These are the latest fixes and changes to Pixel Boy. Thanks to the community for their support. **** CHANGES / FIXES **** •Now allow players to hold 'ALT' when launching the game (before it opens) to

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAction · RPG · Indie · Action Roguelike · Rogue-lite · Dungeon Crawler · Rogue-like · Shooter · Top-Down · Pixel Graphics · Action RPG · Procedural Generation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements24
Official sitehttp://www.pixelboygame.com
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP + Processor: Dual Core Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: 256mb at least and nothing over... let's say, five years old. Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: It shouldn't be too much of a feat to run Pixel Boy, but if you are trying to play on a modded refrigerator, purchase at your own risk.