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Pixel Descent

Pixel Descent

Pixel Descent is an action rogue-lite in which you navigate a series of complex dungeons packed to the brim with monsters that want you dead. Sign the contract and descend into the deepest depths of the abyss knowing full well that you will definitely die there, it's just a matter of when.

Released Mar 6, 2024 Developer Moonskull Games Platforms Windows Action RoguelikeIndieBullet HellShoot 'Em UpPixel Graphics
View on Steam ↗ $5.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

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

84.4%positive141 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Pixel Descent is a focused action roguelite that takes the familiar idea of repeatedly entering a dangerous dungeon and builds it around fast twin-stick shooting, bullet-hell encounters, permadeath, and gradual permanent progression. Developed and published by Moonskull Games,…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 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.

53achievements
8.1%median completion
2.4%rarest: Draconic Legend
79.1% of players 68.4% of players 60.0% of players 51.6% of players 46.7% of players 43.2% of players 42.5% of players 38.4% of players 35.2% of players 33.0% of players 30.5% of players 24.6% of players 20.3% of players 20.0% of players 19.5% of players 13.1% of players 12.5% of players 12.1% of players 11.9% of players 11.2% of players 10.2% of players 9.9% of players 9.8% of players 9.5% of players 9.4% of players 8.6% of players 8.1% of players 7.9% of players 7.6% of players 7.0% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.4% of players 6.4% of players 6.4% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 3.2% of players 2.8% of players 2.8% of players 2.4% of players 79.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
79.1%Floor 1 — Completed floor 1.
68.4%Floor 2 — Completed floor 2.
60.0%Floor 3 — Completed floor 3.
Rarest badges of honor
2.4%Draconic Legend — Complete a run with Cursed Dragonfire, the Dark Ritual Tome, and the second tiers of Cursed Wealth and Cursed Knowledge active.
2.8%Win-win — Complete a run as each of all the classes.
2.8%Speedrunner — Complete a run in 30 minutes or less.

Latest official news

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

Sep 16, 2025
Minor Update (V1.47)

- Gambler perk purchases are now saved if the game is closed before starting a run.

Jun 22, 2025
Minor Update (V1.46)

- Powerup cards now only appear in the Abyss. - The skull key card has been removed since its usefulness was rather limited. - Increased the pitch variance range for certain sound effects.

Jun 15, 2025
Minor Update (V1.45)

- Added alternate ways to unlock new characters. - The dragon boss now takes place on floor 10 and the murky depths floor has been removed. This is done to improve pacing by reducing the time commitme

Jun 04, 2025
Minor Update (V1.44)

- The in-game gold counter now includes gold rewards gained from defeating enemies and completing floors. - Reworded certain level card descriptions for better clarity.

Apr 21, 2025
Minor Update (V1.43)

- Fixed a bug where upgrades would display incorrect values when near the corresponding cap.

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Casual, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAction Roguelike · Indie · Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Pixel Graphics · Casual · 2D · Dungeon Crawler · Action · Singleplayer · RPG · Arcade (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements53
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Microsoft 64bit Windows 7 Processor: 64bit Intel compatible Dual Core CPU Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 4-compliant onboard graphics DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 300 MB available space