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Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic

Enter the world of PIXEL HEROES and prepare yourself for a thrilling RPG/Roguelike experience like you have never seen before!

Released Feb 6, 2015 Developer The Bitfather Publisher Headup Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux RPGIndiePixel GraphicsAdventureRogue-lite
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.

75.5%positive604 reviews
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is a charming roguelike dungeon crawler that won me over with its genuinely funny random events and absurd humor — there's nothing quite like encountering a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas reference on the way to a goblin dungeon. The 30 unlockable hero…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I am a bit hesitant in writing this review. I didn't finish the game, which some would argue affects my judgement. Some of the problems I see in Pixel Heroes are also arguably part of the roguelike genre as a whole, meaning it's difficult to parse what is an issue and what is a…”

— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-10 via SteamCharts.

485all-time peak
0 25 50 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 No data collected for this period No data collected for this period No data collected for this period 47 avg · Jun 2015

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.

72achievements
3.6%median completion
0.0%rarest: Pandemic
55.5% of players 34.6% of players 32.5% of players 19.6% of players 19.2% of players 19.0% of players 18.4% of players 18.1% of players 17.9% of players 17.8% of players 17.5% of players 17.1% of players 16.2% of players 15.9% of players 15.8% of players 14.4% of players 14.3% of players 13.7% of players 11.7% of players 11.1% of players 10.8% of players 8.1% of players 7.7% of players 7.5% of players 7.2% of players 7.1% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.3% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.1% of players 2.3% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.7% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 0.1% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 0.0% of players 55.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
55.5%First Blood — Defeat your first enemy.
34.6%Hero in Training — Finish your first quest.
32.5%Welcome to Pixel Heroes — Lose all your heroes for the first time.
Rarest badges of honor
0.0%Pandemic — Win an arena battle with the Sick malus.
0.0%Toxicity — Win an arena battle with the Poisoned malus.
0.0%Megacurse — Win an arena battle with the Cursed malus.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$0.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK6.99 GBP
Australia14.50 AUD
Canada12.99 CAD
Japan1,200 JPY
Brazil32.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$6.3 Brazil Japan Canada UK US Australia EU≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-17 09-26

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 04, 2026
NEW CONTENT Mega Update

NEW CONTENT Mega Update - New endless arena game mode - New story-based campaign - 4 new dungeons - 3 new heroes - 6 new unique items - Orchestra soundtrack - 17 new achievements - Gamepad support - S

Jun 08, 2019
THE END IS NIGH: Live-Stream at 8:30pm (CET) / 11:30am (PST) on Steam!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/7656754/339e05590bd0efc2615320ef0819dfcaa2aceb39.gif Dear fellow adventurers, it's Headups 10th Birthday! To celebrate this event Pix

Oct 17, 2015
Update Version 1.365 is live!

The new version 1.365 has been released. View and discuss the changelog here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/338320/discussions/0/483367798508880695/

Oct 17, 2015
Update Version 1.365 is live!

The new version 1.365 has been released. View and discuss the changelog here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/338320/discussions/0/483367798508880695/

Aug 19, 2015
Update Version 1.361 is live!

The new version 1.361 has been released. View and discuss the changelog here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/338320/discussions/0/521643320347470668/

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
Player tagsRPG · Indie · Pixel Graphics · Adventure · Rogue-lite · Rogue-like · Turn-Based · 2D · Dwarf · Retro · Singleplayer · Comedy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, German
Achievements55
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or newer Processor: Pentium 4 / Athlon64 or newer Memory: 128 MB RAM Graphics: any graphic card with shader model 2 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 78 MB available space Sound Card: any stereo sound card