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They Bleed Pixels

They Bleed Pixels

They Bleed Pixels is a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror.

Released Aug 29, 2012 Developer Spooky Squid Games Inc. Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux PlatformerDifficultLovecraftianPixel GraphicsGore
View on Steam ↗ $9.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

83.3%positive2,523 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Seems great so far. I chose novice difficulty and it was hard.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“beutiful if u want spr meet boy with beet em up combat”

— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Got it thinking it was an action platformer, but it's a punishing precision platformer with a bit of lame action added to it. Absolutely not recommended if you are expecting action. Considering the amount of positive reviews, I assume this is a good game for some platformer…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:53 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

0playing at last check
560all-time peak
0 50 100 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 58 avg · Jul 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

150achievements
2.0%median completion
0.6%rarest: Fury Flurry
86.4% of players 61.5% of players 47.9% of players 38.6% of players 34.2% of players 31.4% of players 25.5% of players 21.7% of players 18.7% of players 18.0% of players 16.3% of players 15.8% of players 12.8% of players 10.2% of players 9.8% of players 8.3% of players 7.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.3% of players 6.0% of players 5.2% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.8% of players 4.6% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 4.0% of players 3.7% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 2.9% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 86.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
86.4%Acolyte — Complete the basic tutorials.
66.6%Page — Get a 10x combo or higher.
61.5%Dream 1: Prologue Completed — Finish Dream 1: Prologue.
Rarest badges of honor
0.6%Fury Flurry — Speed run Winter’s End in under 7:00.00 minutes.
0.6%Yuki-onna — Get at least 11000 pints in Winter’s End.
0.6%Oyuki — Get at least 8000 pints in Winter’s End.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$9.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$2.49lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US9.99 USD
EU9.75 EUR
UK8.50 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≈$6.2 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia EU UK≈$11

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Aug 19, 2025
Minor update for Windows

We pushed a minor update last month (July 2025) that caused some confusion due to the lack of patch notes. This update just fixed a long standing issue introduced in a previous update, which caused th

Nov 16, 2022
THEY BLEED PIXELS PHYSICAL EDITION FOR NINTENDO SWITCH

We've teamed up with the fine folks at Premium Edition to release physical collectors editions of They Bleed Pixels for Nintendo Switch. The month long pre-order period starts today (November 16th) an

Oct 22, 2020
MAC OS CATALINA SUPPORT + OTHER FIXES

A new update just dropped for They Bleed Pixels sorting out some issues that have come up over the years as new hardware has been released and operating systems have updated. Here are the highlights:

Oct 22, 2020
They Bleed Pixels Now Available on Nintendo Switch™

Sharpen your claws! Indie cult classic They Bleed Pixels is now available on Nintendo Switch! This is the first time They Bleed Pixels' special blend of gothic-cute artwork, punishing platforming and

Aug 06, 2018
Russian Subway Dogs, a new game from the creators of They Bleed Pixels is out now!

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4011845/7edf77ff74d3b276b266831ef2023181bcdddf8d.png Our new game Russian Subway Dogs is out and we're celebrating by donating to a w

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsPlatformer · Difficult · Lovecraftian · Pixel Graphics · Gore · Female Protagonist · Precision Platformer · 2D Platformer · Blood · Hack and Slash · Cute · Action (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Japanese
ControllerFull support
Achievements150
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.theybleedpixels.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP sp 3 or later. Processor: CPU 1.2GHz or Faster Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+, 2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable Hard Drive: 250 MB Controller Support: Any SDL 2.0 compatible controller (DirectInput/Xinput) including the Xbox 360 Controller.