Fit check
Is Age of Pixels worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RTS fans who want base building and direct army command
- Players who prefer creating maps or campaigns instead of only playing included content
- Friends seeking local-network strategy matches against each other
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking turn-based planning may bounce off the real-time combat and fast match pace.
- Players wanting a single fixed campaign may find the mix of procedural, custom, and user-made content too open-ended.
- Players who require online multiplayer beyond a local network may not find a suitable multiplayer format.
- Players uninterested in editing or sharing custom content may leave much of the map and campaign tooling unused.
Our take on Age of Pixels
The bounce point arrives when real-time base management and combat begin together. Players who prefer turn-based decisions may hit that wall early, while creators may instead reach it when learning the map editor's trigger system.
What is Age of Pixels?
Age of Pixels is a fast-paced, retro-styled real-time strategy game centered on base construction, army training, attacking, and defense.
It includes more than 20 unit types, 17 buildings, upgradeable units, and custom heroes with active and passive abilities. Matches can use procedurally generated maps with adjustable parameters, custom maps, official campaigns, or user-made campaigns. Players can face the AI, play with a friend over LAN, or use modes including Regicide and Siege, which set different enemy objectives. Map and campaign editors support custom creations, while Steam Workshop provides a way to share and download maps and campaigns. The game also includes more than 20 soundtrack tracks.
How Age of Pixels plays
- 01Custom Hero Abilities
- Heroes can use both active and passive abilities during matches.
- 02Procedural Maps
- Map generation includes adjustable parameters for creating match environments.
- 03Map And Campaign Editors
- Separate editors let players make maps and campaigns with interactive triggers.
- 04LAN Multiplayer
- Matches support play against a friend over a local network.
- 05Workshop Sharing
- Steam Workshop supports downloading and distributing player-made maps and campaigns.
- 06Objective Game Modes
- Regicide centers on killing the enemy King, while Siege requires destroying the enemy Obelisk.
Age of Pixels compared to similar games
Xenonauts uses turn-based combat with small squads of persistent soldiers, while Age of Pixels focuses on real-time base construction and army control. Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation centers on managing vast armies across a galaxy, whereas Age of Pixels uses smaller-scale base, unit, and objective-based play. Old World follows an empire across multiple generations with political and family management, while Age of Pixels emphasizes battles, custom heroes, maps, and campaigns.
Age of Pixels: platforms & release
Is Age of Pixels worth it?
It is worth it if: RTS fans who want base building and direct army command. Skip it if: players seeking turn-based planning may bounce off the real-time combat and fast match pace.
Where can I download Age of Pixels?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Age of Pixels's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Age of Pixels on?
Windows only.
