Fit check
Is Pixboy worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Retro platformer fans who want hidden-room hunting
- Action players who prefer a choice between combat and sparing enemies
- Players seeking structured levels with recurring challenges and boss encounters
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a large, open-ended platforming world rather than 40 structured levels
- Players who want straightforward movement without rotating mechanisms, deadly obstacles, and route planning
- Players looking for a multiplayer game
Our take on Pixboy
The revenge premise and retro presentation receive prominent attention, while the core structure is a fixed set of 40 levels with repeated challenges, secret-room searches, and four bosses. The Pacifist Badge adds an alternate objective, but does not change the platforming framework.
What is Pixboy?
Pixboy is a retro platformer about a scientist seeking revenge after malicious dogs destroy his potion.
Players run, jump, soar, avoid deadly obstacles, and defeat enemies with a slingshot or by jumping on them. Jumping on enemies can provide extra ammunition. Each jump affects rotating mechanisms, requiring route planning around hazards. The game includes 4 worlds with different mechanics, 40 handcrafted levels, 150+ secret rooms, 30 enemy types, 4 bosses, and 4 challenges per level. Players can spare every enemy in a level to earn a Pacifist Badge. Its presentation uses chunky pixel visuals, 24 retro color palettes, and chiptune music.
How Pixboy plays
- 01Alternative combat
- Enemies can be hit with a slingshot or defeated by landing on them, with extra ammunition gained from jumping on foes.
- 02Pacifist badge
- A special badge is awarded for sparing every enemy in a level.
- 03Hidden rooms
- More than 150 secret areas are concealed through different wall patterns.
- 04Rotating mechanisms
- Mechanisms rotate with each jump, adding route planning to movement through hazards.
- 05Retro presentation
- The game uses chunky pixels, chiptune music, and 24 retro color palettes.
Pixboy compared to similar games
SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER also combines running, jumping, and shooting, while Pixboy adds secret-room exploration, rotating level mechanisms, enemy-sparing objectives, and structured platforming levels. Sundered: Eldritch Edition is described as a chaotic metroidvania, whereas Pixboy focuses on 40 handcrafted levels, four worlds, and retro platforming challenges.
Pixboy: platforms & release
Is Pixboy worth it?
It is worth it if: retro platformer fans who want hidden-room hunting. Skip it if: players seeking a large, open-ended platforming world rather than 40 structured levels.
Where can I download Pixboy?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Pixboy's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Pixboy on?
Windows and macOS.
