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Huge classic platformer with several power-ups and 8-12 hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration · 56 big Levels · 5 huge worlds

8BitBoy™ is a platformer, indie and action game developed and published by AwesomeBlade.
Released on May 05th 2014 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.

It has received 1,939 reviews of which 1,419 were positive and 520 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.1 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 5.69€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.77€ on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified 8BitBoy™ into these genres:

Platformer Indie Action Casual Pixel Graphics 2D Retro Singleplayer Difficult Arcade Side Scroller Old School Family Friendly 2D Platformer

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8
Processor: Dual Core AMD or Intel / AMD E-350 APU
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD 4000 / Radeon HD 6310
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Storage: 100 MB available space
Additional Notes: Xbox 360 controller or Keyboard

MacOS

OS: 10.8.1 or above
Processor: Core 2 Duo / i3 or better
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Geforce 9400M / Intel HD 3000 or better
Storage: 100 MB available space
Additional Notes: Xbox 360 controller or Keyboard

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March 2026

Cool classic Mario game :)

Feb. 2026

Summary: I liked the game. I would recommend this game if you like casual mixed with don't get hit ever (if you play it normally not caring you can see the issues i point out and the favoring towards getting the black power-up over the rest and/or dying till it resets to black after losing it). Platforming was easy minus a few sections of some levels where being very precise was needed. Story: I liked the story. Wasn't one of flashy lights and heartbreak. Which I liked. Also "8 -12 hours of story" in description. It is like 10 min at most. There are 8 -12 hours of platforming. No story in the platforming. Graphics: I liked them. It gave a retro vibe. When I think retro I think pixel so it was a bit more modern retro for me. It's alright though. Power ups: Oh boy the title of this game says "several" (a number greater than 2 or 3 but not by much by definition of several ) there are 3 power ups green, red, black and if you want to count shield we can but my point is there is no difference you get hit all those power ups no matter if you got a green lowest or black highest you lose them all. It doesn't knock you down a stage. The one power up ( 3 stages: green, red, black) you get in the game was in my opinion very annoying. If you get hit you lose all 3 stages of it. I got hit a lot. I found you can just die and lose all your lives and restart the level with the power up (you had when you first started the level). So yeah I purposely died a lot as a result of getting hit. This black power-up makes the boss fights at the end of the world's easier and the levels easier. Level Design: There was no repeating levels that I noticed (the layout). I will note levels do have lots of hidden locations. They are not worth going to. Literally they give you coins & one of the three power up and if you don't have max (black) you will get the power ups just speeding to the end. There are some very precise jumps that are quite difficult but other than that easy platforming. Bosses:The Bosses repeated themselves. Now yes they did change up the color of the boss and the attacks it could do a little bit. It was still the same boss. They where moderately difficult but not super hard. Controls: I often have trouble with platformers cause of the "sliding." In this game I wasn't sliding (yes controllers I know are not precise) but this one had a lot better handle on my character than in some platformers i have played. Or I got better at platformers. Just shoot and jump. Nothing special. Achievement Hunter's: No achievement's sadly.

Nov. 2025

this game remind me of super mario

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8BitBoy™ is currently priced at 5.69€ on Steam.

8BitBoy™ is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 5.69€ on Steam.

8BitBoy™ received 1,419 positive votes out of a total of 1,939 achieving a rating of 7.08.

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8BitBoy™ was developed and published by AwesomeBlade.

8BitBoy™ is playable and fully supported on Windows.

8BitBoy™ is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

8BitBoy™ is not playable on Linux.

8BitBoy™ is a single-player game.

8BitBoy™ does not currently offer any DLC.

8BitBoy™ does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

8BitBoy™ does not support Steam Remote Play.

8BitBoy™ is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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