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Enter the world of PIXEL HEROES and prepare yourself for a thrilling RPG/Roguelike experience like you have never seen before!
Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is a rpg, indie and pixel graphics game
developed by The Bitfather
and published by Headup.
Released on February 06th 2015 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 2 languages: English and German.
It has received 320 reviews of which 246 were positive and 74 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 0.87€ on Steam with a 91% discount, but you can find it for 0.52€ on Eneba.
The Steam community has classified Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic into these genres:
RPG
Indie
Pixel Graphics
Adventure
Roguelike
Roguelite
Turn-Based
2D
Dwarves
Retro
Singleplayer
Turn-Based Combat
Comedy
Fantasy
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic:
| UI | Subtitle | Audio | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | |||
| German |
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System requirements
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Windows
- 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
MacOS
- OS: OS X 10.6
- Processor: any Intel Mac
- Memory: 128 MB RAM
- Storage: 108 MB available space
- Sound Card: any stereo sound card
Linux
- OS: 10.10 Ubuntu or equivalent
- Processor: Pentium 4 / Athlon64 or newer
- Memory: 128 MB RAM
- Graphics: any graphic card with shader model 2
- Storage: 105 MB available space
- Sound Card: any stereo sound card
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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 feature. As a turn-based roguelike, Pixel Heroes is fine. It has some cute (and sometimes vaguely horrifying) surprises and references, the gameplay follows a pretty predictable but engaging rock-paper-scissors model and it obviously doesn't lack challenge. That's why I ended up siding with the blue and not the red on this one, because I did have some fun with the game. I don't want to dismiss that. However. What the game suffers from is twofold: 1) a lack of transparancy and 2) status effects that are too powerful in relation to the protection available against them. For example, a status effect like poison can do an irrelevant amount of damage in one encounter, while on another run it can take away chunks of your health bar with no real way to discern what the difference between the two is. This becomes worse with the fact that there are no consistent way to lessen the status effects, only block them. So, if you've gotten a quest that takes you to an area with a lethal status effect, but you have the wrong type of armor on and there is no relevant equipment in the shop (something I feel happens suspiciously often, but it might just be that my recollection is biased), well... you could end up eating it really quickly. Or, you don't, and the status effect ends up less serious than expected for no apparent reason. I might be missing something, so take the criticism with a grain of salt. What might be the worse issue is that I never felt particularly angry after getting screwed out of a run, which sounds like a strange complaint but does reflect a certain lack of investment I felt towards the game. Pixel Heroes is a pretty good time, but only for so long. While it was alright overall, I doubt I'll ever pick it up again.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is currently priced at 0.87€ on Steam.
Yes, Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is currently available at a 91% discount. You can purchase it for 0.87€ on Steam.
Yes, Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic received 246 positive votes out of a total of 320 achieving a rating of 7.21.
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Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic was developed by The Bitfather and published by Headup.
Yes, Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic does not support VR.
Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic. Explore additional content available for Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic on Steam.
No, Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic 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.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic.
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| Steam price | 27 October 2026 04:07 UTC |
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Developer
The Bitfather
Publisher
Headup
Release
06 Feb 2015
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