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Pixel Galaxy

In this non-shooting shoot 'em up, you are a single white pixel who can absorb the bodies, abilities, and weapons of every enemy pixel you collect. It's up to you to stay either a small and nimble ship, or…

90 2 October 2015

Pixel Galaxy is an indie developed by Serenity Forge, released 2 October 2015 on Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Pixel Galaxy is

Pixel Galaxy is an indie game developed by Serenity Forge and released in 2015. It is available on Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In this non-shooting shoot 'em up, you are a single white pixel who can absorb the bodies, abilities, and weapons of every enemy pixel you collect. It's up to you to stay either a small and nimble ship, or turn large and powerful. Just remember: protect your core white pixel, because every mistake could be your last.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 127 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Pixel Galaxy holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 93% of the 5,101 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 21 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core Duo, 4 GB RAM and GeForce 8800 GT or better. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today.

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What it launched against

Pixel Galaxy launched on 2 October 2015, within three weeks of Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone and Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the Xbox One's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Undertale, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Hearts of Stone, Tales from the Borderlands: A Telltale Game Series.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Pixel Galaxy — frequently asked questions

When did Pixel Galaxy come out?
Pixel Galaxy was released on 2 October 2015 for Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Pixel Galaxy?
At minimum, Pixel Galaxy needs Intel Core Duo, 4 GB RAM, GeForce 8800 GT or better graphics, 200 MB available space of storage.
How many GB is Pixel Galaxy?
The PC version needs about 0.2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("200 MB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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