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Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic
Developer The Bitfather
Enter the world of PIXEL HEROES and prepare yourself for a thrilling RPG/Roguelike experience like you have never seen before! From the Steam store page
185 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
66
Fresh
118 positive · 61 negative
95% range 59–72%
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| Steam reviews | 118 | 61 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
6 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
456 of 604 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 185 · most liked firstYet another low budget indy title that tries that mixes nostalgic graphics with random pop culture references and memes and foregoes actually putting them in a game thats worth your time to spend it on.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game has good intentions but falls flat due a major flaw: the combat is turn based and it alternates between one player action and one enemy action, even if you have 3 characters alive and there is only 1 enemy. This means that reducing the number of enemy during a fight is almost allways useless, if the enemies all do the same damage it means that your team takes the same amount of damage each turn no matter how many you already killed. This wouldn't have been a problem and could have…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Basic Information Title: Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic Developer: The Bitfather Publisher: Headup Games Genre: Role Playing Game General Impression Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is a challenging 2D RPG with roguelike elements. In fact the word “challenging” cannot express the virtual punishment you must endure if you wish to advance the plot within this game. And that is wholeheartedly a good thing since far too many RPGs hold your hands nowadays focusing on pure grinding instead of any…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice old school party-rpg You have a three-people party and have to get quests, explore dungeons and kill stuff. Cons: It can be VERY frustrating some bosses are bs Oh man dying in the last quest really hurts :( You probrably won't beat it in the first try you must play it multiple times Anyway it's a good game. Accidently Reviewed Was this review helpful or maybe even not helpful? Either way join this group for more. Free Keys and Reviews weekly!…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Yes it's casual, yes it's lightweight, and the roguelite aspects actually work to an extent. But despite the replayability aspect of permadeath and unlocking new characters this isn't a game that's going to have a huge lifespan. Despite this it is cheap and fun and it's something you can put down and pick up again at a later date if and when you get bored with it. So it is limited in scope whilst remaining fun and well worth what it costs if you want something mildly addictive with a fair…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't waste time it's just another point & click RPG where you click on things to progress further. Battles are turn based and you pick which weapon wanna use. Somewhat unfinished, can't tell exactly which character turn is now. Generally shallow gameplay with bad soundtrack.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A fun rpg, that is balls hard for artificial reasons. I could live with the "HARDCORE" permadeath mechanic, IF and only if the party could get out of a dungeons and head back to town. Sure the game moves pretty quick and at first its fun to restart with newly unlocked classes, but it gets really annoying really quick. Permadeath should also be an option. These two "features" are hiding that the game could be beaten fairly quickly if you could reload and also return to town to get more supplies…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Think darkest dungeon but you're stuck with the team you pick in the beginning. If you die, you have to start completely over. The only thing that seems to carry over is which classes are unlocked by progressing further.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm having a hard time remembering if theres any good games that are pixel art that mention they are pixel art in the name of the game. Pixel Heroes. Pixel Farm. Pixel Adventure. idk if these are real games but they sound like gutter trash.
unlabelledView post →Pixel Heroes was pretty fun for the first hour. But it became very repetitive. Every fight is basically the same. There's just not enough meat on the bones here. I'd love to see a sequel though, with improved graphics and UI, and more gameplay.
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing this game means spending a majority of time in an incredibly repetitive battle system with little payoff. Most of the strategic decision-making is frontloaded at party-generation time, after which you just play out the consequences of your decisions for a few hours. In a strange design decision, by the end of a run, damage from enemies' attacks has become almost completely irrelevant, whereas damage from any of several ailments approaches lethality, with mitigation of those ailments…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I REALLY wanted to like this game. I generally love this genre, and the game mechanics are interesting. The three hero combat systems actually works, and the inventory system isn't too bad (awkward at first, but you learn it). The thing that just stops me cold from keeping going with the game is that you can get into a situation in a dungeon where you lose your healer, or your DPS. That means you have ZERO chance of finishing the dungeon, especially if you are on part 6 of 8 in a dungeon.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've completed the game, which speaks to its entertainment value and especially humor, but the aspect of the game which is difficult is mostly artificial. The hardest thing to deal with in the game are debuffs, and each area is themed around most encounters having certain debuffs. The game become trivial once you understand what the debuffs are, this means replaying the same areas but with harder enemies in act 2 and 3 is a complete chore. The most exciting parts of the game happen in newly…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gameplay revolves around assembling a team of three heroes who embark on a mission to save the world from destruction. Each session is unique because: ✔ Characters are randomly generated, so you encounter different classes and stats every time. ✔ Roguelike permadeath system – if your team dies, the game ends, and you have to start over. ✔ Tactical turn-based combat – a well-balanced team and the right strategy are key to survival. ✔ Exploration and random events – during your journey,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First play through, took 4 hours, and ends with me being stuck in an endless loop battle with no option to quit or kill self. My rogue character is the last party member left fighting a ghost enemy who can heal themselves. My two items are a magic cross bow and a +28 healing spell. My magic crossbow this ghost is immune to. So I can do no damage to it. My two abilities have cool downs of about twenty turns, one is a thing to buff my character and the other is backstab which I'm not able to use…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A game ruined by bad mechanics and cheap deaths. Everything in the game is stat based. Some classes get 5 points in some stats per level, some classes max at 3. That means some classes are flat out 40% worse than others, without anything to make up for this. Most output is based on one stat. Classes that expect you to split points between two stats are splitting their output, again without anything to make up for this. You have to bring a healer. You only get 3 group slots so your freedom of…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Challenge of the game comes from its random nature, and some poor mechanics. You have three heroes vs. three enemy heroes. You get one attack, they get three. Also, all dots and status effects begin when they are applied, and at the end of the round as well, but only against your party, not the enemy's. Extremely slow moving game, based one hundred percent in luck and randomness.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its a really great game and i enjoyed it but ever since the recent update the game keeps getting stuck on the language section and refuses to let me pick either option i hope it gets fixed soon
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A retro-style turn-based RPG with some roguelike elements. It has an old-school aesthetic, it's got nerdy humor, and there are different classes to choose from to spice up your team composition (plus gear and skills to choose from), also has a good variety of quests (even some choices along the way), but it suffers from some difficulty spikes, and RNG can really ruin a run. Also, it can get quite monotonous after a while, as it's not a very deep/complex game. The game's fun, but I'd say wait…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have no idea where I got this game from, but I decided to launch it and am very pleasantly surprised at how fun it is!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Plays like the dollar store counterpart to a more polished title like Darkest Dungeon. Clunky UI. Too simplistic to be compelling, to complicated to activate the 'just one more quick run' feeling when you get a party wipe.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It follows a similar design like Soda Dungeon and so many others. It does have its charm, which is why I struggled with the decision to refund this or not. Ultimately, with long (difficult battles) and no foreseeable way to curve that difficulty, (ie. buffs and items...) it just doesn't keep the appeal.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sorry, I can't recommend. I mean, the game is clearly a labour of love, the graphics are very nice and there are plenty of little details showing the authors' care. But the gameplay itself is just not that great. It's very simplistic, it drags forever and the player's choices are all very artificial. Everything revolves around getting proper items against proper enemies, where usually you don't even know what are the weaknesses and strengths of the enemies before you fight them. And having…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I thought I had an unbeatable team after I got lucky a few times. I ended up getting wiped with tons of gold. There isn't enough mid to late adventure gear or improvements to really help. Another issue I have is that you can play "smart" for the walking random encounters, but they do not give nearly as much gp or xp as fighting. So attempting to start fights is the best possible outcome for long term survivability.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →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…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can't have fullscreen when you have like 600x600 and more. For me this isn't a game for 10 euros. No tutorial and that means pretty hard start.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun and no-nonsense, but way too random Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is a simple fantasy puzzle game that markets itself as a roguelike old-school RPG purely because of the element of randomness it incorporates, but don't be fooled - it is a puzzle game at its core. The combat is very simple - rock-paper-scissors mechanics based on different weapons and enemies elements. Whilst the art is overly simplistic, it does its job - the enemies and the heroes look cool. The fairytale vibe is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"Hard" is the easiest mode, and perma-death makes all the time you've spent playing this game that run a waste. It doesn't offer any reason to play it a second time for me. Devs need to realize that "Rouge like" doesn't mean start the player over from the beginning with nothing again. That's just wasting a persons time.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Boring and repetitive. The combat (which makes up ~ 80% of the game) is just boring to say the least. Even though there are different classes, the only main difference between them is whether hey use spells and can heal or have physical attacks. There are also zero unlocks or skills trees or anything. Your first combat wont differ very much from the one 8 hours in, except that the overall numbers are higher.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic or how we spent the summer. I think many people do not know what to do this summer, look for the game, but do not know what to play. Now I have solved this problem and I can say with confidence that by the end of summer in this game you can stay Just think: 30 classes for the game, each with their own unique skills 3 companies !! and lastly - the complexity of the game! Yes, to become the most powerful, or gather a group of crazy murderers, you will need at least a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is a charming roguelike dungeon crawler that won me over with its genuinely funny random events and absurd humor — there's nothing quite like encountering a Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas reference on the way to a goblin dungeon. The 30 unlockable hero classes and procedurally generated loot keep runs feeling fresh, and when you nail your party composition and gear setup just right, crushing a dungeon is immensely satisfying. That said, the game's biggest frustration…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great little game. Highly recommended if you're into oldskool RPGs and looking for something small, different and fun. It needs a second part!!!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →-Simple gameplay -can play one handed just the mouse. -alot of classes -Oregon Trail like
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun game which is pretty hard and takes planning to win. The last boss is especially hard and it's going to take more attempts to win this. Much the same with other type pixel games, graphically it's as expected from this type. Gameplay is good and pretty easy to learn.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm totally glad that I played this game. The graphics were what originally drew me to this one, and once I started playing, I knew immediately that I would be playing this for a long time. There are lots of classes to choose from, and a good amount of random, quirky encounters. You will die. When you finally annihilate the game with your party of pixelated baddies, it feels pretty f'ing good. If you're looking for a game to spend some time with, and want a bit of a challenge too, this is the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A pleasant venture back to 8 bit RPGs! I found the interface easy to use, the mechanics complex enough for interest, but simple enough for casual play, and the random quest structure looks replayable for some time. Excellent value for someone like me who likes strategy more than hot graphics or play that requires fast response times. Also runs well on my older Mac.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately, I didn’t really like this game. The pixel art style isn’t my cup of tea. There is no real story and the quests feel random. Furthermore, the game feel too minimalistic… Kill enemies by choosing one attack (only one, even though you have 3 persons in your team), level up by killing and improve your stats. That’s the whole game. Yes, there are more items and stuff like that, but that doesn’t make the game more fun. I wouldn’t pay for this game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →short fight, toss away some items and heal, repeat, tiny amount of text to read 2/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Piece of garbage gameplay.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pixel Art: 3.5/5 (Fun art design, great characters) Immersion: 3.5/5 (Strangely satisfying for what it offers) Gameplay: 2.5/5 (Slightly repetitive) Controls: N/A Value: 2.5/5 Difficulty: 3.5/5 -------------- Overall 3.0 (Difficulty always excluded) [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/31208751/]Please follow my Pixel Art Curation to discover other great games... Humorous pixelated rogue-like RPG...With 3v3 turn-based battle action. This is an RPG similar in nature to Organ Trail,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When I started playing this game I thought it was too frustrating. Then I learnt stuff. Then I became addicted.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Overall I enjoyed this game. I would describe it as a light dungeon crawl with enough depth to be fun for a while, but not so much that it is a chore to play. This game gives you a good flavor of old-school rpgs, but without some of the long slogs that come with most of them. Pros: + Huge variety of classes means you can mix and match different parties for variety + Getting wiped out seems to almost be encouraged, taking some of the stress out of traditional dungeon crawling + Good sense of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Charming little game - i grew up with it. The music had engraved itself into mine, my brother's and my father's memories. I downloaded the android version one day, was listening to the music and my brother dead ass looked me in the eyes and said "Pixel heroes?". Absolute cinema. One of my childhood games, i try to get all of my friends at least one copy. It's honestly surprising it released in 2015 - i was expecting it to be older, like maybe 2012 or 2009. If i had to give some complaints -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guys, this is amazing. Please i cannot wait for a game simmilar to this, you need to develop something new with all the improvements that the industry has released. The game for 1 dollar is just a must-buy, obviously for phones i'ts better suited but you can do a new game that combines both phone players and PC players
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Rated 7 out of 10 by. Old school
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mixed feelings... Long-term review The gameplay is unbalanced and therefore not so relaxing in some places. After a few rounds you quickly realize how unpleasant it is to play here and there! There's supposed to be a structure to deal with the different environments, but it's not always recognizable... By the way, I've owned it for several years now... I've always been satisfied, but at the same time it's sad to have almost no success with the bosses and to have to start all over again...…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The trailer convinced me to buy it. Still pretty funny and easy going game to play or even to just watch someone else play.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Mad cause bad. This game is hard for me and my smooth brain. But I would say play it. It's worth some time if you like turn based combat. The price is also not bad for the product.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked this a lot some (long) time ago. And after all those years... it's still great fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Abandoned and left with no Workshop to open it up to Modding. This game would be off the charts if they just opened it up to workshop instead of grabbing the money and abandoning it. Now they are making a part 2 and want some more of our money. Will that be left for dead within a year and not opened to modding also. Horrible development that grabs the cash and runs. I would stay away from part 2 because that will be abandoned as well.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game wasn't anything like I thought it was going to be, but that's not the developer's fault, I think, just whoever came up with the marketing for it at the place I bought it. Anyway, it's an RPG-ish game that functions on a kind of Oregon Trail-esque travel system where you have to balance the length and the difficulty of the trip and hope you don't underprepare for all the stops on the way. The game's definitely way too reliant on RNG for my tastes; I wouldn't recommend the game to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun up to the first boss. Status effects are OP AF and made the fight totally one-sided. Don't feel like making 30 minute runs to figure out what a boss does and how to equip against it. Literally no chance to win the fight AT ALL unless you're a real A+ guesser (or watch a lets play first or something). Not a bad idea, not a bad game, not for me though.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pile of Hot Garbage. Would've been just fine and not a bad game if you were able to leave the dungeon. But being forced to continue on because "reasons" so that even if you know you are going to die there is nothing you can do. Could understand it if when your characters died you couldn't get them back, but knowing for sure they are going to die and not being able to walk out of the dungeon with the loot you got just makes it not worth even playing if it is all up to chance whether you get…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Weird game. Built for short plays of dungeon crawls. Retro, but an interesting numbers game, although the combat specifics are mostly hidden. Despite many small frustrations, what kills my experience is the endless inventory management, that is done without seeing even half of the inventory slots. I am convinced this user interface was designed for mobile devices, and I found this game greatly discounted on the android store. I still had some fun learning the combat system, by reading the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game "Bytes"; garbage.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got bored quickly of the repetitive battles and meaningless quests.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I somehow always come back to this one. I own a ton of indie games, and most of them are gathering dust or uninstalled, but Not this one. I always go back to it for one or two dungeons whenever i'm bored of what i'm playing. It's a good game, well worth its little price. Also, the trailers are awesome.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hard as hell. Starting out you are able to pick from 6 random classes for 3 slots. you unlock a variety of quality and curiosity as you beat SPECIFIC dungeons or if you beat more than X dungeons before your guaranteed Total Party Wipe. Robust mechanics system makes for varied and interesting combat and other challenges, which can sometimes aid or hinder in massive ways, which makes your initial choice of Class NPC selection even more important
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When i first looked at this game i was expecting some descent gameplay, lots of humor and some nice abilities for powering up heroes. But unfortunately this game has certain disadvantages that cannot be ignored. First thing is that on each room you get lots and lots of useless loot. I could understand that if it was sor-of-Diablo game, but in this case it is quite annoying. You either need to increase default inventory volume or make artefacts more eficcient. I mean at the beginning you average…
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