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Pixel Descent

Moonskull Games · 2024-03-06

Steam

ActionCasualIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 07, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Pixel Descent is an action rogue-lite in which you navigate a series of complex dungeons packed to the brim with monsters that want you dead. Sign the contract and descend into the deepest depths of the abyss knowing full well that you will definitely die there, it's just a matter of when.

84%
positive of 141 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$5.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 12 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity down 66% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 35% of 26,478 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.8k–6.3k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 141 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.59 at Steam (2026-03-19)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $5.99 · on sale 5 of 10 observed days · $2.40 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520232026Week of 2023-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$5.99$3.592023-10-052026-10-082023-10-05 — best price $4.792023-11-21 — best price $4.792023-12-22 — best price $4.792024-02-12 — best price $4.792024-03-07 — best price $4.792024-03-14 — best price $4.792024-06-27 — best price $4.792024-08-07 — best price $4.792024-11-27 — best price $4.792024-12-19 — best price $4.492025-02-10 — best price $4.492025-03-13 — best price $4.492025-04-17 — best price $4.492025-06-26 — best price $3.892025-08-07 — best price $3.892025-09-29 — best price $3.892025-12-18 — best price $3.892026-03-19 — best price $3.592026-06-08 — best price $3.592026-06-25 — best price $3.592026-10-01 — best price $3.592026-10-08 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
79.1%
earned "Floor 1"
8.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller Support

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

2DRPGIndieRetroActionArcadeCasualControllerBullet HellScore Attack

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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