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Pixel Ripped 1989 cover art

Pixel Ripped 1989

ARVORE · ARVORE Immersive Games Inc. · 2018-07-31

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazon

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Virtual Reality

Releases: Jul 31, 2018 (PlayStation VR), Jul 31, 2018 (SteamVR), Jul 31, 2018 (Oculus Rift)

Pixel Ripped 1989 is a wacky multi-dimensional homage to the early days of gaming. The player embarks on a journey into the screen of a classic videogame and beyond.

85%
positive of 202 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (2 ratings)
4.42★
PlayStation Store rating (464 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$14.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (31 reviews).
  • · Top 29% of 28,202 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 5.0k–12k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 202 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$12.02-20%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2025-06-26) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 29 of 52 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
272720182026Week of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$24.99$5.992018-07-312026-10-112018-07-31 — best price $19.992019-01-04 — best price $24.992019-09-25 — best price $24.992020-06-25 — best price $7.492021-02-20 — best price $14.992021-10-28 — best price $7.492022-02-12 — best price $14.992022-11-08 — best price $11.802023-03-16 — best price $7.492023-06-17 — best price $13.492023-07-07 — best price $14.992023-11-11 — best price $14.992023-12-08 — best price $11.802024-01-10 — best price $14.992024-03-14 — best price $8.992024-05-04 — best price $11.802024-07-16 — best price $14.992024-08-22 — best price $14.992024-09-23 — best price $8.992024-11-27 — best price $8.242025-01-05 — best price $14.992025-02-19 — best price $14.992025-03-20 — best price $14.992025-05-07 — best price $14.992025-06-22 — best price $14.992025-09-24 — best price $12.392025-12-01 — best price $14.992026-02-03 — best price $14.992026-04-23 — best price $14.992026-05-26 — best price $11.862026-06-30 — best price $12.022026-08-22 — best price $14.992026-10-11 — best price $12.02
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
91.2%
earned "Pit"Not"Fall"
7.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR OnlyFamily Sharing1 DLC

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-09-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)6761%14
Steam (Steam)6701%14
PS4 (PlayStation)4132%14

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

VRRPG1980sRetroActionComedyGamingSci-fiAdventureOld School

Census log

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

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