Pixel Survivors: Roguelike

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"Pixel Survivors: Roguelike" is a challenging roguelike game set in a pixelated, post-apocalyptic world. You must lead a group of survivors, navigating through randomly generated levels filled with dangerous enemies and scarce resources. Each playthrough offers a unique experience, with permadeath and permanent equipment upgrades adding to the game's replayability and difficulty. Fight, strategize, and survive to rebuild society in this retro-style survival game.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

80%

Audience ScoreBased on 462 reviews

gameplay10 positive mentions

music4 negative mentions

Smooth gameplay with enjoyable mechanics and a fun roguelike experience.
Great music and a variety of power-ups that enhance gameplay.
Addictive and simple, making it a good time-waster for fans of the genre.

Boring level design and lack of unique features compared to other games in the genre.
Numerous bugs and technical issues, including lag and poor UI design.
Feels like a cheap clone of Vampire Survivors with uninspired graphics and gameplay.

gameplay
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
24%
62%
14%
The gameplay is generally smooth and accessible, appealing to both casual and hardcore gamers, but lacks unique mechanics to distinguish it in a competitive genre. While it effectively combines survival and roguelike elements, offering a variety of characters and satisfying builds, many players find the gameplay loop repetitive and clunky after extended play. Overall, the game shows potential for improvement, especially as it is still in early access, but currently suffers from balance issues and a lack of innovation.
- “This game seamlessly combines survival mechanics with the thrill of a roguelike, creating a captivating world that kept me hooked for hours on end.”
- “The gameplay is both challenging and rewarding, with a diverse range of characters to choose from and a constant stream of surprises to keep you engaged.”
- “Pretty good game that is like Vampire Survivors but has some unique mechanics to it that differentiate it from VS.”
- “The game itself feels clunky and the gameplay loop is quite boring.”
- “The gameplay has two paths: you either pick from a very limited set of upgrades and ignore 95% of the available selections and get insanely overpowered, or you try to pick more interesting options, find out you can no longer deal damage and earn experience from that no matter what you do, and just get exponentially weaker and lose.”
- “Music feels lifeless and the gameplay is tedious.”
graphics
38 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
42%
50%
8%
The graphics of the game have received mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the charming pixel art style and attention to detail, while others criticize the use of generic asset packs and lack of originality. Many noted that the visuals feel outdated and lack substantial improvements, leading to a lackluster overall experience. Despite these criticisms, some players found the art style appealing, particularly in comparison to similar games.
- “The attention to detail in the pixel art style is impressive, immersing players in a post-apocalyptic setting like no other.”
- “Fun game with great art style!”
- “The pixel graphics are good and the fact that you can challenge all your runs in addition to the difficulty levels is really a plus.”
- “Now let's start with the obvious: the developer(s) definitely used asset packs, so neither visuals nor audio are in any way remarkable. There are a few stylistic clashes here and there, though I know not everyone is an artist. However, the English tooltips and info are badly translated, and the UI is rough, which are much bigger issues. You can only look up stats during the game, and you can neither open nor close the stats screen in the pause menu or level-up bonus selection.”
- “A choice was made to use obsolete, decades-old retro pixel 'art' as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics.”
- “While there are options to change the resolution for the game, all this does is scale up the simplistic 2D art assets used to make the game, which makes little or no difference to the graphics quality.”
music
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
14%
57%
29%
The music in the game has been widely criticized for being generic and lifeless, with many reviewers noting its mediocrity and lack of originality. It fails to enhance the gameplay experience, often feeling annoying and shallow, and is compared unfavorably to music heard elsewhere. Additionally, the sound effects are noted to be lacking, further detracting from the overall audio experience.
- “Great music”
- “Great music”
- “Music feels lifeless and the gameplay is tedious.”
- “And the music is really mediocre.”
- “You will instantly notice the lack of sound effects when hitting enemies; there is just some bad music and sound effects for some spells.”
stability
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game is frequently described as "buggy" and "un-polished," indicating significant stability issues that detract from the overall experience. While some players find enjoyment by overlooking these flaws, the consensus is that the game lacks innovation in its genre and suffers from numerous technical problems.
- “This game is buggy as hell.”
- “Overall, this game doesn't really offer anything new to the auto-attack hoard genre and is buggy.”
- “A buggy, rather unpolished-looking survivors-like that seems like it doesn't have much on the surface, but does manage to provide a pleasant experience if you're willing to overlook some flaws.”
grinding
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be a necessary but tedious process, as it involves spending significant time collecting coins to ease the difficulty, especially in the early stages. While the unique skills of each character add some variety, the overall experience is marred by lifeless music and repetitive gameplay, leading to a desire for more engaging achievements to justify the grind.
- “I hope after grinding... well, waiting for the achievements, I can finally, _finally_ stop.”
- “Music feels lifeless and the gameplay is tedious.”
- “A simple game (I think) got inspiration from vampire survival; simple gameplay, each character has their unique skill, kinda hard at the beginning but spending more time grinding coins makes the game much easier.”
monetization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The monetization of the game is criticized as feeling like a cash grab, with many users expressing concerns that it is merely a quick project capitalizing on the popularity of the vampire survivors trend.
- “This is probably just another quick cash grab while the Vampire Survivors craze is going on.”
- “Cons: kind of feels like a project piece/cash grab.”
- “This is probably just another quick cash grab while the Vampire Survivors craze is going on.”
story
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The reviews suggest that players are eager for additional content, such as DLC or a battle pass with daily quests, indicating a desire for an expanded story experience that could enhance engagement and provide more value.
optimization
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
150%
Recent updates have improved the game's optimization by refining the user interface and enhancing the engine's performance, alongside the addition of new content, including one map and two characters.
- “There have been some updates that refined the UI, optimized parts of the engine, and added new content, including one map and two characters.”
- “The recent updates have significantly improved the user interface and optimized the engine, enhancing overall gameplay.”
- “With the latest updates, the game has seen a refined UI and optimized engine performance, along with exciting new content.”

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20h Median play time

22h Average play time

20-25h Spent by most gamers

*Based on 6 analyzed playthroughs

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