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Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic overview

The Bitfather | Feb 6, 2015 | game

Released

0players observed · 26 September 2026 - 04:21:00 UTC

AdventureIndieRPGPixel GraphicsRogue-liteSteam Store

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak55
  • Units sold (VGI)74,688
  • Revenue (VGI)$472,000
  • Review score76% positive

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed playersNot available
  • SteamPulse tracked peak55
  • Units sold (VGI)74,688
  • Revenue (VGI)$472,000
  • Review score76% positive
  • Total reviews601
  • Release dateFeb 6, 2015
  • DeveloperThe Bitfather
  • PublisherHeadup

Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG

Company pages: Developer: The BitfatherPublisher: Headup

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Game overview

Overview

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic comes from The Bitfather and is published by Headup. It arrived on Steam on Feb 6, 2015, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and DualSense Controller Support. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 26 September 2026 - 04:21:00 UTC, with a tracked peak near 55. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 76% positive across 601 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is available in 2 languages including:

EnglishGerman

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedPentium 4 / Athlon64 or newer128 MB RAMany graphic card with shader model 278 MB available space
macOSMinimumOS X 10.6any Intel Mac128 MB RAMNot listed108 MB available space
LinuxMinimum10.10 Ubuntu or equivalentPentium 4 / Athlon64 or newer128 MB RAMany graphic card with shader model 2105 MB available space

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic has sold up to 74,688 units and has 320 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $472,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic overview details

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

„Listen! The end is nigh!! Hear my words and prepare! An ancient cult has set foot in our lands! They call themselves -The Sons of Dawn- and pray to some dark elder god. They have started recruiting people for their cause all over the country. I fear that they want to try to awaken something which should be left sleeping. Something dangerous and sinister! Something that might destroy us all. Spend your last of days wisely...“ Enter the world of PIXEL HEROES and prepare yourself for a thrilling RPG/Roguelike experience like you have never seen before! Explore a randomized world full of hilarious events, deadly dungeons and the weirdest NPCs you will ever meet in a game! Choose three heroes for your party and take them on a journey that will be completely different each time you start a new game. Bath in a pool of procedurally generated loot and defeat the evil forces that threaten the township of Pixton! Features: 30 unique hero classes to unlock, each with individual skills and attributes. More procedurally generated axes, spears, maces, swords, shields, bows, crossbows, spells and prayers than a lama has hair on its body. 13 mystic and beautifully cruel dungeons to explore. With epic bossfights waiting! 3 campaigns to unlock, each with its own final dungeon and boss. Permadeath! You know you want it. A detailed graveyard where you can mourn your dead heroes, compare their statistics and see which of their choices led to their tragic death. Completely crazy NPCs, each one of them with a significant storyline that you can follow to unlock cool stuff! Tons of random…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, and DualSense Controller Support, and is associated with Adventure, Indie, and RPG. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 26 September 2026 - 04:21:00 UTC, a tracked peak of 55, and 76% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GamePixel Heroes: Byte & Magic
Steam App ID338320
Typegame
Release dateFeb 6, 2015
DeveloperThe Bitfather
PublisherHeadup
Price$9.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAdventure, Indie, RPG
CategoriesSingle-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, DualSense Controller Support, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, German
WebsiteNot available

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players0 · 26 September 2026 - 04:21:00 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak55
Positive reviews454
Negative reviews147
Total reviews601
Positive percent76%
Review typeMostly Positive
Recommendations320
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateFeb 6, 2015
Official Steam feed update (UTC)4 September 2026 - 11:00:50 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)26 September 2026 - 04:21:00 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)26 September 2026 - 04:21:00 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)26 September 2026 - 04:21:00 UTC

Highlighted achievements

AchievementDescription
First BloodNo description
Dark as my SoulNo description
Tubes of YuNo description
Staying AliveNo description
For Love and JusticeNo description
Addicted to RedNo description
Drink Responsibly!No description
Mecha-DwarfNo description
Toxic PearsNo description
Ding dong, the witch is dead...No description

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support email[email protected]
Support URLSupport page
Legal notice© 2015 Headup GmbH, all rights reserved. © 2013-2015 The Bitfather Thomas Hirsch, Manuel Krusy & Christian Schulz GbR, all rights reserved.

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/338320
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/338320/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/338320
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic?

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic's latest SteamPulse observation records 0 players at 26 September 2026 - 04:21:00 UTC, with a tracked peak of 55 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. The tracked peak is the highest value stored by SteamPulse and may not cover activity from before tracking began.

Is Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic growing or declining recently?

September 2026 closed with an average of 3 players; the highest observed daily value is 9 players. The monthly average has grown by 3 players, or 725.00%, versus August 2026. This is the month-by-month trend line behind the Monthly Player Statistics table.

What country-level audience data is available for Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (40%), Canada (11.8%), United Kingdom (5.9%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34%), Canada (10.7%), United Kingdom (5.8%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (43.7%), Canada (10.5%), United Kingdom (5.4%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (29.9%), Canada (8.6%), China (7.6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic?

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic currently sits at 76% positive across 601 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 454 positive reviews and 147 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Mostly Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic have?

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic currently has about 3K tracked Steam followers as of 27 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. On Twitch, SteamPulse is matching roughly 0 live viewers across 0 active streams for the game's category.

What is the current Steam price for Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic?

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic is currently listed at $9.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 320, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Mostly Positive

76% positive, 454 positive, 147 negative

Price and discount

$9.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, DualShock Controller Support, DualShock Controller Support

Achievements

72

Platform releases
  • Steam 6 February 2015
  • Xbox 3 February 2017
  • PlayStation 14 June 2017

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Headup Games CompleteBundle #225 - 15% off$532.52No School Like The Old SchoolBundle #32137 - 12% off$50.13
Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic - SoundtrackThis is the ultimate original 8bit soundtrack of Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic You know you want it!music #489590$0.99
Pixel HeroesBuy Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic #56358$9.99Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic - Commercial LicenseBuy Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic #306106$9.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP or newer Processor: Pentium 4 / Athlon64 or newer Memory: 128 MB RAM Graphics: any graphic card with shader model 2 DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 78 MB available space Sound Card: any stereo sound card

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