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Pixelmancer

Pixelmancer is a casual roguelite game developed by a solo developer - You play as a mage with companions that will aid on your journey, you can upgrade almost anything for your hero, beasts & weapons. You will die constantly but become stronger with every death - How far can you go?

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March 3, 2026
151 days ago
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About the Game

Pixelmancer is a casual roguelite game developed by a solo developer - You play as a mage with companions that will aid on your journey, you can upgrade almost anything for your hero, beasts & weapons.

You will die constantly but become stronger with every death - How far can you go?

The beginning of the game can be difficult as your hero will be weak but your enemies will drop soulstones upon death and with soulstones you can upgrade your hero and your beast companion and go back into the world and try again.


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Controller Support

In addition to Mouse & Keyboard, there is full Xbox controller support and any other xinput controllers.

Native Steam Deck Support

Pixelmancer supports Steam Deck natively, no Proton or Steam Play required.

Cross-save between Windows, Linux & Steam Deck also supported.

No Micro-transactions Or DLCs

There are no micro-transactions in this game nor any planned ones. There are also no intentions of working on DLCs, all new content will be received as FREE updates.

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Adventure Mode

You'll be spawned into level one of the world and work your way up the tiers with more and more enemies to defeat as well as meeting new enemies. Dying in adventure mode will reset you back to level one in the world but you keep your Soulstones and player progression, you will re-enter the world stronger than previously and try to get further than before.

Survival Mode

You'll spawn on an island where you will be surrounded by enemies. Each second you survive, the more difficult the game becomes. It's a great fun way to gather Soulstones. The survival island also expands the further you progress in adventure mode.

Lots Of Upgrades!

There are over 40 skills to upgrade from. You can upgrade almost anything, for example you can upgrade Pixelmancer's movement speed, mana regen, fireball damage and its velocity. There are also beast companions in the game that you can upgrade, for example their max health, damage, movement speed, detection radius and revive speed.

Beast Companions

  • Pixie - Your first loyal companion that stays with you forever

  • Stadie - Favourite by the community, Stadie can take down enemies with range attacks

  • Honey - The world's cutest and best bear, Honey is your front line tank pulling enemies for you

  • Twilight - A reincarnation beast that loves to collect stones for you

Anima

Grave stone companion which raises from the dead and becomes a part of your companion horde.

Weapon Types

There are multiple weapons to unlock, each with unique abilities that changes your playstyle.

World Tiers

Explore 5 different world tiers, each with their own unique enemies and visual elements.

Dynamic Event System

This system provides random events that may occur in your adventure, some events can be bad or good, events can also stack.

Soul Hunter

When you spawn into the world, you arrive with a summoning portal. Watch your back though as Soul Hunters are known to use summoning portals too.

Soul Mastery

Defeating enemies will increase your Luckstone and with it you will increase your drop rate for Soulstones that can be used to upgrade your abilities.