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PlayHeart Games · Published by FusionPlay · Official site ↗
Positive — 97% positive (29 reviews) · 16 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
EXTREME! retro side-scrolling shoot 'em up with a colorful twist! Become one with your controller, learn all rocket colors by heart and master a unique color-based destruction! SHOOT DIE RESPAWN! And most importantly... NEVER GIVE UP!
DJCTQ 6Co-opFull Controller Support
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Action, Indie · 2018 · More £5 - £15 games
Dive into pixelBOT EXTREME!, an action-packed retro side-scrolling shoot 'em up where mastering rocket colors leads to unique destruction. Experience the thrill of never giving up as you command your ship through challenging levels.
About this game
Get ready for a supersonic, old-school side-scrolling shoot ’em up with a colorful twist!
WHAT MAKES PIXELBOT SPECIAL!
- COLOR-CODED CHAOS – Think fast to destroy four types of color-coded targets (red, green, blue, yellow) using matching colored rockets to pick apart the enemy’s defenses.
- RETRO ARCADE GAMEPLAY – Old-school pixel art with original lo-fi music by Phonotrash and retro sound effects create a genuine arcade experience as you dodge deadly obstacles with a rocket-powered engine and collect different colored rockets en route to a showdown versus the unrelenting ultraBOT!
- TONS OF REPLAYABILITY – Tear apart 25 levels spread throughout THREE unique 2D retro-looking worlds -- each with their very own cutthroat challenges!
- MULTIPLE DIFFICULTY MODES – Choose between easy, normal, or hard -- or push your skills to the ABSOLUTE LIMIT with EXTREME challenge levels!
- CO-OP MODE – Join forces with friends in “couch co-op” mode as you each take on the responsibility of destroying two of the four types of color-coded targets using pixelBOT’s matching colored rockets.
- BADASS BOSS FIGHTS –There’s no getting out alive without surviving baleful boss fights that keep you on your toes thanks to the craftiness of your opponents.
- EXTREME CHALLENGES – Hone your skills with EXTREME challenge levels meant for expert players only!
- NO BORING BACKSTORY - Who IS pixelBOT? Who cares?! Why does he need to escape the Forbidden Factory? Mind your own damn business!
WARNING
pixelBOT EXTREME! is a hardcore gameplay experience and is not for the easily daunted. But don’t despair! Rapid respawns keep the action flowing while energy orbs keep you in the fight until it’s time for the final showdown!
SHOOT DIE RESPAWN! And most importantly...
NEVER GIVE UP!
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
Minimum:
- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E8400, 3.0GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+, 3.0GHz or higher
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce 9600 GT or AMD HD 3870 512MB or higher
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Supported Languages
English
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
pixelBOT EXTREME! Couch Coop
Watch the devs setting a new Speedrun record!Read full article on Community Announcements (PlayHeart Games)Patch NotesOfficial
EXTREME! update v1.5.0: Couch Co-Op and Difficulty selection!
Content updates NEW: Local co-op mode - Team up with a friend, share the 4 rocket colors and beat the levels together! NEW: Difficulty selection - Choose your preferred difficulty (easy, normal, hard) in the main menu or on the map at any time and feel the difference! UPDATED: All levels incl. boss levels got a little polish and finetuning to offer you an awesome experience! Bugfixes and improvements Reworked / Enabled keyboard controls in Single- and Multiplayer! Full controller support in Single- and Multiplayer! Improved particle effects and animations! Lots of minor tweaks and fixes that improve the overall gameplay experience!Read full article on Community Announcements (PlayHeart Games)Patch NotesOfficial
EXTREME! update v1.2.1: Wake up, pixelBOT!
STORY PIECES added! Plus helpful buttons overlay and fancy FX! Content updates: NEW: Story intro in lvl1-1! Get briefed and GIVE IT ALL! UPDATED: Optional colored buttons overlay: Switch on/off a helpful buttons overlay supporting you in getting the rocket colors right! Bugfixes and improvements: Improved flashes and fade FX thanks to DOTween! Improved tutorial flow! Fixed a strange respawn starting bug in lvl1-4!Read full article on Community Announcements (PlayHeart Games)Patch NotesOfficial
EXTREME! update v1.2.0: EXTREMELY hot summer!
FINETUNE your perfect pixelBOT gameplay experience! Summer 2019 brings new intense gameplay options and loads of improvements and bug fixes! Content updates: NEW: Adjustable game speed: Find your right pace and slow down in EXTREME! sections! NEW: Shields: Turn on 'orbs give shields' in the settings to get a lifesaver for a collected orb! NEW: Destroy last option: Decide if the last or even last 3 obstacles touched should be destroyed after respawn! NEW: Shooting overlay: Switch on/off a helpful buttons overlay if playing with a controller! NEW: Adjust your volume: Finally audio volume can be turned down/up in the settings! Reworked world 1 once again to optimize gameplay experience! 1st boss level now has a checkpoint! Bugfixes and improvements: Fixed the annoying cam scrolling bug in lvl1-1 and reworked ingame camera scrolling! Fixed time counting issues and implemented a new way to properly count play time! More explosive breakOUT! Improved tutorial flow! Adjusted controls screen in the settings! Direct restart in boss levels! New particles for collecting bullets, orbs and letters! Optimized gameplay for 21:9! Slight UI adjustments!Read full article on Community Announcements (PlayHeart Games)Patch NotesOfficial
EXTREME! update v1.1.0: TRICK or TREAT!
More ACTION! More CONTROL! More AWESOMENESS! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/32522443/83ca5eb9bff0171d3fe3e690f1786d394136212d.png With the Halloween 2018 update we adjusted world 1 completely and moved our colorful gameplay twist right to the start of the game! Content updates: Reworked world 1: Shoot right from the start! Early gameplay twist: Collect your first two rockets in levels 1-1 and 1-2! React and shoot faster: Increased shooting rate! NEW: Auto-shooting option in the settings! NEW: Play with one hand: If auto-shooting, use LB or ALT to switch between your rockets! NEW: Two gravity options: Flappy (High gravity) and Weightless (low gravity)! NEW: Level loading screen incl. useful tips and tricks! NEW: Keyboard players without a NUMPAD: Use arrow keys to shoot! Reworked some EXTREME! levels to achieve the ultimate challenge! Bugfixes and improvements: Improved tutorials! Fixed the "cam starting bug" - no more dying at the very first start! Improved camera scrolling on the world map! Lower orb requirements at world map barriers!Read full article on Community Announcements (PlayHeart Games)
