They Bleed Pixels (2012)

They Bleed Pixels is a 2012 Indie game by Spooky Squid Games, rated ★ 3.4 by 92 players, about 3 hours long. Below: 12 games like it, ranked by how much they share with it.

★ 3.4 from 92 players Metacritic 74 About 3h to play #316 in Indie 37% finish it

Updated Oct 15, 2026 · Data refreshed daily

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Overview

They Bleed Pixels is a Indie title released in 2012, available on Linux, macOS and PC. Its community score is 3.4/5 from 92 ratings. Only 53% of games we track score higher. Within Indie it ranks #316 of 1192 games by our quality score. Expect roughly 3 hours of play, a short run you can finish in a weekend (about 2% shorter than the Indie average). On Metacritic it scores 74 — 0 points above the Indie average.

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What players actually do with it

37%finish it▼ genre avg 49%

61%positive ratings92 votes

6playing now

7on wishlists

47gave upvs 28 beat it

Recommended 50%Meh 23%Skip 16%

Finish rate = players who marked it beaten ÷ (beaten + dropped) on RAWG. Wishlist and playing-now counts refresh with every sync.

Platforms & availability

Platform	Family	Release
Linux	PC	Aug 2012
macOS	PC	Aug 2012
PC	PC	Aug 2012

Can my PC run They Bleed Pixels?

Minimum

OS: Windows XP sp 3 or later.
Processor:CPU 1.2GHz or Faster
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+, 2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable
Hard Drive: 250 MB
Controller Support: Any SDL 2.0 compatible controller (DirectInput/Xinput) including the Xbox 360 Controller.