They Bleed Pixels News

The long wait is over for Mac and Linux users, They Bleed Pixels is now available for your OS of choice! All three operating systems are also getting the brand new Crimson Update free! More levels, more polish, more blood! ːtbphappyː

As an extra bonus They Bleed Pixels is 75% off for the next week (June 3-10th)!

Crimson Update:

• New engine rewritten in C for 60fps gameplay on netbooks and older computers.
  
• Shorter and easier Novice Difficulty levels.
  
• New bonus levels! Winter’s End and exp. 666.
  
• Record, play and share your best runs on the leaderboards. Watch the top players to improve your runs!
  
• Enhanced blood effects! Double the blood particles!
  
• Support for both DirectInput and XInput controllers.
  
• Lots of other little bits of polish, from save games to graphics options.
  

ːtbpbookː While the Crimson Update is free for everyone, its existence came at a terrible cost, documented in our new live action trailer, a collaboration with photographer Paul Hillier.
Check out the high quality 60fps version on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6r2ygRIBGY4

Top image illustration by friend of Spooky Squid Games Eric Kim.

Watch the current speedrun champion Squidclaw do a full run through They Bleed Pixels’ story mode with developer commentary streamed live Monday night (12:15am EST) during the Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 speedrunning marathon for charity.

Squidclaw holds the current record for a full story run at just over 30 minutes and five deaths and his playthroughs are a wonder to behold. Miguel Sternberg level designer and artist behind They Bleed Pixels will be doing live commentary of the run and we’re providing a prize pack including a t-shirt, a rare Little Black Envelope Edition of They Bleed Pixels and other physical goodies.

You can catch the run at 11:50pm EST January 5th (UPDATE: 12:15am Jan 6th) at gamesdonequick.com and donate directly here.

Exact time is subject to last minute change so check the schedule.

As an extra bonus you can pick up They Bleed Pixels at 80% off on Steam from Jan 4th - 6th!

AGDQ 2015 is running from January 4th -10th and is raising money for The Prevent Cancer Foundation this year. So go watch some games done quick and donate to charity! :tbphappy:

Watch the current speedrun champion Squidclaw do a full run through They Bleed Pixels’ story mode with developer commentary streamed live Monday night (12:15am EST) during the Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 speedrunning marathon for charity.

Squidclaw holds the current record for a full story run at just over 30 minutes and five deaths and his playthroughs are a wonder to behold. Miguel Sternberg level designer and artist behind They Bleed Pixels will be doing live commentary of the run and we’re providing a prize pack including a t-shirt, a rare Little Black Envelope Edition of They Bleed Pixels and other physical goodies.

You can catch the run at 11:50pm EST January 5th (UPDATE: 12:15am Jan 6th) at gamesdonequick.com and donate directly here.

Exact time is subject to last minute change so check the schedule.

As an extra bonus you can pick up They Bleed Pixels at 80% off on Steam from Jan 4th - 6th!

AGDQ 2015 is running from January 4th -10th and is raising money for The Prevent Cancer Foundation this year. So go watch some games done quick and donate to charity! ːtbphappyː

To celebrate Canada Day, we're sorry to announce our Canada Day Daily Deal. We apologize in advance for great deals on a set of Canadian-developed titles, with discounts from 33% to 75% off*.

So put down those creatively flavored potato chips and see all the deals here. Poutine not included.

• Fez 50% off
  
• Towerfall: Ascension 33% off
  
• Contrast 50% off
  
• Zombie Tycoon 2 75% off
  
• Retro City Rampage 75% off
  
• Sword & Sorcery 70% off
  
• The Yawhg 50% off
  
• Guacamelee 80% off
  
• Mark of the Ninja 60% off
  
• Starseed Pilgrim 50% off
  
• Rogue Legacy 50% off
  
• Bleed 60% off
  
• They Bleed Pixels 75% off
  
• Home 50% off
  
  

*Offer ends July 3rd at 10AM Pacific.

We're happy to announce They Bleed Pixels now has Steam Trading Cards! There are eight cards to collect filled with background info on the world of They Bleed Pixels and a ton of unlockables (I went kinda nuts making emoticons).

I've posted a preview of the cards and goodies on our tumblr.

If you aren't familiar with Steam Trading Cards there's info on how they work and joining the beta here.

For those asking for more levels we have two in the works! More news on them when they're closer to release.