Pixel Graphics tag
Tag created in June 2017
Pixel Graphics's popularity amongst developers
This graph shows games released over the years with the Pixel Graphics tag and the percentage they represent. The releases count conveys the quantity of games published on Steam each year. It usually follows the increasing amount of Steam games released.
The percentage gives a better estimate of the tag's trend. It shows if the Pixel Graphics tag is getting more or less popular amongst developers. The Review chart can let us know if this trend is a positive thing (i.e. players interest for the tag is growing) or a negative one (the tag is overcrowded).
The Pixel Graphics tag has peaked in 2022, with 2038 games released. The popularity of the tag is in a range between 0.22% in 2010 and 1.3% in 2015.
Keep in mind that the current year is not over, so the number of games released will still increase. But the percentage is usually a good estimate.
Pixel Graphics's popularity amongst players
This graph displays the reviews for games associated with the Pixel Graphics tag, both as count and as a percentage of all Steam reviews, and the value for an average game. If the graph is hard to read, you can deactivate the review count and % of the average lines by clicking on the legend.
While the review count clearly quantifies the reviews a tag receives, keep in mind that it also follows the popularity of Steam itself. The value normalized as a percentage of all Steam reviews is often more revealing, as it gives you the popularity trend for Pixel Graphics tag games.
A typical game associated with this tag collected on average between 57 (2010) and 654 (2014) reviews. Keep in mind that it is the average and not the median, meaning it is heavily influenced by extreme values, like a very successful game with this tag.
The reviews per game as a percentage of the average show that games in the Pixel Graphics tag received between 51% (2020) and 158% (2010) reviews compared to other tags.
Price of games tagged with Pixel Graphics
This graph displays the evolution of the Pixel Graphics tag's games price in USD over the years, and the percentage of free to play games in this tag. Don't forget that a price should slowly increase year-on-year just to keep up with inflation.
The median price for Pixel Graphics games peaked in 2012 at 9.99$, and bottomed in 2015 at 4.99$. The free to play ratio peaked in 2020 at 14%, and bottomed in 2023 at 1%.
Positive reviews ratio for Pixel Graphics, per language
This graph shows an aggregated Steam rating for the whole Pixel Graphics tag, separated by language. It gives an idea about how different audiences will judge a game with this tag. A lower rating doesn't always mean that the audience doesn't enjoy that particular tag, as some cultures tend to always give lower scores. But it will affect a game's rating nonetheless.
The best rating for Pixel Graphics games is 95% for the Portuguese - Brazil audience, and the worst is 85% for the Japanese audience.
| Image | Name | Description | Price | Rating | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
  | VVVVVV | VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping? | 4.99 | 96.9% | Sep 7, 2010 |
  | Owlboy | Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era. | 24.99 | 87.2% | Nov 1, 2016 |
  | Realm of the Mad God Exalt | Team up with dozens of players and battle through the Realm of the Mad God, Oryx. With a retro 8-bit style, Realm is an evolution of traditional MMO gameplay. | Free | 80.8% | Feb 20, 2012 |
  | Death Road to Canada | Control a car full of jerks as they explore cities, recruit weird people, rescue dogs, argue with each other, and face gigantic swarms of slow zombies. Randomly generated for a new story and rare events every time you play! | 14.99 | 93.4% | Jul 21, 2016 |
  | Hyper Light Drifter | Explore a beautiful, vast and ruined world riddled with dangers and lost technologies. | 19.99 | 94.1% | Mar 31, 2016 |
  | Super Turbo Demon Busters! | STDB! is a rogue-like game about hardcore mercenaries and space marines escaping from a very cozy planet filled with monsters, nuclear fire, viruses and pixelated violence. | 11.99 | 62.2% | Dec 8, 2017 |
  | NOT A HERO | Professional assassin turned amateur campaign manager Steve is charged with cleaning up the city by an anthropomorphic rabbit and mayoral candidate from the future named BunnyLord. | 19.99 | 86.8% | Jul 8, 2016 |
  | The Last Door - Collector's Edition | Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark. | 9.99 | 95.5% | May 20, 2014 |
  | Crawl | Crawl is the local multiplayer dungeon crawler where your friends control the monsters! Battle through dungeons and power up your hero - if a friend kills you they take your place and it’s their turn to crawl. It's a race to gain enough XP and loot to take on the hulking final boss! | 14.99 | 95.2% | Apr 11, 2017 |
  | Loot Hero DX | A legendary Dragon is haunting the lands. Towns are set ablaze, and its magic power resurrects the evil creatures of the world. A hero is needed to travel to the corners of the lands and slay the beast to restore peace. | 2.99 | 72.4% | Jul 3, 2015 |
  | The Escapists | The Escapists provides players the opportunity of experiencing a light-hearted insight into everyday prison life with the main objective being that of escaping! | 17.99 | 90.4% | Feb 13, 2015 |
  | Convoy | Convoy is a tactical roguelike-like inspired by Mad Max and FTL in which you cross a wasteland in search of parts for your broken ship. Presented in pixel art and set in a future post-apocalyptic setting, Convoy is a squad based tactical combat roguelike-like in its core. | 14.99 | 78.7% | Apr 21, 2015 |
  | Crossing Souls | California, 1986: A group of friends discover a mysterious pink stone that allows travel between two realms. This gang will live the summer of their lives in an adventure that will get them involved in a government conspiracy. Control five kids with special skills while fighting and solving puzzles. | 14.99 | 78.6% | Feb 13, 2018 |
  | Camera Obscura | An ancient tower in a forgotten land. A lone photographer on a desperate search. Facing dangerous animals, crumbling architecture, and perilous pitfalls, can you reach the summit of the Tower, and perhaps, redemption? | 1.99 | 71.3% | Feb 19, 2015 |
  | Party Hard | It's 3:00 a.m. Your neighbours are having a loud party. Stop them. Party Hard is tinyBuild's award-winning stealth strategy game about ruining parties by any means. | 9.99 | 90.9% | Aug 25, 2015 |
  | Uncanny Valley | Uncanny Valley is a survival horror game that includes a mix of exploration, puzzle solving and a bit of action with a lot of optional story content. We're trying to preserve the old survival horror kind of gameplay instead of following the modern trend of creating a third person shooter with horror elements. | 9.99 | 61.8% | Apr 23, 2015 |
  | Aegis Defenders | Take on wild beasts, ruthless soldiers, and ancient gods in this 2D Action-Platformer inspired by Tower-Defense combat. | 19.99 | 77.6% | Feb 8, 2018 |
  | Buff Knight Advanced | Buff Knight Advanced is a 2D Pixel RPG where you’re constantly on the move. Kill the invading monsters with your sword or by timing your use of spells carefully! As you progress the game becomes more intense with stronger and uglier monsters! | 2.99 | 67.9% | Sep 2, 2015 |
  | DEADBOLT | DEADBOLT is an extremely challenging stealth-action hybrid that allows you to take control of the reaper to quell the recent undead uprising. | 9.99 | 96.2% | Mar 14, 2016 |
  | The Final Station | Travel by train through a dying world. Look after your passengers, keep your train operational, and make sure you can always reach the next station. Make your way through swarms of infected at each station. Explore mysterious and abandoned stations looking for supplies and survivors. | 14.99 | 87.7% | Aug 30, 2016 |
  | Puzzle Box | Puzzle Box is painting with creative gameplay! Create fantastic pixel art images, by dropping your colour paint blocks in the correct place across the levels. | 9.99 | 68.4% | Apr 22, 2016 |
  | Katana ZERO | Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display. | 14.99 | 98.2% | Apr 18, 2019 |
  | Beat Cop | A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn. | 14.99 | 83.1% | Mar 30, 2017 |
  | In The Shadows | In The Shadows is a puzzle platformer where lights scare away shadows monsters that transform into everyday objects you can use to your own advantage. Confront your fears, solve puzzles, find secrets! | 15.99 | 87.1% | Oct 20, 2017 |