2025-08-19 20:05 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
We pushed a minor update last month (July 2025) that caused some confusion due to the lack of patch notes. This update just fixed a long standing issue introduced in a previous update, which caused the game to lose focus and minimize during the opening cutscene in Windows 10. Hopefully this should no longer happen. We also used this as a chance to update the controller database to support some newer controllers. Apologies for any confusion caused by the lack of patch notes, I'd assumed it was a small enough update to not really require a note, till I saw folks react in the forum. Will be sure
2022-11-16 20:52 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
We've teamed up with the fine folks at Premium Edition to release physical collectors editions of They Bleed Pixels for Nintendo Switch. The month long pre-order period starts today (November 16th) and along with the Standard Release there is also a very limited number of an extra special Retro Edition which comes with a bunch of goodies packed in a SNES style box! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/4011845/4339e36b4ceced0f870b0bf98650a35bbd570679.png Pre-order Standard Release {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/4011845/d1fd746d9ced160b44db14971b9575d86a1edc67.jpg Pre-order Retro Edition
2020-10-23 09:41 UTC · GamingOnLinux
They Bleed Pixels, a fiendishly difficult action platformer inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and classic horror recently released on the Nintendo Switch which gave the PC version a nice tech upgrade too. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/10/the-big-tech-upgrade-for-they-bleed-pixels-is-now-out-everywhere
2020-10-22 21:04 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
A new update just dropped for They Bleed Pixels sorting out some issues that have come up over the years as new hardware has been released and operating systems have updated. Here are the highlights: ːtbphappyː macOS Catalina support! For those who don't know, the latest macOS version cut off support for 32-bit games and apps, including They Bleed Pixels. This update brings us up to 64-bit making it compatible with Catalina and future macOS updates. ːtbphappyː Fixes for issues caused by Windows 10 and newer hardware! A small number of players have run into issues with They Bleed Pixels not loa
2020-10-22 20:09 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
Sharpen your claws! Indie cult classic They Bleed Pixels is now available on Nintendo Switch! This is the first time They Bleed Pixels' special blend of gothic-cute artwork, punishing platforming and bloody one-button combat has been available on a console! You can pick it up right now with a 20% launch discount till Halloween! US eShop | UK eShop | Japan eShop If you aren't located in the regions above just check the eShop on your Nintendo Switch! We also have a new Spooky Squid Games Discord if you want to hang out, trade tips for any of our games or show off your speed running skills! The N
2018-08-06 23:03 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/4011845/7edf77ff74d3b276b266831ef2023181bcdddf8d.png Our new game Russian Subway Dogs is out and we're celebrating by donating to a worthy cause and launching at a discount! During launch week you'll be able to grab this fast-paced systemic arcade game, inspired by the real-life stray dogs of the Moscow metro, for 10% off! We're also donating $1 from every game sold during this period to Save our Scruff, a charity that helps rescue strays and other dogs around the world! If you already own They Bleed Pixels you’ll get an addi
2017-11-07 20:20 UTC · PC Gamer
Over 500 games are discounted on Steam this week, a sizable chunk of which are visual novels and cutesy anime games. But if gratuitous violence is more your thing, allow me to direct your attention to two of the sales' best games and steepest discounts: the Hotline Miami combo pack and They Bleed Pixels.  Hotline Miami is a gory top-down action game about murdering gangsters in a chicken mask. As our own Graham Smith said in his review, it's "a tight, efficient game" that encourages brutal creativity and lives by trial-and-error. Through Monday, November 13, you can pi
2016-03-11 17:01 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
http://press.spookysquidgames.com/steam/japanese-release-announce.jpg ːtbphappyːThanks to the fine folks at Playism you can now play They Bleed Pixels in Japanese. Everything from the chapter start quotations to the bonus artist bios has been translated, and we worked closely with Playism to ensure that the game’s unique typography and design was preserved. You can read more about the localization process on our blog (which is unfortunately English only ːtbpsadː ). Also there's a new T-shirt design available through We Love Fine! http://press.spookysquidgames.com/steam/wlf-pixel-pentagram.jpg
2016-03-11 17:01 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
http://press.spookysquidgames.com/steam/japanese-release-announce.jpg :tbphappy:Thanks to the fine folks at Playism you can now play They Bleed Pixels in Japanese. Everything from the chapter start quotations to the bonus artist bios has been translated, and we worked closely with Playism to ensure that the game’s unique typography and design was preserved. You can read more about the localization process on our blog (which is unfortunately English only :tbpsad: ). Also there's a new T-shirt design available through We Love Fine! http://press.spookysquidgames.com/steam/wlf-pixel-pentagram.jpg
2015-06-17 17:23 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
http://press.spookysquidgames.com/steam/wlf-announce-01.jpg We've teamed up with the fine folks at We Love Fine to offer a fantastic set of They Bleed Pixels shirts and bags adorned with everyone's favourite clawed little girl ːtbphappyː. Right now there are four designs available with more colours and designs on the way! Buy They Bleed Pixels merch at We Love Fine. They Bleed Pixels is currently on sale during the Steam Summer Sale at 75% off. http://press.spookysquidgames.com/steam/wlf-samples-01.jpg
2015-06-17 17:23 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
http://press.spookysquidgames.com/steam/wlf-announce-01.jpg We've teamed up with the fine folks at We Love Fine to offer a fantastic set of They Bleed Pixels shirts and bags adorned with everyone's favourite clawed little girl :tbphappy:. Right now there are four designs available with more colours and designs on the way! Buy They Bleed Pixels merch at We Love Fine. They Bleed Pixels is currently on sale during the Steam Summer Sale at 75% off. http://press.spookysquidgames.com/steam/wlf-samples-01.jpg
2015-06-04 11:23 UTC · PC Gamer
There are over 21,000 articles on PCGamer.com—I counted—and somehow not one of them is about They Bleed Pixels. That seems like a mistake, and one I will now attempt to rectify. They Bleed Pixels is a hardcore combat-platformer. It's slower then, say, Super Meat Boy, but bolsters the extreme platforming challenge with a deep combat system that utilises combos and environmental traps. It's neat, but also absurdly difficult. And now, two years after its release, it's received a free update that adds new levels and an optional "novice" difficulty mode. This live-action
2015-06-03 17:54 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
http://press.spookysquidgames.com/steam/crimson-update-announce.png 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 r
2015-06-03 17:54 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
http://press.spookysquidgames.com/steam/crimson-update-announce.png 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! :tbphappy: 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 r
2015-01-04 18:03 UTC · Community Announcements · Spooky Squid
http://press.spookysquidgames.com/steam/agdq2015-steam-promo.png 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
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