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Nindie SpotlightNindie Spotlight Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic Review
Published 11/5/2021
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63
+7 vs critic avg
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PS4 / Linux / Android / PC / iOS / Mac / XONE - 2/6/2015
Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic
Enter the world of PIXEL HEROES and prepare yourself for a thrilling RPG/Roguelike experience like you have never seen before! Explore a randomized world full of hilarious events, deadly dungeons and the weirdest NPCs you will ever meet in a game! Choose three heroes for your party and take them on a journey that will be completely different each time you start a new game. Bath in a pool of procedurally generated loot and defeat the evil forces that threaten the township of Pixton!
- Developer
- The Bitfather
- Publisher
- Headup Games
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Critic avg
56
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10
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30–80
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 56 across 10 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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PS4Blog.net[PS4] Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic Review
Published 11/24/2017
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80
+24 vs critic avg
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Read originalJosh Brant
DualShockersPixel Heroes: Byte & Magic Review — The Hero We Don’t Deserve
Published 7/18/2017
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50
-6 vs critic avg
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Read originalPierre-Yves Lanthier
Digitally DownloadedReview: Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic (Sony PlayStation 4)
Published 6/29/2017
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60
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalTracey
PS3Blog.net[PlayStation 4] Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic Review | PS3Blog.net
Published 6/27/2017
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70
+14 vs critic avg
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Read originalDylan Chaundy
GameGrinPixel Heroes: Byte & Magic Review
Published 6/19/2017
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35
-21 vs critic avg
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Read originalSandy Kirchner-Wilson
Cubed3Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic (Xbox One) Review
Published 2/25/2017
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60
+4 vs critic avg
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Read originalWyatt Daniels
ZTGDPixel Heroes: Byte & Magic (XB1) Review
Published 2/15/2017
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Score
45
-11 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris McMullen
GameSpewPixel Heroes: Byte & Magic Review
Published 2/12/2017
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30
-26 vs critic avg
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Read originalJonathan Barnes
TrueAchievementsPixel Heroes: Byte & Magic Review
Published 2/9/2017
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70
+14 vs critic avg
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