PIXEL RUSH

The waves never end. How long can you last?

Pixel Rush is a fast, hand-drawn pixel-art survival roguelite. You get one fighter, one weapon and an arena that fills up with enemies. Survive the wave, open the chest, pick an upgrade, step through a portal, and do it again. Bosses show up every ten waves. Every run plays out differently.

The free demo

This page is the free demo. It has:

• World 1: Dragon's Curse, all 100 waves, with every boss up to the Keeper and the Dragon he guards
• 4 weapons: Fists, Stone, Boomerang and the Knife (earn Boss Keys from bosses to unlock them)
• Fighters, difficulty modes, the chest and portal loop, loot boxes, achievements, daily challenges and run modifiers
• Your progress saves in your browser

The full game adds 7 more worlds, 16 more weapons and many more fighters.

What you get in the full game

20 weapons, and they all play differently. Fists, Knife, Gun, Bomb, Boomerang, Wand, Bow, Mace, Stone, Scythe, Whip, Spear, Flamethrower, Necromancer Wand, Twin Daggers, Shield, Chakram, Drone, Hack Computer and Yo-yo. Each one has its own attack motion, three evolutions that look different, six chest abilities, four hotbar abilities and its own skins.

8 worlds, 100 waves each. Dragon's Curse, Golem's Hideout, Pharaoh's Sands, Circuit Citadel, Witch's Bog, Frostbound Tundra, Sunken Abyss and Starfall Expanse. New enemies, new arenas, new bosses and a final boss in every one.

Chests, portals and choices. Clear a wave and a chest drops. Pick one of three upgrades, then walk into one of two portals to decide what the next chest will be. Health, Damage, Movement, Elemental, Coins, Cooldown, Random, or the dangerous Spike portal. Some portals shine gold: finish that wave without a scratch for a bonus chest.

Big risks. Cursed abilities give you a huge buff and a huge price. Spike chests hurt first and pay twice. Horde waves have no timer: kill every last one.

54 fighters. Every fighter has its own perks and drawbacks. Unlock them with achievements, then keep playing to level them up. Kill a million enemies with a weapon and the fighter built around it joins you.

Over 1,400 skins. Open loot boxes for every weapon, from Common to Mythic, with Day, Night and seasonal Halloween, Christmas and Easter sets that open in their month.

Plenty to chase. 185 achievements, daily challenges, run modifiers (Glass Cannon, Swarm, Iron Body and more), a mailbox of run postcards, a Boss Rush mode and hotbar abilities you can sell, swap and stack.

Controls

Action	Keys
Move	WASD or arrow keys
Aim	Mouse
Attack	Click or Space
Dash	Shift or right-click
Hotbar abilities	1, 2, 3, 4
Open chest / enter portal	F
Reroll an offer (3 per run)	R
Pause	Esc or P
Mute	M

A controller works too (sticks to move and aim, button prompts show in the game). Controller support is still being tested, so treat it as experimental. Touch controls are available on phones and tablets.

Tips

• Dash through enemies. You are safe while you dash.
• Bosses get tired and stagger. That is your window.
• Sell abilities you do not need for coins.
• Try a new fighter every few runs. They change how the game feels.

What is next

This is version 1.0. Pixel Rush 2.0 is coming to Steam with a lot more: more worlds, more weapons and a bigger game all round. Follow the page to hear first, and tell us what you want to see.

Feedback

Found a bug or have an idea? Leave a comment on this page. We read the comments.

Credits

A game by SLEPTT SPYDER CRASH. Music by VRAPTOR.