pixelpusher by aetup

A downloadable game for Windows and Linux

Pixelpusher is a drone-based team combat game that elevates movement and positioning above all else. Control space and manage risk with every move of your drones. Play capture the flag with up to 32 players.

Join the discord to support the game!

Controls

Basic

WASD: Move overseer
Left mouse button: Attract drones to cursor
Left Shift: Cast psi-storm at cursor
Space: Dash overseer
Left Alt: Drop flag
Ctrl H: Show controls
Esc: Open menu

Advanced

Right mouse button: Repel drones from cursor
Release both mouse buttons: Charge drone dash

Best played with a two-button mouse.

Free and open source

Host your own server
Take the game in your own direction

Credits

Game by: aetup

Music: luckytern

Special Thanks: Jake AS, luckytern, sourencho, Tabortop Games, Zarak M

Sounds: aetup, luckytern

More information

Updated	4 days ago
Status	In development
Platforms	Windows, Linux
Rating	Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 total ratings)
Author	aetup
Genre	Action
Tags	2D, Abstract, Arcade, Fast-Paced, Minimalist, Open Source, Team-Based, Top-Down
Code license	BSD 3-clause 'New' or 'Revised' License
Average session	A few minutes
Inputs	Keyboard, Mouse
Multiplayer	Server-based networked multiplayer
Links	Community, Source code

Download

pixelpusher-client-0.55.0-x86_64.AppImage 11 MB

Version 0.55.0 9 days ago

Download

pixelpusher-windows.zip 15 MB

Version 0.55.0 9 days ago

Install instructions

Windows

Download the .zip archive for Windows
Unzip the .zip archive. This should extract pixelpusher-client.exe
Run pixelpusher-client.exe

Linux

Download the AppImage executable for Linux
Give execute permissions to the AppImage executable
- chmod x pixelpusher-client-<version>-x86_64.AppImage
Run the AppImage executable

macOS

There is no executable for macOS, but I got the Windows version of the game to work on macOS (11.7.2) via wine from homebrew.

Installing dependencies

Install homebrew by following the instructions at https://brew.sh/
Install wine via homebrew:
- brew install --cask wine-stable

Running the game

Download and unzip the .zip archive for Windows
Control Click pixelpusher-client.exe and select Open
- If you haven't used wine before, macOS will complain about running "Wine Stable"
A window should pop up; click Open
- macOS will also complain about not being able to verify all of the .dlls used by the game, but click "Cancel" for all of them and the game should still open.