pixelpusher
A downloadable game for Windows and Linux
Pixelpusher is a drone-based team combat game that emphasizes positioning and momentum above all else. Control space and manage risk with every move of your drones. Play capture the flag with up to 32 players.
Best played with a two-button mouse.
Join the discord to support the game!
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
Download
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.
- 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.
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This is an excellent game. Not only is it challenging, but I can run it on my Archlinux thinkpad X250 (2014) without any trouble.