They Bleed Pixels is a fast-paced, gothic lo-fi, platforming beat'em up that drips, gushes and flows.
Coming out 2012 - Platforms to be announced soon.


"What distinguishes the game from similarly hardcore, death-around-every-corner platformers is its simple yet surprisingly deep combat system.." - Destructoid - They Bleed Pixels is... whoa! Look at all the blood!

"Half brawler, half platformer, They Bleed Pixels feels authentically 8-bit, right down to its two-button controls that could be pulled off with a certain grey, boxy controller. " - Armless Octopus - Hands on They Bleed Pixels: Bloody Fun

"If the devil is in the details, then there’s a fair chance the guys at Spooky Squid are lunch buddies with Beelzebub, and we should be glad of it." - The Globe and Mail - Small game studios deliver big fun

"They Bleed Pixels is an art game. I'm serious here. It's art. Bloody, savage art constructed out of faces and stolen scalps but art, nonetheless." - Indiegames.com - Preview: They Bleed Pixels (Spooky Squid)


"Combat in They Bleed Pixels is fun and rewarding and definitely a deliberate thing, you can’t button mash." - Toronto Thumbs - Preview: They Bleed Pixels


"the ideas that give They Bleed Pixels its thrust make me want to play the game immediately, and to hell with sleep." - Hidden Exit - How to squeeze a pixel till it bleeds: Spooky Squid speaks


Hunted Pixel - We Talk: Spooky Squid Games


thesixthaxis - Preview: They Bleed Pixels


Destructoid: They Bleed Pixels innovates and eviscerates Interview with Miguel and lots of game footage from the show floor of PAX East 2012.
Gamespot On The Spot: Preview Playthrough The folks at Gamespot play through an early build of the second level.

RGB Filter: TCAF interview A severely underslept Miguel get's interviewed about They Bleed Pixels at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival.