I, Zombie
I, Zombie
Game
Game2012
Dead Pixels
Developer CSR-Studios
A toxic waste spill finds its way into the water supply, causing the recently deceased to rise from their graves. Now it's up to you to blast your way through the hordes of undead if you're going to escape the city. On the way to your rescue, you'll search stores and houses for supplies, and trade with other survivors. From the Steam store page
181 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 26, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
89
LovedLoved
149 positive · 18 negative
95% range 84–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 149 | 18 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 3 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
1,167 of 1,349 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
88% recommend · 153 yes, 20 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 173 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (2,114 of 2,425 positive).
Players praise Dead Pixels as a fun retro zombie shooter with great replay value. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the game boring and repetitive, with slow combat. [4][5][6] The game is considered a good value for its low price. [7][8][9]
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- [4]
Utterly boring. I've only played 17 minutes in total and every second is a grind. The combat is slow and awful. The coins you can collect disappear in seconds, necessitating the need to run into enemies. There are copious amounts of places to search which end up tedious. You have to refill you ammo constantly. It feels like a troll game. Surely there must be more to it but I don't have the patience to find out. …
- [1]
Great side scrolling zombie shooter! RPG mechanics mixed in help to keep things interesting. Good variety of weapons and tools to deal with the zombie threat. Several game modes with some interesting stages and eventually much harder challenges. You can even bring a buddy and enjoy the game in co-op! Great score for super cheap!
- [2]
Dead Pixels A surprisingly fun retro zombie shooter with great replay value. I loved the variety of zombies and the bosses. Didn’t expect to lose hours blasting pixelated zombies, but here we are. That said, the backgrounds start to blur together after a while, feels like I’ve robbed the same street ten times. Still, it’s a classic example of simple but addicting gameplay. blast to play, even if every street starts …
- [3]
What a great platformer with NES retro-style! Kill zombies, enter abandoned houses to search for goods, upgrade your items and character, play with a friend... Dead Pixels has everything that a good game is made of. Even with simplistic graphics, the atmosphere in this game is quite effective. Every bit plays its part: the soundtrack, the zombies screaming, the rain, the empty streets... if you like the zombie …
- [7]
Shocked I never reviewed this one, amazing time killer, especially for the price, seeing the screen shots still makes me feel the warm glow of my crappy toshiba laptop on my legs.
Summarised from 34 of the 186 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
88% of the 173 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Dead Pixels. The complaint that keeps coming up: combat is slow and boring. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Reactions
60 of 181 · most liked firstGreat side scrolling zombie shooter! RPG mechanics mixed in help to keep things interesting. Good variety of weapons and tools to deal with the zombie threat. Several game modes with some interesting stages and eventually much harder challenges. You can even bring a buddy and enjoy the game in co-op! Great score for super cheap!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SHOT DEAD PIXELS NEXT TO THE FINISH LINE NOOOO AIR RIDERS GETS SO CRAZY LOL I love this game
positive · AI labelView post →Dead Pixels from 2012 gets a surprise update with Linux and Steam Deck support https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/dead-pixels-from-2012-gets-a-surprise-update-with-linux-and-steam-deck-support/ #DeadPixels #Linux #SteamDeck #Gaming
neutral · AI labelView post →I am a 45 yo father, probably one of the oldest people playing this game. I am a single farther to my Son, who is 14 now. My son got this game for Christmas, so we installed it on his computer and he started playing. By the end of the week he had 24 hours on this game. This was horrible for me, as it was already hard for me to find ways to spend time with my son, as he is always out with his friends or just, watching YouTube. So i decided to make a Steam account and get this game to see if I…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is made from engine used in the games made in 1950s and was too mundane not just in long run but within 15 minutes of it. With the overpowering games at this time, you will ashamed and sorry for yourself but at the end, life is all about getting used to a certain amount of boredom. It looks like a first test subject of zombie-based games ever made with overall hart-attack inducing frightening zombies hordes , obviously my sarcasm is laudable but, to describe this game is to describe…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →+20 SOCIAL CREDIT ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠋⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⢁⠈⢻⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠈⡀⠭⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⠄⢀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⣶⣿⣷⣶⣶⡆⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⢀⣼⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣇⣼⣿⣿⠿⠶⠙⣿⡟⠡⣴⣿⣽⣿⣧⠄⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣾⣿⣿⣟⣭⣾⣿⣷⣶⣶⣴⣶⣿⣿⢄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⣩⣿⣿⣿⡏⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣹⡋⠘⠷⣦⣀⣠⡶⠁⠈⠁⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣍⠃⣴⣶⡔⠒⠄⣠⢀⠄⠄⠄⡨⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⡘⠿⣷⣿⠿⠟⠃⠄⠄⣠⡇⠈⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⠋⢁⣷⣠⠄⠄⠄⠄⣀⣠⣾⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠉⠙⠻ ⡿⠟⠋⠁⠄⠄⠄⢸⣿⣿⡯⢓⣴⣾⣿⣿⡟⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ ⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⡟⣷⠄⠹⣿⣿⣿⡿⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄ +1 WAIFU ⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠉⠄⠁⠄⠄⠉⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡟⠁⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⠄⠄⠐⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠄⠠⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⡇⠄⢀⡀⠠⠃⡐⡀⠠⣶⠄⠄⢀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣶⠄⠰⣤⣕⣿⣾⡇⠄⢛⠃⠄⢈⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Welcome to junkyard.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shocked I never reviewed this one, amazing time killer, especially for the price, seeing the screen shots still makes me feel the warm glow of my crappy toshiba laptop on my legs.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Utterly boring. I've only played 17 minutes in total and every second is a grind. The combat is slow and awful. The coins you can collect disappear in seconds, necessitating the need to run into enemies. There are copious amounts of places to search which end up tedious. You have to refill you ammo constantly. It feels like a troll game. Surely there must be more to it but I don't have the patience to find out. There's nothing about this game I can recommend. The graphics are beyond simple.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kinda like 2D Back 4 Blood with weight mechanics. Rebind melee to right click and shove everytime you shoot like it's Left 4 Dead. Great way to stun and escape hordes, save ammo, and quickly kill pouncers
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A nice little Zombie shooter , relaxing without much thinking.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where it concerns the usual 'horde' of Zombie games that often plague the video game scene in what some consider to be an unfortunate blight of recent gaming trends, Dead Pixels is a retro-based Zombie Shooter RPG of sorts whose graphics look much alike from the 8-bit Megaman days of old where the goal, as always, is to escape from the chaos and carnage now destroying the city of Hexington NY from within. Indeed, this is a fairly laidback and simple game unlike something compared to the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When is Dead Pixels 2 coming out
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Meet Natalie, the antagonist of a horror game I would like to make in the future called "Dead Pixels". The friend EVERYBODY wants, won't you play with her? #DeadPixels #programmereatingfrogs
neutral · AI labelView post →Dead Pixels A surprisingly fun retro zombie shooter with great replay value. I loved the variety of zombies and the bosses. Didn’t expect to lose hours blasting pixelated zombies, but here we are. That said, the backgrounds start to blur together after a while, feels like I’ve robbed the same street ten times. Still, it’s a classic example of simple but addicting gameplay. blast to play, even if every street starts to look like déjà vu.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great soundtrack. Great graphics. Great gameplay Is the game difficult? Yes, but what made me love him is the great variety he has in everything: guns items zombies etc. and its detailed scenery and incredible atmosphere that manages to leave a lot of tension The only annoying thing about it is that its multiplayer isn't online. But dead pixels 2, which is still in development, promises online multiplayer and I eagerly await this sequel I liked much this game and recommend you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played it for 1 hour years ago and it was nice and fun. Tried to play it again today and I encounter an error at startup that I cannot fix. So it is not playable for me now. This being said, it's only 3€ and I got good memories of it, so I can still recommend it. ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☑ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dead Pixels is a fantastic blast from the past, delivering a unique and exhilarating retro experience that fans of old-school arcade games will love! With its pixelated visuals and fast-paced gameplay, it captures the essence of classic arcade shooters while adding its own modern twists. The game’s blend of rogue-like elements and relentless action keeps you on your toes, as you battle through waves of zombies in a post-apocalyptic world. What sets Dead Pixels apart is its smooth progression…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of thos fun little games that can keep you busy for a day. Its fun to lear the mechanics little by little, looting goods, learning how to upgrade your arsenal and make your way throught the hordes of zombies. Good little fun to be fun, althought you can 100% it before you know it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Where is dead pixels 2???????????
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You can pick it up for less than a dollar right now. There is no reason you shouldn't be playing this treasure.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Back from my Belgium tour with @olivd.bsky.social. After giving a talk and a workshop on altctrl game / playful installation design at the wonderful Kikk Festival in Namur, we showed Pied de Bébé & Dead Pixels in Leuven for the awesome Rode Hond Festival 🕹️🎨❤️
neutral · AI labelView post →This game is good but the sequel is way better so you should just play that instead. If you google the developers website you can find it and get both games in a two pack. Even though the sequel hasn't released yet and will probably never release, it's still pretty much a fully finished game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't say that this game was my favorite in its time, but still thanks to the replayability the runs were different
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun, and it has kept the 8-bit action and neo-1980s of the 2010s alive well into the 2020s! The art, AI, music, and action are all superb! All we want now is for the 16-bit sequel to keep the neo-1990s of the 2020s going! Thanks for all the years of fun!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →When you play a sidescroller with a mouse cursor in the shape of a crosshair, you expect to be able to shoot where the cursor is. But for some reason in this game you can only shoot straight left or right, completely ignoring the vertical position of the cursor. Also, the game encourages you to run past enemies for at least half of each run. Where is the fun in that? And when you do enter combat, it's stiff and boring. Big nope from me.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I originally played this game on the Xbox 360 when indie games were available on the 360 marketplace back in the day as a kid. And I honestly thought I would never be able to play it again, but to my absolute fortune I find its been archived and released on steam and I couldnt be happier with my expierence. Really addicting, satisfying mechanics and roguelike elements and eons of replayability all for a whopping 3 bucks couldnt be more of a steal. That being said however.. this game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i love this little game. I'm very much looking forward to its sequel. support the dev, and get both =^)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A who’s who of comedy in this one. Martin from Game On Big Suze from Peep Show Paul from Motherland Usman from Dead Pixels An excellent episode so far
neutral · AI labelView post →if you like zombie games and arcade game buy this game. (10/10)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Had quite a bit of fun with this back in 2013. It's a fun, little, side-scrolling shooter. Has local co-op which is always nice to see.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Move forward, shoot zombies, steal stuff, win the game, couldn't ask for more. ++++++++++++
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dead Pixels is a game that can be best described as a pixel side-scrolling gun shooting action adventure marathon. Every aspect of the game has been finely tuned to go hand and hand with each other whilst still standing on its own. All of these elements all work towards giving the player a fun and exciting experience. On the downside, many elements of the previous games appear to be missing. Such things as the slingshot and the golden eggs are completely missing from the game. The cast of…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For this price the game is actually pretty good :3 🌦️---{Graphics}---🌦️ ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ Paint.exe ☯------☯ ☑ It doesn't have ☐ Bad ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Fantastic ☐ Make your own story ☐ Its multiplayer what did you expect ⚔️---{Gameplay}---⚔️ ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Staring at walls is better ☐ Just don‘t 🎵---{Audio}---🎵 ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ Earrape…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dead Pixels is charmless and repetitive, in terms of gameplay, audio and aesthetics.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a great platformer with NES retro-style! Kill zombies, enter abandoned houses to search for goods, upgrade your items and character, play with a friend... Dead Pixels has everything that a good game is made of. Even with simplistic graphics, the atmosphere in this game is quite effective. Every bit plays its part: the soundtrack, the zombies screaming, the rain, the empty streets... if you like the zombie apocalypse theme, you can't go wrong with this game. I've tried the local…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven't played it since launch but I do remember liking it quite a bit. I hated the shooting and the QTEs but the swinging was excellent. Probably rendered entirely moot by the existence of the more recent Spider-Man games though. If you wanna do a Dead Pixels about that game I will replay it.
neutral · AI labelView post →is that game from Dead Pixels i think it was!? great show.
neutral · AI labelView post →pretty entertaining for about an hour
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I didn't like CloverPit at first but it grew on me the more I played it. It's more dependent on random chance than I'd ideally like (if you don't get the right items in the shop, you have no chance to win) but it's addictive. Dead Pixels 2 is just a nice, fun little arcade game
positive · AI labelView post →There are so many indie games that are dear to me! The Long Dark, March of The Living, The Organ Trail, Dead Pixels, Super Hexagon, Death Road to Canada, The Consuming Shadow, Receiver, The Last Stand (flash game series) and so on. I could go on and on! :D
neutral · AI labelView post →Fun, and nostalgic, def worth it
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well worth the price of admission for some quick follies against the living dead impaired.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Side-scrolling shootem up with some fun names/references, costumed clerks (occasionally), and a fun way to spend a few hours. Easily worth the $3.00. I recommend an XBOX 360 controller for easier controls.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stupid, simple fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Price to value ratio is really really good
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →peak... its so peak.... PLEASE RELEASE DEAD PIXELS 2 PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super game, really love it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dumb fun for a few hours
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Definitely a must play if you like indie games and a bit of a challenge. Simple yet good soundtrack. Lots and lots of zombies and formulate a strategy while dodging and eliminating them to make it out. Originally came out on XBOX 360 marketplace and I'm glad steam picked it up a year later otherwise it would of been forever lost.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pixels and zombies go great together! It was a fun couple of hours destroying zombies, you don't get much ammo so mastering melee was a win win situation. Has some interesting extra content to keep you playing through, not bad for a simple side-scroller.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →kinda boring but extremely nostalgic. Hopefully the second one will be very good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is a classic, and its $2.99
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Addicting side scroller. Shooting zombies, turn your brain off and enjoy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played an insane amount on 360 Exceptionally good indie game. Theme, gameplay, style, it's all there working in unison to make a thrilling crawl through the ruins of a zombified city that you may or may not escape Dont know if DP2 will ever be fully complete but it is worth checking out if you liked this one and want more
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →SHOOT GUNS GET PAID
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played Dead Pixels a ton when I was kid. Gameplay is deeper than it seems at first. Definitely worth the price with how cheap it is to play for a week or so !
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am a 45 yo father, probably one of the oldest people playing this game. I am a single father to my Son, who is 14 now. My son got this game for Christmas in 2021 from his uncle, so we installed it on his computer and he started playing. By the end of the week he had 24 hours on this game. This was horrible for me, as it was already hard for me to find ways to spend time with my son, as he is always out with his friends or just watching YouTube. So i decided to make a Steam account and get…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this is a very good game true indie classic but at the moment i'm having privilege issues before that a white box error directing me to the support site but that was a bust as well but great game for what it is
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Simplistic side-scrolling fun! Still waiting for Dead Pixels 2. Love the classic movie theater aesthetic and Resident Evil homages.
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