#pixeljam games

Starr Mazer DSP to Attend Day of the Devs

The guys and gals behind Starr Mazer DSP (a roguelike shoot-em up we reviewed last week) will be attending the fourth annual Day of the Devs gaming festival, taking place at the Midway Complex of San Francisco, this weekend. (5th November) Creator Don Thacker, Producer Lindsay Peck, writer Vanessa Williams and Community Rep. Kazuo Mayeda have this to say…. “We are honoured to be at Day of the…

Starr Mazer: DSP by Pixeljam Games and Imagos Softworks

I’ll be honest, I backed Starr Mazer for its adventure game parts and over-the-top pixel art animation made for their Kickstarter campaign by Jérémie Périn. If you’re new to the project, @starrmazer is a half shmup, half point-and-click adventure that seamlessly blends both. Or well, it’s supposed to, since it’s still heavy in development.

Because (adventure) games take more time to produce than anticipated, somewhere down the line Imagos joined with Pixeljam to create a sort of pre-game to Starr Mazer, like what Fallout Shelter is to Fallout 4. It represents only the shoot ‘em up parts of the game with a few twists of its own such us randomly generated pilot/ship/weapon combos and the ability to buy as many pilots (lives essentially) as you can with your previously earned score (or SK:ORE as they like to call it).

Starr Mazer: DSP hit early access last week and is a gem to play. The whole presentation package is superb, from top-notch pixel art to synth music by Alex Mauer and pilot voice-overs that immerse you into the universe and give the game character.

prehistoric legend of running dino

dinorun/BIT.TRIP RUNNER mashup for @pixeljamgames‘ dino run indie crossover fanart contest thinger!

Do you like DINOSAURS?

Do you like VIDEO GAMES?

Do you like VIDEO GAMES ABOUT DINOSAURS?

WELL DO WE HAVE A GAME FOR YOU...

Dino Run is a retro-style, pixellated, prehistoric adventure by PixelJam Games about a tiny Velociraptor escaping the impending threat of extinction. This game has been around since 2008, but it’s about due for some changes. That’s where you come in!!

Dino Run hasn’t been updated since 2011, but that can change soon, with your help. With just a small donation, you can help out Pixeljam a lot. Some planned updates include:

- Security improvements to make it easier for multiplayer chat moderators (like myself) to enforce chat rules

- Multiplayer level cap increase from 10 to 20

- 10 new hairstyles to customize your dino with

- Integration of Steamworks and Steam achievements

- Custom level seeds

- Avatar generator

- Multiplayer “free mode”: The impending doom is gone, and you can finally relax and chat with your friends in-game!

- 10 new unlockable hats

- New dino colors

- New terrain chunks for more level variety

- New special secret areas

- New collectibles like super eggs

- New single player speedruns

- New multiplayer race maps

- New NPC: Ankylosaurus! He loves to use his club tail... jump on his back and watch him propel you high into the sky!

- More trophies/achievements

- Design your own races! Share them with your friends!

- Also, anyone who already owns Dino Run SE will get a FREE Steam key!

So what are you waiting for??

Go down to https://www.pixeljam.com/dinorun/ to donate, and they’ll make sure you have a fun pixel dinosaur game to play!