History VideoGame / TheyBleedPixels

* NintendoHard: Expect to die several times per level until getting a good handle on the controls. They are VERY precise and overdoing ANY movement can lead to your death (no shortage of spikes and other sharp objects in this game). Inertia is present and the floor is always a bit slippery even without ice. Also, not mashing goes against your natural instincts (there are only 2 buttons used other than the arrow keys), so mastering the character takes practice.

''They Bleed Pixels'' combines ''SuperMeatBoy'''s tough-as-nails style of retro platforming with a one-button combat combo system, all wrapped in visuals inspired by [[HPLovecraft Lovecraft's work]].

* NintendoHard: Expect to die several times per level until getting a good handle on the controls. They are VERY precise and overdoing ANY movement can lead to your death (no shortage of spikes and other sharp objects in this game). Also, not mashing goes against your natural instincts (there are only 2 buttons used other than the arrow keys), so mastering the character takes practice.

''They Bleed Pixels'' is a 2012 indie platformer for PC. Arriving at the Lafcadio Academy for Troubled Young Ladies, an [[NoNameGiven unnamed young girl]] finds a mysterious book that constantly drips blood. It brings her strange dreams of other times and places, and of another self with claws instead of hands--and with each dream, the line between herself and the monster thins . . .

* NintendoHard: Expect to die several times per level until getting a good handle on the controls. They are VERY precise and overdoing ANY movement can lead to your death. Also, not mashing goes against your natural instincts (there are only 2 buttons used other than the arrow keys), so mastering the character takes practice.

* LovecraftLite: Make no mistake-this is not a CosmicHorrorStory, or even that much of a horror ''game''. [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding You win, and manage to destroy the book and the guy using them to make servants]], after all, [[TheEndOrIsIt though it wasn't the only one of it's kind]].]]

* WombLevel: The final level, though technically, it's a [[spoiler:heart level]].

''They Bleed Pixels'' is a 2012 indie platformer for {{Xbox 360}} and PC. Arriving at the Lafcadio Academy for Troubled Young Ladies, an [[NoNameGiven unnamed young girl]] finds a mysterious book that constantly drips blood. It brings her strange dreams of other times and places, and of another self with claws instead of hands--and with each dream, the line between herself and the monster thins . . .

* BoardingSchoolOfHorrors: [[spoiler:It's headmaster is an evil magus trying to turn his students into CuteMonsterGirl servants, for one.]]

* LovecraftLite: Make no mistake-this is not a CosmicHorrorStory, or even that much of a horror ''game''. [[spoiler:[[EarnYourHappyEnding You win, and manage to destroy the book and the guy using them to make servants]], after all, [[OrIsIt though it wasn't the only one of it's kind]].]]

* BoardingSchoolOfHorrors

** And various other achievements, like "set off a chain reaction involving five different [[ActionBomb bomb imps]].

* UnderwaterRuins: 4-1 and 4-2.

* SilenceIsGolden: Apart from a bout of BlackSpeech, no one ever speaks.
** Though the protagonist does scream when she wakes from her dreams or dies in a level.
** The imp enemies also make noises though it is unknown if theyre saying anything.

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: There are many ways to die and some even leave a body behind you can see in your next attempt to get through a level
** On the other hand the shambler's dead bodies can be used to decorate spike pits or be impaled just like you.

* OrIsIt: [[spoiler: The headmaster's dead, but the books are still around.]]

** thoguh the protagonist does scream when she wakes from her dreams or dies in a level.
** the imp enemies also make noises though it is unknown if theyre saying anything.

* TheManyDeathsofYou: There are many ways to die and some even leave a body behind you can see in your next attempt to get through a level

''They Bleed Pixels'' is a 2012 indie platformer for {{Xbox 360}} and PC. Arriving at the Lafcadio Academy for Troubled Young Ladies, an unnamed young girl finds a mysterious book that constantly drips blood. It brings her strange dreams of other times and places, and of another self with claws instead of hands--and with each dream, the line between herself and the monster thins . . .

* ShoutOut: Lovecraft is particularly well-loved here, but there are references to everyone from LafcadioHearn to PhilipPullman.

''They Bleed Pixels'' is a 2012 indie platformer for {{Xbox 360}} and PC. A young girl at the Lafcadio Academy for Troubled Young Ladies finds a mysterious book which brings her strange nightmares, and worse yet, she herself is starting to physically change during her waking hours. Now she has to find a way to destroy the book, all while surviving the Lovecraftian horrors that await her in her dreams.

''They Bleed Pixels'' combines the tough-as-nails style of retro platforming that proved so successful with ''SuperMeatBoy '' or ''IWannaBeTheGuy'', with a one-button combat combo system, all wrapped in visuals inspired by [[HPLovecraft Lovecraft's work]]. It also features a unique checkpoint system, where you earn checkpoints by executing combos well, and place them wherever you like in a level.

* ArtifactOfDoom: The book.

* BoardingSchool
* CheckPoint: You have to {{earn|YourFun}} these through continuous and creative enemy kills. Once you save up enough energy, you can either create one by standing still, or continue to fight to score more points.
* ClingyMacGuffin: "Didn't I bury this book yesterday?"

* JuggleFu: The upward strike lets the girl juggle enemies.
* LudicrousGibs: When they say "they bleed pixels", they aren't kidding. Despite being a game with a relatively simplistic sprite design, it is completely brutal, as the name suggests.
* ShoutOut: In case there was any doubt what inspired the visual design, the C-Rank for a level is called "Common Cthulhu".
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: An odd video game example of this trope, the game contains unlockable "guest levels" created by completely different indie game developers. They include:

* TomeOfEldritchLore: The book giving the girl her nightmares.

* CatapultNightmare