Game overview
8BitBoy
Huge classic platformer with several power-ups and 8-12 hours of main story & 300+ hidden locations just begging for exploration · 56 big Levels · 5 huge worlds
- Last tracked players
- 0
- All-time peak
- 3
- 24-hour change
- Unavailable
- Steam reviews
- 73.2% positive 1,939 reviews · via SteamSpy
Delayed observation · last tracked . Values marked unavailable are not estimated.
About this game Read the full description
· 8-12 hours main story!
· 56 Levels + huge 5 Worlds
· 300+ Hidden Locations!
· Hidden Warp zones!
· Coin collecting game + tons of Power-Ups
· Boss-battles
· 60 fps frame rate (GPU dependent)
Appropriate for all ages
* Full Xbox 360 Controller Support
(Auto switch - push button A to enable)
Who's 8BitBoy?
8BitBoy is out of a job, and quite frankly he's depressed about it. Then he suddenly remembers all the good times he had as a kid, playing his trusted 8-bit console. Deep down in the far and darkest corner of the basement he finds it along with a strange looking cartridge. He plugs in the cartridge right away, and get sucked into a vivid, but decaying world of platforming. And this is where your adventure takes off.
8BitBoy is the platformer I always dreamt about playing as a kid.
It's a fantastic mash-up of the greatest of the late 80's and 90's and a complete game on it's own terms. This is a true tribute to old school gaming and by no means a walk in the park, but it's also never unfair. With big challenges, the sense of accomplishment is always bigger and better.
To me, 8BitBoy is the ultimate classic platformer on PC and Mac. and a symbol of my love and passion for gaming.
Yours Sincerely,
Rasmus Kønig Sørensen
Indie developer and sole creator of 8BitBoy

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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8
- Processor: Dual Core AMD or Intel / AMD E-350 APU
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 4000 / Radeon HD 6310
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Xbox 360 controller or Keyboard
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Minimum
Minimum:- OS: 10.8.1 or above
- Processor: Core 2 Duo / i3 or better
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce 9400M / Intel HD 3000 or better
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Additional Notes: Xbox 360 controller or Keyboard
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- AwesomeBlade
- Brazilian rating
- l
- Steam Germany rating
- 0
- Controller support
- full
- Features
- Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English
- Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected] Support site ↗
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Structured language support (1)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
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| English | Yes | No | No |
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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 95th percentile. Priced as Premium at $6.99.
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