Strange Pixel Studio
@strangepixelstudio.bsky.social
Indie game studio located in Edmonton, Alberta, creating the retro-inspired horror anthology game B10CK.
https://strangepixelstudio.itch.io/b10ck
https://strangepixelstudio.itch.io/b10ck
🟩 Something wicked this way comes… 🟩
Happy #FollowFriday! Love indie horror games inspired by retro eras and art styles?
Follow us on Blueksy and on itch•io to be part of our updates and upcoming Chapter launches!
#IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #RetroGaming
Happy #FollowFriday! Love indie horror games inspired by retro eras and art styles?
Follow us on Blueksy and on itch•io to be part of our updates and upcoming Chapter launches!
#IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #RetroGaming
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 AM
🟩 Something wicked this way comes… 🟩
Happy #FollowFriday! Love indie horror games inspired by retro eras and art styles?
Follow us on Blueksy and on itch•io to be part of our updates and upcoming Chapter launches!
#IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #RetroGaming
Happy #FollowFriday! Love indie horror games inspired by retro eras and art styles?
Follow us on Blueksy and on itch•io to be part of our updates and upcoming Chapter launches!
#IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #RetroGaming
Meet the dynamic duo behind Strange Pixel Studio! @gcwblomquist.bsky.social is a writing wizard, music maestro, and design doctor. He relies on a deep lore of cosmic horror to build unknowable and perplexing characters for our players' delight and terror.
#IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #RetroHorror
#IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #RetroHorror
November 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Meet the dynamic duo behind Strange Pixel Studio! @gcwblomquist.bsky.social is a writing wizard, music maestro, and design doctor. He relies on a deep lore of cosmic horror to build unknowable and perplexing characters for our players' delight and terror.
#IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #RetroHorror
#IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #RetroHorror
Meet the dynamic duo behind Strange Pixel Studio! @coryrupert.bsky.social is a pixel art master, programmer extraordinaire, and design dynamo. He draws from a deep well of horror games and film to create haunting and haunted pixels for our players' delight and terror.
#IndieDev #GameDev #RetroHorror
#IndieDev #GameDev #RetroHorror
November 4, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Meet the dynamic duo behind Strange Pixel Studio! @coryrupert.bsky.social is a pixel art master, programmer extraordinaire, and design dynamo. He draws from a deep well of horror games and film to create haunting and haunted pixels for our players' delight and terror.
#IndieDev #GameDev #RetroHorror
#IndieDev #GameDev #RetroHorror
Brewed up some new ideas over October that we are hard at working implementing...
We can't wait for y'all to see it!
#IndieGame #PixelArt #GameDev #Horror
We can't wait for y'all to see it!
#IndieGame #PixelArt #GameDev #Horror
November 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Brewed up some new ideas over October that we are hard at working implementing...
We can't wait for y'all to see it!
#IndieGame #PixelArt #GameDev #Horror
We can't wait for y'all to see it!
#IndieGame #PixelArt #GameDev #Horror
There is nothing wrong with your screen. Do not attempt to adjust the contrast. Null is now in control...
#IndieGame #Retro #Horror #GlitchArt
#IndieGame #Retro #Horror #GlitchArt
October 30, 2025 at 2:30 AM
There is nothing wrong with your screen. Do not attempt to adjust the contrast. Null is now in control...
#IndieGame #Retro #Horror #GlitchArt
#IndieGame #Retro #Horror #GlitchArt
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Spooky season means spooky/horror games!
Making a retro-style horror game, our loves are often pretty obvious, but here are our favourite horror games that inspire and haunt us!
#IndieDev #Spooky #Horror #RetroGaming
Making a retro-style horror game, our loves are often pretty obvious, but here are our favourite horror games that inspire and haunt us!
#IndieDev #Spooky #Horror #RetroGaming
October 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Spooky season means spooky/horror games!
Making a retro-style horror game, our loves are often pretty obvious, but here are our favourite horror games that inspire and haunt us!
#IndieDev #Spooky #Horror #RetroGaming
Making a retro-style horror game, our loves are often pretty obvious, but here are our favourite horror games that inspire and haunt us!
#IndieDev #Spooky #Horror #RetroGaming
Remember those old cartridges with hand-drawn cover art? Check out the concept art of our cover for B10CK Chapter 1!
The classic Atari covers were some of our favourites!
#ThrowbackThursday #IndieDev #Horror #Retro
The classic Atari covers were some of our favourites!
#ThrowbackThursday #IndieDev #Horror #Retro
October 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Remember those old cartridges with hand-drawn cover art? Check out the concept art of our cover for B10CK Chapter 1!
The classic Atari covers were some of our favourites!
#ThrowbackThursday #IndieDev #Horror #Retro
The classic Atari covers were some of our favourites!
#ThrowbackThursday #IndieDev #Horror #Retro
Check out this classic ad for the original BLOCK on the Athena 2600!
Can you be nostalgic for something that never happened? When does the feeling of homesickness just become sickness?
#IndieGame #GameDev #Horror #RetroGaming
Can you be nostalgic for something that never happened? When does the feeling of homesickness just become sickness?
#IndieGame #GameDev #Horror #RetroGaming
October 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Check out this classic ad for the original BLOCK on the Athena 2600!
Can you be nostalgic for something that never happened? When does the feeling of homesickness just become sickness?
#IndieGame #GameDev #Horror #RetroGaming
Can you be nostalgic for something that never happened? When does the feeling of homesickness just become sickness?
#IndieGame #GameDev #Horror #RetroGaming
Do you miss video game manuals?
To keep with our retro pixel art and gameplay, we created a full game manual for B10CK Chapter 1!
Download the PDF version of the manual from our itch•io page (link in Bio) available now!
#Horror #RetroGaming #IndieDev
To keep with our retro pixel art and gameplay, we created a full game manual for B10CK Chapter 1!
Download the PDF version of the manual from our itch•io page (link in Bio) available now!
#Horror #RetroGaming #IndieDev
October 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Do you miss video game manuals?
To keep with our retro pixel art and gameplay, we created a full game manual for B10CK Chapter 1!
Download the PDF version of the manual from our itch•io page (link in Bio) available now!
#Horror #RetroGaming #IndieDev
To keep with our retro pixel art and gameplay, we created a full game manual for B10CK Chapter 1!
Download the PDF version of the manual from our itch•io page (link in Bio) available now!
#Horror #RetroGaming #IndieDev
It appears simple, a call back to the past—itself a seemingly simpler time—but this puzzle, like the past, has darkness. It is more than shifting rooms, more than bouncing blocks...
#IndieGame #Retro #Horror #PixelArt
#IndieGame #Retro #Horror #PixelArt
October 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
It appears simple, a call back to the past—itself a seemingly simpler time—but this puzzle, like the past, has darkness. It is more than shifting rooms, more than bouncing blocks...
#IndieGame #Retro #Horror #PixelArt
#IndieGame #Retro #Horror #PixelArt
Capturing the nostalgia with this gorgeous cover art for Chapter 1 of our horror anthology game!
#IndiDev #RetroGaming #Horror #CoverArt
#IndiDev #RetroGaming #Horror #CoverArt
October 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Capturing the nostalgia with this gorgeous cover art for Chapter 1 of our horror anthology game!
#IndiDev #RetroGaming #Horror #CoverArt
#IndiDev #RetroGaming #Horror #CoverArt
Something sinister hides beneath the surface... Have what it takes to uncover the secrets of the Dark?
Happy anniversary to our B10CK: Chapter 1 launch on itch•io!
#IndieGame #PixelArt #Retro #Horror
Happy anniversary to our B10CK: Chapter 1 launch on itch•io!
#IndieGame #PixelArt #Retro #Horror
October 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Something sinister hides beneath the surface... Have what it takes to uncover the secrets of the Dark?
Happy anniversary to our B10CK: Chapter 1 launch on itch•io!
#IndieGame #PixelArt #Retro #Horror
Happy anniversary to our B10CK: Chapter 1 launch on itch•io!
#IndieGame #PixelArt #Retro #Horror
Experience the beginning of the nightmare...
Chapter 1 of our retro horror anthology B10CK waits for you on itch•io!
#Retro #Horror #IndieDev #GameTrailer
Chapter 1 of our retro horror anthology B10CK waits for you on itch•io!
#Retro #Horror #IndieDev #GameTrailer
October 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Experience the beginning of the nightmare...
Chapter 1 of our retro horror anthology B10CK waits for you on itch•io!
#Retro #Horror #IndieDev #GameTrailer
Chapter 1 of our retro horror anthology B10CK waits for you on itch•io!
#Retro #Horror #IndieDev #GameTrailer
Journey back with us to the A̵̡͖̩̬͓̠͕̘̿̊̓̂̀̎̈͌̕͝͝͝t̶̛̤̬͖̬̫̃͗̀̌̀͆͐͘͘ͅâ̶̦̘͍̯͇͚̤̈́͊̂͌͐̚ŗ̸̧̡̡͉̠̣̳̟͉̲̲́̀̑̏͌̅̊̆́͜͠͝ì̸̞̗͍̫ ̴͖̱̜̗̈́̓͑̈͆͗̀́̃̎̀̃̐͑̕2̷̢̥͉̜̬̫̦̝̻͌̎̓̉̈́͑̀́͂̀̇́͌̚͜͠6̴̡̤̺͖̰̫̞͉͖̰̠̫͎̟̐͛̏̀̉̑̈́̍͒̀͋̓̊͘0̷̙͓͒́͋͂́͗͛̅͋͠0̷̼̱̺̳̹̜̑͗͛͂̾̆͜͠ for the first chapter of B10CK! Something is corrupting the code, something sinister... Quiet the whispers; close the loop.
#Retro #Horror #PixelArt
#Retro #Horror #PixelArt
October 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Journey back with us to the A̵̡͖̩̬͓̠͕̘̿̊̓̂̀̎̈͌̕͝͝͝t̶̛̤̬͖̬̫̃͗̀̌̀͆͐͘͘ͅâ̶̦̘͍̯͇͚̤̈́͊̂͌͐̚ŗ̸̧̡̡͉̠̣̳̟͉̲̲́̀̑̏͌̅̊̆́͜͠͝ì̸̞̗͍̫ ̴͖̱̜̗̈́̓͑̈͆͗̀́̃̎̀̃̐͑̕2̷̢̥͉̜̬̫̦̝̻͌̎̓̉̈́͑̀́͂̀̇́͌̚͜͠6̴̡̤̺͖̰̫̞͉͖̰̠̫͎̟̐͛̏̀̉̑̈́̍͒̀͋̓̊͘0̷̙͓͒́͋͂́͗͛̅͋͠0̷̼̱̺̳̹̜̑͗͛͂̾̆͜͠ for the first chapter of B10CK! Something is corrupting the code, something sinister... Quiet the whispers; close the loop.
#Retro #Horror #PixelArt
#Retro #Horror #PixelArt
October is upon us and a cold wind blows... Get your heart pounding with some retro horror!
Play B10CK Chapters 1-4 on itch•io!
Play B10CK Chapters 1-4 on itch•io!
October 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
October is upon us and a cold wind blows... Get your heart pounding with some retro horror!
Play B10CK Chapters 1-4 on itch•io!
Play B10CK Chapters 1-4 on itch•io!
Third time’s the charm! We had another fantastic weekend at GDX2025.
Thank you to all the great devs and players who made this weekend an absolute blast. And a MASSIVE thank you to IAA (@iaalberta.bsky.social) and K-Days for hosting the event!
Already can’t wait for next year!
Thank you to all the great devs and players who made this weekend an absolute blast. And a MASSIVE thank you to IAA (@iaalberta.bsky.social) and K-Days for hosting the event!
Already can’t wait for next year!
July 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Third time’s the charm! We had another fantastic weekend at GDX2025.
Thank you to all the great devs and players who made this weekend an absolute blast. And a MASSIVE thank you to IAA (@iaalberta.bsky.social) and K-Days for hosting the event!
Already can’t wait for next year!
Thank you to all the great devs and players who made this weekend an absolute blast. And a MASSIVE thank you to IAA (@iaalberta.bsky.social) and K-Days for hosting the event!
Already can’t wait for next year!
We can’t believe Day 3 of GDX is already coming to an end…
What a weekend! So much player engagement, feedback, and community!
What a weekend! So much player engagement, feedback, and community!
July 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
We can’t believe Day 3 of GDX is already coming to an end…
What a weekend! So much player engagement, feedback, and community!
What a weekend! So much player engagement, feedback, and community!
Day 2 of GDX! Come play some retro horror on this moody, rainy day!
July 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Day 2 of GDX! Come play some retro horror on this moody, rainy day!
Our booth is ready for GDX2025 in Hall F, Booth 46, surrounded by some other great devs and activities!
See you soon!
See you soon!
July 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Our booth is ready for GDX2025 in Hall F, Booth 46, surrounded by some other great devs and activities!
See you soon!
See you soon!
The call will be answered...
Check out the B10CK: Chapter 4 Launch Trailer!
Chapter 4 out on itch•io now!
Check out the B10CK: Chapter 4 Launch Trailer!
Chapter 4 out on itch•io now!
July 16, 2025 at 2:44 AM
The call will be answered...
Check out the B10CK: Chapter 4 Launch Trailer!
Chapter 4 out on itch•io now!
Check out the B10CK: Chapter 4 Launch Trailer!
Chapter 4 out on itch•io now!
They say "bad things always come in threes..."
Check out the B10CK: Chapter 3 Launch Trailer!
Chapter 3 out on itch•io!
Check out the B10CK: Chapter 3 Launch Trailer!
Chapter 3 out on itch•io!
June 13, 2025 at 2:29 AM
They say "bad things always come in threes..."
Check out the B10CK: Chapter 3 Launch Trailer!
Chapter 3 out on itch•io!
Check out the B10CK: Chapter 3 Launch Trailer!
Chapter 3 out on itch•io!
We are delighted to be part of #GDX2025 this summer! With so many great new and returning devs, we can't wait to see what everyone has in store for July!
Hope to see you there!
Hope to see you there!
June 4, 2025 at 2:16 AM
We are delighted to be part of #GDX2025 this summer! With so many great new and returning devs, we can't wait to see what everyone has in store for July!
Hope to see you there!
Hope to see you there!
Interested to see where the story goes? Check out B10CK: Chapter 2 out on itch•io now!
The nightmare continues...
The nightmare continues...
May 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Interested to see where the story goes? Check out B10CK: Chapter 2 out on itch•io now!
The nightmare continues...
The nightmare continues...