Pixel Privateers
Skip · Multiplayer · 2017
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 26, under the fair line, at $14.99.
- Length
- 11.4h 55h to 100%
- Value
- $1.31/hr
- Reviews
- 71% of 878 positive
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Buy now or wait
Not discounted in any of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 3393 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Pixel Privateers is a Squad Based Tactical RPG “Loot ‘Em Up” that will send your team of mercenaries through a mysterious wormhole on a quest to gather technology for your employer. An entire galaxy awaits - full of worlds to explore, factions to encounter, and epic gear to collect!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 3 GB of memory, Pixel Shader Capable Graphics Card, 2 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has gone on sale 2 times in the 10 years tracked here, most recently in June 2017. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 485 weeks ago.
It is pricier than 79 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Feel The Snow ($12.99, scores 77) beats it on value, while it beats Infectonator: Survivors ($9.99, scores 17).
More about Pixel Privateers
Inside the two-hour refund window, 52 percent of the 105 reviews written there were positive, against 71 percent overall, and those are 13 percent of everything written about it.
HowLongToBeat players log 11.4 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 55, 4.8 times as much.
What players say
A great concept, rough around the edges. I am writing this as a family man with very limited time to sit down and immerse myself in games. As such my leanings lately (2015 - 2017) are games that follow this criteria (This is not exhaustive but I hope I can convey the gist) 1. Inexpensive but with good value. pricing is subjective, but some games need the base game plus 4+ extra DLC in order to 'enjoy proper', I...
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
Super fun. Not super re-playble. About 20 hours of fun gameplay. Which is just about perfect for the cost.
Games like this just suck me in. Pixel in the title? Check Tons of items? Check Roguelike in feel? Check SUPER FREAKING REPETITIVE? Check. The core concept and game flow exist. It's nice. But this game seriously lacks any depth and replayability. You will get bored fast, unless you just love item collecting games! If so, you might love this. You will find there are certain builds and items that just completely...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Pixel Privateers scores 26/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/342640/pixel-privateersReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.