Pixel Fishies

Pixel Fishies is a retro-inspired game for 1–16 players. You lead a school of fish, guiding them to eat food, grow and destroy rival schools. Up to 16 players can compete on a shared screen. Players choose a school to lead: different schools can compete, while players choosing the same school play cooperatively.

Lead a school

Move your leader to guide your fish. They generally follow, but their personalities affect whether they seek food or attack other schools. As your school eats, its food meter fills; when it is full, a new fish joins your team.

• Blue fish: the best hunters, they seek food farther away than any other school.
• Green fish: the fastest, they can also swim at a steep angle.
• Yellow fish: friendly fish that never attack other schools and stay close to the leader.
• Red fish: aggressive toward other schools; they seek food but focus most on eating other fish.

Hunt and survive

When two fish of one color contact a single fish of another color, they eat it. All schools except the yellow school use this ability to pair up and hunt.

You can also eat critters and collect power-ups. Plankton are the most common food source. Jellyfish provide food to fish that avoid their tentacles, while starfish release a substance that eliminates nearly all fish.

• Size: lets your leader eat other fish without a partner.
• Evade: prevents other schools from attacking yours.
• Shield: protects against jellyfish stuns and squid capture.
• Speed: makes all fish in your school move faster.
• Add: adds 5, 10, 20 or 50 fish to your school.