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SeriesPixel Ripped

Pixel Ripped 1978

Critic score2 critics
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First release
Jun 15, 2023
Publisher
Atari, Inc.
Genres
Adventure, Shooter, Arcade, Puzzle · Action
Platforms
SteamVR, Meta Quest 2, PlayStation VR2

The golden age of ATARI is back! And now you can live in it! Pixel Ripped 1978 is a love letter to everything ATARI. In this totally interactable environment in VR, players are caught in the eye of the hurricane in a whacky time-traveling adventure where they are one of the main programmers at ATARI and have to get INSIDE the gaming world to prevent history from being rewritten by a pesky super-villain! Grab your favorite headset and get ready for some good ol'nostalgia wackiness!

Also known as PixelRipped1978.exe

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Storyline
Dot must join forces with "Bug," the quirky visionary who developed the original Pixel Ripped series. Help Dot maneuver through multidimensional challenges to protect Bug's childhood memories from the evil Cyblin Lord, a villain able to break through the screen and invade the real world. In the game. The setting? The intense burst of creativity that vibrated through the San Jose suburbs in the late 70s and early 80s. Feel the mighty effects of how the Pixel Stone alters reality itself!Read more

Dot must join forces with "Bug," the quirky visionary who developed the original Pixel Ripped series. Help Dot maneuver through multidimensional challenges to protect Bug's childhood memories from the evil Cyblin Lord, a villain able to break through the screen and invade the real world. In the game. The setting? The intense burst of creativity that vibrated through the San Jose suburbs in the late 70s and early 80s. Feel the mighty effects of how the Pixel Stone alters reality itself!

Release dates
SteamVR
Jun 15, 2023
Meta Quest 2
Jun 15, 2023
PlayStation VR2
Jun 15, 2023
Age ratings
ESRB T
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Virtual Reality

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Critic Score
74
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Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 53 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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