Thanks for heading to our little corner of the internet. Pixel Bandits is a small, family-run gaming site, bringing you the latest gaming reviews, news and general whimsy. We’re waging a one-family war against clickbait, and provide ad-free articles and videos wherever possible (which is most of the time).
Pixel Bandits started as a small YouTube channel in 2015, providing a parent’s-eye view of games such as Call of Duty Ghosts and Alien Isolation. We also began our first retrospective look at games we loved back on PlayStation. We soon started to receive review codes for contemporary games and things took off from there!
In July of 2015 we began our first community, a gaming clan for the epic space opera Elite Dangerous. This turned out to be incredibly popular and as well as spawning an in-game faction we have also spent time behind-the-scenes with developer Frontier, and joined them in a number of on-line and real-life adventures.
We’ve learned a lot since 2015, but every Pixel Bandits game review contains a number of important elements, including:
- Our five-by-five ratings covering gameplay, visuals, audio, narrative and replay value.
- Our final rating out of ten
- A parent’s guide covering PEGI and ESRB official ratings, any concerning content and our five-point family-friendly rating
- An accessibility guide and rating, looking at difficulty, investment and audio/visual content
We also began streaming on Twitch early in 2022 and while a secondary platform we’re very happy with our amazing and inclusive community.
In addition to new release reviews and upcoming previews, we are also still continuing to honour our retro roots. Our retrospective review series continues to look back at PS1- and PS2-era classics. We record directly from a PS2 and don’t use emulators, to provide as authentic an experience as possible.
Where to Find Pixel Bandits on the Web
In addition to the website, you can find Pixel Bandits in a number of places around the web. Whether it’s short-form videos, images or live streams, there’s always a little something going on
Twitch
On Twitch you can find contemporary new-release titles, old favourites like Elite Dangerous, and 90s retro gaming classics.
Facebook is one of our regular platforms. Following there will update you when new reviews go live and you can get a behind-the-scene look at things here at PB.
Mastodon
The new Twitter (but good!), Mastodon provide inclusive, interesting content. Follow here for nostalgia and a general stream of PB consciousness.
Stories and images showing our gaming journey. Lots from today and yester-year showing our latest games and goings on.
YouTube
Where our journey began. But we’re pretty sure you know how YouTube works. We also try and republish live streams here after the fact.
Tik Tok
The home of Pixel Bandits’ short-form video content. Nostaliga, behind-the-scenes clips and contemporary review videos live here.