Game Developer
Vintage and Retro
Vintage and Retro
Pixel Fandango develops games in a retro style for modern hardware. We use our own graphics engine written in-house.
Vintage and Retro
Vintage and Retro
Vintage and Retro
The Pixel Fandango channel has videos covering vintage home computers and retro gaming
Support + Contact
Vintage and Retro
Support + Contact
Our Support page has guides on how to play the games, troubleshooting and hints and tips to get the most out of your system.
You can contact us here too!
HEX.PLAN.X - The Hex Planet Experiment - Available Now !
PC/Windows Game - Available now on Steam®
A research outpost has been experimenting with automation but something went wrong.
Now machines and organic material are corrupted.
Most inhabitants cower in underground shelters and need urgent medical attention.
Some have vehicles and try to help, go about their normal business,
or take advantage of the situation for their own benefit.
Military and emergency vehicles do their best to regain control but are outnumbered.
You are sent to tip the balance, restore order and rescue the injured.
Hex.Plan.X Journal...
Play Expo Blackpool
Play Retro Games Expo
5-6th October 2024,
Norcalympia Exhibition Centre, Blackpool, UK
Pixel Fandango will be in the indie section showing the latest version of Hex.Plan.X. Come and say hello!
How To Play HEX.PLAN.X
A short video about how to play the game - the controls, the object and some tips and hints.
V1.11 Released To Steam
September 2024 - The big autumn update!
Game Play
- Ants drop occasional upgrade tokens when killed
- Rescuing enough humans is rewarded with items
- Police are more aggressive
- More warnings about carrying contraband
- Waypoints eject tokens for player to pick up rather than showing upgrade messages
- Deposit contraband for items and upgrades as well as points
- Smart Laser - if you've got enough energy
Graphics
- New play start graphics and sound
- Better weapon graphics for all entities
- Better human rescue graphic and sound
- Transmission graphics for enemies
- Waypoint highlighting in high detail mode
- Reflections in water in high detail mode
- Darker water for improved contrast
- Central control graphics
- Wall border highlight
V1.10 Released To Steam
June 2024
Lots and lots of amazing improvements!
- Improved introduction pages and menus.
- Turbo walk mode by pressing left stick on gamepad.
- Improved status map graphics including player position.
- Commodity and token highlights when inside pick-up range.
- High scores shown in-play above live scores.
- More helpful hints shown at more useful times.
- Better compass hints shown below scores.
- Faster zoom-out when showing menus or status map.
- Nicer safety zone and pick up radius graphics.
- Easier way point navigation with gamepad.
- Improvements to targeting of main enemies.
- Engine threading and caching improvements.
- Improved shooting graphics.
New Promo Video
April 2024
Here's the new promotional video - It's shorter than the last one, has more improvements and more relaxing music.
This is posted on the new Pixel Fandango Dev YouTube channel. So I can keep commercial stuff separate from the vintage and retro gaming channel.
Game Dev Progress #5
April 2024
The last pre-release dev update - going live in just 2 days time!
Plus even more improvements to report!
Promo Video
March 2024
Here's a promotional video - 2 minutes of colour and noise - enjoy!
Game Dev Progress #4
February 2024
There's more improvement in the packaging, gameplay, graphics and under the covers. We really are getting very close to a finished product!
Plus a catch-up on the story so far.
Game Dev Progress #3
December 2023
Many improvements have been made to the game following feedback from the Play Retro Game Expo.
See them here and, at no extra cost, listen to my sparkling commentary!
A bit more dev work to do - but getting close to being finished!
Play Expo Blackpool
October 2023
The first public showing of the game.
Following the first phase of play testing the alpha version was shown to the public. The feedback was positive but some useful suggestions were received and work is in progress to make the next version really shine!
Game Dev Progress #2
August 2023
Unashamedly retro styled and full of golden-era cliches
Because we love that stuff!
More updates to come as development progresses.
Game Dev Progress #1
July 2023
Early Demo showing the game play basics, graphics and interactions.
There are rescue, shooting, exploration, strategy and co-op elements.
More to follow as development progresses.
Planet Fandango is a placeholder name.