Pixel a Day
@pixeladay.bsky.social
Youtube video essays critically analysing games and how they make us feel (youtube.com/pixeladay). Articles published in Uppercut, Into the Spine, Kritiqal, Gamers With Glasses. She/her. Support: patreon.com/pixeladay
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***New video is out!***
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
We're hitting the streets today to protest this POS and our prime minister's baffling decision to cozy up to war criminals
'Herzog is not a “moderate” diplomat; he is a leader of a genocidal government, responsible for the ongoing destruction of Palestinian people in Gaza and the Occupied Territories.'
~ Green Left
'Mr Herzog has “full immunity” as a foreign head of state.'
~ AFP Assistant Commissioner Stephen Nutt
~ Green Left
'Mr Herzog has “full immunity” as a foreign head of state.'
~ AFP Assistant Commissioner Stephen Nutt
February 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
We're hitting the streets today to protest this POS and our prime minister's baffling decision to cozy up to war criminals
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Finally got round to watching @pixeladay.bsky.social's video on Blue Prince. Really good, comprehensive portrait of one person's attempt to make sense of a fascinating and often brilliant game that nonetheless has kinda bad puzzle design
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Blue Prince is the Best (and the Worst) of Exploration Puzzle Games
YouTube video by Pixel a Day
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February 8, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Finally got round to watching @pixeladay.bsky.social's video on Blue Prince. Really good, comprehensive portrait of one person's attempt to make sense of a fascinating and often brilliant game that nonetheless has kinda bad puzzle design
youtu.be/RYQl5hcipUM?...
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Already can't wait for the @skipintroyt.bsky.social ep on this
February 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Already can't wait for the @skipintroyt.bsky.social ep on this
Final bump for my new video. What does Mouthwashing feel like to play, what makes it creatively unique, what does it have to say about abuse and complicity, and what on Earth does a company mascot have to do with any of it??
***New video is out!***
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
January 31, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Final bump for my new video. What does Mouthwashing feel like to play, what makes it creatively unique, what does it have to say about abuse and complicity, and what on Earth does a company mascot have to do with any of it??
Just watching the tennis and realising that the Kazakhstan flag reminds me of the colour palette of In Other Waters and I like that
January 31, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Just watching the tennis and realising that the Kazakhstan flag reminds me of the colour palette of In Other Waters and I like that
I can see by the lack of reposts that either no one here has seen the film or no one agrees with me
As an OG fan of the 28...Later films ever since I saw 28 Days Later in the cinema as a 14 year old and it ruined me, it makes me very happy that the franchise is still thriving and doing cool stuff, that said Bone Temple is not as good as the previous one and everyone saying that is tripping
January 31, 2026 at 4:44 AM
I can see by the lack of reposts that either no one here has seen the film or no one agrees with me
As an OG fan of the 28...Later films ever since I saw 28 Days Later in the cinema as a 14 year old and it ruined me, it makes me very happy that the franchise is still thriving and doing cool stuff, that said Bone Temple is not as good as the previous one and everyone saying that is tripping
January 30, 2026 at 9:36 PM
As an OG fan of the 28...Later films ever since I saw 28 Days Later in the cinema as a 14 year old and it ruined me, it makes me very happy that the franchise is still thriving and doing cool stuff, that said Bone Temple is not as good as the previous one and everyone saying that is tripping
Sorry I know I'm contributing to the outrage machine here, but god I'm just baulking at the idea that games critics need to be MORE aware of how negatively gamers feel about us and our work, that we are somehow oblivious to it. "Did you know many people don't like your criticism of Game?" My guy.
Here's one I got just last week! This is a pretty typical one actually. The cruelty from commenters is incredible and constant. People who have never created anything in their life going, "Hey, I noticed ONLY 30 thousand people have seen the thing you made. That's not much. You kinda suck huh"
January 28, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Sorry I know I'm contributing to the outrage machine here, but god I'm just baulking at the idea that games critics need to be MORE aware of how negatively gamers feel about us and our work, that we are somehow oblivious to it. "Did you know many people don't like your criticism of Game?" My guy.
Here's one I got just last week! This is a pretty typical one actually. The cruelty from commenters is incredible and constant. People who have never created anything in their life going, "Hey, I noticed ONLY 30 thousand people have seen the thing you made. That's not much. You kinda suck huh"
January 28, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Here's one I got just last week! This is a pretty typical one actually. The cruelty from commenters is incredible and constant. People who have never created anything in their life going, "Hey, I noticed ONLY 30 thousand people have seen the thing you made. That's not much. You kinda suck huh"
Extremely funny to somehow not be aware that the most rancid, cruel, soul-calloused people in this space are not games critics but the reply guys who mass harrass and dox them
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Extremely funny to somehow not be aware that the most rancid, cruel, soul-calloused people in this space are not games critics but the reply guys who mass harrass and dox them
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Do you feel like watching a neat video about a neat game? My new video on Mouthwashing is out, and it's a very digestible length!
***New video is out!***
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Do you feel like watching a neat video about a neat game? My new video on Mouthwashing is out, and it's a very digestible length!
Reposted by Pixel a Day
Even though I adored Mouthwashing, I never found an appropriate angle to tackle it analytically, so I'm glad to see smart, thoughtful folk write about it in my stead
***New video is out!***
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Even though I adored Mouthwashing, I never found an appropriate angle to tackle it analytically, so I'm glad to see smart, thoughtful folk write about it in my stead
***New video is out!***
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
January 22, 2026 at 11:48 AM
***New video is out!***
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
What you’ve done cannot be undone, nor forgiven. It can only be taken responsibility for. This is a video about Mouthwashing.
Video here: youtu.be/EHN5zToH3n8
Support me here: patreon.com/pixeladay
Coming later this week - a video essay about Mouthwashing
January 20, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Coming later this week - a video essay about Mouthwashing
It was my pleasure to hang on this stream last night :) Go check out Nina's FINAL stream next weekend and help her raise some much needed dollars!
AAAAAAND the first stream is finished with now a little over 5500 dollars raised, which gets me even closer to finally moving to a safer place.
Thank you everyone for tuning in and I'll see you next Saturday for more Wolfenstein 💙
Thank you everyone for tuning in and I'll see you next Saturday for more Wolfenstein 💙
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
This and next weekends @darkfry.bsky.social and I are hosting the final two streams to help me raise enough funds to move to safety and marry my amazing @deviousbec.bsky.social
New quiz shows, a bunch of guests and the entire Wolfenstein trilogy included. Come say hi!
This and next weekends @darkfry.bsky.social and I are hosting the final two streams to help me raise enough funds to move to safety and marry my amazing @deviousbec.bsky.social
New quiz shows, a bunch of guests and the entire Wolfenstein trilogy included. Come say hi!
January 18, 2026 at 11:06 PM
It was my pleasure to hang on this stream last night :) Go check out Nina's FINAL stream next weekend and help her raise some much needed dollars!
I hope you will all TAKE RESPONSIBILITY and watch my upcoming video essay on Mouthwashing. Coming soon.
January 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I hope you will all TAKE RESPONSIBILITY and watch my upcoming video essay on Mouthwashing. Coming soon.
Somebody please help me stop playing Against the Storm
January 16, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Somebody please help me stop playing Against the Storm
Having a little wine tonight purely to celebrate making it to the end of Darkwood (just barely, by the skin of my teeth). Christ what a game - more than twenty hours of endurance and survival in a rotting evil forest, half of the time squinting coz it's so dark you can't see shit
January 11, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Having a little wine tonight purely to celebrate making it to the end of Darkwood (just barely, by the skin of my teeth). Christ what a game - more than twenty hours of endurance and survival in a rotting evil forest, half of the time squinting coz it's so dark you can't see shit
I'm not even a game dev but this was an interesting read!
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
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I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 9, 2026 at 5:42 AM
I'm not even a game dev but this was an interesting read!
The channel fully hit a wall last year. All the numbers were down (views, new subs, patrons) compared to 2024, none more so than # of new subscribers, which hasn't been this low since I started the channel 5 years ago. As usual I only have guesses as to why.
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The channel fully hit a wall last year. All the numbers were down (views, new subs, patrons) compared to 2024, none more so than # of new subscribers, which hasn't been this low since I started the channel 5 years ago. As usual I only have guesses as to why.
I'm not exaggerating when I say this is one of the most cursed things I've ever read
I was wondering how this might all turn out to have been my fault
January 4, 2026 at 5:38 AM
I'm not exaggerating when I say this is one of the most cursed things I've ever read
They let me write about Promise Mascot Agency :)
January 3, 2026 at 12:41 AM
They let me write about Promise Mascot Agency :)
My yearly director's commentary video is out, where you can hear behind-the-scenes snippets on the making of all my videos this year! Support me on Patreon for just a dollar a month to get access to six years' worth of this and other special features :) www.patreon.com/posts/146758...
December 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
My yearly director's commentary video is out, where you can hear behind-the-scenes snippets on the making of all my videos this year! Support me on Patreon for just a dollar a month to get access to six years' worth of this and other special features :) www.patreon.com/posts/146758...
My advent calendar mini-review series (24 shorts in 24 days) is now done, and all the vids are in a handy playlist for your holiday viewing. Have a look and see what I thought about 24 games I played this year! youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Pixel a Day's Advent Gaming Calendar 2025 - YouTube
I review 24 games in 24 days
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December 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
My advent calendar mini-review series (24 shorts in 24 days) is now done, and all the vids are in a handy playlist for your holiday viewing. Have a look and see what I thought about 24 games I played this year! youtube.com/playlist?lis...