11 Jan 2024Developer post

Online play cancelled

I have been working on an online part for a very long time. I got a long way with the network code but I must admit that it will take far too much time to get it working right. I have now halted all development on the online part, however, there's still hope for Steam Remote Play

03 Dec 2022Developer post

New rewritten network code

I'm still working on the game. I am rewriting the network code back-end, and that of course means online play is gonna be revived, this time with relay servers so there will be no port-forwarding needed, just as originally intended. This also means that my other projects will ben

07 Jun 2022Developer post

New build with keyboard/mouse support and Remote Play Together

The game now supports keyboard and mouse for one player, the rest still needs to use controllers. The game will now use Remote Play Together for online play instead of the previous dedicated online feature. There are simply too many types of complex firewall types to be accounted

29 Mar 2021Developer post

Major update still in development

A big update for Pixel Killers - The Showdown is still in development. Major updates will be support for keyboard and mouse, and the inclusion of a tool that will automatically set up port forwarding (this is something that most games that are online playable do, and soon this wi

16 Dec 2019Developer post

Fixed bug when un-joining local game

Fixed an error when un-joining a local game. US server online. Working on an update that will make hosting a game much easier with no port-forwarding needed.

20 Nov 2019Developer post

Servers back online

I have been working hard on finding the error making servers in-accessible after a match had been played. However, as I have no regular game-tester anymore I do my best to test the game solo.

11 Nov 2019Developer post

Major problems with multiple servers

A major bug making servers in-accessible has been discovered after the US server was added to the list. I am working hard on this and have made it priority number one. I have decided to take the servers off-line until it has been fixed.

20 Aug 2019Developer post

P2P Update

A new update introducing P2P connections for less lag when updating player positions is now online.

04 Jul 2019Developer post

US server coming soon (August)

I already have a server in the US, it will be refactored to a game host server soon. If you would like to see an official game host somewhere else in the world, please let me know.

17 Jun 2019Developer post

Major update available

A new major update is now available. The most significant change is the new visible projectiles, of a minor note there should be better support for unstable internet connections when playing online. Only 1 beta server is online at the moment for online play, feel free to host a g

04 Feb 2019Developer post

New update coming soon!

The regular servers are down at the moment, but only because a new update is coming soon, after some more testing :) I hope for less latency and more even play between low-end and high-end computers :)

11 Dec 2018Developer post

Version 1.1 BETA 20 with hotfix

The new version contains an important hotfix for the Warehouse Front map where you could not pass through the large doors after they had been destroyed, along with some other minor fixes.

03 Dec 2018Developer post

Version 1.1 BETA 19 is out!

(The BETA part is only referring to the online play feature). A suitcase bug causing the suitcase the be dropped in the wrong location in certain cases has been fixed. A small bug allowing players to join a match twice has also been fixed. Please let me know if you encounter anyt

23 Oct 2018Developer post

The new servers are online!

For some time now, the new online servers have been online. They have been running much longer without problems than the old temporary servers did. The server app has been rewritten. I would like to get some feedback if you experience any problems, and also if you just like the g

30 Jul 2018Developer post

Shutting down the temporary servers

As of today, I will be shutting down the temporary servers. If you would like to play, get in touch with me and we can have a couple of matches, you can send me a message over at I will check for mail daily and we can arrange a match at a set time.

06 Jul 2018Developer post

Official servers issues

There are some issues with the official servers, sometimes they stop responding, sometimes they just stop running. I'm very sorry about these issues and I will cancel my holiday and continue re-writing all of the Dedicated Server code. In the meantime, I will try to keep an eye o

22 Jun 2018Developer post

Online play BETA 1.1f online now

There is a new BETA build online now, it includes 360 degrees shooting.

07 May 2018Developer post

Weekend is over

Monday, the weekend is over and you can now opt-in on the public BETA for online play in Pixel Killers - The Showdown. If you find any bugs, please don't hesitate to report it! I will do my best to correct the bug(s). I hope you have fun playing! Oh, and there are two servers onl

03 May 2018Developer post

Weekend is coming

Never release a big update just before the weekend.

15 Mar 2018Developer post

Online open BETA coming soon

A quick update! -Online play will soon be introduced in open BETA mode, I just need a little more testing first. -The need for porting the code to C++? It turns out, one of my testers kept playing on a computer that is below minimum system requirements. For the time being, there

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