Last year I had the pleasure of interviewing Toronto’s indie game developer and founder of Spooky Squid Games, Miguel Sternberg. Miguel gave me insight into Toronto’s flourishing indie game community and the tight-knit world of socials and workshops offered by awesome organizations like the Hand Eye Society.

Recently, I was delighted to hear of Spooky Squid Games’s upcoming Xbox Live Indie Game, They Bleed Pixels. Featuring a distinct visual style that blends pixel art with paper and ink textures, They Bleed Pixels tells the story of a young girl haunted by a mysterious book and her violent Lovecraftian nightmares. The game features a robust one button combat system and a mid-level save system that requires players to pull off stylish kills in order to earn checkpoints.

They Bleed Pixels, on top of being an awesome game all on its own, features guest levels created by four other Toronto indie developers: Starfall, Sissies Magical Ponycorn Adventures, exp., and Techno Ninja.

“We’re big fans of community collaboration and wanted to give some of the talented folks we know chance to play in our world,” said Miguel Sternberg. “This is the first of two secret collaborative projects we’ve been cooking up – folks will have to wait till the release date announcement to learn about the second one.”

I strongly recommend everyone to check out They Bleed Pixels for some good fun when it is released later this year.