Pixel Guide is a clean guide browser and library for Android handhelds, phones, and tablets. Save guides right on your device, block clutter while browsing, track RetroAchievements, and keep the guides you use ready to render locally later.

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Read classic walkthroughs, modern FAQs, PDF manuals, maps, charts, and personal reference files in one focused Android app.

What is Pixel Guide?

Pixel Guide is an Android application for collecting and reading game reference material. It can browse and download guides from GameFAQs, handle Neoseeker TXT and HTML walkthroughs, download PDF manuals through ScreenScraper, and keep your own imported guides beside everything else.

The app is built for long-form walkthroughs, retro gaming, emulation setups, and handheld Android devices. It remembers your place, keeps navigation fast, supports controller-friendly reading, and gives each guide a readable, theme-aware presentation.

Latest Updates

Current release

v1.4

  • Smart Text Formatting for classic TXT guides can reflow old fixed-width walkthroughs to fit your screen.
  • TXT guide Table of Contents support detects guide sections for faster navigation.
  • GameFAQs HTML walkthrough downloads now work correctly again for local reading.
  • RetroAchievements support adds filtering, sorting, and icons for Missable, Progression, and Win Condition achievements.
  • Controller scrolling has been fine-tuned for smoother reader navigation.
  • Custom artwork can now be set on non-custom games, not only manually added games.

Also recently added

Recent highlights

  • Game of the Month highlights the SBCGaming community pick inside Pixel Guide.
  • Neoseeker HTML walkthrough downloads support multi-page guide saving and local reading.
  • Multi-window support lets two Pixel Guide instances run side by side or in floating windows.
  • Optional HTML Table of Contents bottom navigation bar.
  • Controller navigation for readers, including page turning and scrolling.
  • RetroAchievements progress can be viewed directly in the app.
  • Pixie AI can answer questions using Gemini AI with web search when you provide your own Gemini API key.

Feature Highlights

Web Guides

  • Browse and download guides directly from GameFAQs.
  • Support for Neoseeker TXT guides and HTML walkthrough downloads.
  • Save multi-page Neoseeker HTML walkthroughs for local reading.
  • Save complete single-file HTML guides directly on the device.
  • Ad blocking reduces distractions on web guide pages.
  • Remember guide pages for GameFAQs and Neoseeker.
  • Add shortcut URLs for external guides, wikis, and resources.

Sources and Formats

  • Download PDF manuals through ScreenScraper.
  • TXT, HTML, PDF, XLSX, and CBZ guides.
  • Image-based maps and charts.
  • Imported personal guides and documents.
  • Add custom games manually.
  • Universal APK downloads are available from GitHub releases.

Reader Tools

  • Fast in-guide text search for TXT and HTML guides.
  • Smart Text Formatting can reflow old TXT guides and justify-align text for a cleaner layout.
  • Table of Contents support for TXT and HTML guides.
  • Resume reading from where you last stopped.
  • Optional HTML Table of Contents bottom navigation bar.
  • Back and Forward navigation inside the HTML reader.
  • Controller navigation for page turning and scrolling.
  • HTML guide images fit the screen, with original-size viewing on tap.
  • PDF fit-to-width reading.

Library and Play

  • Game of the Month from the SBCGaming subreddit.
  • RetroAchievements progress, filtering, sorting, and achievement type icons.
  • Optional Pixie AI helper powered by your own Gemini API key.
  • Multi-window support for split-screen and floating-window setups.
  • Custom artwork for standard source games and manually added custom games.
  • Grid and list home screen layouts.
  • Guide storage size shown on game detail pages.
  • Per-guide font size and font selection.
  • Saved guide content can render locally, including without network access.
  • In-app updates for easier upgrades.

Maps, Charts, and Annotations

On-Device Translation on Android

Privacy First

Pixel Guide includes no telemetry, analytics, or tracking. Your guide library stays on your device, and built-in ad blocking keeps web guide pages cleaner while you save the HTML guides you want to keep. Pixie AI is optional, can be turned off, and only works when you provide your own Gemini API key.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Pixel Guide available on Android?

Yes. Pixel Guide is an Android-only app for phones, tablets, and handheld gaming devices. The current release supports Android 8.0 and newer.

Which guide sources are supported?

Pixel Guide supports GameFAQs guides, Neoseeker TXT guides and HTML walkthroughs, ScreenScraper PDF manuals, imported personal files, image-based maps and charts, Game of the Month entries, and shortcut URLs for external resources.

Which guide formats are supported?

TXT, HTML, PDF, XLSX, CBZ, and image-based guides are supported. Shortcut URL guides can also appear alongside downloaded and imported guides.

What works without an internet connection?

Pixel Guide is primarily an online app for finding and saving guides. Saved and imported guide content can be rendered locally without network access. TXT translation also works without a connection after the required language models are downloaded.

Does Pixel Guide include ads or tracking?

No. Pixel Guide has no ads, no analytics, and no telemetry. Built-in ad blocking helps keep web guide pages cleaner while saving HTML guides.

Does Pixie AI require an account or API key?

Pixie AI is optional and can be turned off. It uses Gemini AI with web search, requires your own Gemini API key, and may incur Google API usage costs depending on how you use it.

Can I import my own guides?

Yes. You can import your own guides, maps, charts, manuals, and documents, or add URL shortcuts that appear beside your downloaded guides inside the app.

Is there an iOS alternative to Pixel Guide?

If you are looking for an iOS alternative, you can check out Pocket Codex, which offers a similar guide-reading experience on iOS.