PIXEL DILEMMA
A strategy game built on the Prisoner's Dilemma — read the algorithm, predict the move, find out if trust really pays off.
A strategy game built on the Prisoner's Dilemma — read the algorithm, predict the move, find out if trust really pays off.
Every opponent in Pixel Dilemma is a real, hand-built algorithm modeling a classic game theory paradox or strategy — not a generic "AI." Learn how each one thinks, predict its next move, and outsmart it before it outsmarts you.
See the algorithm behind every character and figure out the right move before you commit to it.
Tit for Tat, Grim Trigger, Pavlov, Extortion, and more — every opponent plays by its own logic.
An endless-rounds mode where every decision you make echoes forward into the next.
A clean, focused game loop wrapped in a sharp retro pixel-art style.
New paradoxes and algorithms are added over time — there's always another mind to crack.
Pixel Dilemma teaches game theory as you play — study, adapt, and beat each algorithm.
Each round, you and your opponent choose to cooperate or defect. Your score depends not just on your move, but on theirs too. Will you build trust round after round, or strike first before you get betrayed?