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title: "Gauntless"
subtitle: "A tiny pocket-sized version of the game Gauntlet, in 64x64 pixels."
date: 2017-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
category: game
url: https://phaser.io/news/2017/08/gauntless
site: Phaser - https://phaser.io
copyright: © 2026 Phaser Studio Inc. All rights reserved.
---

# Gauntless

*A tiny pocket-sized version of the game Gauntlet, in 64x64 pixels.*

![image](gauntless.png)

Created for the Low Res Game Jam this is a version of the classic arcade game Gauntlet, crammed into 64x64 pixels. There's only one level, and you only get to play the Wizard, but it's still a lot of fun! Pick-up keys to open doors, use the potions to nuke all ghosts on-screen (press the X key) and see if you can make it to the exit. It's a bit glitchy and the ghosts seem to spawn for ever, but I still managed to complete it all the same :)

[Play Game](https://mikiex.itch.io/gauntless)

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