pixel hunting

noun

Looking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game.

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Meanings

verb

alternative pixel-hunting

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pixel hunt
nounpixel hunting (uncountable)

alternative pixel-hunting

  1. uncountablevideo gamesLooking for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game.
  2. uncountablePointing on a small screen control of a graphical interface with a mouse, or with a finger on a touch screen, especially when struggling to do so.

Origin

Graphic adventure puzzle video games in the 1980s and 1990s could require the player to find objects or switches that were only a few pixels in size, in some cases hidden in the scenery.

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Translations

Dutch pixeljagen
  • pixeljagento look for a small, onscreen, hard-to-find object in a graphic adventure puzzle video game
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APA

pixel hunting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pixel%20hunting

MLA

“pixel hunting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pixel%20hunting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pixel hunting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pixel%20hunting.

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