The series made its debut on PlayStation 3 with PixelJunk Racers, released July 11, 2007.

In an interview at TGS 2009, Q-Games stated that proper development on PixelJunk 1-5 would start in 2010.

[5] The first series of PixelJunk games are all described by Q-Games president Dylan Cuthbert as having "simplicity, familiarity, and originality" in common.

In 2008, Cuthbert suggested that games of the second series could "take some of the old 3D looks and bring them up to the full HD kind of style.

The Japanese version of the space included an exclusive "Q-Games virtual public TGS Booth" — a recreation of the Q-Games booth at the 2009 Tokyo Games Show where users could claim a free T-shirt for their Home avatar.