Freaking Meatbags by Wild Factor Games.
A cross between a shmup and tower defense. Colonize various planets with your human entourage. Since humans are weak and pitiful, mix their DNA with aliens and modify their bodies to make them more useful.
Some of the best pixel art indie games that I have curated or ones that just hit you right in the nostalgia with their retro feel.
Freaking Meatbags by Wild Factor Games.
A cross between a shmup and tower defense. Colonize various planets with your human entourage. Since humans are weak and pitiful, mix their DNA with aliens and modify their bodies to make them more useful.
Regret by Revenge Games.
A psychological survival horror game. Follow Keenan (and his pet fox, Curo) as he struggles with his sanity and explores the mysteries of the ghost town, Silver Pines.
Path to the Sky by DEKDEV – a procedurally generated roguelike platformer. Stranded on a mysterious island after your ship sinks, you must explore, fight, and try to survive.
developed by PixelNest
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A shmup and roguelike mashup set in space. I tried to think of a further description, but what more do you need? ;) Coming to Xbox One and PC.
A four player local multiplayer dueling game. You fight against each other, while each player has a battalion of swarming npc’s they can use to help them.
Rivals of Aether by Daniel Fornace, with art by Johan Vinet.
Super Smash Bros style fighting game with absolutely gorgeous pixel art. Currently four characters have been revealed, with more to come. It’s planned to be released at the end of 2015, on both the PC and Xbox One.
Moonman by Ben Porter – a procedurally generated adventure game. Mixing ideas from Terraria, Spelunky, and Binding of Isaac, Moonman is the type of alien I could get to love, green and all. Recently been through Greenlight. Visit the Kickstarter to see some cool concept/fan art.
Baby by Jordan Seaward – a metroidvania where you play as a spider…thing trying to find its mother. This game creeps me out every time I see it. Love it.
MegaSphere* by Anton Kudin – a sidescrolling shooter in very early development. It already looks sexy though. :) You can take a look at this gameplay trailer which shows how fluid the movement and shooting is already.
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Prisonscape by Heaviest Matter – a charming adventure/RPG set in a beautiful locale overlooking a scenic valley. Meals included. The view is to die for.