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.
“A grim post-apocalyptic pixel-art action-adventure. Explore the underworld and slay hordes of demonic creatures.
“The entire population of the planet is eradicated by a global catastrophe. Now, the fate of the world as we know it lies on the shoulders of but one man. Battle your way through bloodthirsty demonic forces to bring order to the world… Or become the herald of its destruction.”
Platforms: Windows, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch
Release: 2021
An 8-bit platforming adventure that looks lovingly inspired by games like Mega Man and takes place across numerous locales with three different playable characters (and little helpers like a cute bee that shoots stingers at your enemies). Meet quirky characters, search for treasure, and battle various enemies ranging from strange jungle creatures two cars with jet packs.
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Platforms: Windows
Release: 2021
“Roguelite twin-stick shooter where magic and post-apocalyptic future technologies collide. Defeat evil lord Dracula and save everyone, repeatedly.
“Procedural generation, lots and lots of upgradeable weapons, spells, perks, alien artefacts, strange technological and magical devices, enemies, NPCs, traps, custom events and hidden shops. So many of those, you’ll feel overpowered. On the surface it is a beautiful isometric twin-stick shooter, but inside there’s a huge emphasis on depth, variety, replayability and discovering all those amazing synergies that make your eyes pop!”
Platforms: Windows
Release: May 22, 2020
“A top-down action-adventure/horror game about collecting and interacting with cute little critters called Daps. Set in a a lush forest world beset by an alien infection, battle strange monstrosities and scavenge for resources while using your Daps to help you along the way.
“Meet bizarre, otherworldly creatures in damp and dark corners. Come face to face with powerful god-like beings who seek to destroy you. Travel to the spirit world and learn the truth behind the Daps and the infection. “
Platforms: TBA
Release: TBA
“A pixel art survival-horror game set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century. To solve the dark secret at the heart of Grau Hill Mansion, you will have to immerse yourself in a nightmare world full of terrible creatures.
“Guide Victor Hartwell, a young aristocrat on a desperate journey to cure the deadly disease that afflicts his beloved wife, Alissa. Their last hope resides in the darkened halls of Grau Hill Mansion whose Earl has uncovered ancient secrets and forgotten sciences. He claims he can heal Alissa, but… at what price? Grau Hill mansion will open its doors and immerse you in a world of nightmares where you may be trapped forever.
“Choose well in whom to trust, every decision you make may alter the course of the story.”
Platforms: Windows, Linux, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: 2021
“A strategy RPG about outsmarting AI-driven adversaries, forging friendships, and toppling galactic empires spanning over multiple generations.
“Fusing a reactive, tactical turn-based battle system that emphasizes interrupts and counters, with a procedurally generated and emergent mission-based campaign and an intelligent Adversary system with enemy officers that evolve and move up in the ranks, every playthrough is unique, challenging, and never the same.”
Platforms: Windows (consoles to come)
Release: September 8, 2020
“A tight and precise platformer with a bubbling psychedelic world full of misshaped and malformed enemies.
“Transcend the material realm and assume your true form as Spinch, a hyper-agile organism consumed by the quest to rescue a litter of its missing offspring. Enter into a world thick with bubbling psychedelia, swelling with an endless population of strange enemies. Disrupt your psychic architecture and be absorbed into the world, teeming with multiple pathways, luminous levels, and complex obstacles.”
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Nintendo Switch
Release: September 3, 2020
“A pixel art narrative experience based on the life and works of Jules Verne, which merges exploration, puzzles and interactive dialogues with the imagery of one of the most famous science fiction and adventure writer.
“Jules Verne has been trapped in a parallel world, built from the writer’s own imagination and filled with adventures, dangers and lots of fantasy. Aboard the mythical Nautilus and back to back with captain Nemo and his faithful crew, you will face a merciless enemy who wants to wipe out imagination and creativity from Hemera… and from Verne himself.”
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Release: 2021
“A frantic, roguelike action-platformer where you run ‘n’ gun your way into the Abyss. Featuring unlimited item synergies and a unique dungeon evolution system, each run diversifies the experience and every choice alters the ruleset.
“If you need some company on your journey into the depths of the abyss, or just some additional firepower or assistance, eggs can be found which will turn into a random pet that has a special ability and will evolve the longer you survive.”
Platforms: Windows, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: July 14, 2020
“A tower defense dungeon crawler RPG. It tells the story of a young dwarven tinkerer that adventures into dwarven ruins to unearth the lost technologies of the ancient warsmiths – turrets and traps, the only weapons that can protect the dwarves from Witch Queen Vandra the Wicked and her army of bloodthirsty trolls and monstrous creatures.”
Platforms: Windows, Mac
Release: 2021