Tag: pixel art

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.

Wildfire

“Master the elements in this stealth game where everything burns.  Use your elemental powers to start fires, freeze water, and move earth as you outsmart superstitious enemies in this mischievous 2D stealth game.

“In a world where magic has all but died out, you’ve been branded a witch by villainous forces who fear your elemental power.  Outsmart the superstitious armies of the Arch Duchess as they hunt you through lush forests, deep caverns, and over frozen mountaintops.  Find and free your fellow villagers from captivity, then lead them to safety to reclaim your home.”

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Platforms: Windows
Release: May 26, 2020

The Last Faith

“A metroidvania that promotes a deep exploration style and gameplay with non-linear levels.

“In a world where magic and science meet and where the belief in an ancient religion is the law — Mythringal rises.  A capital in full decadence, where its glorious past has vanished through the passage of time and it has been painted into forgotten tomes of libraries set on fire.  The civil war has come to an end and a fatal disease haunts the city, corrupted to the bone.  Within this world, left to its fate lives Eric, a man who remembers nothing and stands in the middle of a conspiracy bigger than himself.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: 2021

Lords of Exile

“An 8-bit side-scrolling action platformer set in the far Lands of Exilia.  During the adventure you will take the role of Sir Gabriel, a knight who was cursed with anger after discovering that Galagar murdered his wife, he only lives to take revenge.

“In the Far East, in bloody ancient times of war, creatures of the darkness, and samurais, the lands suffer the pains of a cruel war.  The diabolical Galagar and his hordes make their way killing and destroying everything in their path, only a bloodthirsty cursed knight can restore hope and defeat the darkness…”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: 2021

Cleo – A Pirate’s Tale

“A top-down, pixel-art, retro, pirate adventure with a lot of nostalgic flair, humor and a linear story, inspired by the old Zelda games and the classic LucasArts adventure games.

“when Cleo finds a strange pirate-logbook and sees a ghost, who gives her mysterious hints, her boring life is about to get turned upside down.  She is thrown into a dangerous adventure and finds herself in a world of lies, deceive, greed and bad breath – the world of pirates – and most of them are after the same thing: THE TREASURE OF ETERNAL MEMORY.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Release: 2021

Despot’s Game

“A turn-based roguelike, an epic battle simulator, unexpected cultural references and an atmosphere of despotism in the far future.  In this game you need to help a bunch of helpless humans to get out of an insane labyrinth.  By a mysterious architect’s design you will be able to buy all kinds of things to use them as weapons: from an old fridge to a big non-humanoid robot.

“The fight is automatic, but the winner is determined by your decisions. Will it be the humans or the labyrinth’s monsters?  And by the way, keep track of your army’s hunger level: the fighters will have to eat each other, if you don’t stock enough supplies.”

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Platforms: Windows
Release: 2020

The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]

“An ambitious attempt to modernize an old classic in order to keep its memory alive.  Through detailed research and hard work, the production team tried to expand the experience while keeping the same ‘feel’ and emotional flow of the original masterpiece from 1987.

“The Eternal Castle sends you on a powerful journey packed with dangers and challenges through fast-paced melee action, calibrated ranged attacks, and/or cautious stealth approaches.  Each world features a unique atmosphere, written through different personal and second hand experiences, re-applied to fit a post A.I. fallout world set several hundred years in the future.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch
Release: January 5, 2019

The Cork

“A 2D Action-RPG set in a world that draws inspiration from classic Metroidvania platformers (with a heavy emphasis on vania) and the deliberate, challenging combat of Souls-likes.

“Players take on the role of Salem Cairnwright, who after several months abroad finds his home devastated by a mysterious plague – its villagers erratic and hostile.  The landscape beyond the village has changed, revealing an impossibly high wall towering above the forest.  Finding a path into the forgotten kingdom beyond the wall, you strike out to learn the truth behind its sudden appearance…”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Release: TBA

VirtuaVerse

“A cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars, and virtual reality debauchery.

“Society has migrated to a permanently integrated reality connected to a single neural network which continuously optimizes their experiences by processing personal data.

“Nathan, an outsider still refusing to comply to the new system, is making a living off the grid as a smuggler of modded hardware and cracked software.  Geared up with his custom headset, he is among the few that can still switch AR off and see reality for what it is.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Release: May 12, 2020

Huntdown

“In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony.  Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.

“Hunt solo or give suppressive fire and advance on the enemy together in co-op as you run, jump, and take cover in the neon soaked, graffiti strewn 80s inspired cityscapes.”

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Platforms: Windows, Mac, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Arcade Cabinet
Release: May 12, 2020