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Pixel games

Many games, especially those made by small indie studios, are made in pixel graphics, which gives them a special appearance and reminds seasoned gamers of the times of the last century when games were just beginning to emerge. They are specifically designed with an emphasis on 8-bit or 16-bit graphics, this usually does not affect the gameplay.

Mostly pixel games are platformers or top-down action games. There are also turn-based roguelikes, as well as a huge variety of mobile games created by small studios.

The best pixel games are collected here, without reference to the year of release, genre or gameplay features.

Minecraft
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Sandbox, Survival, Crafting, Online
August 15, 2011
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Exciting sandbox with a focus on freedom of action and exploration of an almost infinite open world. Created by procedural generation, it is filled...
Terraria
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Roguelike
May 16, 2011
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Terraria is an adventure sandbox with platformer elements and a side view. You will embark on a colorful world where you can create various items...
Stardew Valley
Role-playing game, Simulation, Business / Management, Indie
February 26, 2016
Players: 9/10
Steam: 98/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Stardew Valley is a farming simulator with role-playing elements, an open-world sandbox with an isometric camera and visual style reminiscent of '90s...
Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Cooperative (co-op)
November 4, 2014
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 97/100
Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a top-down indie RPG. You will play as the boy Isaac, hiding in the basement from his mother, whom God ordered to...
Dead Cells
Action, Roguelike, Side view
August 6, 2018
VGTimes: 8.8/10
Players: 8.9/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 89/100
The main character tries to reach the end of a large castle, but along the way, he will encounter a whole horde of different monsters that will beat...
Undertale
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Indie
September 15, 2015
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 92/100
Undertale is a role-playing game where you control a man who falls underground into a scary world of monsters. Some of the main features of the game...
Starbound
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival
July 22, 2016
Players: 8.6/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 81/100
Starbound is an indie adventure role-playing arcade game with platformer and action elements. You are forced to flee your planet by hijacking a ship...
The Escapists 2
Simulation, Adventure, Business / Management, Top-down view
August 21, 2017
VGTimes: 7.0/10
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 91/100
Metacritic: 75/100
The Escapists 2 is a continuation of the top-down prisoner management simulator. The game is a direct continuation of the original. You will be able...
Enter the Gungeon
Arcade, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval
April 5, 2016
VGTimes: 8.0/10
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 85/100
Enter the Gungeon is a top-down arcade shooter from the developers at Dodge Roll. The roguelike takes place in the ever-changing fortress of Gungeon...
Papers, Please
Arcade, Simulation, Adventure, Indie
August 8, 2013
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Papers, Please is an unusual simulator of an immigration officer. You will have to sit in a small booth and check the documents of visiting...
Hotline Miami
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Top-down view
October 23, 2012
Players: 9/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Hotline Miami is a brutal and bloody top-down action game. You have to step into the shoes of a serial killer who kills hundreds of various bandits...
Broforce
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Platformer, Isometric, Indie
April 6, 2014
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 76/100
Broforce is a brutal 2D platformer full of pure, unadulterated fun that requires the player to destroy everything that moves in order to defeat the...
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie
March 10, 2015
VGTimes: 8.5/10
Players: 9.2/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a continuation of the dynamic top-down action game. The main action takes place parallel to the events of the...
Celeste
Action, Platformer, Indie, Side view
January 25, 2018
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 91/100
Celeste is a hardcore side-scrolling action platformer from the creator of TowerFall. More than 250 levels await you, and the locations include...
The Escapists
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Isometric
July 9, 2014
Players: 8.3/10
Steam: 90/100
Metacritic: 72/100
The Escapists is a fun indie prison escape game. This can be done by any means. For example, organize a riot. Or dig a tunnel right under the prison...
Into the Breach
Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Roguelike
February 27, 2018
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 6.6/10
Steam: 94/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Into the Breach is a tactical strategy game with turn-based battles about fighting off an alien invasion from the creators of FTL: Faster Than...
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove
Arcade, Action, Beat them all, Platformer, Side view
June 26, 2014
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 88/100
Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove is an old-school pixelated platformer about Shovel Knight, who must destroy his enemies to save his beloved and defeat...
Punch Club
Role-playing game, Boxing, Business / Management, Sports game, Side view
January 8, 2016
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 75/100
Punch Club is a boxing sports game with RPG elements that tells the story of a boxer searching for his father's killer. The game is made in pixel...
The Final Station
Action, Platformer, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Side view
August 30, 2016
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 7.8/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Action platformer in a post-apocalyptic setting. The player will have the opportunity to become a train driver in a desert world, carrying his...
Kynseed
Role-playing game, Simulation, Adventure, Indie
November 8, 2018
Players: 10/10
Steam: 81/100
Metacritic: 89/100
Kynseed — a role-playing sandbox with elements of a farming simulator from the creators of the Fable 3 series. As in other games of this genre, you...
Hyper Light Drifter
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Indie
March 31, 2016
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 82/100
Hyper Light Drifter is a top-down action-adventure RPG. The main character of the game suffers from a strange disease and goes to amazing countries...
Nuclear Throne
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Top-down view, Indie
December 5, 2015
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Nuclear Throne is a dynamic arcade action game with roguelike elements and a top-down view. Having chosen one of 12 unique characters and armed with...
To the Moon
Adventure, Top-down view, Puzzle, Visual novel, Indie
November 1, 2011
Players: 9.8/10
Steam: 96/100
Metacritic: 83/100
An indie adventure game created using the RPG Maker engine. The game tells the story of two young doctors, Eva and Neil, who give people another...
Fez
Action, Platformer, Puzzle, Indie
April 13, 2012
Players: 7.1/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 90/100
Fez is a side-scrolling indie adventure platformer. The action takes place in a 3D world, allowing the player to explore and traverse colorful worlds...
Eastward
Role-playing game, Adventure, Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic
September 16, 2021
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 84/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Eastward is a colorful, retro-style, top-down adventure role-playing game that follows the adventures of a miner named John in a destroyed and...
Dungeon of the Endless
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Indie
October 27, 2014
Players: 7/10
Steam: 88/100
Metacritic: 79/100
Dungeon of the Endless is a roguelike Dungeon Defense style game in which gamers have to fight monsters for their survival. Several hundred convicted...
Tooth and Tail
Strategy, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval
September 12, 2017
Steam: 82/100
Metacritic: 80/100
Tooth and Tail is a real-time pixel strategy game that describes the events of the First World War. Only instead of people you will see showdowns...
Coromon
Turn-based, Role-playing game, Fantasy, Adventure, Exploration, Indie
March 31, 2022
Players: 9.5/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 74/100
The main character travels through a colorful world and tames various creatures in order to get them into his squad of coromons. In total, there are...
Crossing Souls
Arcade, Adventure, Top-down view, Futurism (Future)
February 13, 2018
Players: 8.5/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Crossing Souls is an action-adventure game with role-playing elements in a pixel style. California, 1986. A group of friends finds a mysterious pink...
9-Bit Armies: A Bit Too Far
Strategy, Isometric, In real time
February 24, 2024
A retro game with voxel graphics in the spirit of old-school strategies. You need to extract resources, rebuild your base and assemble an invincible...
Thimbleweed Park
Adventure, Futurism (Future), Side view
March 30, 2017
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 93/100
Metacritic: 84/100
Thimbleweed Park is a classic “point-and-click” quest from the creators of Maniac Mansion. The game takes place in a small town where a mysterious...
Pony Island
Puzzle, Logic, Indie
January 4, 2016
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 95/100
Metacritic: 86/100
Pony Island is a logic puzzle game from the developers of Daniel Mullins Games. The story is that the devil locks the player in an arcade, and in...
First Cut: Samurai Duel
Fighting, Side view, Online
January 18, 2024
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 88/100
A game about intense sword fighting, where every blow is fatal. You need to direct the sword to block attacks and bypass enemy defenses. You can...
Kung Fury - Street Rage Ultimate Edition
Side view, Beat them all, Action, Arcade, Adventure, Old school
March 15, 2023
A co-op game based on the short film Kung Fury. Gamers control one of five characters with unique abilities and make their way through crowds of...
Arcanist
Adventure, Platformer, Side view, Fantasy / Medieval
June 19, 2024
The boy miraculously escapes the flames of the Inquisition. As a result of the ordeal, he turns into a formidable wizard. Now the main character...
Terra Inferno
Tactics, Strategy, Turn-based, Isometric, Free game
June 20, 2024
Steam: 100/100
The gamer plays for the Florians, defending their planet from human invasion. Opponents want to take over the planet because of its valuable...
Skillwood
Sandbox, Indie, Casual game, Survival, Simulation, Top-down view, Free game, Exploration
June 20, 2024
Players: 10/10
A relaxing pixelated lumberjack game inspired by survival simulators. You need to chop wood, mine stones, discover new trees and locations. You will...
VVVVVV
Arcade, Platformer, Indie, Side view
January 11, 2010
Players: 7/10
VVVVVV — arcade side-scrolling indie platformer. You play as the fearless leader of a team of dimension conquerors who have crashed and lost...
Disney Pixel RPG
Role-playing game, Adventure, Tactics, Turn-based, Free game
October 7, 2024
A fairy tale journey with pixelated versions of Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Aladdin, Ariel, Stitch, Aurora, Maleficent and...
Gloomgrave
Action, Roguelike, First-person view, Turn-based, Dungeons, Procedural generation, Old school
January 18, 2022
Steam: 89/100
Gloomgrave is a retro action roguelike with a first-person view. You get to choose your class and level up your hero to suit your playstyle...
Urban Myth Dissolution Center
Anime / Manga, Adventure, Visual novel
February 12, 2025
Anticipation Rating: 10/10
The main character studies various oddities, cursed relics and spatial anomalies. The stories are based on numerous urban myths floating around the...
Levistone story (global）
Adventure, Top-down view, Fantasy
March 1, 2024
Hundreds of heroes are available to the player to collect. Characters can be upgraded and have pets that help in battle. You also need to furnish...
Retro Bowl College
Sports game, American Football, Arcade
September 18, 2023
Official spin-off of RETRO BOWL. The player controls a professional American football team. You can choose one of 250 college teams and then lead...
Genopanic: Prologue
Metroidvania, Platformer, Adventure, Side view, Arcade, Science fiction
March 5, 2024
A short prologue to Genopanic, which will take about an hour to complete. You can understand the basics of gameplay and defeat the first boss. The...
Adventure To Fate Lost Island
Role-playing game, Adventure, Dungeons, Fantasy, Top-down view, Old school
March 1, 2024
The player creates a character of one of twelve classes and goes to wander through the dungeons. Additionally, you can upgrade one of six...
Calibur League
Role-playing game, Fantasy, Side view, Anime / Manga
April 30, 2023
The player controls pixel fighters who bravely fight opponents. Heroes can use special skills that greatly influence the course of the battle. Also...

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