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Pixel RPGs

When computers could not boast of great performance, and consoles were just beginning to develop, developers actively used pixel graphics to simplify rendering.

Nowadays, pixels in games, including role-playing ones, are used for the most part to reduce the cost of creating or create an “old-school” environment.

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 with...

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, build structures...

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 arcades...

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 sacrifice him. To...

Vampire Survivors

Indie, Top-down view, Action, Roguelike, Fantasy, Gothic, Casual game

December 17, 2021

Players: 8/10

Steam: 98/100

Metacritic: 87/100

A gothic action roguelike about vampires where players fight off hordes of monsters. All that is required of the player is to move around the arena and collect...

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, throw, burn...

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 are: the...

Minecraft Dungeons

Action, Adventure, Isometric, Role-playing game

May 26, 2020

VGTimes: 7.0/10

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Minecraft Dungeons is an adventure action game set in the Minecraft universe, supporting co-op play for up to 4 players. The story revolves around a demon named...

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. Fleeing from...

Loop Hero

Role-playing game, Roguelike, Top-down view, Fantasy

March 4, 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 83/100

A Russian roguelike that tells the story of how the evil Lich created a time loop, erased the memory of all residents and plunged the world into chaos. The player...

Graveyard Keeper

Simulation, Action, Business / Management, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie

August 15, 2018

Players: 8.4/10

Steam: 81/100

Metacritic: 68/100

Graveyard Keeper — a simulator of a true manager of a medieval cemetery. In the game world, heroes are awaited by death in coffins and entire mausoleums of your...

Hero Siege

Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Indie

January 15, 2014

Players: 8/10

Steam: 69/100

Sun Haven

Indie, Farm Simulator, Online, Adventure, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy

June 26, 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 85/100

A fantasy farm simulator with dragons, magic, an interesting story and a final boss. The game offers a huge world full of opportunities for development and...

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, which is a...

Octopath Traveler

Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Side view

July 12, 2018

VGTimes: 7.6/10

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 86/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Octopath Traveler is a Japanese-style side-scrolling arcade RPG. Embarking on an exciting adventure, you can choose one of eight characters. Each of the characters...

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 style and...

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 will take care...

Risk of Rain

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike

November 8, 2013

Players: 8/10

Steam: 93/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Risk of Rain is an action-adventure RPG with a third-person view and roguelike elements in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to a distant...

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 to find a...

Heroes of Hammerwatch

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike

March 1, 2018

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Heroes of Hammerwatch is an indie role-playing game with action elements in a medieval setting. Explore procedurally generated levels, destroying enemies and...

Octopath Traveler 2

Turn-based, Japanese role-playing game, Adventure, Open world, Tactics, Fantasy

February 24, 2023

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Turn-based Japanese role-playing game in an open world. The story takes place in Solistia, a world where the eastern and western continents are separated by sea. It...

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Music game, Tactics, Roguelike

April 23, 2015

Players: 8.7/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 86/100

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a unique indie game where everything moves to the rhythm of the music of Danny Baranowski, the composer of Super Meat Boy and the...

Dragon Quest Builders 2

Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)

December 20, 2018

VGTimes: 7.8/10

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a continuation of the arcade sandbox with a third-person view in the open world in the Dragon Quest universe. As in the original, you...

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 criminals were...

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 about a hundred...

Hero's Hour

Top-down view, Turn-based, Strategy, Fantasy, Tactics, Role-playing game, Procedural generation, Online

March 1, 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Hero's Hour is a turn-based role-playing strategy game with real-time combat in a fantasy setting. Explore the world, rebuild cities, take part in dynamic battles...

CrossCode

Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle

September 20, 2018

Players: 9.7/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 83/100

CrossCode is a top-down action RPG in a fantasy style. This game combines SNES-style 16-bit graphics with smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging...

Pocket ZONE

Role-playing game, Action, Side view, Post-apocalyptic, Online

March 7, 2022

Players: 8.5/10

Pocket ZONE is a side-view action role-playing game in the post-apocalypse genre. A fiery cocktail of unusual gameplay from a symbiosis of a unique setting for the...

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 many more. The...

Grow Dungeon Hero

Fantasy, Side view, Dungeons, Role-playing game, Adventure, Old school

November 7, 2015

The main character explores dungeons and hunts for powerful weapons and artifacts. Various character classes are available, differing in their skills. Equipment can...

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 professions. There are...

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