Best Pixel RPG You Should Try
When computers could not boast of high performance, and consoles were just starting to develop, developers actively used pixel graphics to simplify calculations.
Now, pixels in games, including role-playing games, are mostly used to reduce the cost of creation or to create a "old-school" atmosphere.
Arcade, Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Sandbox, Indie, Survival, Crafting
August 15, 2011
Players:
7.6/10
Metacritic:
83/100
An exciting sandbox focused on freedom of action and exploring a practically endless open world. Created through procedural generation, it is filled with...
Action, Simulation, Business / Management, Top-down view, Indie, Fantasy, Medieval era, Crafting, Role-playing game
August 15, 2018
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
60/100
Metacritic:
68/100
Graveyard Keeper is a simulator of a true manager of a medieval cemetery. In the game world, heroes await death in coffins and entire tombs of your cemetery. Each...
Role-playing game, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Roguelike, Dungeons, Cooperative (co-op), Replayability
November 4, 2014
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
96/100
Metacritic:
87/100
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...
Role-playing game, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Side view, Japanese role-playing game
July 12, 2018
Players:
8.6/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
82/100
A Japanese-style RPG that invites you to set off on a journey with one of eight heroes. Each character has unique abilities and their own storyline, revealing...
Arcade, Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Platformer, Indie, Simulation, Survival, Sandbox, Space
July 22, 2016
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
88/100
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Strategy, Adventure, In real time, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Fantasy, Medieval era, Indie, Roguelike, Tower Defense (Tower Defense)
October 27, 2014
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
79/100
A hardcore roguelike in which a group of prisoners suddenly become explorers of a hostile world. After a prison ship crashes on the mysterious planet Auriga, the...
Third-person view, Anime / Manga, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Adventure, Action
December 20, 2018
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
89/100
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...
Top-down view, Turn-based, Strategy, Fantasy, Tactics, Role-playing game, Procedural generation, Online
March 1, 2022
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
80/100
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...
Role-playing game, Action, Top-down view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Dungeons
March 1, 2018
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
85/100
Heroes of Hammerwatch is an indie role-playing game with action elements in a medieval setting. Explore procedurally generated levels, destroying enemies and...
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