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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Hero Siege
Action, Slasher, Hack and slash, Indie
January 15, 2014
Players: 8/10
Steam: 69/100
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...

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