We've compiled a list of 15 of our favorite
pixel art games of 2014 and want you guys to vote on which you think is the best!
Inspired
by pixel art games and one finger controls, we set out to make a fun and fast - paced experience for all players.
Our goal is to be the top source
for pixel art games and introduce retro gaming fans to indie games they might like.
I actively seek out new,
innovative pixel art games because I honestly enjoy them, and will forever be a proponent for their artistic merit.
Will is the founder and president of PIGSquad, co-founder and producer for Rose City Games, and co-director of
Pixel Arts Game Education.
I've written extensively on the merits of
pixel art games in affording indie developers an accessible, flexible medium for their art.
The Deer God, in development by Crescent Moon Games, is a
3D pixel art game about survival, reincarnation, karma set within a beautifully rendered world.
Strikers Edge is a pretty
pixel art game with a very focused design and a well - developed experience.
It is a brilliant single - life, trial - and - error, skill driven, analog stick trick,
pixel art game right where it belongs — exclusively on Vita.
In The Darkside Detective, a classic
adventure pixel art game by Spooky Doorway, players journey through a series of mysteries in Twin Lakes City.
I've personally got a soft spot for early polygon era gaming, and I think it's due for a retro revival in the style of the recent omnipresence of
throwback pixel art games.
As seen in the mockups I've done, the area maps are more detailed than the original game, but they aren't meant to look quite as advanced as, say, the late SNES games that most «classic style»
pixel art game prefer to emulate, such as Seiken Densetsu 3, Final Fantasy 6, or Terranigma.
I'd strongly recommend it to anyone that's anyway into Metroidvania,
pixel art games, or new games that bring with them an instant sense of nostalgia.
The term «retro game» has been somewhat overused lately when it comes to
pixel art games.
We grew up on
the pixel art games of the NES and Sega Genesis, and created RETRONUKE to connect with fans that share the same passion for retro gaming aesthetics!
The care that went into the artwork of this game is astounding, completely surpassing
any pixel art game that I've played previously.
Let me get this off my chest first — I am no fan of 8 - bit,
pixel art games.
Yet our passion and skills were with
pixel art games.
Pixel Arts Game Education is a registered Oregon non-profit and startup education non-profit.
Pixel art games have a lot of competition these days, so «competent» may be a better word to describe Eagle Island «s graphics, if I'm being perfectly honest.
And in another piece of beat»em up news,
a pixel art game called I Am the Hero is coming later this year.
The graphics are very good for
a pixel art game.