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The indie dev love for pixel art grows by the year - in this video essay I look at why the style has made such a comeback, the technical shortcuts and challenges it poses, and at the unique ways that developers have evolved the form.
I’ll look at games for the Switch, Ps4, Xbox One and PC all the way back to the NES and SNES.
Let me know what your favourite recent pixel art games have been in the comments below!
Slip - Geographer
Sundays -
Lake George - William Rosati
Lullaby - Yung Logos
Mad Science (Sting) - MK2
Marlboro lLite - Spazz Cardigan
Games featured in this video;
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening - Nintendo
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Switch - Nintendo
Katana Zero - Askiisoft / Devolver Digital
Celeste - Matt Makes Games
Game Dev Story _ Kairosoft
Super Mario Galaxy - Nintendo
Hyper Light Drifter - Heart Machine
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - Ninten