Right now about 80% of the content planned is already in Pixel Game Maker MV. It allows for the creation of platformers, top-down action and shooting games. During launch week the software is ...

The nostalgia-inducing HD-2D visual style used for Live A Live is both faithful to the original Super Famicom game, and also stunningly detailed, and might just be the best-looking HD-2D game yet.

Five Nights at Freddy's is typically a 3D horror gameplay experience with cameras, but with Into the Pit, the series goes for a 2D pixel art aesthetic.

Pixel art is a staple of the industry, going back to the NES era. For more than a decade, this visual style defined the gaming industry, with Nintendo and Sega's early consoles making great use of ...

Studio PICO, a two-man developer based in Japan, is currently in the early stages of development on Grand Exile, a pixel art 2D action and shooting game hybrid planned for release on Switch and PC.

But while the term "pixel art" is often used synonymously with "retro," the style doesn’t have to signify nostalgia — or vice versa. Some of the most retro games around eschew pixel art ...

Russia-based studio Nunchaku Games has announced Moon Samurai, a 2D pixel graphics action adventure game set in a cyberpunk world for Switch, PC, and Mac. A release date was not announced.

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is the connective tissue that bridges the 16- and 32-bit generations, and by extension modern gaming, with classic video game design.

"CAT AND CASTLE" is an exploration-based 2D action game with a nod to Metroidvania. Explore a dreamy castle, acquire skills, and use gadgets to reach your goal. Acquire skills by eating food ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Izio: The Pixel Kishi This 2D pixel-art action game requires you to master the art of parrying to defeat your enemies. Advertisement All the Latest Game ...

However, he recognises that there’s an audience for 2D games and explains how Sonic Superstars is an evolution of that style of gameplay. ‘We look at the pixel art – it’s great – but ...