Retro-style indie games are titles which shrug off the appeal of large budgets in favour of returning to classic gameplay and styles. These are often developed by smaller teams and are rarely projects that are pursued by larger companies looking for huge revenue.
This push for games that play to our nostalgic hearts brings up some pretty interesting questions about game design in 2015. We have to ask if ‘retro’ is just a fancy way of saying a game had little funding and resulted in a dated looking product. In some cases this is true, in others it’s not.
The Metroidvania genre has captivated gamers for decades! Discover the best Metroidvania games of all time.
blasphemous 1 for me.
i love the artstyle and how they didnt shy away from their imagery
but symphony of the night is also superb
Catlevanias GBA and DS games are the best! But there others that I like a lot such as Hollow Knight, Chasm etc
As much as I want Silksong, adding it to the BEST is a little premature. It's not even out yet.
Tis the season to be spooky, and so Rogueliker has gathered together a collection of roguelikes and roguelites that have fun being scary.
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