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Indie developers' love for pixel art grows every year. In this video essay, I explain why this style has made such a comeback, the technical shortcuts and challenges it presents, and the unique ways developers have evolved this form.

I look at games for Switch, PS4, Xbox One and PC all the way back to the NES and SNES.

Let me know in the comments below what pixel art games you’ve enjoyed most recently!

Slip – Geograph
Sundays – R.LUM.R
Lake George – William Rosati
Lullaby – Yung Logos
Mad Science (Sting) – MK2
Marlboro Lite – 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 developer story _ Kairosoft
Super Mario Galaxy – Nintendo
Hyper Light Drifter – Heart Machine
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – Nintendo
Stardew Valley – Eric Barone / Sickhead Games
Axiom Verge – Thomas Happ
Papers please – Lucas Pope
Skyrim – Bathesda
Conan Exiles – Funcom
Assassins Creed Liberation
Mass Effect Andromeda – EA / Bioware
Street Fighter 2 – Capcom
Wargroove – Chucklefish
Dead Cells – Motion Twin
Fez – Phil Fish
Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo
Octopath Traveler – Square Enix
Pokémon Red Edition – Nintendo
Dragon Warrior Monsters – Square Enix
Survival Kids – Konami
Uncharted 4 – Naughty Dog
Faster than light – Subset Games
Super Castlevania IV – Konami
Final Fantasy III – Square Enix
Mega Man X – Capcom
FTL: Faster than Light – Subset Games

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