2010s pixel graphic revival

a wave of indie games around the 2010s that are inspired by the pixel graphics of 8-bit and 16-bit video games

Downwell
Downwell
Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn
VVVVVV
VVVVVV
Noita
Noita
Party Hard
Party Hard
Dweller's Empty Path
Dweller's Empty Path
Fear & Hunger
Fear & Hunger
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
The Witch's House
The Witch's House
Grimm's Hollow
Grimm's Hollow
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful
OneShot
OneShot
Franken
Franken
Nuclear Throne
Nuclear Throne
Please, Don't Touch Anything
Please, Don't Touch Anything
Space Funeral
Space Funeral
Mind Scanners
Mind Scanners
Discover My Body
Discover My Body
Carrion
Carrion
24 Killers
24 Killers
Pizza Tower
Pizza Tower
Super Lesbian Animal RPG
Super Lesbian Animal RPG
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
technically a predecessor, but fits the genre and influenced others in the genre later on.
Terraria
Terraria
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
Katana Zero
Katana Zero
Unpacking
Unpacking
Starbound
Starbound
Who's Lila?
Who's Lila?
Eastward
Eastward
Octopath Traveler
Octopath Traveler
Papers, Please
Papers, Please
Fez
Fez
World of Horror
World of Horror
Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight
Deltarune
Deltarune
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
Celeste
Celeste
Cave Story
Cave Story
technically a predesessor, which likely inspired people to participate in this genre more
Undertale
Undertale

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