Best Pixel-art Games

NXTO's catalog has 1,072 pixel-art games. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Celeste, Stardew Valley and Undertale.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

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   Celeste

   2018Platformer, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~8.3 h to beat
2. 2
   

   Stardew Valley

   2016Indie, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~53.4 h to beat
3. 3
   

   Undertale

   2015Indie, RPGPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~7 h to beat
4. 4
   

   Hotline Miami

   2012Indie, ShooterPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~5.2 h to beat
5. 5
   

   Papers, Please

   2013Educational, IndiePC ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~5 h to beat
6. 6
   

   Baba Is You

   2019Indie, PuzzlePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~7.5 h to beat
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   Katana ZERO

   2019Platformer, IndiePC, Xbox One, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~4.8 h to beat
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   Inscryption

   2021Indie, StrategyPC, PS5, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~12.8 h to beat
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   Into the Breach

   2018Strategy, IndiePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5.8 h to beat
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    FINAL FANTASY VI

    1994RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
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    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    2014Action, RPGPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5.6 h to beat
12. 12
    

    Finding Paradise

    2017Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~5 h avg. playtime
13. 13
    

    The Secret of Monkey Island

    1990AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5
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    Kindergarten 2

    Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.4/5~7 h avg. playtime
15. 15
    

    Factorio

    2020Casual, StrategyPC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~53.1 h to beat
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    A Short Hike

    2019Indie, AdventurePC, PS4, Switch ★ 4.4/5~2 h avg. playtime
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    Impostor Factory

    2021Adventure, RPGPC ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
18. 18
    

    OMORI

    2020Casual, IndiePC, Xbox Series X|S, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~21.4 h to beat
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    Ib

    2012Indie, AdventurePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
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    Dead Cells

    2018Platformer, IndiePC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~14.1 h to beat
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    Balatro

    2024Casual, StrategyPC, PS5, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~7.7 h to beat
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    VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action

    2016Adventure, SimulationPC, PS4, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~11.1 h to beat
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    There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension

    2020Casual, IndiePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~5 h to beat
24. 24
    

    Dave the Diver

    2023Adventure, ActionPC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~25.1 h to beat
25. 25
    

    A Space for the Unbound

    2023Indie, AdventurePC, Switch ★ 4.4/5~4 h avg. playtime
26. 26
    

    To the Moon

    2011Adventure, ActionPC, Switch ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~4.1 h to beat
27. 27
    

    Vampire Survivors

    2022Casual, IndiePC, Xbox One, Switch ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~16.4 h to beat
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    Hylics

    2015Indie, RPGPC ★ 4.3/5~1 h avg. playtime
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    Faith: The Unholy Trinity

    2022Indie, AdventurePC ★ 4.3/5~3 h avg. playtime
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    Full Throttle

    1995AdventurePC ★ 4.3/5

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