So recently I was thinking how games with pixel art graphics are popular nowadays, and I was wondering if there are new games being made with other kinds of “retro” graphics, for example, games that look like the PS1 or PS2 eras.
Any recommendations?
Any “boomer shooter” is a callback to the 90 early 00s shooters. For example: Dusk, Postal: Braindead and Warhammer 40k: Boltgun
Lots of indie horror games have the early 3d era look to them.
Basically if you want visuals like this, the indie scene is where you should look
Piggybacking off you, Ultrakill (same devs as dusk) is one of my favorites in recent memory. Highly recommend.
Pseudoregalia is a 3D platformer/Metroidvania with a low poly art style a la PS1.
Beeny Super Kiwi 64 is a 3D platformer where you play as a kiwi, reminiscent of N64 era RARE games.
Edit: I meant Super Kiwi 64. Beeny is by the same dev but more like an SNES game such as Donkey Kong Country.
There’s been a recent boom in retro-style 3D platformers, so there’s no shortage of good options to choose from:
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Lunistice
Pseudoregalia
Toree 3D and the rest of the Toree series
Frogun
Corn Kidz 64
Cavern of Dreams
Upcoming:
Toree Saturn
The Big Catch
DoubleShake (technically 2.5d)
There are more, but these are the ones I can think of.
Maybe look at what’s on Itch.io , I know there are some people there releasing games made with some PSX engine. Someone remade Bloodborne
Also Bloodborne Kart releases at the end of the month.
Lunacid might be worth checking out. It’s an homage to the older Kings Field (Fromsofts flagship series before the Souls games) games from the PSX era and really well done. It had it’s full 1.0 release a few weeks back. I had a lot of fun playing through it
