An appreciation for classic games has spawned many retro-style contemporary titles. What are the best modern games inspired by the past? Whether you're looking for classic platforming, RPG bliss, or arcade mayhem, all of these modern games nail that retro vibe.
The success of Shovel Knight, as demonstrated by its sales numbers and victory of the Best Independent Game at The Game Awards 2014, perhaps helped usher in a new wave of retro. Looking for the perfect blend of nostalgic pixel art and modern gameplay? Dive into our list of the 15 best modern retro. Plenty of modern games have a retro style, but Chained Echoes could easily pass for a Super Nintendo game.
The 16-bit fantasy JRPG follows a group of heroes as they travel across the world in the hopes of stopping a war. While it tells a fairly standard story, it mixes things up by including sci-fi elements, like mecha. Chained Echoes pays homage to the classics but also includes modern.
These are some of the best retro. A game has to be pretty old to be considered retro, but there are plenty of modern games that fit right in among their classic predecessors. Video games are no exception to this desire, with many gamers wanting to experience (or reexperience) the look and feel of titles released decades prior - even if it's a fairly recent game designed to emulate such older aesthetics.
Here are just a few modern games with retro. Discover nostalgic RPG adventures with modern masterpieces like Triangle Strategy and Octopath Traveler, blending retro magic with innovative gameplay. I vividly remember my tentative first steps into RPGs as a kid.
Blasphemous, Axiom Verge, Stardew Valley, Graveyard Keeper and Carrion are all great retro styled modern games. Bloodstained is a great retro feeling game but is a little more modern in style.
