These retro games have often been overlooked.
Here are a few games pulling from every era that we’re willing to call retro right now.
15Animal Well
Animal Well is psychedelic.
It’s a game so assured of itself that few games have the confidence to be.
It taunts you, daring you to discover everything there is to see.
You won’t, of course, but you sure can try.
Animal Well also pulls from retro games in having a file size of around 35MB total as well.
Those fuzzy, hand-drawn portraits and older style of turn-based combat are anything but adorable as you progress further.
Where Earthbound goes more absurdist, Omori becomes simply…depressing.
Do try it though if you want to be hit with some cruel human emotion.
Gameplay-wise, however, Cuphead is a classic run-and-gunner through and through.
Cuphead takes the retro idea and goes full swing, and it is all the better for it.
Despite the retro-looking visual style, the world of Stardew Valley feels extremely real and lived in.
This fantastic game combines the classic top-down view of a Final Fantasy-style RPG with an incredibly solid golfing system.
There should be many more titles portraying this country.
The mechanics of Celeste are rock solid and provide hours of challenging gameplay as you climb Mount Celeste.
8Sonic Mania
The Sonic the Hedgehog series has had many ups and downsover its long history.
Sonic Mania looks identical to the classic Sega Genesis titles, and it plays even better.
If you like a little vampirism in your roleplaying experiences, say no more!
Here are the best games that let you play a vampire.
The level is high and the difficulty is higher, so enter with caution.
