Retro games

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2D retro game screens

Kidbash: Super Legend is built in Blender but rendered like a classic SNES game

By Alan Wen Published

This indie game is reviving Donkey Kong Country's famous graphics trick.

Video Game Design
GTA 6 box art

Rockstar could have sold GTA 6 at any price... I'm not mad at what they just announced

By Beren Neale Published

Also, pre-order before 20 November and you'll get extra DLC goodies.

Gaming
GTA 6 box art

GTA 6 official box art is out, and Rockstar is leaning hard into Vice City nostalgia

By Ian Dean Published

It's instantly familiar in the best way possible.

Gaming
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millenium Tales; 2D retro pixel art game screens

The Adventures of Elliot - The Millennium Tales review: a Zelda-inspired RPG that finally pushes HD-2D forward

By Alan Wen Published

Square Enix's retro pixel tech gets a makeover for its new action-oriented adventure.

Gaming
Hollowbody review; a painting of a woman holding a glowing lamp

Hollowbody review: a haunting homage to PS1 horror that forgets why it evolved

By Ian Dean Published

An experiment in retro horror that can feel too authentic.

Gaming
A head is used as a football

World Cup 2026 sparks nostalgia for FIFA 98 – and a bizarre new horror game

By Alan Wen Published

Jacob Jazz's Fear FA 98 is a smorgasbord of retro film, music and game influences.

Video Game Design
Retro racing game 4PGP, colourful low-poly game screens

4PGP review (PS5): a 90s-style arcade racer with a modern edge

By Ian Dean Published

More than Sega nostalgia.

Gaming
Photos of a retro game art book

Fatal Fury / Garou Densetsu: The Ultimate History review

By Ian Dean Published

This gorgeous retro gaming book explains why Fatal Fury deserves more respect.

Books
4PGP retro racing game

Why the Sega Rally creator thinks modern racing games lost their sense of fun

By Ian Dean Published

And how the new retro-inspired racer, 4PGP, is proving to be the exception.

Video Game Design
Art from retro game Silent Planet

Why the creators of Silent Planet look to ’90s grit for inspiration

By Ian Dean Published

Creative director James Alex Santoro explains what 'retro-inspired' actually means.

Video Game Design
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