Besmirch is a FAITH inspired pixel art farming survival horror game where the apocalypse comes to a strange little town on the brink of starvation.

In Besmirch you have recently been employed to work the farm for the greedy owner in a small starving town. The farmland is in disrepair so you’ll need to clear any debris, hoe the land, plant seeds, water them and … Read More

Berserker and Thumbnail Maker is a cleverly crafted little puzzle platformer where you copy and paste thumbnails of sections of the levels to allow a lost Viking to escape a dungeon.

Created for the Weekly Game Jam, in Berserker and Thumbnail Maker the character you control isn’t the titular Berserker, but an oddly cute little transparent thumbnail maker with eyes. The Berserker auto-walks through each … Read More

POOM is an incredible DOOM Demake created within the 8-bit constraints of the PICO-8 fantasy console!

Created for 7dfps 2020, POOM manages to take everything that’s great about DOOM and the squish it into the tiny confines of the PICO-8 virtual console. For those unaware the PICO-8 is essentially supposed to be about as powerful as a NES, has a 128×128 pixel resolution and should … Read More

John Mambo is a very cool Ikari Warriors style vertically scrolling top down run and gun shooter with gorgeous pixel art animation, challenging old school gameplay and a generous helping of Rambo-lampooning humor.

In John Mambo you play the titular character – a muscle-bound one man army heavily inspired by Stallone’s Rambo. The gameplay offers up plenty of fast paced vertically scrolling arcade-style … Read More

Night Light, a short, atmospheric horror game made for the #30DayDev Jam, has you phasing between two worlds as you investigate a strange noise in your house in the middle of the night.

Something or someone has broken into your house in the middle of the night. Unsure of what is going on, you take your flashlight out to investigate. It just seems like … Read More

The Giant’s Fall is a short and super stylish action game in which you have to dodge between a giant’s attacks long enough to get close enough to deliver a killer blow.

The gameplay in The Giant’s Fall is very simple – just dodge left and right to avoid the oncoming attacks then press up when you’re close enough to deliver the killer blow. It’s … Read More

Huntdown is a super cool 2D retro arcade action shooter that blends the gang warfare of the cult classic The Warriors movie, with run and gun Metal Slug-style combat.

Set in a  future where crime is king and the police have totally lost control, the government now has to resort to using hired guns to solve their problems. You are one of these hired … Read More

Elysis is a charming and well crafted Link To The Past-esque top down action RPG in that focuses on gratifying, skill based combat as you explore it’s deadly monster-filled world.

Even though Elysis is still very early in development, the Alpha Demo is a very highly polished experience, with excellent pixel art animation, engaging combat and a fun and easily accessible tutorial. The current … Read More

Return Of The Obra Dinn is an elegant mystery game from Locas Pope, the creator of the indie hit Papers, Please, in which you’ll investigate the deaths of the passengers and crew aboard the Obra Dinn, using a mysterious pocket watch to relive the moments before their demise.

We previously covered a very early build of Return of the Obra Dinn a year and a … Read More

The Captain is a gorgeous, sci-fi point-and-click adventure game that blends aspects of western roleplaying games with the resource collection and crew management of strategy games. We previously covered an earlier Alpha build of The Captain on Alpha Beta Gamer, and playing through the updated demo, it’s clear that the game has come a long way since our initial review.

In The Captain, you … Read More

Streets of Rogue is a 2D top-down role-playing roguelite inspired by Nuclear Throne, The Binding of Isaac and Deus Ex that blends fast paced top down stealth combat with open ended mission design that gives players complete freedom to tackle them as they choose – with options including (but not limited to) full frontal assaults, stealth, distractions, hacking or just morphing into a giant … Read More

Clarent is a very cool new metroidvania adventure, full of big swords, excellent pixel art animation and challenging gameplay reminiscent of the Dark Souls series.

You control a mysterious lone warrior called Noir, who wakes up in a strange place, filled with deadly knights and ghouls that are all keen to put an end to your adventure. Clarent plays a lot like a classic Castlevania… Read More

Necken is a tile-based adventure game set in the wild forests of Sweden. As you explore the world, you’ll have to face-off against a myriad of creatures including giant rats, vicious boars, and angry gnomes.

Necken’s gameplay proceeds very linearly with its simplified control scheme having you slowly hop from tile to tile, fighting enemies and harvesting supplies. Interestingly, Necken takes on a semi-turn-based … Read More

3:LLIS – Protocol : Protect Plant Life is a post-apocalyptic 2D platforming adventure game built for Ludum Dare 34 where you play as a gardening robot trying to save the last plant on earth.

In the distant future, all organic life on Earth has been eradicated by a robot uprising. 3:LLIS, a simple, outdated gardening model, somehow missed the memo. You control 3:LLIS as it … Read More

2 Button Metroidvania is a brutally difficult, retro precision platformer built for Ludum Dare 34 that takes the game jam’s theme of “Two Button Controls” to its natural conclusion.

Essentially, 2 Button Metroidvania is exactly what it says on the tin. You have access to only two buttons: the ‘a’ key does mostly jumping-based actions and the ’s’ key performs mostly shooting-based actions. All of … Read More

33grams is an eerie experimental game built in 48 hours for Ludum Dare 34 where you must guide an eclipse of silk moths out of the confines of a deadly silk factory.

33grams has a one button control scheme that would work marvellously on mobile devices. You simply click to guide your moths across the map, collecting small cocooned moths as you make your way … Read More

Longbeard is a short, stylistic puzzle-platformer built for Ludum Dare 34 where you play a bearded pirate who must collect coins to maintain his impressive facial foliage.

Immediately upon starting up the game, you are greeted by a flashy title scroll and a very epic, sea chanty-inspired soundtrack. It’s hard not to be taken aback by how gorgeous the art of Longbeard is. The painterly … Read More

Dinocide is a side-scrolling platforming adventure game that pays homage to the NES classics Adventure Island I and II, complete with a caveman protagonist, ridable dinosaurs, and magic health-healing fruit.

Dinocide doesn’t try to reinvent the wheel with its gameplay, instead focusing on building a fun, retro gaming experience. If you’re looking for an old-school 2D action platformer with collectables galore, you’ll feel right … Read More

Spirit Hearts is 2D puzzle-shooter game built for Ludum Dare 34 where you play as a spirit named Night as he explores the strange and mystical towers of the Spirt World on his quest to collect the much coveted Spirit Hearts.

As you float through the hauntingly beautiful, pixellated world, you’ll encounter evil spirits wandering the lonely halls of the tower. Fortunately for you, … Read More

Jason The Greek is a point-and-click adventure game retelling the ancient epic of Jason and the Argonauts but with a twist of modern humor and a sprinkling of Star Trek references.

You play as the titular character of Jason as he attempts to reunite with his crew following some shark-related incident on the high seas. Jason The Greek follows closely in the footsteps of the … Read More

Loss of Fluid is a tricky flight simulation game that challenges you to perform an emergency landing of a malfunctioning cargo plane.

Loss of Fluid picks up just as your plane’s hydraulic and fuel systems fail, causing you to lose control of your landing gear and ailerons and the plane to rapidly eject its remaining fuel reserves. In order to safely land the plane, you’ll … Read More

Slipstream is a stylish, retro racing game with branching raceways and a tight set of drifting and slipstreaming mechanics that add a welcome layer of depth to the genre.

We covered the Slipstream Pre-Alpha Demo previously on Alpha Beta Gamer and the game has certainly come a long way since its previous build. With tighter controls and enhanced UI, Slipstream feels more and more like … Read More

Dungeons Are Random, a game being created by Pixelbug, is a 2D action rogue-like with extremely challenging gameplay and a heavy emphasis on random level and monster generation.

A story hasn’t been set as of yet but the game places you in various location, from deserts to swamps, that hold a vast array of enemies ready to slash, chomp and spit at you until … Read More

Down Ward is a tricky, little platforming game originally developed for the GameBoy Jam 4, in which you play as an owl named Gable as she tries to reactivate the ancient towers of the four-color wilds.

Each level in Down Ward follows the same pattern: you’ll explore your environment, collect all the hidden incandescent feathers, and return them to the sector’s tower. Along the way, … Read More

Parasite is a metroidvania-style puzzle-platformer that places you in the role of an alien worm, desperate to rid your home planet of a recent human infestation.

As a simple worm creature, you only have a single weapon at your disposal: the ability to infect a host and control their actions. As you crawl through the labyrinthine corridors of the humans’ space station, you will find … Read More

Dead Knight, a game created by BackTerria (creator of ROCKROCKET & The Aspect), is a 2D punishing pixel art styled Roguevania that’s a nostalgic throwback to games like Castlevania and Metroid.

The start of the gaming leaves a burning question in the back of your mind, Why did your wife kill you? As you seek answers in the beautifully drawn 2D world … Read More

Goblins & Grottos is a stealth/puzzle platformer with big plans for their estimated 2016 release. In addition to the built-in single player campaign, Goblins & Grottos will also contain a level editor, falling lockstep inline with the ongoing multiplayer build-n-share platformer trend.

For the pre-Alpha demo campaign, you play as a goblin hellbent on destroying the adventurers that have invaded your home and killed your … Read More

Hostile Word is a floaty, side-scrolling arcade shooter that puts you in control of a space vessel exploring the surface of an alien planet and searching for the truth behind the sudden radio silence from the onworld research facility.

The levels of Hostile World play quite linearly; to complete each zone you’ll have to fly over to the end-gate and, after picking up your first … Read More

Float is an adorable puzzle-platformer in which you must float your black blob friend through the twisting tunnels of a pixellated world, dodging enemies and picking up power-ups along the way.

To put it simply, Float feels great to play. The movement of the soot-sprite lookalike has just the right amount of weight to it, giving that feeling of silky, smooth control. As you discover … Read More

Tick Tock Isle is a fun time-traveling pixel art adventure in which you attempt to repair an mysterious clock tower and deal with the islands dysfunctional family (who were responsible for the clocks state of disrepair in the first place.)

Created as a spiritual successor to Cat Poke, Tick Tock Isle is a puzzle platformer at heart, with fun little puzzles and action platforming … Read More