Free pixel art games you can play in your browser

Pixel art games are drawn with visible pixels, the style of early consoles and home computers. Some go for a strict 8-bit look with a few colors, others use the style with modern lighting and smooth animation. Pixel art reads well at small sizes and loads quickly, so it suits browser games. The games here cover RPGs, farming, puzzles, shooters and sports. The style is a choice of look, not of era: most of these are new games made recently by independent creators.

Foundplay lists 29 pixel art games, every one an original game that its creator hosts on their own site, so Play takes you straight to them. After Magical Ferry: A River Crossing Puzzle Game, Retro League and Aestra: The Last Wish, the most played are CritterTown, Wildpact and PixShard. The newest ones are Boo!Bash!Bounce! and Sylvan's Curse - Reanimated by Chadyaniki. Of these 29, 6 work on a phone and 5 are marked as multiplayer. New games come out on Foundplay at 6 AM and 6 PM Pacific, and any that fit this tag join this page. The list below is sorted by plays and changes as people play.