Today we're here to give you a hit of nostalgia. Who here remembers the time when all games were pixel and we had to grind for so many hours just to get to the next level... only to cramp your hand from your controller? Okay, maybe I’m going overboard, but it cannot be denied that retro games still have a charm to them. Sure, games today have amazing graphics and look near realistic, and it doesn’t help that we have more VR games coming out now. Games today just have more attention to not only the story but the looks as well, and game developers continue to push the envelope and make greater and better games all the time. But not all games have to be beautiful pieces of 3D art. There are some games that make use of the older style of art in gaming, Undertale being a prime example of this.

What makes Undertale so good? It is praised by many for its story, characters and gameplay, and yet it makes use of an 8-bit style and manages to make it work. Now, can you just imagine how other modern games would look like if they were reverted to the retro game style? Oh sure, they aren’t in development anymore, but the minds of fans are wide and their talent for creating amazing pieces are art even wider. There are already a number of artists who have imagined th✱is concept and made it not only work, but also look natural. Here are some amazing examples of modern games reverted to retro games. Whether it be 8-bit or 16-bit, an artist has found something to make it work.

20 🐼 Now This Is The Real Ol𒉰d School

This is a game with a simple concept that would have worked rather well in the retro age: shoot zombies and survive. With this design done by , we have a Half-Life installation that looks like it was made for original Game Boy. Look at that off-color orange and monsters that look more like ballpen drawings come to life. It’s not an insult to the artist themselves, but you just remember when games used to be like this and people thought it was "the next big thing". If t✅his had existed in the retro age of gaming, over the 🌃years it might have ended up forgotten and never spoken of again other than as a reference or a research piece.

19 Shoo💞ting In Space ༺

Hey, it’s a sci-fi and a shooter game, a truly unique combo that isn’t found a lot! Just about everyone knows about Halo; even if you don't know the game itself or haven't played it extensively, you know about Master Chief, at least in a casual way. This isn't something that happens a lot with FPS games. With this piece done by , the art style looks ready to be implemented to an old arcade or console. Everything here looks 8ඣ0s and 90s, and we love it. You can already hear that techy space music now.

18 It's... "The Future" 💎

Another multiplayer game that has been rising up on the ranks, Borderlands is one of many team shooter games that has quite some history to it and might as well be a Team Fortress variation, judging by this piece of art. Not to say that they are exactly the same, because hey, this has a solid story to it at least, but both of them look rather good when made into a pixel game. Here we have a solid gameplay design done by one . ༺There’s a lot of fantasy, action, mystery and all kinds of other game genres, but there isn’t enough sci-fi. And with the way people imagine “The Future” back then, then an idea like this would have fit r♊ight into their alley.

17 ജ Is It Horror?ꩲ Mystery? Or Both?

When you think about it, a lot of the more popular modern games are rather creepy and very story-intensive. Outlast, Bendy and Ink Machine... oh sure, there are lighter and funnier games, but games like Dishonored have become increasingly popular. It has action, mystery, and basically had the player as 🐻a type of spy. Have you seen the amount of kid shows with a spy theme that were made in the 80s and 90s? If this game had been released at the time and marketed right, it would have flown off the shelves. On the other hand, it could have also been thought of as a type of horror game, with the way that work of the game turned out. Honestly, it kind of looks like a poster for a scary game involving masks, if the title doesn’t say otherwise.

16 𓆉 Hey, You Get Coin🥃s Here!

This is a real game f🗹or over-the-top female empowerment, mixed in with literally killer legs and demon battles. We might not have the 3D models or the elaborate transformation sequence, given that there would be no way that it would be greenlit in the past, but hey, with this design done by , an artist who has transformed a number of modern games into classic retro games, we get coins in battle! And it also looks like a boss battle with minions, because why not have small platform to battle on while not one but two monsters and a boss are attacking you? The retro age had a real thing for going against the big boss on tiny platforms for safety, huh?

15 🤡 It Still Rocks On 𒉰

Action, adventure, and killing monsters, how much more brutal can you get with a game literally titled Brutal Legend? It has everything that would make it a highlyꦇ popular work for the 80s to 90s and the potential of being a nightmare work of parents of the past. Its current art style has the looks of a uniquely designed cartoon, so it would be no issue to demake it int☂o pixels, as shown by . Here we have what looks like a battle against a monster, and from the way the menu was designed, you can already feel your hand cramp from constantly moving and choosing different attacks against different monsters. On the other hand, though, the gothic look of the game works out rather well in pixel form and the monster still looks creepy as ever.

14 ꦉArtsy All The Way ﷺ

Now this is one of the more artistic looking games in the list. Hollow Knight has a platforming and exploration gameplay that would fit right in into the world of classic games. Even in this pixel form done by the unique art form of the original game remains and looks like something for an arcade console. When you think about it, whether it be the past or the present, a lot of players can still appreciate a good art style and a chance to explore in a game. Here we have the hero going against a Hornet monster, and just looking at it the artist has made it on par with the styles of RPG classics such as Final Fantasy or a rendition of Kingdom Hearts for the Game Boy Advance.

13 ꧟ 💦 A Little Less Scary Now

A real underwater mystery with twists and turns at every corner, 𝓀this is a game that took on the horror mystery genre with dark graphics and a story that many would remember with just the phrase of “would you please”? Such a polite statement, turned into a key of hypnotism, is a new level of creepiness. But that’s not all to remember this game by; there are most definitely the Big Daddies, the little girls and more. But then how well would have the game turned out if the game had been designed the way that did the game? Well, for one thing, the control panel and life meter definitely show a definitive factor of the gameplay as something more detailed, and the art style makes for an interesting work.

12 ℱ Now, This Just Isn't Fair Anymoꦍre

Well, for one thing, this piece shared by  shows that with an 8-bit version of the action game, God of War, the boss level looks less overwhelming compared to the original game. In fact, with the look of this the player actually might have a chance with a clear health level and solid platform to lan🙈d back on after taking on aerial attacks. You can already hear the techno action music going on, and you have a set boss battle. On the other hand, the smarter players of the game may find this style less challenging than the original. There is also then 2D factor to take in, so you can’t really run around. And if that really is a sky scene, then falling is also another factor... you know what, this may actually be more challenging.

11 A﷽ Real Modern And Retro Mix

Here’s a game that has the looks of being for the older consoles of the past. With its 2D style maki🥂ng out the enemy looking more like a knock-off plastic figurine,  has created a retro look of the survival game that would fly off the shelves for its action, survival and mystery concept. Add in the fact that there is a creep factor to it, with different stories in each area the player explores in a post-apocalyptic setting... well, if memes were popular back then, there would be෴ quite a bit of “take my money!” ones going around. On the other hand, the psychological workings of the game could also be found as a con of the game, even with the amount of shooting and scavenging that can be done.