Retro

Video game concept

Reproduces the appearance (and possibly audio) of an old game, though likely enhanced with modern graphics techniques.

492
games
26
platforms
Unlike throwback games, this is about making the games appear and sound like old games while using much more modern gameplay mechanics.
See also: throwback (in case the gameplay)

Related:
* Demake

The first Retro video game was released in 1999.

Vblank Entertainment, Devolver Digital and Paradox Interactive published most of these games.

Parent group

Visuals

Child groups

Low Resolution Text, Pixelated, Phosphor Screen Display, CRT Effects, Blocky, Music genre: Chiptune, Simplistic visuals

Platforms

Linux 255
Windows 109
Mac OS X 50
Android 9
PS Vita 8
Wii 7
C64 7
PS4 6
iOS 6
X360 6
PS3 4
Xbox One 3
Amiga 3
BSD 3
MS-DOS 2
BeOS 2
3DS 2
Internet Only 2
Dreamcast 1
Win3.1 1
Nintendo DS 1
Solaris 1
PSP 1
Pandora 1
Switch 1
Ouya 1

By year

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