The Best Pixel Games for Xbox One - Page 5

Update : Tri Breaker: A Sacred Symbols Odyssey added at rank #7.
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Night Reverie (2021)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Android

Night Reverie is a Puzzle/Adventure game in which a child must solve the mystery behind the distortion of his house. Explore puzzle-filled environments and discover strange creatures living in the house as you reach the truth behind of what looks like a bizarre nightmare.


  • emotional
  • choices
  • surreal
  • exploration
  • soundtrack
  • pixel
  • relaxing
  • story
  • 2d
  • colourful
  • mystery
  • cute
  • atmospheric
  • dialog
  • controller-support

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Garden Story (2021)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch Xbox One

Embark on a delightful journey in Garden Story, where you play as Concord, a grape guardian, restoring your village and combating the Rot. With charming characters, cozy pixel graphics, and soothing music, you'll be immersed in this vibrant, heartwarming world. Uncover hidden pasts, foster community, and become the hero your village needs!


What we like:
  • Engaging storyline
  • Adorable pixel-art aesthetic
  • Relaxing music
  • Unique world-building mechanics
  • Easy to play
What could be improved:
  • Clunky combat system
  • Repetitive quests
  • Slow early game
  • Limited inventory and storage

  • rpg
  • dungeon
  • farming
  • top-down
  • pixel
  • japanese
  • cozy
  • action
  • cute
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • colourful
  • combat
  • season
  • character

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Detective Di: The Silk Rose Murders (2019)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Mac OS PC Windows

A thrilling point-and-click adventure game where you play as Di Renjie, ancient China's most famous and gifted investigator, as he tracks a serial killer in the heart of the Tang Dynasty's capital city.


  • detective
  • point-and-click
  • conversation
  • historical
  • investigation
  • pixel
  • fiction
  • interactive
  • minimalist
  • mystery
  • thriller
  • linear
  • narrative
  • story
  • crime

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Owlboy (2016)

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Xbox One Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Owlboy is a story-driven platform adventure game, where you can fly and explore a brand new world in the clouds! Pick up your friends, and bring them with you as you explore the open skies, in one of the most detailed adventures of this era.


  • platform
  • pixel
  • pirates
  • flight
  • dungeon
  • retro
  • adventure
  • twin-stick
  • metroidvania
  • story
  • puzzle
  • shooter
  • boss
  • combat
  • boss-fight

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The Longest Road on Earth (2021)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Android

A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.


  • narrative
  • meditative
  • walking-simulator
  • interactive
  • pixel
  • noir
  • life
  • music
  • scroller
  • fiction
  • cozy
  • point-and-click
  • emotional
  • historical
  • 2d

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Arietta of Spirits (2021)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 l

Arietta of Spirits is a charming adventure game with emotion-filled narrative, no-filler gameplay, and fast paced combat. The game tells the story of Arietta and her family, visiting their Grandmother's cabin for the first time after her passing away a year prior. However, the family trip takes an unexpected turn when Arietta meets a mysterious new friend and gains the ability to see strange spirits that inhabit the island.


  • no-filler
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • emotion
  • top-down
  • zelda
  • supernatural
  • adventure
  • story
  • combat
  • fantasy
  • lore
  • narrative
  • boss-fight
  • exploration

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Valfaris (2019)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Xbox One Playstation 4

Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.


  • action
  • platform
  • pixel
  • gore
  • park
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • rhythm
  • boss
  • violent
  • non-stop
  • gothic
  • retro
  • shoot-em-up
  • cult

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Ravva and the Phantom Library (2023)

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Escape the Phantom Library! Embark into worlds of fantastic books haunted by dangerous ghosts, but you're not alone! Join Ravva and 4 unusual companions in this pixel-art platformer in cute dark-fantasy visuals! Can you face this challenge?


  • platform
  • pixel
  • fantasy
  • scroller
  • retro
  • adventure
  • book
  • boss
  • dark
  • 2d
  • side-scrolling
  • family-friendly
  • action
  • cute
  • shooter

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Cybertrash STATYX (2024)

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PC Windows Linux Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 4

Cybertrash STATYX is a story-driven 2D action-platformer with tactical elements, set in a cyberpunk world.


  • 2d
  • robots
  • scroller
  • shoot-em-up
  • tactical
  • cyberpunk
  • platform
  • pixel
  • retro
  • dystopian
  • conspiracy
  • shooter
  • linear
  • action
  • futuristic

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Wife Quest (2021)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X Mac OS

A retro platform, side-scrolling game with gorgeous pixel art. Help Mia rescue Fernando, her husband, who has been kidnapped by a Dark Elf named Morganna and her pack of Monster Girls.


  • platform
  • pixel
  • side-scrolling
  • boss
  • 2d
  • retro
  • funny
  • scroller
  • cute
  • anime
  • magic
  • sprite

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