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Toptagged challenging and Retro (47 results)

Explore games tagged challenging and Retro on itch.io. Featuring aesthetics, gameplay, or themes reminiscent of classic video games. Often characterized by pixel art, chiptune · Upload your games to itch.io to have them show up here.

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A 2D reimagining of Sonic 3D Blast
Platformer
LOVE
$2.99
An accessible platformer with a focus on a fair challenge.
Platformer
White-knuckle speed-Pac-Man.
Action
Challenging retro 8-bit platform game
Platformer
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You're a Wizard, you can't do magic but you can jump pretty good!
Platformer
Switch between perfectly parallel realities, off by just a few feet
Platformer
Fast Precision Platformer Action
Platformer
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Jump, collect and solve puzzles like it's 1998 - an N64-style collectathon platformer for experienced players.
Platformer
A penguin platformer with a variety of challenging enemies along the journey
Platformer
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arcade 8bit game
Adventure
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Retro platform shooter that takes no prisoners
Action
Original retro-style shooting game
Action
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Slaughter endless enemies and rise above the poison.
Platformer
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An homage to Manic Miner. Classic-key collecting gameplay through the rugged ravines of random, rocky recesses.
Platformer
Escape to the stars!
Platformer
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Probe
$1.99
Challenging 2D retro block breaker with arcade shooter elements
Shooter
A platformer designed to test your skills, memory, and patience. It might seem impossible, it is 100% beatable
Platformer
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An orientation flipping platformer
Action
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Platformer
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A challenging fast-paced arcade game where you have to save planets from waves of asteroids!
Action
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Change between perspectives to avoid obstacles in this retro-platformer
Platformer
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Exemplar
Action
Sing with sea monsters in this atmosphere rythm game.
Rhythm
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A minimalistic black and white 2D platformer where you must use percision platforming and timed switching
Platformer
HARD PLATFORMER ULTIMATE is a re-released version of the original HARD PLATFORMER made by Azapru.
Platformer
Beat the racing track and the A.I. He seems slow and drunk but he will beat your eager ass on this bumpy road.
Racing
A decidedly average game.
Platformer
A hardcore 2D platformer with a funny twist.
Platformer
A challenging platformer made for Ludum Dare 39
Platformer
Super Cave Boy is a challenging platforming puzzler. Fight yourself through a big cave full of traps and enemies.
Platformer
A fun and free to play platformer game
Platformer
Wiggly Line Platformer
Platformer
Snake-like game with a cooperative twist!
Survival
It is a prototype I made in 2 days, my first game too.
Platformer
Abandoned on a ship, hunted by an unknown entity, will you able to unravel the mystery?
Visual Novel
An arcade style game of hardcore dodgeball against demons!
Action
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