I would like to thank you, Pursuing Pixels, from the bottom of my heart for your recommendations! Thanks to you I've been able to find awesome pixel art titles such as Akurra -- and we seem to have a very similar taste when it comes to video games. I really think that you should also take a closer look at the retro homebrew scene, i.e. new games for actual retro consoles and computers. Just check out some of the cool stuff that people have been working on (some of these games are even available on Steam/itch):
- Rikki & Vikki (Atari 7800, this game shows that this console could actually compete with the NES): http://www.penguinet.net/Games/Rikki_Vikki/
- Demons of Asteborg (Genesis): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382790/Demons_of_Asteborg/
- Xeno Crisis (Mega Drive, Neo Geo, Dreamcast): https://store.steampowered.com/app/464260/Xeno_Crisis/
- Tanglewood (Genesis): https://store.steampowered.com/app/837190/TANGLEWOOD/
- Micro Mages (NES): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1065020/Micro_Mages/
- ZPF (Genesis): https://twitter.com/jgvex_/status/1313892208760815616
- Sam's Journey (C64): https://protovision.itch.io/sams-journey
- Ports of classic indie games to C64: https://rgcddev.itch.io/luftrauserz and https://rgcddev.itch.io/super-bread-box
- Games from NGDEV (Neo Geo, Dreamcast, Switch): http://www.ngdevteam.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&i...
- You Have to Win The Game (C64 port of a classic indie game): https://odd.blog/2018/09/17/you-have-to-win-the-game/
- Hypernoid (Neo Geo): https://twitter.com/neohomebrew/status/1413511685051146242
- The Dark Call Project (Genesis): https://www.darkcallproject.com/
- Aliens Neoplasma (ZX Spectrum): http://www.indieretronews.com/2019/02/aliens-neoplasma-aliens-have-arrived-on.ht...
- Delta's Shadow (ZX Spectrum): http://www.indieretronews.com/2020/12/power-blade-deltas-shadow-fantastic.html
- The Abduction of Oscar Z (Amstrad CPC): http://www.indieretronews.com/2020/11/the-abduction-of-oscar-z-fabulous-run.html...
- Dottie dreads nought (SNES): https://goldlocke.itch.io/dottie-dreads-nought
- Nekotako (SNES): https://www.videogamesage.com/forums/topic/2871-nekotako-snes-homebrew/
- SlipSpeed (DOS): https://voxel.itch.io/slipspeed
- Nox Archaist (Apple II): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1509080/Nox_Archaist/
- PSXFunkin (FNF for PlayStation 1): https://old.reddit.com/r/Homebrews/comments/p1tulw/psxfunkin_friday_night_funkin...
- Wind and Water: Puzzle Battles (Dreamcast): https://old.reddit.com/r/Homebrews/comments/pcd576/wind_and_water_puzzle_battles...
- BioEvil (WIP demake of RE1 for Genesis): https://pscdgames.itch.io/bio-evil
- IntelliVania - Castlevania on the Intellivision (console from 1979): http://www.indieretronews.com/2021/03/intellivania-castlevania-on.html
- Blazing Rangers (NES): https://firstpressgames.itch.io/blazing-rangers
- Master System games from 2MINDS: https://www.2minds.fr/
- RetroSouls games for Genesis: https://retrosouls.itch.io/
- Super Impostor Bros (GBC): https://lumpytouch.itch.io/super-impostor-bros
- Last Crown Warriors (GBC): https://lightgamesgb.com/portfolio/last-crown-warriors/
- Infinity (GBC): https://www.infinitygbc.com/
- Fire Lancer (WonderSwan): http://firelancer.ws/
- Alwa's Awakening (NES port): https://eldenpixels.com/alwas-awakening-nes/
- Action 53 collection of games from NES dev competitions: https://action53.itch.io/
- Witch n' Wiz (NES): https://mhughson.itch.io/witch-n-wiz
- Assembloids/Quartet (ported to many retro platforms): http://assembloids.de/
- Escape 2042 (available for many platforms): https://orionsoft.itch.io/escape2042
- Varoom 3D (GBA): https://gvaliente.itch.io/varooom-3d
- Knight's Chance (Neo Geo):
- Atari 2600 regularly gets new releases, there's a YT channel which covers them: https://www.youtube.com/c/ZeroPageHomebrew/
- if you like the simplicity of PICO-8, check out as well this homebrew retro handheld: https://www.inputmag.com/reviews/arduboy-fx-review-no-quirk-playdate-but-still-a...
And some recommendations for modern pixel art indie games that you might have missed:
- Frogatto & Friends (an upcoming platformer from the devs behind The Battle for Wensoth): https://frogatto.com/screenshots/
- Monolith: https://store.steampowered.com/app/603960/Monolith/
- Antonball Deluxe: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1382320/Antonball_Deluxe/
- Pizza Tower: https://pizzatowerguy.itch.io/pizza-tower-demo
- Mystik Belle: https://store.steampowered.com/app/332610/Mystik_Belle/
- Z-Exemplar: https://store.steampowered.com/app/434750/ZExemplar/
- From Beyond Prologue: https://store.steampowered.com/app/971430/From_Beyond_Prologue/
- The Abbey of Crime Extensum: https://store.steampowered.com/app/474030/The_Abbey_of_Crime_Extensum/
- Carrie's Order Up!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/522490/Carries_Order_Up/
- Radical Rabbit Stew: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1232010/Radical_Rabbit_Stew/
- Okinawa Rush: https://store.steampowered.com/app/777670/Okinawa_Rush/
- Handsome Mr. Frog: https://store.steampowered.com/app/508990/Handsome_Mr_Frog/
- Huntdown: https://store.steampowered.com/app/598550/HUNTDOWN/
- Dino Run: https://store.steampowered.com/app/248330/Dino_Run_DX/
- Vacant Ark:
- Inyou Douji Monogatari:
- Iwanaga: