Pixelated Games for Android: Blocky, Retro and Hand Drawn Pixels

One art style, many kinds of play

Pixelated is a visual tag, and the games under it have little else in common. A city builder, a zombie shooter, a retro role playing adventure and a block survival sandbox can all share the same chunky sprites. So the useful question is not whether you like pixels, but which activity you want. The wider pixel art tag and the pixel tag cover the same style from other angles.

Games in this tag

• TheoTown: a city builder with pixel art where you plan roads, zones and services
• Pixel Gun 3D: a blocky shooter with online matches and many weapons
• Evoland 2: an adventure that changes its graphics and gameplay style as you progress
• Dan the Man: a side scrolling action platformer with hand to hand fights
• Survivalcraft 2: a block survival sandbox where you gather, craft and build
• Bed Wars: a block based team game focused on defending your bed and attacking others
• Smashy Road: Wanted 2: a voxel style driving game about escaping from police

How to choose by activity

Want to plan and manage? Take the city builder, and see city building for more. Want quick reflexes? The platformer and the shooters suit you, with platformers and shooters as next steps. Want a long slow project? A survival sandbox, linked to survival, gives you hours of crafting. Online games like team modes depend on other players being around, so an offline game is the steadier pick for a commute.

What to check before installing

Pixel art games are often light, but sandboxes and shooters can grow with downloaded data, so read the file size and Android requirement. Online modes need a connection and a matching client version. In MOD builds, expect unlimited money, gems or resources and sometimes unlocked weapons, but online matches may reject a modified client or even lead to a ban, so use such versions in offline or single player modes. Back up saves before switching versions, and read the guides if you are not sure how to install an APK. More choices live in games.