pixel art

  1. GameDevDan

    Released Cryptrio - Monstrous Match 3 With a Twist!

    Enter the crypt and defeat as many monsters as you can before they overwhelm you! Match three of the same type of monster to defeat them. Their weird and wobbly shapes mean you'll have to think hard about where to connect each piece lest you find yourself backed into a corner... Game...
  2. Dragonite

    Demo Wizarducks and the Lost Hat: A game about a duck who is a wizard who lost his hat

    Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a wizard? Have you ever wondered what it's like to be a duck? Have you ever wondered what it's like to be both at the same time? Well then, you're in luck, because Alexandre Munin and I spent a lot of time making a game about exactly that. Things you...
  3. Null-Z

    Windows Supernatural Executor, Pumpkin.

    Game Description: a simple, one level, top-down game where your goal is to excise a number of wicked spirits before time runs out. use WASD to move and space to swing your scythe! Click here to download at itch.io! (requires WinRAR or similar program to run)
  4. M

    Mac OSX Pixel squishing and stretching.

    As I was trying to make a pixel art game, I ran into some issues with the pixels squishing and stretching in my tilemap. I looked into it and this issue usually occurs when resizing windows/images at non-whole integer values. However, I was scaling by both 2 and 4 times while testing this out...
  5. WinMithul

    Demo Super Mario Bros. Friends

    Join Mario and the kids from Mushroom Heights to rescue his brother Luigi!!! Inspired by Mario Forever, Super Mario World, Diamond Rush, Syobon Action, and Yoshi's Island(SNES). Join Mario and the kids from Mushroom Heights to rescue his brother Luigi by completing all the stages and taking...
  6. G

    Graphics Question about sprite sizes

    On the topic of pixel art, most resources I've seen have said that typically pixel art for most games comes in powers of 2: 8x8, 16x16, etc. How important is it to stick to this? I'm currently building the inventory system for my game and found that for the size of my inventory screen, 32x32...
  7. PsychicParrot

    Jack Dragon and the Stone of Peace

    Hello GMC! I've been working on this retro arcade game for a bit now and it's almost finished, so I thought it was probably time to start showing it around. It will be released on Steam and Itch.io and also one of the consoles, but I'm not allowed to say which console yet because the contracts...
  8. emedg

    Portfolio - Art PixelArtist and Animator Available (Full time and Freelance)

    Hey guys, I'm back! My name is Emerson I'm a Brazilian Pixel Artist and game designer, available for new projects and I need to feed three hungry dogs![approve] (NOTE: NO NFT PLEASE! NO CRYPTO PAYMENT!) Portfolio: https://www.behance.net/emerdg One of the last games I worked: Dead of...
  9. M

    Pixel Artist Inquiry

    Where could I hire someone to do pixel art animations like the ones found in Dave the Diver? any ideas? Also, any estimates on how much a 30 second animated clip could cost? thanks!
  10. L

    Depth sorting and "internal game maker" instance priority: an insight

    EDIT; This technique uses black box behavior and is not reccomended A better way is to keep using the perform_event(draw event) trick, but delay the grid update sorting itself with a few steps. So some years ago I started out making my own top down game. Struggled with finding an artstyle...
  11. Tangerine

    GameMaker It is possible to draw a tilemap scaled?

    How can I draw a tilemap but scaled? My game is resolution is very low, because of that, drawing stuff inside a surface makes all elements inside to jitter. when the camera moves. My workaround for this is to draw everything inside the surface scaled to the aspect ratio of the game window. And...
  12. B

    High resolution application surface with rotating pixel art?

    I have a pixel art game with some rotating sprites. Setting the application surface to match the camera view size allows my sprites to rotate freely while still matching the rest of the pixel art. However this causes some issues relating to sub-pixel camera movement, where the camera can see the...
  13. Liam Earles

    Alpha High School for the Better! - Concept Gameplay

    Hey guys! Here are some concept sketches and gameplay for the upcoming high school RPG, "High School for the Better!" Currently in development by Glass Seastar. Watch our video here: Feedback is gladly appreciated!
  14. lyfe264_

    Released Time Knight VS. Zombies on Steam - Original Version Included !

    Hi friends, After 15 months of working with GameMaker, I am pleased to announce the release of my first commercially available game on Steam, Time Knight VS. Zombies! It's a pixel art roguelike with a top-down perspective. The main objective is to finish each level as quickly as possible...
  15. Cloaked Games

    Beta Daughter of Dreams - Epic Fantasy Tactical RPG

    ~~ Download for Desktop ~~ ~~ Play on GX.games ~~ Windows, Linux, Chromium - Keyboard or Gamepad The world of Somnar dreams, but never sleeps... The Twin Suns march overhead, marking the passage of the Changing. As they pass, reality transforms into something unrecognizable. The Luminary...
  16. Dnilo

    Portfolio - Art Pixel Animator [Currently available for mid-long term projects]

    Hello! I'm a professional Animator and Pixel Artist currently open for work. These are some samples of my work: A little about me: I started working (paid work) on video game art and animation in 2009 for small java games for Nokia phones, and since 2012 as full-time game artist and...
  17. giraffeman210

    Free Pandaland: Action/RPG

    Danger has struck Pandaland! A giant monster is attacking! Legends say that whenever danger comes to Pandaland, a panda warrior has come to save the day! However, this time no warrior has appeared. Now you, just a regular panda, must train to become the legendary warrior! Pandaland is an...
  18. lyfe264_

    Demo Time Knight VS. Zombies - Top Down Adventure Game - Demo playable on itch.io

    “Help the knight close the time corridors and defeat the armies of alien zombies to prevent them from taking over the future!” This game has : - +70 levels - Multiple weapons - Accomplish random missions to go to the next level - Many enemies - Many difficulties - Chiptune music - A shop...
  19. CardinalCoder64

    Windows CANVAS 2D - A coloring game designed to help anxiety

    CANVAS 2D is a digital coloring game specifically designed to help reduce anxiety and stress. According to Mayo Clinic, coloring can improve your health by: - Promoting mindfulness - Relieving stress - Embracing the imperfect CANVAS 2D aims to accomplish all of these things by providing a...
  20. K

    Portfolio - Art Pixel Artist looking for a project [Illustration, Characters, Animation, Backgrounds]

    Hi there! My name is Arina, I'm a pixel artist with over 3 years experience (been working with various game projects since 2019). Mostly I'm doing illustrative work for characters, icons, sprites, animation, but can occassionally take on backgrounds or game assets as well. Mainly looking for...
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