A pixel archive · curated retro-style browser games
Vol. 1 · Issue 1 · Spring '26

The games
that made us.

A small archive of browser-playable pixel and retro-style games — arcade originals, 8-bit platformers, 16-bit puzzles, and modern indie throwbacks that nail the feeling without the rose-tinted glasses.

100 games 4 styles No installs Plays anywhere
Pichon: The Bouncy Bird
★ Cover Feature
No. 01
'80s · 8-bit Platformer
From the Editor

Pichon: The Bouncy Bird

Pichón is a puzzle platformer where you play as a chubby bird that's constantly bouncing. Read the writeup →

'70s
Arcade Originals
Single-screen action, high-score chasing — modern web games that channel the spirit of the quarter-economy. Simple controls, unforgiving difficulty.
18 games →
'80s
Pixel Platformers
8-bit-inspired jump-and-run with sprites, scrolling worlds, and tight controls. The genre that defined a generation of consoles, restored to the browser.
30 games →
'90s
Pixel Puzzles
16-bit polish meets logical thinking. Color matching, falling blocks, brain teasers — pixel art rendered in painterly palettes.
17 games →
NEW
Modern Throwbacks
Made yesterday, feels like 1992. Indie developers proving pixel art is a style choice, not a hardware constraint.
35 games →