Behind the Pixels – Week 50

Week of December 8 to December 14, 2025.

This week was The Game Awards, below are the games I think he would like.

The Free Shepherd

Release Date: 2027

His a dog lover and I think this game does something different, he loved playing Stray.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis

Release Date: 2026

I have a history with Tomb Raider and it’s the first “Adult” game series that he ever played.

LEGO Batman: Legend of the Dark Knight

Release Date: May 29, 2026

He played and I think completed the LEGO Batman series on the Xbox 360.

Gang of Dragon

Release Date: No Release Date

I started Sleeping Dogs, he finished it.

007 First Light

Release Date: March 27, 2026

He loves the Hitman series, so I think he will love this one, even though “Stealth” is not his middle name.

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Behind the Pixels – Week 49

Week of December 1 to December 7, 2025.

This week was a quite week, so decided to post some of the games I would like and they’re not all pixel art games, maybe…

Forestrike

Release Date: November 17, 2025

It’s a martial arts, pixel art, rouge like with a gaming concept which I think is really cool

Cleared Hot

Release Date: Early Access

A remake of the classic Desert Strike and also similar to a project I’m looking at starting.

Liminal Point

Release Date: 2026

A survival horror game that pays homage to the classics of the genre and it looks really cool.

Roguecraft

Release Date: No Release Date

I did a post last year on how to run this on FS-UAE, I’m excited it’s getting released on other platforms.

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Behind the Pixels – Week 48

Week of November 24 to November 30, 2025.

VARSAPURA

Release Date: No Release Date

It’s from the studio that does Genshin Impact, I will warn my credit card.

MARVEL Cosmic Invasion

Release Date: December 1, 2025

It’s a Marvel, pixel art, beat ’em up, he will give me a hard time about it, but we will most likely enjoy playing it.

Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE

Release Date: November 24, 2025

It’s one of his favorite anime.

Constance

Release Date: November 24, 2025

This is the mandatory side scrolling platform game.

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Behind the Pixels – Week 47

This week was the Xbox Partner Showcase, below are the games I think he would like.

Week of November 17 to November 23, 2025.

HITMAN 3 – The Eminem vs. Slim Shady Pack

Release Date: December 1, 2025

He has played most of the HITMAN series, and thinks this is an awesome concept.

REANIMAL

Release Date: February 13, 2026

We both enjoyed playing Little Nightmares I and II, and this is from the same dev’s.

Zoopunk

Release Date: 2027

Looks cool and weird enough, that he might just be into it.

Dave The Diver – In The Jungle DLC

Release Date: No Release Date

Adding the mandatory pixel art game.

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Behind the Pixels – Week 46

I started this series a few months ago with a simple idea: to note the latest games I discovered each week the ones I think my son might find interesting.

Video games are something we both love talking about. He teases me for my obsession with “top-down”, pixel art adventures, while I tease him about how the games he plays seem to require a credit card to get anywhere.

Since I’m also into game development, I thought: why not fold those ideas in here too, instead of starting yet another separate series?

So this is the rebirth of Behind the Pixels, now with a touch of game dev news, reflections, and the occasional dad perspective. It’s part release radar, part dev diary, and part personal archive for my son.

Week of November 10 to November 16, 2025.

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