Not sure about ugly, but Stardew Valley's graphics are pretty basic. Great game though.
Card Quest (Android) has similar dated graphics, but I got kinda into it lately. It's a card-based roguelike, with a fixed deck that only changes with inventory/skill changes.
Thanks for the recommendation! Spent this evening playing it, and it's everything I was hoping Slay the Spire would be. Slay the Spire is still great, of course, but deckbuilding has always been my least favorite part of card games.
You're welcome, glad that someone enjoyed my suggestion!
Yeah with Slay the Spire there is often some slight feeling of "I lost because I didn't get any good cards", but in this game I more often feel like I died because I messed up my resource management and priorities haha (still haven't beat it once yet...)
TradeWars
I know that game, used to play it on BBS in the early 90's.
From the games I can recall, Anuto TD (Another Ugly Tower Defense).
I cannot say whether or not it would get attention because of the graphic quality, but I know there are plenty of people who wouldn't play it since it is not 8k super ultra 3D high def masterwork quality graphics and would gladly shit on it because it doesn't have the most realistic graphics out there.
EverQuest.
I haven't seen anyone mention it yet so... Golden Light!
A creepy, funny, challenging, confusing, silly mess if a roguelite. Art looks almost PS1-esque. It's gorgeous in an ugly way!
Deadly premonitions, everything about it is jank but I love it
I remembered thinking teleglitch was absolutely fascinating a while back. Not exactly a pretty game but it's not ugly either, the chromatic aberration effects on collisions is real pretty imo, even if the underlying art is rather spartan
Jump Ultimate Stars, not everyone is fan of the sprites 🫤
To be fair I have seen better, but they have their charm.
Cruelty Squad
Dominions 5
Zombie Highway for iOS
Planetside 2 for PC
oolite
Valheim! The graphics may look like a PS2/XBOX Game, but it is very fun.
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