Game Art Styles

A reference library of game art styles

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97 games and 361 screenshots, tagged across 135 styles: rendering, linework, shading, palette, influences and more.

VibrantSoft gradientNo outlinesBlack outlinesPixel artStylized 3DFlat / UnlitAnimeBloomLimited paletteAll styles →

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Chrono Trigger (Windows) screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, black outlines, baked lighting (environment)
Chrono Trigger (Windows)
Pixel art · 2018
Jet Set Radio (PlayStation 3) screenshot: cel-shaded, third-person, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment)
Jet Set Radio (PlayStation 3)
Cel-shaded · 2012
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD screenshot: cel-shaded, third-person, no outlines, two-tone cel (environment)
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
Cel-shaded · 2013
Furi Demake - The Chain screenshot: pixel art, side-scrolling, black outlines, flat / unlit (combat)
Furi Demake - The Chain
Pixel art · 2023
Hyper Light Drifter: Special Edition screenshot: pixel art, three-quarter, no outlines (environment)
Hyper Light Drifter: Special Edition
Pixel art · 2018
Ōkami HD screenshot: cel-shaded, painterly, third-person, inked lines, two-tone cel (environment)
Ōkami HD
Cel-shaded · 2012
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Stylized 3D · 2021
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Stylized 3D · 2019
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch) screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch)
Stylized 3D · 2025

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PaletteVibrant

High saturation and strong contrast between hues.

65 games →
ShadingSoft gradient

Smooth transitions between light and shadow.

39 games →
LineworkNo outlines

Shapes are separated by color and light only.

39 games →
LineworkBlack outlines

A dark, mostly uniform outline around characters or objects.

37 games →
RenderingPixel art

Images built from a visible, deliberate pixel grid at low resolution.

34 games →
RenderingStylized 3D

3D with simplified, exaggerated forms and colors that is not cel-shaded, low-poly or realistic.

33 games →
ShadingFlat / Unlit

Little or no shading; surfaces are solid fills.

24 games →
Art movementAnime

Japanese animation and manga conventions.

24 games →

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Pokémon

24 games · 1998–2025

Pixel art→Cel-shaded→Stylized 3D
  1. 1998 Pokémon Blue VersionGame Boy
  2. 1998 Pokémon Red VersionGame Boy
  3. 1999 Pokémon Gold VersionGame Boy Color
  4. 2000 Pokémon Crystal VersionGame Boy Color
  5. 2002 Pokémon Ruby VersionGame Boy Advance
  6. 2004 Pokémon FireRed VersionGame Boy Advance
  7. 2010 Pokémon Black VersionNintendo DS
  8. 2012 Pokémon Black Version 2Nintendo DS
  9. 2013 Pokémon XNintendo 3DS
  10. 2013 Pokémon YNintendo 3DS
  11. 2014 Pokémon Omega RubyNintendo 3DS
  12. 2016 Pokémon SunNintendo 3DS
  13. 2017 Pokémon Ultra MoonNintendo 3DS
  14. 2017 Pokémon Ultra SunNintendo 3DS
  15. 2018 Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!Modern
  16. 2018 Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!Modern
  17. 2019 Pokémon ShieldModern
  18. 2019 Pokémon SwordModern
  19. 2021 Pokémon Brilliant DiamondModern
  20. 2021 Pokémon Shining PearlModern
  21. 2022 Pokémon Legends: ArceusModern
  22. 2022 Pokémon ScarletModern
  23. 2022 Pokémon VioletModern
  24. 2025 Pokémon Legends: Z-AModern

Mario

23 games · 1985–2025

Pixel art→Low-poly→Stylized 3D
  1. 1985 Super Mario Bros.NES
  2. 1986 Super Mario Bros.: The Lost LevelsNES
  3. 1988 Super Mario Bros. 2NES
  4. 1988 Super Mario Bros. 3NES
  5. 1989 Super Mario LandGame Boy
  6. 1990 Super Mario WorldSNES
  7. 1992 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden CoinsGame Boy
  8. 1995 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's IslandSNES
  9. 1996 Super Mario 64Nintendo 64
  10. 2001 Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2Game Boy Advance
  11. 2002 Super Mario SunshineGameCube
  12. 2007 Super Mario GalaxyWii
  13. 2009 New Super Mario Bros. WiiWii
  14. 2010 Super Mario Galaxy 2Wii
  15. 2012 New Super Mario Bros. 2Nintendo 3DS
  16. 2012 New Super Mario Bros. UXbox 360
  17. 2013 Super Mario 3D WorldXbox 360
  18. 2017 Super Mario Odyssey
  19. 2019 New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeModern
  20. 2019 Super Mario Maker 2
  21. 2021 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's FuryModern
  22. 2023 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
  23. 2025 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo Switch)Modern

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