Game Art Styles

Hollow Knight

Team Cherry · 2017

Side-scrolling · Platformer · PC · Console

Dimension
2D
Rendering
Hand-drawn
Colors
BlueBlackGrayGreen
Linework
Inked lines
Shading
Soft gradient
Palette
Dark, Cool, Muted
Art movement
Gothic
Proportions
Chibi
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Art style

Hollow Knight (2017, Team Cherry) is a 2D hand-drawn game played from a side-scrolling view. Its look is built from inked lines and soft gradient shading. The palette is dark, cool and muted. It draws on gothic.

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