Rendering

Painterly games

Looks painted: visible brushwork, soft edges, painted light, whether 2D or textured 3D.

29 games · Filter games

Hades II screenshot: hand-drawn, painterly, stylized 3d, isometric, inked lines, three-tone cel (environment)

Hades IIHand-drawn2025

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition screenshot: pre-rendered, stylized 3d, painterly, fixed camera, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers EditionPre-rendered2022

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HDStylized 3D2021

Hades screenshot: hand-drawn, painterly, pre-rendered, isometric, inked lines, baked lighting (environment, combat)

HadesHand-drawn2020

Ori and the Will of the Wisps screenshot: painterly, stylized 3d, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)

Ori and the Will of the WispsPainterly2020

Disco Elysium screenshot: painterly, pre-rendered, isometric, no outlines (environment, character, cutscene)

Disco ElysiumPainterly2019

New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)

New Super Mario Bros. U DeluxeStylized 3D2019

Slay the Spire screenshot: hand-drawn, painterly, side-scrolling, black outlines, soft gradient (combat, environment)

Slay the SpireHand-drawn2019

GRIS screenshot: painterly, hand-drawn, side-scrolling, interior lines, soft gradient (environment)

GRISPainterly2018

Cuphead screenshot: hand-drawn, painterly, side-scrolling, three-quarter, black outlines, flat / unlit (environment, character, combat)

CupheadHand-drawn2017

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild screenshot: cel-shaded, painterly, third-person, no outlines, two-tone cel (environment)

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildCel-shaded2017

Ōkami HD screenshot: cel-shaded, painterly, third-person, inked lines, two-tone cel (environment)

Ōkami HDCel-shaded2017

Ori and the Blind Forest screenshot: painterly, hand-drawn, pre-rendered, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)

Ori and the Blind ForestPainterly2015

Child of Light screenshot: painterly, hand-drawn, side-scrolling, soft gradient (environment)

Child of LightPainterly2014

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil Edition screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, isometric, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Ultimate Evil EditionStylized 3D2014

Yoshi's New Island screenshot: painterly, stylized 3d, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)

Yoshi's New IslandPainterly2014

Diablo III screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, isometric, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, combat)

Diablo IIIStylized 3D2012

Dishonored screenshot: painterly, stylized 3d, first-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)

DishonoredPainterly2012

Bastion screenshot: painterly, hand-drawn, isometric, inked lines, soft gradient (environment)

BastionPainterly2011

Rayman Origins screenshot: hand-drawn, painterly, side-scrolling, black outlines, soft gradient (environment, combat)

Rayman OriginsHand-drawn2011

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword screenshot: stylized 3d, painterly, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward SwordStylized 3D2011

Machinarium screenshot: hand-drawn, painterly, fixed camera, baked lighting (environment)

MachinariumHand-drawn2009

Steins;Gate screenshot: hand-drawn, painterly, first-person, inked lines, soft gradient (character, environment)

Steins;GateHand-drawn2009

Braid screenshot: painterly, hand-drawn, side-scrolling, soft gradient (environment)

BraidPainterly2008

Wario Land: Shake It! screenshot: hand-drawn, painterly, side-scrolling, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment, character)

Wario Land: Shake It!Hand-drawn2008

Ōkami screenshot: cel-shaded, painterly, third-person, inked lines, two-tone cel (environment, character, combat)

ŌkamiCel-shaded2006

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn screenshot: pre-rendered, painterly, isometric, no outlines, baked lighting (environment, combat)

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of AmnPre-rendered2000

Chrono Cross screenshot: pre-rendered, low-poly, painterly, fixed camera, three-quarter, no outlines, baked lighting (environment)

Chrono CrossPre-rendered1999

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge screenshot: pixel art, painterly, side-scrolling, baked lighting (environment)

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's RevengePixel art1991

Often combined with

Soft gradient 23 Vibrant 19 Exaggerated 18 Hand-painted textures 18 2D 14 No outlines 14 Hand-drawn 13 Muted 12

Other rendering styles

Pixel art 376 Voxel 11 Low-poly 60 Retro 3D 21 Cel-shaded 41 Stylized 3D 152 Realistic 256 Hand-drawn 48 Vector / Flat 10 Pre-rendered 43 Digitized / FMV 10 Papercraft 4 Diorama 11 Silhouette 1 Minimalist 23 ASCII 1 Wireframe 1