Game Art Styles

Shading

Games with soft gradient shading

Smooth transitions between light and shadow.

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OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0 screenshot: pixel art, stylized 3d, three-quarter, soft gradient (environment)
OCTOPATH TRAVELER 0
Pixel art · HD-2D / Mixed · 2025
Pokémon Legends: Z-A screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2025
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 · 3D · 2025
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake screenshot: pixel art, stylized 3d, three-quarter, soft gradient (environment)
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Pixel art · HD-2D / Mixed · 2024
Mouthwashing screenshot: retro 3d, low-poly, first-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Mouthwashing
Retro 3D · 3D · 2024
Super Mario Bros. Wonder screenshot: stylized 3d, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Stylized 3D · 2.5D · 2023
Pokémon Legends: Arceus screenshot: stylized 3d, cel-shaded, third-person, no outlines, two-tone cel (environment, character)
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2022
Pokémon Scarlet screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)
Pokémon Scarlet
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2022
Pokémon Violet screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)
Pokémon Violet
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2022
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond screenshot: stylized 3d, diorama, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2021
Pokémon Shining Pearl screenshot: stylized 3d, diorama, three-quarter, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Pokémon Shining Pearl
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2021
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 · 3D · 2021
Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent screenshot: pixel art, stylized 3d, three-quarter, soft gradient (environment)
Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent
Pixel art · HD-2D / Mixed · 2020
Ori and the Will of the Wisps screenshot: painterly, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Painterly · 2.5D · 2020
Disco Elysium screenshot: painterly, isometric, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Disco Elysium
Painterly · 2.5D · 2019
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 · 2.5D · 2019
Pokémon Shield screenshot: stylized 3d, cel-shaded, third-person, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment)
Pokémon Shield
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2019
Pokémon Sword screenshot: stylized 3d, cel-shaded, third-person, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment, character)
Pokémon Sword
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2019
Super Mario Maker 2 screenshot: pixel art, stylized 3d, side-scrolling, flat / unlit (environment)
Super Mario Maker 2
Pixel art · 2D / 2.5D · 2019
Gris screenshot: hand-drawn, painterly, minimalist, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Gris
Hand-drawn · 2D · 2018
Octopath Traveler screenshot: pixel art, stylized 3d, diorama, three-quarter, fixed camera, soft gradient (environment)
Octopath Traveler
Pixel art · HD-2D / Mixed · 2018
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! screenshot: stylized 3d, three-quarter, fixed camera, no outlines, soft gradient (character, environment)
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2018
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! screenshot: stylized 3d, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu!
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2018
Cuphead screenshot: hand-drawn, side-scrolling, inked lines, soft gradient (combat)
Cuphead
Hand-drawn · 2D · 2017
Hollow Knight screenshot: hand-drawn, side-scrolling, inked lines, soft gradient (environment)
Hollow Knight
Hand-drawn · 2D · 2017
Pokémon Ultra Moon screenshot: cel-shaded, stylized 3d, three-quarter, third-person, top-down, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment, character)
Pokémon Ultra Moon
Cel-shaded · 3D · 2017
Super Mario Odyssey screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)
Super Mario Odyssey
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2017
Firewatch screenshot: stylized 3d, first-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Firewatch
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2016
Pokémon Sun screenshot: stylized 3d, cel-shaded, third-person, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment)
Pokémon Sun
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2016
Pokémon Omega Ruby screenshot: stylized 3d, cel-shaded, three-quarter, black outlines, two-tone cel (environment)
Pokémon Omega Ruby
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2014
Super Mario 3D World screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, combat)
Super Mario 3D World
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2013
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 · 3D · 2013
Borderlands 2 screenshot: cel-shaded, first-person, inked lines, soft gradient (combat)
Borderlands 2
Cel-shaded · 3D · 2012
New Super Mario Bros. 2 screenshot: stylized 3d, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
New Super Mario Bros. 2
Stylized 3D · 2.5D · 2012
New Super Mario Bros. U screenshot: stylized 3d, side-scrolling, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, combat)
New Super Mario Bros. U
Stylized 3D · 2.5D · 2012
Bastion screenshot: painterly, hand-drawn, isometric, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Bastion
Painterly · 2D · 2011
Super Mario Galaxy 2 screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character, combat)
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2010
New Super Mario Bros. Wii screenshot: stylized 3d, side-scrolling, three-quarter, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, combat)
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Stylized 3D · 2.5D · 2009
Super Mario Galaxy screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Super Mario Galaxy
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2007
Super Mario Sunshine screenshot: stylized 3d, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment)
Super Mario Sunshine
Stylized 3D · 3D · 2002
Super Mario 64 screenshot: low-poly, third-person, no outlines, soft gradient (environment, character)
Super Mario 64
Low-poly · 3D · 1996

Often combined with

Vibrant 33Stylized 3D 31No outlines 28Exaggerated 28Cute 283D 25Third-person 18Bloom 15

Other shading styles

Flat / Unlit 26Two-tone cel 19Three-tone cel 1Hatching 3Halftone 1Dithered shading 10Rim lighting 5Baked lighting 10Realistic lighting 7