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Why 2D game art is thriving in 2025, and how you can do it too

Something is enduring about pixel art that keeps drawing us back. A handful of coloured squares shouldn’t have much power, ...
Polygon

Surprising no one, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 looks phenomenal in HD-2D

Imagining a game as beautiful as Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 getting even prettier is a tall task, but there’s one thing that does the job: turning it into HD-2D pixel art, the striking art style ...
gematsu

Astrolabe Games to publish 2D Metroidvania game ANATINE for consoles, PC

Join an unlikely hero—a sword-wielding, flute-playing Duck Boy—on an epic adventure in the 2D pixel Metroidvania ANATINE, developed by the talented solo developer Pixel Trash, featuring colorful and ...
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Tenebris Somnia: Game Mixes 2D Pixel Look With Live Action Cutscenes

The horror genre on Steam is overflowing with contenders, but Tenebris Somnia manages to stand out. It's an upcoming survival horror project from filmmaker and developer Andrés Borghi together with ...
IGN

Sonic Team Head: Pixel Art Won't be Viable Art Style for Sonic Games in 10 - 20 Years

Sonic Superstars is shaping up to be the biggest Sonic game of the year partly because of the new 2.5D aesthetic for Classic Sonic. However, Sonic Team suggests Classic Sonic's new look may be ...