It becomes pretty clear early on in the footage that this mod turns the enemies and objects in the world from 2D sprites into 3D voxels.

ModDB user _chillo released a new mod this week that replaces most of the original Doom's 2D sprites with 3D voxels. One might think the change would ...

Publisher Playtonic Friends has announced that platforming adventure Demon Turf will launch on November 4. The game promises a twist on the traditional Mario 64 formula by using 2D sprites in a 3D ...

Its graphics, too, harken back to Fallout 1's pixel-y post-apocalyptic retro-futurism and its over-the-top gore, with the "2.5D" perspective — 2D sprites in 3D environments — giving the ...

Plus, with a bit of creative warping, a 2D image could be changed into a pseudo-3D view, having 2D sprites move around in a flat 3D space. It's kind of like rolling a ball on a treadmill.

SacriFire features a classic 2D sprites in 3D environment style in its RPG antics and we got an announcement of a coming Kickstarter for the game.

Instead, they constructed “true 3D environments” from the 2D sprites in the games themselves. “This isn’t just a version number.

A Kotaku interview from the time details the process: Artists would convert the original drawings of characters into 3D models, then convert them back into 2D for a greater depth of motion.

Revealed during Gamescom 2020, the gameplay shows off more of Anno: Mutationem's unusual mix of 2D sprites for characters amid a 3D cyberpunk world inspired by Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell.