Mario & Luigi: Dream Team spent three years in development because studio AlphaDream chose to render the characters in 2D pixel art and shade them to look 3D, while all backgrounds were initially ...

A well-made HD-2D screen has pixel art characters and background. Contrasting that, if you reduce a photorealistic image, it looks as if you’re simply lowering the image quality, ...

Between its status as a 2D platformer and usage of the classic character designs from the Mega Drive days, Sonic Superstars is clearly the closest thing fans will get to a Sonic Mania 2.

For those who need a primer, ‘HD-2D’ is an art style where characters in-game are depicted by 2D pixel-art animations set against detailed 3D backgrounds enhanced with immersive, realistic ...

Studio PICO, a two-man developer based in Japan, is currently in the early stages of development on Grand Exile, a pixel art 2D action and shooting game hybrid planned for release on Switch and PC.

Forget Kingdom Hearts 4, Disney’s new 2D pixel art RPG will hopefully fill the Mickey-shaped hole in your heart (even if it is with gacha) If it's got the mouse, it's close enough.

Speaking to IGN, Kato admitted he likes the style but the 2D pixel art of the original has been retained instead. "No, we didn't think about making it HD-2D," he said.

“A Dark Souls 3 - 2D pixel art Metroidvania was pitched to Bandai Namco [around] 6 years ago,” he said. “This is now finally out of NDA, so enjoy the visuals created back then.” ...