Hand-drawn video games have become trendy over the last few years, especially among indie studios. Part of this trend is thanks to successful games like Cuphead, which features hand-drawn animation that allows gamers to feel like they're actually playing inside a cartoon. Because hand-drawn video games have become so fashionable, it's sometimes hard to sort through them all to find the real gems. Here's a list of the best hand-drawn video games that are out right now.
The Metroidvania genre has captivated gamers for decades! Discover the best Metroidvania games of all time.
blasphemous 1 for me.
i love the artstyle and how they didnt shy away from their imagery
but symphony of the night is also superb
Catlevanias GBA and DS games are the best! But there others that I like a lot such as Hollow Knight, Chasm etc
As much as I want Silksong, adding it to the BEST is a little premature. It's not even out yet.
The trial period begins today (6th June) on the Switch eShop and you can explore the melancholy map of Hallownest to your heart's content for free until 12th June.
"What I had seen was perfectly neat, but it wasn't all that. Had I missed something? Was I playing it wrong? Clearly not content to let everyone have their own opinion, I decided that the only thing I could do would be to dive back in and see if I could find this secret sauce that everyone else seemed so hooked on." - Jim Norman / NintendoLife
Good read. It's the atmosphere that really sets it apart but it won't click with everyone.
