Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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Style is not optional. Great style in game design can help a game immediately find an audience, or break a game before it even gets a chance. In a time when AAA game dev seems so risky, it’s nice to remember that there are other paths, and that game style is about more than just looking stylish. Let's talk about a bunch of stylish games from the past few years, and what style can do for you.
Plus a quick detour through my favorite 2 seconds of E3 2014, just for funsies.
Featuring:
Vividlope
Crow Country
Mouthwashing
Superhot
Arzette
The Wonderful World of Suda51 (Romeo is a Dead Man, No More Heroes, Killer 7, and more)
With supporting B-roll from (in order of first appearance):
Five Nights at Freddy's
Cuphead
Highguard
God of War Ragnarok
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Anthem
Clair Obscur Expedition 33
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Hollow Knight Silksong
Signalis
SuperHot
Environmental Station Alpha
Mini Metro
Mullet Mad Jack
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Return of the Obra Dinn
Penny's Big Breakaway
Pizza Tower
Deltarune
The King is Watching
AntonBlast
Beastieball
Hi-Fi Rush
Spider-Man Miles Morales
Okami
Hylics
Monster Hunter Wilds
Forspoken
Fuse
Final Fantasy XV
Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League
Neon White
Going Under
Corn Kidz 64
Persona 5 Royal
NEO The World Ends With You
REZ
Ultrakill
Vividlope
Super Monkey Ball
Space Channel 5
Q*Bert (PS1)
Roll Away (Kula World)
Pseudoregalia
Cavern of Dreams
Lunistice
Final Fantasy VII
Resident Evil 2
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy VIII
Parasite Eve
Chrono Cross
Crow Country
Snipperclips
Mouthwashing
Absolum
Peak
Super Battle Golf
Big Hops
Apotheon
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
Nier Automata
Baby Steps
Death Stranding
Killer 7
Romeo is a Dead Man
No More Heroes 3
No More Heroes
Shadows of the Damned
Denshattack
Shoe Store Simulator
Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation
The Eternal Life of Goldman
Blasphemous
Solar Ash
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Style is not optional. Great style in game design can help a game immediately find an audience, or break a game before it even gets a chance. In a time when AAA game dev seems so risky, it’s nice to remember that there are other paths, and that game style is about more than just looking stylish. Let's talk about a bunch of stylish games from the past few years, and what style can do for you.
Plus a quick detour through my favorite 2 seconds of E3 2014, just for funsies.
Featuring:
Vividlope
Crow Country
Mouthwashing
Superhot
Arzette
The Wonderful World of Suda51 (Romeo is a Dead Man, No More Heroes, Killer 7, and more)
With supporting B-roll from (in order of first appearance):
Five Nights at Freddy's
Cuphead
Highguard
God of War Ragnarok
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Anthem
Clair Obscur Expedition 33
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Hollow Knight Silksong
Signalis
SuperHot
Environmental Station Alpha
Mini Metro
Mullet Mad Jack
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Return of the Obra Dinn
Penny's Big Breakaway
Pizza Tower
Deltarune
The King is Watching
AntonBlast
Beastieball
Hi-Fi Rush
Spider-Man Miles Morales
Okami
Hylics
Monster Hunter Wilds
Forspoken
Fuse
Final Fantasy XV
Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League
Neon White
Going Under
Corn Kidz 64
Persona 5 Royal
NEO The World Ends With You
REZ
Ultrakill
Vividlope
Super Monkey Ball
Space Channel 5
Q*Bert (PS1)
Roll Away (Kula World)
Pseudoregalia
Cavern of Dreams
Lunistice
Final Fantasy VII
Resident Evil 2
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy VIII
Parasite Eve
Chrono Cross
Crow Country
Snipperclips
Mouthwashing
Absolum
Peak
Super Battle Golf
Big Hops
Apotheon
Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore
Nier Automata
Baby Steps
Death Stranding
Killer 7
Romeo is a Dead Man
No More Heroes 3
No More Heroes
Shadows of the Damned
Denshattack
Shoe Store Simulator
Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation
The Eternal Life of Goldman
Blasphemous
Solar Ash
🎧 Patrons get ad-free episodes early, plus access to our behind-the-scenes podcast.
📢 Support Design Doc on Patreon: patreon.com/designdoc
👕 Check out our merch store! crowdmade.com/collections/design-doc
Design Doc on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/designdoc.bsky.social
#cuphead #crowcountry #nomoreheroes
