Best Art Style for Beginner Game Developers?

Channel:
United Kingdom GameDev.tv
Subscribers:
51,200
Published on ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXh4d0lEzaQ


Duration: 0:00
15,249 views
821

Learn game development at https://www.gamedev.tv/?utm_source=art-style-tier-list

Which art style is best for indie game development? Rick, Jamie, and Will rank 11 popular art styles from S-tier (easiest) to D-tier (hardest).

The styles being judged:
Anime, Cel-Shaded, Hand-Painted Textures, Isometric, Low Poly, Monochromatic, Photorealistic, Pixel Art, Stylized 3D, Vector and Voxel

Which ones are beginner-friendly and which ones take serious skill and time to master? Watch to find out!

What’s YOUR pick for the easiest and hardest art styles? Drop your thoughts in the comments!

Gameplay footage from    / @nocopyrightgameplays  

#GameDev #IndieGameArt #PixelArt #LowPoly #IndieDev



Other Videos By GameDev.tv


2025-04-26Respect the Workers! 💪 | New Unity RTS Course! #Shorts #Unity #GameDev
2025-04-24The Genius Coding Techniques Used in Minecraft
2025-04-11Why Are Some Games Boring? 🤔 #Shorts #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieDev
2025-04-05What Does It Mean?... Ludonarrative Consistency? 🤔 #Shorts #GameDev #IndieDev #GameDesign
2025-04-03This Is Why You Quit Playing Some Games!
2025-04-01🚨 Introducing Our New AI Instructor 🚨 #Shorts #GameDev #IndieDev
2025-03-29Janky Hitboxes... What Do They Mean? 🤔 #Shorts #GameDev #IndieDev #Unreal #Unity #Godot
2025-03-28Good Game Design Iceberg Explained
2025-03-22Which Game Art Style is Best!? 🤔 #Shorts #IndieGameArt #PixelArt #LowPoly #IndieDev
2025-03-21Bad Game Design Iceberg Explained
2025-03-18Best Art Style for Beginner Game Developers?
2025-03-08Which Game Engine Is Best For Making a Car Game? 🤔 #Shorts #Godot #Unity #Unreal #GameDevBattle
2025-02-28Does It Rain Everywhere In Games? ☔ #Shorts #Gaming #GamingHistory #LevelDesign #Rain
2025-02-25We Made 3 Car Games in 1 hour || GameDev Battle
2025-02-22Is This The Best Use of Unreal Engine 5!? #Shorts #Gaming #GamingHistory #GameDev #Avowed #Obsidian
2025-02-18What is Grey Boxing? 🎮🧊 #Shorts #Gaming #GamingHistory #LevelDesign #Games
2025-02-15What Is The Difference Between Eevee and Cycles? #Shorts #GameDev #Blender #B3D #3DArt
2025-02-14Does Your Character Actually Have a Body? #Shorts #Gaming #GamingHistory #GameDev #Games
2025-02-12How Did Pre-Rendered Backgrounds Work in Games? #Shorts #Gaming #GamingHistory #GameDev
2025-02-11How Is Fire Rendered in Games? 🔥 #Shorts #Gaming #GamingHistory #Fire #Particles #Games
2025-02-08How Does Rotating on an Axis in Blender Work? #Shorts #GameDev #Blender #B3D #GameDesign