Too many companies these days, especially AAA, are focused on creating surreal or gritty games. This often calls for highly stylized pieces and games that can claim to be cute. You’ll probably come across some horror games with a cuter art style than others.
Using a cute art style to subvert expectations works well and helps create a memorable experience. But RPGs thrive if they can celebrate cute and adorable things. Whether playing as a charming little animal or something adorable and stylized, cute RPGs are a great departure from the hyperrealism of today’s industry.
Ten Night in the Woods
“Night in the Woods” is a little creepy, but there’s something very endearing about its art style. It’s very stylized and feels like little cardstock clippings running around town unintentionally solving mysteries. .
A tale of humor and self-discovery that will have you falling in love instantly. Please be careful if you are not good at psychological horror. Fear is minimal, but still present throughout the game, especially towards the end.
9 small misfortune
Little Miss Fortune is definitely an adorable character. She interacts with stories and narrators with a picturesque innocence and is just thrilled to have adventures. As she wanders around town, she makes funny comments and slowly uncovers a conspiracy.
The story is dark, with psychological horror lingering in the background until it finally comes to light. It is undeniably a very cute horror game.
Art is stylized and memorable. The game makes great use of visual effects to create a rich atmosphere. If that’s not enough, just throw some glitter on top of it, just like Misfortune.
8 Octopath Traveler 2
With more sophisticated sprites than its predecessor, Octopus Traveler 2 is considered cute by many. Even some monsters and characters can be claimed to be cute.
Overall, the story is about creating a better world and improving the situation, but whether that improvement is for you or someone else depends on your character. Pixel art is hard to forget and makes you feel nostalgic. Even if you didn’t play the first game, you’ll definitely fall in love with the standalone sequel.
7 Tavern of Touhou Mystia
No list of cutest games would be complete without a selection of anime styles. However, you don’t have to be interested in Project Tohou to enjoy this RPG.
It excels at being a standalone game with fun music and fun restaurant simulator gameplay. The characters are instantly lovable and the pixel art style is used brilliantly. One look at this game and it’s hard to argue against the word “cute”.
6 I’m Not Afraid 2: Revenant Kingdom
Another anime-style game, Ni no Kuni often has its art style compared to Studio Ghibli films, and for good reason. , cute and easy to see. Some people may feel nostalgic.
The game is an open-world JRPG that shows the way to a world reunion. The music is fun, the story is hopeful, and you’d be hard-pressed to find another AAA game that takes on a similarly stylistic look these days.
Five Chicory: A Colorful Story
Chicory: A Colorful Tale has a simple but well-used style, similar to coloring books before adding color to the world, solving puzzles to make the world brighter.
The game is full of adorable friends and all kinds of creatures. The adorable and simple style of this game is great for kids and adults alike.
The fun mechanics make it fun to play and encourage you to think before you splatter colors everywhere. Chicory is a valid proof of that concept.
Four cat quest
Brightly colored and saturated, Cat Quest is a hack and slash RPG. You run around the map as a cat, regenerating health, taking regular cat naps when you need to complete quests, and stocking up on strength so you can defeat the big bad cat, Dracos.
The gameplay is simple but fun, and sets it apart from games that require more complex controls and strategies. Like many other animal-based games, it’s hard to enjoy it just because you’re a cat.
3 sun haven
Sun Haven is another pixel art game that’s hard to argue isn’t cute. The chibi-style sprites that populate the game certainly help push the game into very adorable territory, contrasting with the complexity of the ancient dragons you can find and interact with throughout the game.
Although technically a farming simulator RPG, Sun Haven’s story is simple. Chosen by Elios, the Sun Dragon, you are on a mission to bring hope to all three cities. By doing so, you can fight the darkness and protect your home.
2 I’m lost
Stray is pretty realistic, and the environment itself changes to match the gritty surroundings of the city and the lush greenery of nature, but it works well. Because you’re a little cat. The whole game takes the gaming industry’s trend of gritty hyper-realism and turns it upside down.
Presenting a gritty environment and an overly lovable protagonist makes the game cute and extravagant.It doesn’t matter if you like cats in real life.
1 spirit farrer
Spiritfarer is a great hand-drawn game. Those who sing praises are fully justified because the game is an all-around lovely experience.From the music to the character design to the gameplay, the world is full of beauty. It’s no exaggeration to say that the companions and spirits you meet along the way are cute.
You will be in tears and in awe of what the developers have accomplished. There are many games you can get by without playing, but Spiritfarer is not one of them. The perfect game to unwind, relax and spend the day.