A Small Team Obsessed With Cel-Shaded Worlds
Based in El Gouna, Egypt, we chase down anime-style titles that turn brushstrokes and cel-shading into playable art worth talking about.
Meet the TeamWhat We Stand For
The values behind every feature we publish
Visual Style First
We spotlight games where cel-shading and anime-inspired art direction shape the whole experience, not just the marketing screenshots.
No Clickbait Rankings
Every list and review reflects actual hours spent with a game, not a headline built to farm clicks or affiliate traffic.
Fan-First Voice
Written by people who grew up loving anime aesthetics in games, not marketers repurposing press releases into articles.
Original Analysis
We break down shading techniques, color palettes, and animation choices ourselves instead of recycling other outlets' takes.
What Our Readers Say
Their piece on lesser-known cel-shaded indie titles introduced me to two games I'd never heard of. Both ended up in my top ten this year. That kind of digging is rare.
I appreciate that they actually explain the art style choices instead of just saying a game 'looks anime.' The breakdown of shading passes on one recent feature was genuinely educational.
Found this site while researching a university paper on visual storytelling in games. Ended up bookmarking it for personal reading too, the tone feels like talking to a friend who actually knows the genre.
Behind the Archive
Numbers that reflect years of tracking this specific corner of gaming
6 years
running
340+
features published
85
titles covered
12,000+
monthly readers