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Uses two-dimensional "sprites", 2D images created and used on a flat plane, as opposed to the three-dimensional models or environments found in 3D games.

Projects that have advertised as not using generative AI their creative process.

Featuring gameplay that moves horizontally across a scrolling background, with characters typically walking, running, or jumping from left to right. Often includes platforming elements and side-view perspectives.

Related to the process of arranging game maps using a set of tile graphics (often call tilesets)