The game’s art style drew inspiration primarily from various Studio Ghibli films and Ori and the Blind Forest. As such we focused in on a painterly look to environments while maintaining some stylization. At the beginning of the project, we focused on collaborating to develop a style the whole art team could comfortably contribute to. This resulted in the simplification of certain elements like leaves or grass into easily replicable forms. Small amounts of linework to suggest some detail or draw attention to silhouettes in the environments were determined as an important aspect the whole art team could contribute to and brought into consideration when developing the artistic style.

The production process for most of the art assets focused on maintaining clear and distinctive silhouettes that could easily be moved throughout level design iterations. A majority of the lighting was designed to come from a neutral position, prioritizing changes in hue or saturation over value as lighting in-scene would alter the value heavily in-game.

Architecture, props and foliage were inspired heavily from ancient Chinese architecture, sculpture and ecology to draw attention to the cultural influence on the game’s narrative and setting.