Games by Established Artists

Titles which were designed, produced, directed, or contributed heavily to by artists with established careers or fine arts backgrounds outside of video games. Titles like Peter Gabriel: Eve do not count as they are made in association with an artist rather than with their direct involvement.

Notes state the artist(s) and their career outside of the games here, though there may be overlap of course.

110 Games

Crankin's Time Travel Adventure
Crankin's Time Travel Adventure
Keita Takahashi
Illustrator, playground designer
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Harlan Ellison
Author, screenwriter
Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy
Keita Takahashi
Illustrator, playground designer
Otocky
Otocky
Toshio Iwai
Interactive and installation artist
P.T.
P.T.
Guillermo del Toro
Filmmaker
Ribbit King
Ribbit King
Yosuke Kihara
Illustrator
We Love Katamari
We Love Katamari
Keita Takahashi
Illustrator, playground designer
WTF: Work Time Fun
WTF: Work Time Fun
Pierre Taki
Musician, actor
Bad Milk
Bad Milk
Ted Skolnick
Multimedia artist
Gitaroo Man
Gitaroo Man
Mitsuru Nakamura/326
Graphic artist, poet
Kero Kero King
Kero Kero King
Yosuke Kihara
Illustrator
Um Jammer Lammy
Um Jammer Lammy
Rodney Greenblat
Graphic artist, sculptor

Masaya Matsuura
Composer, multimedia artist
Wipeout
Wipeout
The Designers Republic
Graphic design studio/collective
Wipeout 3
Wipeout 3
The Designers Republic
Graphic design studio/collective
Rhythm 'n' Face
Rhythm 'n' Face
Osamu Sato
Digital artist, photographer, composer
Rodney's Funscreen
Rodney's Funscreen
Rodney Greenblat
Graphic artist, sculptor
Space Ace
Space Ace
Don Bluth
Animator, director

Unrated

9: The Last Resort
9: The Last Resort
Robert De Niro
Producer, actor

Mark Ryden
Painter

Unrated

Alien Garden
Alien Garden
Jaron Lanier
Visual artist

Unrated

Alphabet
Alphabet
Keita Takahashi
Illustrator, playground designer

Unrated

Bill Belichick Offseason Simulator
Bill Belichick Offseason Simulator
Jon Bois
Speculative fiction writer, producer

Unrated

Boom Blox
Boom Blox
Stephen Spielberg
Director, producer, screenwriter

Unrated

Boom Blox Bash Party
Boom Blox Bash Party
Stephen Spielberg
Director, producer, screenwriter

Unrated

Chu-Teng
Chu-Teng
Osamu Sato
Digital artist, photographer, composer

Unrated

Clive Barker's Jericho
Clive Barker's Jericho
Clive Barker
Novelist, playwright, film director, visual artist

Unrated

Clive Barker's Undying
Clive Barker's Undying
Clive Barker
Novelist, playwright, film director, visual artist

Unrated

Dark Seed
Dark Seed
H.R. Giger
Painter, sculptor, set designer, film director

Unrated

Dark Seed II
Dark Seed II
H.R. Giger
Painter, sculptor, set designer, film director

Unrated

Dazzeloids
Dazzeloids
Rodney Greenblat
Graphic artist, sculptor

Unrated

Devo Presents: Adventures of the Smart Patrol
Devo Presents: Adventures of the Smart Patrol
Gerald V. Casale
Musician, composer, director
Mark Mothersbaugh
Musician, composer, visual artist

Unrated

Diana Hamilton's Dreams
Diana Hamilton's Dreams
Diana Hamilton
Author, poet

Unrated

Dino Rex
Dino Rex
Takatsuna Senba
Animator

Unrated

Dohna Dohna: Let's Do Bad Things Together!
Dohna Dohna: Let's Do Bad Things Together!
Onono Imoko
Hentai artist, illustrator

Unrated

Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
Don Bluth
Animator, director

Unrated

Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
Don Bluth
Animator, director

Unrated

Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou
Osamu Sato
Digital artist, photographer, composer

Unrated

Electroplankton
Electroplankton
Toshio Iwai
Interactive and installation artist

Unrated

Escape From Woomera
Escape From Woomera
Escape from Woomera Collective
Art activist collective

Unrated

Etrian Odyssey
Etrian Odyssey
Yuji Himukai
Illustrator, hentai artist

Stand-in for series

Unrated

Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
Tomomi Sakuba
Surrealist, computer artist

Unrated

Going Down
Going Down
Cyriak Harris
Animator, composer, artist, author

Unrated

Groove Jigoku V
Groove Jigoku V
Pierre Taki
Musician, actor

Unrated

Groove on Fight
Groove on Fight
Range Murata
Artist, designer

Unrated

Gun & Frontier
Gun & Frontier
Takatsuna Senba
Animator

Unrated

Gungrave
Gungrave
Kousuke Fujishima
Mangaka

Yasuhiro Nightow
Mangaka

Unrated

.Hack//Frägment
.Hack//Frägment
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Manga artist, character designer

Unrated

.Hack//Infection
.Hack//Infection
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Manga artist, character designer

Unrated

.Hack//Mutation
.Hack//Mutation
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Manga artist, character designer

Unrated

.Hack//Outbreak
.Hack//Outbreak
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Manga artist, character designer

Unrated

.Hack//Quarantine
.Hack//Quarantine
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Manga artist, character designer

Unrated

Kid A Mnesia Exhibition
Kid A Mnesia Exhibition
Thom Yorke
Musician

Stanley Donwood
Artist

Unrated

Kumatanchi
Kumatanchi
Yuji Himukai
Illustrator, hentai artist

Unrated

Laurie Anderson's Puppet Motel
Laurie Anderson's Puppet Motel
Laurie Anderson
Performance artist

Hsin-Chien Huang
Mixed media artist

Unrated

Lifespan
Lifespan
John O'Neill
Interactive artist

Unrated

Live A Live
Live A Live
Yoshihide Fujiwara
Mangaka

Yoshinori Kobayashi
Mangaka

Osamu Ishiwata
Mangaka

Yumi Tamura
Mangaka

Ryouji Minagawa
Mangaka

Gosho Aoyama
Mangaka, author

Kazuhiko Shimamoto
Mangaka

Unrated

L.O.L.: Lack of Love
L.O.L.: Lack of Love
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Musician, actor, producer

Unrated

Lollipop Chainsaw
Lollipop Chainsaw
James Gunn
Filmmaker

Unrated

LSD: Dream Emulator
LSD: Dream Emulator
Osamu Sato
Digital artist, photographer, composer

Unrated

Lunar: The Silver Star
Lunar: The Silver Star
Toshiyuki Kubooka
Animator, character designer

Stand-in for series

Unrated

Major Minor's Majestic March
Major Minor's Majestic March
Rodney Greenblat
Graphic artist, sculptor

Masaya Matsuura
Composer, multimedia artist

Unrated

Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
Stephen Spielberg
Director, producer, screenwriter

Unrated

Mega Man Battle Network
Mega Man Battle Network
Saitou Masatsugu/Saitom
Illustrator, hentai artist

Stand-in for series

Unrated

Metal Black
Metal Black
Takatsuna Senba
Animator

Unrated

Mojib-Ribbon
Mojib-Ribbon
Masaya Matsuura
Composer, multimedia artist

Kiri Matsuura
Computer artist

Unrated

Moondust
Moondust
Jaron Lanier
Visual artist

Unrated

Nightbreed: The Action Game
Nightbreed: The Action Game
Clive Barker
Novelist, playwright, film director, visual artist

Unrated

Noby Noby Boy
Noby Noby Boy
Keita Takahashi
Illustrator, playground designer

Unrated

Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo
Nora to Toki no Koubou: Kiri no Mori no Majo
Yuji Himukai
Illustrator, hentai artist

Unrated

Pac-Mondrian
Pac-Mondrian
Prize Budget for Boys/Michael Jones
Visual artist collective

Unrated

PainStation
PainStation
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Artist collective

Unrated

ParanoiaScape
ParanoiaScape
Screaming Mad George/Joji Tani
Special effects artist, director, musician

Unrated

PaRappa the Rapper
PaRappa the Rapper
Rodney Greenblat
Graphic artist, sculptor

Masaya Matsuura
Composer, multimedia artist

Unrated

PaRappa the Rapper 2
PaRappa the Rapper 2
Rodney Greenblat
Graphic artist, sculptor

Masaya Matsuura
Composer, multimedia artist

Unrated

Power Instinct
Power Instinct
Range Murata
Artist, designer

Stand-in for series

Unrated

Project: Horned Owl
Project: Horned Owl
Masamune Shirow
Mangaka

Unrated

Rhyme Rider Kerorican
Rhyme Rider Kerorican
Masaya Matsuura
Composer, multimedia artist

Unrated

Rhythm Tengoku
Rhythm Tengoku
Tsunku/つんく♂
Songwriter, producer

Stand-in for series

Unrated

Rodney's Wonder Window
Rodney's Wonder Window
Rodney Greenblat
Graphic artist, sculptor

Unrated

Roly-Polys no Nanakorobi Yaoki
Roly-Polys no Nanakorobi Yaoki
Osamu Sato
Digital artist, photographer, composer

Unrated

Roly-Polys World Tour
Roly-Polys World Tour
Osamu Sato
Digital artist, photographer, composer

Unrated

Sakura Taisen
Sakura Taisen
Kousuke Fujishima
Mangaka

Unrated

Sakura Wars
Sakura Wars
Kousuke Fujishima
Mangaka

Stand-in for series

Tite Kubo
Mangaka
(2019 only)

Unrated

SimTunes
SimTunes
Toshio Iwai
Interactive and installation artist

Unrated

Sod
Sod
Jodi (Joan Heemskerk, Dirk Paesmans)
Internet artists

Unrated

Sound Fantasy
Sound Fantasy
Toshio Iwai
Interactive and installation artist

Unrated

Spy Fiction
Spy Fiction
Range Murata
Artist, designer

Unrated

Starwing Paradox
Starwing Paradox
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Manga artist, character designer

Unrated

Taisen Hot Gimmick
Taisen Hot Gimmick
Range Murata
Artist, designer

Unrated

Tales of Phantasia
Tales of Phantasia
Kousuke Fujishima
Mangaka

Stand-in for series through to Tales of Berseria

Unrated

Tenori-on
Tenori-on
Toshio Iwai
Interactive and installation artist

Unrated

Tenya Wanya Teens
Tenya Wanya Teens
Keita Takahashi
Illustrator, playground designer

Unrated

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Author, humourist

Unrated

The Idolmaster
The Idolmaster
Toshiyuki Kubooka
Animator, character designer

Stand-in for series

Unrated

The Intruder
The Intruder
Natalie Bookchin
Media artist

Unrated

The Last Guy
The Last Guy
Pierre Taki
Musician, actor

Unrated

The Night Journey
The Night Journey
Bill Viola
Video/new media artist

Unrated

The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway
The Residents' Bad Day on the Midway
James Ludtke
Visual artist

Unrated

The Residents: Freak Show
The Residents: Freak Show
James Ludtke
Visual artist

Unrated

The Seven Colors: Legend of Psys City
The Seven Colors: Legend of Psys City
Masaya Matsuura
Composer, multimedia artist

Unrated

The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi
The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi
Takeshi Kitano
Filmmaker, authour, actor

18 Comments

Nightblade

1 year ago

would the rhythm heaven series count because of Tsunku's hand in development?

Detchibe

1 year ago

Absolutely, added

ToasterNinja

1 year ago

Add Medal of Honor 1 and both Boom Blox games for the Wii. Steven Spielberg produced all three of those.

Huss

1 year ago

elden ring's world building was done by GRRM

Funbil

1 year ago

Ryuichi Sakamoto wrote the scenario and all the music for L.O.L.: Lack of Love

Detchibe

1 year ago

Added with the exception of Elden Ring as his contribution to the game was only the 'mythos' of the game, he did not write the story itself.

jakobvongunten

1 year ago

diana hamilton's dreams, bill belichick offseason simulator

letshugbro

1 year ago

Going Down by Cyriak Harris

Cold_Comfort

1 year ago

Down bad in the "hentai artist" row

CDX

1 year ago

Does Mother trilogy belongs here? As fas as I know, Shigesato Itoi has been a writer since way before the games. Although I think most of it was non-fiction?
@LSW Help me out here, please. XD

LSW

1 year ago

@CDX If copywriters fall into the category of artists, then Yes.

zombiehunter837

1 year ago

Gitaroo man, by Mitsuru Nakamura aka 326
does that count?

Gliscor

1 year ago

tomomi sakuba was the art director of garage: bad dream adventure, and he has published various artwork of surrealism priorly and after the release of the game

Detchibe

1 year ago

Added all of these except Itoi's ouevre

MagneticBurn

1 year ago

The dragons lair games and space ace for don bluth's involvement

nrmac

1 year ago

9: The Last Resort might qualify: Robert De Niro executive produced, art direction by Mark Ryden

CDX

1 year ago

@LSW Thanks a bunch! I had no idea he was a copywriter, or what a copywriter even was for that matter. lol Until I wikipediad the term just now, I mean. There's not a word for that in pt-BR. =P

dishy

1 year ago

maestro, mike oldfield
gaball screen, tetsuya komuro
Detchibe

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