VGChartz’s Taneli Palola: “Art direction in video games means to create or curate a look and style for a game to elicit a desired reaction from the audience when they engage with it. It’s a way of conveying a specific message about the game’s world, characters, and story in order to draw out an emotional or cultural response from those who play it. The following five games from 2021 exemplify great art direction in a variety of different ways.”
Source: N4G PC Best Art Direction of 2021