Charming Hexagonal Animals From Low-Poly Video Games

Mel Dawn

Jun 24, 2023 5:00 PM EDT

In the new world of Unreal Engine, massive open-world gaming, and GPUs so powerful they could probably send us all to Mars, sometimes it's nice to remember where it all came from. Twitter account @lowpolyanimals is the perfect nostalgia trap for gamers who still love a good low-poly video game. There's something hilarious about taking a perfect little hexagonal video game animal totally out of context for the world to admire, and we're all for it. We've collected a handful of our favorite low-poly animals for anyone who misses the good ol' days of gaming. Who needs cutting-edge graphics when you can have these weird little guys?

01

via @lowpolyanimals

A pic from Gothic.
02

via @lowpolyanimals

A Bird from Jet Set Radio Future.
03

via @lowpolyanimals

A Rat from Katamari Damacy.
04

via @lowpolyanimals

A Floppa from Coffin Mall.
05

via @lowpolyanimals

Tony from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
06

via @lowpolyanimals

A boar from Spyro the Dragon.
07

via @lowpolyanimals

Cats from Bayonetta.
08

via @lowpolyanimals

A rat from World of Warcraft.
09

via @lowpolyanimals

A chicken from World of Warcraft.
10

via @lowpolyanimals

A Scuba Cat from We Love Katamari.
11

via @lowpolyanimals

A rat from The Elder Scrolls Travels: Shadowkey.
12

via @lowpolyanimals

A coyote from SurvivalCraft.
13

via @lowpolyanimals

A Pigeon from Shenmue 2.
14

via @lowpolyanimals

Jar Jar Binks from Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing.
15

via @lowpolyanimals

A T-Rex from Tomb Raider.
16

via @lowpolyanimals

A Horteka Water Beast from Skies of Arcadia.
17

via @lowpolyanimals

Mrs. Norris the cat from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
18

via @lowpolyanimals

Froglok from Everquest.
19

via @lowpolyanimals

A Baboon from Tomb Raider 3.
20

via @lowpolyanimals

Tooty the Feeble from Croc: Legend of the Gobbos.
21

via @lowpolyanimals

A Pigeon from Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.