A little background: When 3D was in its infancy, PlayStation game developers compensated for the hardware's shortcomings by pairing 3D character models with pre-rendered 2D backgrounds.

The PlayStation was a revolutionary console, ... Among the first games to use pre-rendered backgrounds with 3D characters, ...

The visuals have the same vibe as the pre-rendered backgrounds of PS1 games of old, such as Resident Evil, but Crow Country gives you the freedom to fully rotate the camera.

Complete with blocky character models and pre-rendered backgrounds, Crow Country is a promising PS1-style survival horror game. It's coming to PS5 in 2024, but you can give it an early shot thanks ...

The PS1's use of CDs put the console ahead of the more powerful Nintendo 64: ... as the flashlight realistically lights up sections of the pre-rendered backgrounds. Koudelka ...

Endless Blue is a survival horror game in the classic Resident Evil sense, with fixed cameras, pre-rendered backgrounds, and proper tank controls.

Gotta love those pre-rendered backgrounds. As much as I do enjoy the newer Resident Evil games, the fixed camera angles of the old games really gave them a unique, haunting atmosphere. 2 ...

If you were gaming in the PS1 days, ... Gone are the charming pre-rendered CG backgrounds, the fixed camera angles and signature FMV looping, omissions that I take certain nostalgic issue with.

Fans of classic Final Fantasy titles, especially the PS1-era entries that sported pre-rendered backgrounds and turn-based combat, will want to check out Fantasian Neo Dimension, the latest game ...

Like many games before it, Alisa pursues the aesthetic and presentation that gamers loved with PlayStation 1 games. In particular, the dev team decided to utilize pre-rendered backgrounds to great ...

A fan favorite amongst retro, low-poly, and survival horror enthusiasts, Alisa is a genuine throwback to PS1 and N64 style gaming – complete with pre-rendered backgrounds, a whopping 480p ...

The real star of the show has to be the pre-rendered background though: Leyndell's otherworldly beauty might be a perfect fit for that uncanny quality of '90s Myst-style pre-rendered graphics.