Cartoon reality
Cartoon / anime concept
Any tags describing cartoon-like expression, graphics, sounds and reality itself.
Some of these might not have proper names anywhere and thus only describe a visual trait or theme. If any commonly accepted terms are found, the ones found here should be modified to match.
This is a container group; its children are:
| Caricature | Characters' certain personal traits are greatly enhanced or simplified. (too short) | 1993 / 2019 | 53 games |
| Cartoon physics | Employs any form of cartoon physics, excluding those seen as the norm in most video games. (too short) | 2009 / 2014 | 3 games |
| Chibi / Super deformed | This is a supertag for chibi and super deformed styles for those who don't know or care about the differences. | 1992 / 2015 | 7 games |
| Four fingers | Characters, even humans, are depicted with four fingers (and possibly toes) instead of five. Common in western cartoons. | 1990 / 2015 | 24 games |
| Huge forearms | Instead of biceps, forearms of characters (especially male and generally masculine ones) are abnormally large, commonly widening towards the fingers and often with no apparent wrist. | 1 game | |
| Huge heads | Characters consistently have disproportionally large heads. (too short) | 1987 / 2012 | 29 games |
| Invisible anatomy | Characters behave, manipulate things and generally act as if they had certain anatomical features they're clearly missing. Commonly things like characters holding things without fingers, hands, or entire arms. | 2005 / 2012 | 5 games |
| Unconnected extremities | Characters' hands and feet are not connected to the body by limbs but rather move seemingly independently of it. | 1990 / 2012 | 52 games |
| X-ray electrocution | Getting electrocuted, struck by lightning or such causes characters to become transparent except for their skeleton which often becomes luminescent in turn. | 1987 / 2019 | 49 games |