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Contrasted

Other (objects, etc.) theme

Uses heavily contrasting colors, making itself look brightly colorful but also dark at the same time.

19
games
6
platforms

Alternate names: Burned graphics, Gamut clipped
Name variations: gamut clipping

Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime (PlayStation 3)
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
PS3 2011-03-23
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (PlayStation 3)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
PS3 2009-06
Scavenger (Windows)
Scavenger
WIN 2007
Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops (Windows)
Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops
WIN 2011-04-05
Hard Reset (Windows)
Hard Reset
WIN 2011-09
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime (Xbox 360)
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime
X360 2011-03-23
Trine 2 (PlayStation 3)
Trine 2
PS3 2011-12-20
Trine 2: Director's Cut (Wii U)
Trine 2: Director's Cut
WIIU 2012-11-18
Trine 2 (Xbox 360)
Trine 2
X360 2011-12-20
Hard Reset: Exile (Windows)
Hard Reset: Exile
WIN 2012-07-11
CreaVures (Windows)
CreaVures
WIN 2011-03-23
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Xbox 360)
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
X360 2009-06
See also: vibrant (similar high contrast use but overall much brighter).
The effect is similar to using color burn/dodge tools in image ediing or drawing applications.

Example from Ghostbusters: The Video Game:

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Parent group

Visuals

Games by year

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The first Contrasted video game was released in 1988.

Atari, Vivendi and Muse Games published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 10
X360 3
PS3 3
Mac OS X 1
Wii U 1
Tandy Coco 1