Most flat-shaded 3D video games were released between 1988 and 1996. These games rendered with untextured polygons peaked around 1992-1993. Many of the early games utilizing solid 3D shading were flight simulators. With the introduction of Playstation in 1994, texture mapping became the norm, and by 1996, faceted polygons had all but vanished.
Most of the games on this list appearing after 1997 are rereleases or remakes of older titles. For example, three of Namco's awesome System 21 titles — Cyber Sled, Solvalou, and Starblade — were released for the Wii Virtual Console in 2009. Sega Model 1 games (Virtua Racing, et al) also enjoyed many reincarnations over the years.
This list is maintained in a Flat Shaded Games Google spreadsheet.
| Title | System | Year | Images |
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chromax
/ December 31, 2020 QuoteAlso there are:
Mugsters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpKePGGQU7E
Saucelifter
https://www.myabandonware.com/game/saucelifter-dx7
In this forum there are more
https://www.nexgam.de/forum/thread/93310-auch-indie-games-mit-flat-gouraud-phong-shaded-polygon-%C3%A4sthetik/?pageNo=1&s=5119dbe4bd91f23bf1aecdccf1934703c08522d3
Andy
/ February 10, 2021 QuoteStunt island, windows
Adam
/ October 27, 2021 QuoteYou forgot Hyperblade (1996)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtnQ6zAfxfs
Erich
/ December 5, 2021 QuoteHey Matt,
Just a heads-up that the flat-shaded polygon games list is not viewable. It looks like part of the HTML for this page is truncated. Hope you can fix it soon! Thank you!
Matt
/ January 12, 2022 QuoteThanks Erich - fixed!