Notable games with prerendered backgrounds ordered by year. This list is primarily for the games with 2D backgrounds and 3D character models. The best examples of such games would be Final Fantasy VII, VIII, IX and Resident Evil 1, 2 and 3.
| Name | Platform | Genre | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Big Adventure | PC | Adventure | 1994 | |
| Resident Evil | PS1/PC/GC/DC/DS | Survival Horror | 1996 | |
| Blade Runner | PC | Adventure | 1997 | |
| Little Big Adventure 2 | PC | Adventure | 1997 | |
| Final Fantasy VII | PS1/PC | JRPG | 1997 | |
| Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee | PS1/PC | Cinematic platformer | 1997 | The whole game is in 2D. |
| The City of Lost Children | PS1/PC | Adventure | 1997 | |
| Resident Evil 2 | PS1/PC/GC/DC | Survival Horror/Adventure | 1998 | |
| Return to Krondor | PC | RPG | 1998 | |
| Parasite Eve | PS1 | Survival Horror/RPG | 1998 | |
| Men in Black: The Game | PS1/PC | Adventure/Survival Horror | 1998 | |
| Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy | PC/Amiga | Adventure | 1998 | |
| Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus | PS1/PC | Cinematic platformer | 1998 | The whole game is in 2D. |
| Sanitarium | PC | Adventure | 1998 | The whole game is in 2D. |
| Hard Edge | PS1 | Action Adventure | 1998 | |
| Final Fantasy VIII | PS1/PC | JRPG | 1999 | |
| Parasite Eve II | PS1 | Survival Horror/RPG | 1999 | |
| Gorky 17 | PC | Strategy/RPG/Survival Horror | 1999 | |
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | PS1/PC/GC/DC | Survival Horror/Adventure | 1999 | |
| Amerzone | PS1/PC | Adventure | 1999 | |
| The Legend of Dragoon | PS1 | JRPG | 1999 | |
| In Cold Blood | PS1/PC | Adventure | 2000 | |
| Martian Gothic: Unification | PS1/PC | Survival Horror | 2000 | |
| Dino Crisis 2 | PS1/PC | TPS/Adventure | 2000 | |
| Final Fantasy IX | PS1/PC | JRPG | 2000 | |
| Blair Witch Volume 1: Rustin Parr | PC | Survival Horror | 2000 | |
| Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock | PC | Survival Horror | 2000 | |
| Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale | PC | Survival Horror | 2000 | |
| Onimusha: Warlords | PS2/Xbox | Action/Survival Horror | 2001 | |
| Shadow Hearts | PS2 | JRPG | 2001 | |
| Evil Dead: Hail to the King | PS1/PC/DC | Survival Horror | 2001 | |
| The Mystery of the Druids | PC | Adventure | 2001 | |
| Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny | PS2 | Action/Survival Horror | 2002 | |
| Resident Evil Zero | GC/Wii | Survival Horror | 2002 | |
| Resident Evil Remake | GC/Wii | Survival Horror | 2002 | |
| Syberia | PC/PS2/Xbox/DS | Adventure | 2002 | |
| The Black Mirror | PC | Adventure | 2003 | |
| Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean | GC | JRPG | 2003 | |
| Syberia II | PC/PS2/Xbox | Adventure | 2004 | |
| The Moment of Silence | PC | Adventure | 2004 | |
| Still Life | Xbox/PC | Adventure | 2005 | |
| The Moment of Silence | PC | Adventure | 2005 | |
| Baten Kaitos Origins | GC | JRPG | 2006 | |
| Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword | DS | Action | 2008 | |
| Black Mirror 2 | PC | Adventure | 2010 | |
| AlternativA | PC | Adventure | 2010 | |
| Gray Matter | PC/X360 | Adventure | 2010 | |
| Black Mirror 3: Final Fear | PC | Adventure | 2011 |