Mobile Games Business / June 17, 2026
Scopely explains the recipe behind Monopoly Go’s art style
At PGC Barcelona, Scopely VP of art Howard Shin discussed how Monopoly Go built a distinctive but familiar visual identity.
Monopoly Go’s art style is apparently built around one magic word: timeless. At PGC Barcelona, Scopely’s Howard Shin explained how the team made a game about cheerful capitalism look fresh without breaking the board-game familiarity. The real question remains: how did they make rent extraction look so bouncy? Mobile art direction is powerful stuff.
