Why voxels are so cool?

Nearly a decade ago, Zach Soares, a gamedev writer and Voxel artist, wrote a massive overview of the Voxelart styles appearing in video games. The article has been updated back in 2019, so while it might not showcase the latest trends, it is a great overview of some of the major design and game development directions that Voxelart undertook since the late 1990s. Read the article on Game Developer : https://www.gamedeveloper.com/art/voxelart-styles-in-video-games