Anything from Leader Games and illustrated by Kyle Ferrin (Root, Oath, Fort…) feels like cheating but still, I absolutely adore their art style
Everdell, Photosynthesis, Parks, look nice as well
I also bought an updated edition of Costa Tuna just because of the illustrations: https://www.pamwishbow.com/client-work/project-four-yjynj-pafyx
Innis is one of the best looking games I’ve played. It’s also a solid area control game.
Inis seems like one of the best out there in terms of actually providing a fun experience for everyone involved in the area control genre.