Here is an example that is not what you are looking for but is somewhat related....

glaberficken on Jan 8, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mathematicians bring ocean to life for Disney's 'M...

Here is an example that is not what you are looking for but is somewhat related. It's a game that is played by rendering high quality screenshots of the game world on a server. I enjoyed it a lot.

https://extrasolar.com/