Flow (250 Essential Games)

Criteria
All genres. No repeated game-types. The highest quality of each kind.
Different games in genres must represent distinct design elements and/or kinds of play.
From a perspective that extends beyond typical means. No bullshit.
(50 Bonus, Final)

300 Games

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
428: Shibuya Scramble
428: Shibuya Scramble
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Alien vs. Predator
Alien vs. Predator
Alundra
Alundra
Ape Escape
Ape Escape
Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Armored Core: For Answer
Armored Core: For Answer
Baba is You
Baba is You
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Baroque
Baroque
Battle Garegga
Battle Garegga
Battle Mania Daiginjou
Battle Mania Daiginjou
Beatmania IIDX
Beatmania IIDX
Before Your Eyes
Before Your Eyes
Betrayal at Krondor
Betrayal at Krondor
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance
The Binding of Isaac: Repentance
Blood
Blood
Boku no Natsuyasumi
Boku no Natsuyasumi
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
Brigandine: Grand Edition
Brigandine: Grand Edition
Bubble Symphony
Bubble Symphony
Bulk Slash
Bulk Slash
Castlevania
Castlevania
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Caves of Qud
Caves of Qud
Cave Story
Cave Story
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Cho Ren Sha 68K
Cho Ren Sha 68K
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Contra: Hard Corps
Contra: Hard Corps
Cosmic Smash
Cosmic Smash
Cosmology of Kyoto
Cosmology of Kyoto
Counterfeit Monkey
Counterfeit Monkey
Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion
Crimzon Clover: World EXplosion
Cruelty Squad
Cruelty Squad
Crusader Kings III
Crusader Kings III
Darius Gaiden
Darius Gaiden
Darklands
Darklands
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Densha de Go! Final
Densha de Go! Final
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Doom
Doom
Doubutsu no Mori e+
Doubutsu no Mori e+
Dragon Force
Dragon Force
Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu he...
Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu he...
Dungeon Keeper
Dungeon Keeper
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress
EarthBound
EarthBound
Elevator Action Returns
Elevator Action Returns
Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City
Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City
EVE burst error
EVE burst error
E.X. Troopers
E.X. Troopers
Fallout
Fallout
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fight
Final Fight
.Flow
.Flow
Freespace 2
Freespace 2
Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard
Front Mission Series: Gun Hazard
Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 2 - Oni Shuurai! Shiren Jou!
Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 2 - Oni Shuurai! Shiren Jou!
F-Zero X
F-Zero X
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Galaga '88
Galaga '88
Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun McGuiness
Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shogun McGuiness
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
Garage: Bad Dream Adventure
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
Gitaroo Man
Gitaroo Man
God Hand
God Hand
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Gothic II: Gold Edition
Gradius Gaiden
Gradius Gaiden
Grandia
Grandia
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grim Fandango
Grim Fandango
Guardians: Denjin Makai II
Guardians: Denjin Makai II
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R
Gunstar Heroes
Gunstar Heroes
Half-Life
Half-Life
HellSinker
HellSinker
H.E.R.O.
H.E.R.O.
Heroes of Might and Magic III: Complete
Heroes of Might and Magic III: Complete
Hitman World of Assassination
Hitman World of Assassination
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition
The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition
Hyper Demon
Hyper Demon
Hypnospace Outlaw
Hypnospace Outlaw

6 Comments

Alena_03

9 months ago

This is such a hella based list

AleWantsToPlay

9 months ago

Very useful as a reference, thx u!

MalditoMur

9 months ago

This is so fucking COOL

Josh15

9 months ago

Bonita lista

Alena_03

5 months ago

BTW where is Umineko?

Alena_03

13 days ago

Hooray, Tengai Makyou II is outclassed!
Shinkiro

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