Essential Games

yeah its that one from the video

Minecraft
Minecraft
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Portal
Portal
Undertale
Undertale
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64
Fortnite
Fortnite
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii
Wii Sports
Wii Sports
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
League of Legends
League of Legends
Persona 5
Persona 5
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Half-Life
Half-Life
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Papers, Please
Papers, Please
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
Bayonetta
Bayonetta
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Doom
Doom
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Devil May Cry
Devil May Cry
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Tetris
Tetris
Pokémon Red Version
Pokémon Red Version
EarthBound
EarthBound
Grand Theft Auto III
Grand Theft Auto III
Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain
Angry Birds
Angry Birds
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man 2
The Binding of Isaac
The Binding of Isaac
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Cookie Clicker
Cookie Clicker
Pac-Man
Pac-Man
Tekken 3
Tekken 3
Gone Home
Gone Home
Counter-Strike 1.6
Counter-Strike 1.6
Yume Nikki
Yume Nikki
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing
Cave Story
Cave Story
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
The Sims
The Sims
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat
Diablo II
Diablo II
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
Burnout 3: Takedown
Burnout 3: Takedown
PaRappa the Rapper
PaRappa the Rapper
Pong
Pong
Half-Life: Alyx
Half-Life: Alyx
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 2
StarCraft
StarCraft
Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem Forever
Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Touhou Koumakyou: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
Space Invaders
Space Invaders
Shenmue
Shenmue
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
RollerCoaster Tycoon 2
Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter II Turbo
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Secret of Monkey Island
Myst
Myst
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
The House of the Dead
The House of the Dead
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief II: The Metal Age
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Bejeweled
Bejeweled
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
Daikatana
Daikatana

6 Comments


2 years ago

My backlog has never been this scary

2 years ago

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2 years ago

I'd like to add Gran Turismo as the quintessential racing game for this list. Sure it's a simulator, but it was revolutionary when it came out and changed the landscape for racing games. If we're talking about arcade racing games though, I'd toss in Forza Horizon, it is just an amazing celebration of car culture and provides a fun driving experience that most other racing games can't.
I'd suggest some of the fruits of Steam Greenlight, namely in either the controversial survival crafting rush jobs like Towns and Starforge, the unfortunate development hells of Routine and Project Zomboid, the cult releases of Maia and Miasmata, or the anomaly of a success that is Kenshi.

1 year ago

Somes games that should be here:

- Another World (It's one of the first "artsy" games and one of the rist to use and almost purely enviromental storytelling)
- Ecco The Dolphin (Another artsy game, the earliest example I can think of a game that puts experience over "Fun")
- Ultima IV (The first RPG to have a virtue system based on your choices that games to this day keep using).

4 months ago

Will this be updated?


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