Essential Games

yeah its that one from the video

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

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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