Essential Games

yeah its that one from the video

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

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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