A Better List of 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die [1962-2022]

My list, not the actual book

1001 Games

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder
Pengo
Pengo
Cosmic Smash
Cosmic Smash
TrackMania United
TrackMania United
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
Pole Position
Pole Position
Jones in the Fast Lane
Jones in the Fast Lane
Haunted House
Haunted House
Choplifter
Choplifter
Gregory Horror Show
Gregory Horror Show
Uniracers
Uniracers
The Typing of the Dead
The Typing of the Dead
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
Pocky & Rocky
Pocky & Rocky
NFL Blitz 2000
NFL Blitz 2000
World Games
World Games
The Dig
The Dig
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
MDK
MDK
Bump 'n' Jump
Bump 'n' Jump
KulaQuest
KulaQuest
Dungeon Keeper
Dungeon Keeper
Sweet Home
Sweet Home
Salamander
Salamander
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Neo Turf Masters
Neo Turf Masters
Virtua Cop
Virtua Cop
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Beneath a Steel Sky
Beneath a Steel Sky
Pac-Land
Pac-Land
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution
Boulder Dash
Boulder Dash
The Last Ninja
The Last Ninja
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Impossible Mission
Impossible Mission
BurgerTime
BurgerTime
Buster Bros.
Buster Bros.
Eve Online
Eve Online
Operation Wolf
Operation Wolf
Return to Zork
Return to Zork
The Guardian Legend
The Guardian Legend
Harmful Park
Harmful Park
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
Intelligent Qube
Intelligent Qube
Soko-Ban
Soko-Ban
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
Spindizzy
Spindizzy
Unreal
Unreal
A Mind Forever Voyaging
A Mind Forever Voyaging
Outlaws
Outlaws
Bosconian
Bosconian
Moondust
Moondust
Galatea
Galatea
Interstate '76
Interstate '76
Space Invaders Extreme
Space Invaders Extreme
Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone
Gradius V
Gradius V
Taiko no Tatsujin Arcade
Taiko no Tatsujin Arcade
Tyrian
Tyrian
Berzerk
Berzerk
Tempest
Tempest
Colossal Cave Adventure
Colossal Cave Adventure
Theme Park
Theme Park
Gorf
Gorf
Alien Garden
Alien Garden
Just Dance
Just Dance
Commando
Commando
Populous
Populous
Galaga '88
Galaga '88
Lunar Lander
Lunar Lander
R-Type Delta
R-Type Delta
Summer Carnival '92: Recca
Summer Carnival '92: Recca
Cannon Spike
Cannon Spike
Gravity Bone
Gravity Bone
Manic Miner
Manic Miner
Puyo Pop Fever
Puyo Pop Fever
R-Type
R-Type
Paradroid
Paradroid
Battle Chess
Battle Chess
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty
Guardian Heroes
Guardian Heroes
Splatterhouse
Splatterhouse
Bionic Commando
Bionic Commando
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Dys4ia
Dys4ia
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
NetHack
NetHack
Zork
Zork
Samba de Amigo
Samba de Amigo
International Track & Field
International Track & Field
Rakugaki Showtime
Rakugaki Showtime
Freespace 2
Freespace 2
Beatmania
Beatmania
Seaman
Seaman
Madden NFL 2005
Madden NFL 2005
Spy Hunter
Spy Hunter
Lode Runner
Lode Runner
Micro Machines
Micro Machines
Bust-A-Move
Bust-A-Move
Metal Storm
Metal Storm

6 Comments

Alena_03

1 year ago

Hallelujah! Someone finally did it! I wanna play em and write blurbs!

Dalaamclouds

1 year ago

Nice! I wanted to eventually do something like this too, definitely will look at ur list for inspo.

electrode

1 year ago

This is Tapper propaganda and I accept it.

Deadpan

1 year ago

based for putting pentiment

lleon

6 months ago

Replace something with Alan Wake II

ThanksVideogames

1 month ago

i'd be ok with dedicating the rest of my frail lifespan to this list
panos

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