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

My list, not the actual book

1001 Games

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Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead

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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

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LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game

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Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards

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Lemmings
Lemmings

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Life is Strange
Life is Strange

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LittleBigPlanet
LittleBigPlanet

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Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Little Nemo: The Dream Master

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Little Samson
Little Samson

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Live A Live
Live A Live

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LocoRoco
LocoRoco

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Lode Runner
Lode Runner

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Lost Odyssey
Lost Odyssey

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Lumines
Lumines

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Lunar Lander
Lunar Lander

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Machinarium
Machinarium

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Madden NFL 2005
Madden NFL 2005

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Mafia
Mafia

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Mafia II
Mafia II

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Magical Chase
Magical Chase

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Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion

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Manic Miner
Manic Miner

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Mappy
Mappy

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Marathon Infinity
Marathon Infinity

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Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour
Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

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Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart 8

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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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Mario Paint
Mario Paint

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Mario Party 2
Mario Party 2

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Mario Power Tennis
Mario Power Tennis

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Mario Strikers Charged
Mario Strikers Charged

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Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

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Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

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Mass Effect
Mass Effect

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Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2

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Master of Orion
Master of Orion

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Max Payne
Max Payne

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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

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MDK
MDK

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Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor

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MediEvil
MediEvil

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Mega Man 9
Mega Man 9

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Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends

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Mega Man X
Mega Man X

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Mega Man X4
Mega Man X4

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Metal Gear
Metal Gear

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 3

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Meteos
Meteos

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Metroid Fusion
Metroid Fusion

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Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes

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Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid: Zero Mission

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Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator

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Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

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Mischief Makers
Mischief Makers

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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

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Monster Hunter: World
Monster Hunter: World

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Monument Valley
Monument Valley

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Moondust
Moondust

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Moon Patrol
Moon Patrol

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Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat

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Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat II

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Mountain King
Mountain King

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Mr. DO!
Mr. DO!

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Mr. Driller
Mr. Driller

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Mr. Gimmick
Mr. Gimmick

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M.U.L.E.
M.U.L.E.

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Mushihime-sama Futari
Mushihime-sama Futari

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Mutant League Football
Mutant League Football

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MVP Baseball 2005
MVP Baseball 2005

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Myst
Myst

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Narc
Narc

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NBA Jam
NBA Jam

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NBA Street Vol. 2
NBA Street Vol. 2

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Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted

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Neo Turf Masters
Neo Turf Masters

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NetHack
NetHack

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Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii

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NHL '94
NHL '94

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Nidhogg
Nidhogg

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NieR
NieR

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Night in the Woods
Night in the Woods

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Night Trap
Night Trap

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Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden

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Ninja Gaiden Black
Ninja Gaiden Black

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Nintendo Land
Nintendo Land

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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

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Off
Off

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Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen

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OlliOlli World
OlliOlli World

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Onimusha: Warlords
Onimusha: Warlords

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Operation Wolf
Operation Wolf

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Outlaw
Outlaw

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Outlaws
Outlaws

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Out Zone
Out Zone

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Overcooked! 2
Overcooked! 2

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Overwatch
Overwatch

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Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX
Pac-Man: Championship Edition DX

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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