I haven't played many games that released in 2019, but this year I have played plenty of games that were new to me, so, expect to see a somewhat different list! To be honest, I wanna believe my lists are always pretty different from year to year, but this time it feels especially "newer". There was one particularly big change I made last year and was unsure about... it's been a year now, so I've pretty much settled my thoughts on that. Whether I regretted or stood by that change, well, only time will tell! But, before I get into the list, some disclaimers:
PLATFORMS - I'm only listing whatever platforms I've played each game on, or which platform the version I played is original to - I mean, if I played for example a game on the 3DS's Virtual Console, I'll just list whatever platform that game was originally from, because that's the version I played and not one unique to the 3DS.
YEAR - Also, the year I list is always the one from the earliest release, because that's the only thing that makes any sense.
YOY - Most here would know, but just to clarify, "YoY" stands for Year-on-Year, which is how much a game's position changed from last year.
Now, the list!
Rank | Title | Platform(s) | Developer | Year | YoY |
#50 | Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series | PC | Telltale Games | 2017 | New! |
#49 | Castlevania | NES | Konami | 1986 | -7 |
#48 | Tekken 5 | PlayStation 2 | Namco | 2005 | -8 |
#47 | Star Fox Zero | Wii U | Platinum Games | 2016 | -14 |
#46 | The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | DS | Nintendo | 2009 | -2 |
#45 | Bully | PlayStation 2 | Rockstar Games | 2006 | -11 |
#44 | Crypt of the Necrodancer | Switch | Brace Yourself Games | 2015 | New! |
#43 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Mega Drive | Sega | 1992 | -2 |
#42 | Rock Band 2 | Xbox 360 | Harmonix | 2008 | +1 |
#41 | Mario Kart 8 | Wii U, Switch | Nintendo | 2014 | -5 |
#40 | Splatoon | Wii U | Nintendo | 2015 | -9 |
#39 | Metroid: Zero Mission | Game Boy Advance | Nintendo | 2004 | 0 |
#38 | AM2R | PC | DoctorM64 | 2016 | -3 |
#37 | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | Switch | ArtPlay / Inti Creates | 2019 | New! |
#36 | Pokémon Black Version 2 & White Version 2 | DS | Game Freak | 2012 | +1 |
#35 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | PlayStation 2 | Rockstar | 2004 | +3 |
#34 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | GC, Wii, Wii U | Nintendo | 2006 | -2 |
#33 | Super Meat Boy | PC | Team Meat | 2010 | -4 |
#32 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Wii | Retro Studios | 2007 | -2 |
#31 | Hyper Light Drifter | PC | Heart Machine | 2016 | -4 |
#30 | Portal | PC | Valve | 2007 | -2 |
#29 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | PlayStation | Konami | 1997 | -5 |
#28 | Ori and the Blind Forest | PC | Moon Studios | 2015 | -2 |
#27 | Splatoon 2 | Switch | Nintendo | 2017 | -5 |
#26 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | GC, Wii U | Nintendo | 2002 | -1 |
#25 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | N64, 3DS | Nintendo | 1998 | -2 |
#24 | Metroid: Samus Returns | 3DS | MercurySteam | 2017 | -3 |
#23 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | N64, 3DS | Nintendo | 2000 | -7 |
#22 | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Wii | Retro Studios | 2004 | -4 |
#21 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U | 3DS, Wii U | Sora Ltd. & Namco | 2014 | -14 |
#20 | Super Mario Odyssey | Switch | Nintendo | 2017 | -8 |
#19 | Astral Chain | Switch | Platinum Games | 2019 | New! |
#18 | Thumper | PS4, Switch | Drool | 2016 | +1 |
#17 | Pokémon Gold Version & Silver Version | Game Boy Color | Game Freak | 1999 | +3 |
#16 | Metroid Fusion | Game Boy Advance | Nintendo | 2002 | -1 |
#15 | Pokémon Black Version & White Version | DS | Game Freak | 2010 | +2 |
#14 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Wii U | Retro Studios | 2014 | -1 |
#13 | Star Fox 64 | N64, 3DS | Nintendo | 1997 | -3 |
#12 | Metroid Prime | GC, Wii | Retro Studios | 2002 | -1 |
#11 | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Switch | Sora Ltd. & Namco | 2018 | New! |
#10 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | SNES | Nintendo | 1991 | -1 |
#9 | Portal 2 | X360, PC | Valve | 2011 | -1 |
#8 | Super Metroid | SNES | Nintendo | 1994 | -3 |
#7 | Pokémon X & Y | 3DS | Game Freak | 2013 | +7 |
#6 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Wii U, Switch | Nintendo | 2017 | -2 |
#5 | Hollow Knight | Switch | Team Cherry | 2017 | +1 |
#4 | Shadow of the Colossus | PS2, PS3 | Team ICO | 2005 | -1 |
#3 | Persona 5 | PlayStation 3 | Atlus | 2016 | New! |
#2 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | Nintendo | 2011 | 0 |
#1 | Ōkami | Wii, Switch | Clover Studio | 2006 | 0 |