Fire Emblem: Awakening probably pulled Intelligent Systems' fat out of the fire in addition to turning FE itself from a dead franchise into a lucrative one in one stroke.
Pillars of Eternity definitely saved Obsidian. Fallout: New Vegas nearly ran them into the ground after Bethesda denied them their bonus. All the chaos around South Park: The Stick of Truth after THQ went under didn't help Obsidian either. By the time Ubisoft stepped in they didn't make much money off of it.
Tony Hawk Pro Skater resurrected Activision. Bobby Kotick did keep them from being outright liquidated in 1990, but the company was basically a zombie until THPS.
Mortal Kombat 9 was a much needed hit for Netherrealm after Midway collapsed and WB bought out the team. I'm sure they knew they'd likely be shut down by WB if MK9 didn't perform.
Resident Evil 7 helped restore Capcom to health from a company that couldn't afford to make SF5 without Sony's bankroll, while Monster Hunter World made them a major publisher and developer again.
WCW vs. nWo: World Tour for THQ - at least for another decade.
Demon's Souls for From Software.
King of Fighters XIII saved SNK and got them back into video games to the point where they actually stopped making pachislot machines to survive.
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