I've played through many games for the first time this year (for my standards, at least), but there were very few of them that had a big enough impact on me to make the list. What new additions did make it in, though, are very appreciated, because at this point my rankings are becoming pretty well established, which is a nice way to say stale and boring. Anyways, let's get into the list.
Rank | Title | Platform(s) | Developer | Year | YoY |
#50 | No Man's Sky | PC | Hello Games | 2016 | H.M. |
#49 | Star Fox Zero | Wii U | Platinum Games | 2016 | -2 |
#48 | Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night | Switch | ArtPlay / Inti Creates | 2019 | -11 |
#47 | Night in the Woods | Switch | Infinite Fall | 2017 | New! |
#46 | The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | DS | Nintendo | 2009 | 0 |
#45 | Mario Kart 8 | Wii U, Switch | Nintendo | 2014 | -4 |
#44 | Hyper Light Drifter | PC | Heart Machine | 2016 | -13 |
#43 | Persona 3 | PS2 | Atlus | 2006 | New! |
#42 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | PS2 | Rockstar | 2004 | -6 |
#41 | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Mega Drive | Sega | 1992 | +2 |
#40 | AM2R | PC | DoctorM64 | 2016 | -2 |
#39 | Splatoon | Wii U | Nintendo | 2015 | +1 |
#38 | Football Manager 2020 | PC | Sports Interactive | 2019 | New! |
#37 | Metroid: Zero Mission | GBA | Nintendo | 2004 | +2 |
#36 | Castlevania: Symphony of the Night | PS1 | Konami | 1997 | -7 |
#35 | Rock Band 3 | X360, PS3 | Harmonix | 2010 | H.M. |
#34 | Super Meat Boy | PC | Team Meat | 2010 | -1 |
#33 | Metroid Prime 3: Corruption | Wii | Retro Studios | 2007 | -1 |
#32 | Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 | DS | Game Freak | 2012 | +4 |
#31 | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | GC, Wii, Wii U | Nintendo | 2006 | +3 |
#30 | Portal | PC | Valve | 2007 | 0 |
#29 | The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | N64, 3DS | Nintendo | 2000 | -6 |
#28 | Splatoon 2 | Switch | Nintendo | 2017 | -1 |
#27 | Metroid: Samus Returns | 3DS | MercurySteam | 2017 | -3 |
#26 | Super Mario Odyssey | Switch | Nintendo | 2017 | -6 |
#25 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | N64, 3DS | Nintendo | 1998 | 0 |
#24 | Ori and the Blind Forest | PC, Switch | Moon Studios | 2015 | +4 |
#23 | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker | GC, Wii U | Nintendo | 2002 | +3 |
#22 | Metroid Prime 2: Echoes | Wii | Retro Studios | 2004 | 0 |
#21 | Astral Chain | Switch | Platinum Games | 2019 | -2 |
#20 | Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U | 3DS, Wii U | Sora Ltd. / Bandai Namco | 2014 | +1 |
#19 | Metroid Fusion | GBA | Nintendo | 2002 | -3 |
#18 | Pokémon Gold & Silver | GBC | Game Freak | 1999 | -1 |
#17 | NieR: Automata | PC | Platinum Games | 2017 | New! |
#16 | Thumper | PS4, Switch | Drool | 2016 | +2 |
#15 | Pokémon Black & White | DS | Game Freak | 2010 | 0 |
#14 | Star Fox 64 | N64, 3DS | Nintendo | 1997 | -1 |
#13 | Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze | Wii U | Retro Studios | 2014 | +1 |
#12 | Metroid Prime | GC, Wii | Retro Studios | 2002 | 0 |
#11 | The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past | SNES | Nintendo | 1991 | -1 |
#10 | Portal 2 | X360, PC | Valve | 2011 | -1 |
#9 | Super Metroid | SNES | Nintendo | 1994 | -1 |
#8 | Pokémon X & Y | 3DS | Game Freak | 2013 | -1 |
#7 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Wii U, Switch | Nintendo | 2017 | -1 |
#6 | Hollow Knight | Switch, PC | Team Cherry | 2017 | -1 |
#5 | Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Switch | Moon Studios | 2020 | New! |
#4 | Shadow of the Colossus | PS2, PS3 | Team ICO | 2005 | 0 |
#3 | Persona 5 | PS3, PS4 | Atlus | 2016 | 0 |
#2 | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | Nintendo | 2011 | 0 |
#1 | Ōkami | Wii, Switch | Clover Studio | 2006 | 0 |
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