Definitely gonna forget if I try and do one a day so here's everything at once.
As with last year, I'm giving myself a year buffer before including any games (sorry Elden Ring, you'll be on here eventually).
| Rank |
Game |
Developer |
Console |
Year |
YoY |
| #50 |
F-Zero GX |
SEGA |
GC |
2003 |
NR |
| #49 |
Undertale |
Toby Fox |
PC |
2015 |
42 |
| #48 |
Mass Effect 2 |
Bioware |
X360 |
2009 |
NR |
| #47 |
Saints Row IV |
Voltron |
PC |
2013 |
NR |
| #46 |
The Wonderful 101 |
Platinum |
Wii U |
2013 |
49 |
| #45 |
Titanfall 2 |
Respawn |
XONE |
2016 |
44 |
| #44 |
The Outer Worlds |
Obsidian |
PC |
2019 |
43 |
| #43 |
God Hand |
Clover Studios |
PS2 |
2006 |
25 |
| #42 |
Bioshock |
Irrational Games |
X360 |
2007 |
39 |
| #41 |
Donkey Kong Country Returns |
Retro Studios |
Wii |
2010 |
24 |
| #40 |
Bayonetta 2 |
Platinum |
X360 |
2014 |
40 |
| #39 |
Batman: Arkham Asylum |
Rocksteady |
PS3 |
2009 |
NR |
| #38 |
Pikmin |
Nintendo |
Wii |
2001 |
38 |
| #37 |
Nier Automata |
Square Enix/Platinum |
PS4 |
2018 |
36 |
| #36 |
Mass Effect |
Bioware |
X360 |
2007 |
45 |
| #35 |
Fire Emblem Warriors |
Koei Tecmo |
NS |
2017 |
35 |
| #34 |
X-Com: Enemy Unknown |
Fireaxis |
PC |
2012 |
21 |
| #33 |
Yakuza 0 |
RGG Studios |
PC |
2015 |
48 |
| #32 |
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes |
Retro Studios |
GC |
2004 |
34 |
| #31 |
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard |
Capcom |
PC |
2017 |
33 |
| #30 |
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations |
Capcom |
DS |
2006 |
22 |
| #29 |
Ghostrunner |
One More Level |
PC |
2020 |
20 |
| #28 |
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater |
Kojima Studios |
PS2 |
2004 |
32 |
| #27 |
Doom (2016) |
id Software |
PC |
2016 |
29 |
| #26 |
X-Com 2 |
Fireaxis |
PC |
2016 |
NR |
| #25 |
Fallout New Vegas |
Obsidian |
PC |
2009 |
19 |
| #24 |
Viewtiful Joe |
Capcom |
GC |
2003 |
28 |
| #23 |
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask |
Nintendo |
N64 |
1999 |
23 |
| #22 |
Metroid Fusion |
Nintendo |
GBA |
2002 |
18 |
| #21 |
Yakuza: Like a Dragon |
RGG Studios |
XONE |
2020 |
27 |
| #20 |
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption |
Retro Studios |
Wii |
2007 |
13 |
| #19 |
FTL: Faster Than Light |
Subset Games |
PC |
2012 |
16 |
| #18 |
Dark Souls 3 |
From Software |
XONE |
2016 |
41 |
| #17 |
Resident Evil 4 |
Capcom |
GC |
2005 |
11 |
| #16 |
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker |
Nintendo |
GC |
2003 |
15 |
| #15 |
Killer Instinct (2013) |
Iron Galaxy/Double Helix |
XONE |
2013 |
14 |
| #14 |
Doom Eternal |
id Software |
PC |
2020 |
17 |
| #13 |
Alien Isolation |
Creative Assembly |
XONE |
2013 |
26 |
| #12 |
Deus Ex: Human Revolution |
Eidos Montreal |
PC |
2011 |
12 |
| #11 |
Katana Zero |
Devolver Digital |
PC |
2019 |
8 |
| #10 |
Fire Emblem: Awakening |
Intelligent Systems |
3DS |
2013 |
5 |
| #9 |
Super Metroid |
Nintendo |
SNES |
1994 |
3 |
| #8 |
A Hat in Time |
Gears for Breakfast |
PC |
2017 |
10 |
| #7 |
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening |
Capcom |
PS2 |
2006 |
6 |
| #6 |
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance |
Platinum Games |
PC |
2013 |
7 |
| #5 |
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze |
Retro Studios |
Wii U |
2014 |
9 |
| #4 |
Metroid Dread |
MercurySteam |
NS |
2021 |
New |
| #3 |
Okami |
Clover Studios |
PS2 |
2006 |
4 |
| #2 |
Devil May Cry 5 |
Capcom |
PC |
2019 |
2 |
| #1 |
Metroid Prime |
Retro Studios |
GC |
2002 |
1 |
|
Made a concerted effort to replay as much of this list as I could if I hadn't done so recently. I think my Top 10 or so are very firmly entrenched in that order at this point; things become a lot more fluid afterwards.
Last edited by MTZehvor - on 20 December 2022
