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Well it's finally time. I'm starting this 10 days late, and I took this as an opportunity to do something a little different this year: I'm separating my list into two parts. Instead of 50 games plus honorable mentions at the end, I'm making a top 40, with the last ten entries being like "glorified" honorable mentions. That's because, well, for a few years now I always looked at the bottom parts of the list and felt they were kinda unworthy of being there... They're there more for the novelty or nostalgic memories they created rather than how I currently feel about them. So it felt right to separate them.

Like the last few years, I haven't done much gaming this time, but there's a couple new entries this time, which is a lot better than last year's 0.

Anyhow, let's get into the list.

Honorable Mentions:

Rank Game Developer Platform(s) Year YoY
#50 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sega Mega Drive 1992 -7
#49 Mario Kart 8 Nintendo Wii U, Switch 2014 -3
#48 Death's Door Acid Nerve PC 2021 -1
#47 Metroid: Zero Mission Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2004 -2
#46 Minecraft Mojang Studios PC 2011 Unr.
#45 Football Manager 2020 Sports Interactive PC 2019 -4
#44 Rock Band 3 Harmonix Xbox 360, PS3 2010 0
#43 Metroid: Samus Returns MercurySteam 3DS 2017 -1
#42 Mass Effect BioWare PC 2007 -3
#41 Cyberpunk 2077 CD Projekt Red PC 2020 -4


Top 40:

Rank Game Developer Platform(s) Year YoY
#40 Night in the Woods Infinite Fall Switch 2017 H.M.
#39 Rivals of Aether II Aether Studios PC 2024 New!
#38 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo GC, Wii, Wii U 2006 +2
#37 Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 Game Freak DS 2012 +1
#36 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Retro Studios Wii 2007 -2
#35 Portal Valve PC 2007 -3
#34 Splatoon 3 Nintendo Switch 2022 -3
#33 Persona 3 Atlus PS2, PS5 2006 +3
#32 No Man's Sky Hello Games PC 2016 -1
#31 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes Retro Studios Wii 2004 -2
#30 Hades Supergiant Games Switch 2020 0
#29 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo N64, 3DS 2000 -1
#28 Ori and the Blind Forest Moon Studios PC, Switch 2015 -2
#27 Metroid Fusion Nintendo Game Boy Advance 2002 0
#26 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Nintendo GC, Wii U 2002 -1
#25 Pokémon Gold & Silver Game Freak Game Boy Color 1999 -4
#24 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Sora Ltd. / Bandai Namco Wii U 2014 0
#23 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Nintendo SNES 1991 0
#22 Astral Chain PlatinumGames Switch 2019 -5
#21 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo N64, 3DS 1998 +1
#20 Thumper Drool PS4, Switch 2016 0
#19 Nier: Automata PlatinumGames PC 2017 -3
#18 Pokémon Black & White Game Freak DS 2010 +1
#17 Star Fox 64 Nintendo N64, 3DS 1997 +1
#16 Portal 2 Valve X360, PC 2011 -3
#15 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Retro Studios Wii U, Switch 2014 -1
#14 Metroid Dread MercurySteam Switch 2021 -2
#13 Alien: Isolation Creative Assembly PC 2014 +2
#12 Pokémon X & Y Game Freak 3DS 2013 -1
#11 Metroid Prime Retro Studios GC, Wii, Switch 2002 -2
#10 Baldur's Gate 3 Larian Studios PC 2023 New!
#9 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Wii U, Switch 2017 +1
#8 Super Metroid Nintendo SNES 1994 0
#7 Shadow of the Colossus Team Ico PS2, PS3 2005 -1
#6 Hollow Knight Team Cherry Switch, PC 2017 +1
#5 Persona 5 Atlus PS3, PS4 2016 0
#4 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Nintendo Wii, Switch 2011 0
#3 Ori and the Will of the Wisps Moon Studios Switch, PC 2020 0
#2 Ōkami Clover Studio Wii, Switch 2006 0
#1 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Eidos-Montréal PC 2021 0

Last edited by mZuzek - on 30 December 2024