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Jpcc86 on 10 November 2020

Rank Title Platform(s) Developer Year YoY
#50 World of Warcraft PC Blizzard Entertainment 2004 -25
#49 Super Mario Bros 3 NES Nintendo 1988 0
#48 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo Switch Nintendo 2017 -18
#47 Star Fox 64 Nintendo 64 Nintendo 1997 -2
#46 Mega Man X SNES Capcom 1993 -3
#45 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo Wii Nintendo 2006 NEW
#44 Ghost of Tsushima  Playstation 4 Sucker Punch 2020 NEW
#43 Fire Emblem: Awakening Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 2012 NEW
#42 Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove Playstation 4, WiiU Yacht Club Games 2014 +5
#41 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Playstation 3 Bethesda 2011 -12
#40 Seiken Densetsu 3 SNES Square 1995 NEW
#39 Breath of Fire IV Playstation Capcom 2000 -15
#38 Y's VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Playstation 4 Nihon Falcom 2016 +4
#37 Super Mario Galaxy  Wii Nintendo 2007 0
#36 Super Mario World  SNES Nintendo  1991 0
#35 Final Fantasy Tactics Playstation Square 1997 0
#34 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Playstation 3 Mercury Steam 2010 -8
#33 Super Metroid SNES Nintendo 1994 -12
#32 Diddy Kong Racing Nintendo 64 Rare 1997 NEW
#31 Donkey Kong Country 2 SNES Rare 1995 +7
#30 Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Playstation 3 Level 5 2013 +3
#29 Dark Souls 3 Playstation 4 Fromsoftware 2016 +12
#28 Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Revelation SNES Heartbeat 1995 +6
#27 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King Playstation 2 Level 5 2004 -7
#26 Final Fantasy 7: Remake  Playstation 4 Square Enix 2020 NEW
#25 The Last of Us 2 Playstation 4 Naughty Dog 2020 NEW
#24 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Playstation 4 Naughty Dog 2016 +7
#23 Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal Game Boy Color Game Freak 2000 0
#22 Suikoden 3 Playstation 2 Konami 2002 +4
#21 Horizon: Zero Dawn Playstation 4 Guerilla Games 2017 +7
#20 Breath of Fire II SNES Capcom 1995 +2
#19 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Playstation 4 CD Projekt RED 2015 -5
#18 God of War Playstation 4 SIE Santa Monica Studio 2018 -5
#17 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past SNES Nintendo 1992 -10
#16 Mario Kart 8/Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo Switch Nintendo  2017 +3
#15 Castlevania: Symphony of the night Playstation Konami 1997 -1
#14 The Last of Us Playstation 3  Naughty Dog  2013 +2
#13 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Playstation 3 Naughty Dog 2009 +2
#12 Suikoden 5 Playstation 2 Konami  2006 +5
#11 Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber Nintendo 64  Atlus 2000 0
#10 Hollow Knight  Playstation 4 Team Cherry 2018 +8
#9 Final Fantasy 7  Playstation  Square 1997 0
#8 Bloodborne Playstation 4 Fromsoftware 2015 +2
#7 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64 Nintendo  1998 -2
#6 Final Fantasy 12/Zodiac Age Playstation 2  Square Enix  2006 0
#5 Monster Hunter World/MHW Icerborne Playstation 4 Capcom 2018 +3
#4 Nier: Automata Playstation 4 Platinum Games 2017 0
#3 Final Fantasy 6 SNES Square Enix 1994 0
#2 Suikoden 2 Playstation  Konami 1999 0
#1 Chrono Trigger SNES Square ENix 1995 0

Big shake up, specially in the last 15 games. Made some noticeable changes, but I feel very strongly about them, maybe next year itll change. 

Honorary Mentions that I considered for the list, really hard to leave several of these out, but in the end they didn’t make the TOP 50, really long list presented in no order whatsoever:

  • Dark Souls 1
  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the night
  • Tales of Vesperia
  • Tales of Berseria
  • Tales of Symphonia
  • Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones
  • Fire Emblem: Three houses
  • Golden Sun
  • Golden Sun 2
  • Final Fantasy 4
  • Final Fantasy 9
  • Dragon Quest XI
  • Dragon Quest V
  • Dragon Warrior Monsters
  • Ragnarok Online
  • TMNT 4: Turtles in Time
  • Killer Instinct
  • Mortal Kombat 2
  • Guilty Gear XX
  • Clayfighter 63 1/3
  • Astral Chain
  • Dead Cells
  • Rayman Legends
  • Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
  • Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
  • Super Mario Galaxy 2
  • Super Mario RPG
  • Donkey Kong Country
  • Donkey Kong Country 3
  • DKC: Tropical Freeze
  • Mario Kart 64
  • Super Mash Bros 64
  • Pokemon Red/Blue
  • Pokemon X/Y
  • Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire
  • Dead Space
  • Dead Space 2
  • The Legend of Zelda: A Link between worlds
  • The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask
  • Breath of Fire 3
  • Breath of Fire 5
  • Phantasy Star 4
  • Resident Evil 2
  • Resident Evil 7
  • Devil May Cry 5
  • Bioshock
  • Xenoblade Chronicles
  • Mega Man 8
  • Mega Man X2
  • Banjo Kazooie
  • Kirby Superstar Saga
  • Turok
  • Hades
  • Nioh
  • Nioh 2
  • Okami
  • Bayonetta 1 & 2

Edit 1: Ill maybe edit later to accomodate this list in a better format. Couldnt pass the chance to mention these games. 
Edit 2: I never did what I said in edit 1, in fact I've been adding more games to the list of HMs because life is meaningless, there is no god, love is a social construct, we're all gonna die and nothing we do matters!

Last edited by Jpcc86 - on 28 December 2020

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Cerebralbore101 on 10 November 2020

1. Mass Effect 2 Xbox 360 G10 G10 C10 S10 S10 T10 10
2. Metroid Prime GameCube G10 G10 C10 S10 S10 L10 T10 10

3. Sekiro PS4 G10 G10 C10 S9 S10 L10 T10 9.8

4. Dragon Quest 11 S Switch G10 G10 C9 S10 S10 L10 T10 9.8

5. Hollow Knight Switch G10 G10 C10 S9 S10 L10 T10 9.8

6. Into the Breach Switch G10 G10 C10 S10 S9 L10 T10 9.8

7. BotW Switch G10 G10 C10 S9 S10 L10 T10 9.8

8. Dark Souls PS3 G10 G10 C10 S9 S10 L10 T10 9.8

9. Final Fantasy VI Advance GBA G10 G10 C10 S10 S9 L10 T10 9.8
10. Chrono Trigger SNES G10 G10 C9 S10 S10 L10 T10 9.8

  1. Xenoblade Chronicles Wii G10 G10 C10 S10 S9 L10 T10 9.8
    12. Fire Emblem 3H Switch G10 G10 C10 S10 S9 L10 T10 9.8

    13 Etrian Odyssey 4 3DS G10 G10 C10 S9 S10 L10 T10 9.8

14 Super Metroid SNES G10 G10 C10 S10 S10 L9 T10 9.8
15. Super Mario Galaxy Wii G10 G10 C10 S9 S10 L10 T10 9.8
16. Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii G10 G10 C10 S9 S10 L10 T10 9.8

17. Super Mario Odyssey Switch G10 G10 C10 S10 S10 L9 T10 9.8
18. Resident Evil 4 Gamecube G10 G10 C10 S10 S9 L10 T10 9.8

19. Dragon Quest VIII PS2 G10 G10 C9 S10 S10 L10 T10 9.8

20. Ocarina of Time N64 G10 G9 C10 S10 S10 L10 T10 9.8

21. Valkryia Chronicles PS3 G10 G10 C9 S9 S10 L10 T10 9.7

22. Pokemon Silver/Gold G10 G10 C9 S9 S10 L10 T10 9.7

23. Super Mario World SNES G10 G10 C10 S8 S10 L10 T10 9.7

24. The Last of Us PS3 G10 G10 C10 S10 S10 L8 T10 9.7
25. God of War PS4 G9 G10 C10 S10 S10 L10 T9 9.7

26. Stardew Valley Switch G10 G10 C9 S9 S9 L10 T10 9.5

27. Super Street Fighter 2 HD Remix Xbox 360 G10 G10 C10 S9 S9 L10 T10 9.5
28. BlazBlue Calamity Trigger PS3 G10 G10 C10 S8 S9 L10 T10 9.5
29. Okami PS2 G10 G10 C9 S9 S9 L10 T10 9.5
30. Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 G10 G10 C9 S9 S9 L10 T10 9.5

31. Ninja Gaiden Sigma PS3 G10 G10 C9 S9 S9 L10 T10 9.5

32. Persona 5 Royal PS4 G10 G9 C9 S9 S10 L10 T10 9.5

33. Neir Automata PS4 G9 G9 C9 S10 S10 L10 T10 9.5

34. KotOR PC G9 G10 C9 S10 S9 L10 T10 9.5
35. Paper Mario TTYD GameCube G10 G9 C9 S10 S9 L10 T10 9.5
36. Majora's Mask N64 G10 G10 C10 S10 S10 L8 T9 9.5

37. SubNautica PC G10 G10 C9 S9 S10 L9 T10 9.5

  1. Fallout 3 PC G9 G10 C9 S9 S9 L10 T10 9.5
    39. Mortal Kombat 9 PS3 G10 G9 C9 S8 S9 L10 T10 9.4

40 Advance Wars DS (DS) G10 G9 C9 S9 S9 L10 T10 9.4
41. Arkham Asylum PS3 G9 G10 C9 S9 S9 L10 T10 9.4
42. Mario Kart 8D Switch G10 G10 C10 S8 S9 L10 T9 9.4
43. Ni No Kuni PS3 G9 G10 C9 S9 S9 L10 T10 9.4

44. Suikoden II G9 G9 C9 S10 S9 L10 T10 9.4

45. Monster H.W. PC G10 G10 C9 S9 S8 L10 T9 9.28
46. Super Mario 3 NES G10 G10 C10 S8 S9 L9 T9 9.28
47. Portal 2 PC G10 G9 C9 S9 S9 L9 T9 9.28
48. Halo Combat E. Xbox G10 G10 C9 S9 S9 L9 T9 9.28
49. Tales of Symphonia G9 G9 C9 S10 S9 L10 T9 9.28
50. Smash Ultimate Switch G10 G9 C9 S8 S9 L10 T9 9

Last edited by Cerebralbore101 - on 09 January 2021

Kantor on 10 November 2020

Rank Title Platform(s) Developer Year
#50 The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening Game Boy Color Nintendo 1998
#49 Star Wars Battlefront II PS2 Pandemic Studios 2005
#48 Just Cause 2 PC Avalanche Studios 2010
#47 Hitman: Blood Money PC IO Interactive 2006
#46 Dishonored PC Arkane Studios 2012
#45 Mass Effect PC BioWare 2007
#44 God of War PS2 Santa Monica Studio 2005
#43 DOOM PC id Software 2016
#42 Hotline Miami PC Dennaton Games 2012
#41 Ratchet & Clank PS4 Insomniac Games 2016
#40 Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor PC Monolith Productions 2014
#39 Braid PS3 Number None 2008
#38 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings PC Ensemble Studios 1999
#37 Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time PS3 Insomniac Games 2009
#36 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion PS3 Bethesda Softworks 2006
#35 XCOM 2 PC Firaxis Games 2016
#34 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain PC Kojima Productions 2015
#33 Batman: Arkham City PS3 Rocksteady Studios 2011
#32 Grand Theft Auto V PS3 Rockstar North 2013
#31 Red Dead Redemption PS3 Rockstar San Diego 2010
#30 Age of Mythology PC Ensemble Studios 2002
#29 Populous: The Beginning PC Bullfrog Games 1999
#28 Civilization V PC Firaxis 2010
#27 Doom Eternal PC id Software 2020
#26 Bloodborne PS4 From Software 2015
#25

Crusader Kings 3

PC

Paradox

2020
#24

Assassin's Creed: Odyssey

PS4

Ubisoft

2018
#23

Spiderman

PS4

Insomniac

2018
#22

Far Cry 3

PC

Ubisoft

2012
#21

God of War III

PS3

Santa Monica

2010
#20

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

PS3

Naughty Dog

2009
#19

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

PS4

Naughty Dog

2016
#18

The Last of Us

PS3

Naughty Dog

2013
#17

Assassin’s Creed II

PS3

Ubisoft

2009
#16

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos

PC

Blizzard

2002
#15

Mass Effect 2

PC

BioWare

2010
#14

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

PS2

Ubisoft

2005
#13

Mass Effect 3

PC

BioWare

2012
#12

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

PS2

Insomniac

2004
#11

God of War II

PS2

Santa Monica

2007
#10

Portal 2

PC

Valve

2011
#9

The Last of Us Part II

PS4

Naughty Dog

2020
#8

Horizon: Zero Dawn

PS4

Guerilla

2017
#7

God of War

PS4

Santa Monica

2018
#6

BioShock

PS3

2K

2007
#5

BioShock Infinite

PC

Irrational

2013
#4

Shadow of the Colossus

PS2

Team Ico

2004
#3

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

PC

Bethesda

2011
#2

Divinity: Original Sin 2

PC

Larian

2017
#1

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

PC

CD Projekt

2015

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super_etecoon on 10 November 2020

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kirby007 on 10 November 2020

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Ranking Game platform
50 the witcher 3 PS4
49 TLOZ : OoT n64
48 CoDMW2 x360
47 metroid prime GC
46 destiny x360
45 fable 2 x360
44 rollercoaster tycoon PC
43 hydro thunder n64
42 l080 n64
41 Bully x360
40 darksiders 3 PS4
39 CoD WW2 PS4
38 horizon zero dawn PS4
37 bioshock infinite x360
36 forza 2 x360
35 dragon age origins x360
34 shadow of the tomb raider PS4
33 TLOZ WW GC
32 pokemon yellow GB
31 super smash bros brawl wii
30 mario kart wii wii
29 GTA2 PC
28 perfect dark n64
27 mario 64 n64
26 assassins creed x360
25 medal of honor allied assault PC
24 gears of war x360
23 rainbow six siege PC
22 Path of exile PC
21 mass effect 2 x360
20 the crew 2 PS4
19 Need for speed underground GC
18 fallout 3 PC
17 fallout 4 PC
16 Saints row 3 PC
15 saints row 2 x360
14 super smash bros melee GC
13 skyrim PC
12 halo 2 xbox
11 saints row x360
10 warcraft 3 PC
9 banjo kazooie n64
8 goldeneye n64
7 Mario kart DD GC
6 Mass effect  x360
5 C&C red alert PC
4 oblivion x360/PC
3 Halo 3 x360
2 CoD2 X360
1 World of Warcraft PC
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cosmic_drift on 10 November 2020

The time has come!

Rank Title Platform(s) Developer Year
#50 Nintendogs Nintendo DS Nintendo EAD 2005
#49 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Xbox 360/1, Playstation 3/4, Microsoft Windows Kojima Productions  2015
#48 Sonic Advance 3 Game Boy Advance Sonic Team/Dimps 2004
#47 Final Fantasy VII Playstation/Microsoft Windows Squaresoft 1997
#46 Chrono Trigger Super Nintendo Entertainment System Squaresoft 1995
#45 Mass Effect 3 Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, Wii U Bioware

2012
#44 Horizon: Zero Dawn Playstation 4/Microsoft Windows Guerrilla Games 2017
#43 Ratchet: Deadlocked Playstation 2 Insomniac Games 2005
#42 Sonic The Hedgehog 3 Sega Genesis Sega Technical Institute 1994
#41 Titanfall 2 Playstation 4, Xbox 1, Microsoft Windows Respawn Entertainment 2016
#40 God Of War (2018) Playstation 4 Sony Interactive Entertainment: Santa Monica Studio 2018
#39 Mario Party 2 Nintendo 64 Hudson Soft 1999
#38 Warioware Inc.: Mega Microgame$  Game Boy Advance Nintendo R&D1 2003
#37 Puyo Pop Fever Nintendo Gamecube Sonic Team 2003
#36 Sonic Colors Wii, Nintendo DS Sonic Team (Wii)/Dimps (DS) 2010
#35 Kirby Air Ride Nintendo Gamecube HAL Laboratory 2003
#34 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD 2000
#33 Billy Hatcher & The Giant Egg Nintendo Gamecube Sonic Team 2003
#32 Kirby's Return to Dreamland Wii HAL Laboratory 2011
#31 Pikmin Nintendo Gamecube Nintendo EAD 2001
#30 Monster Hunter Generations Nintendo 3DS Capcom 2015
#29 Sonic Adventure Sega Dreamcast Sonic Team 1998
#28 Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift Nintendo DS Square Enix 2007
#27 Warioland 4 Gameboy Advance Nintendo R&D1 2001
#26 Goldeneye 007 Nintendo 64 Rare 1997
#25 Dragon Age Inquisition Xbox 360/1, Playstation 3/4, Microsoft Windows Bioware 2014
#24 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Nintendo Gamecube, Wii Nintendo EAD 2006
#23 Super Monkey Ball 2 Nintendo Gamecube Amusement Vision 2002
#22 Metroid Prime Nintendo Gamecube Retro Studios 2002
#21 Kirby Super Star Super Nintendo Entertainment System HAL Labrotory 1996
#20 Super Smash Bros. 4 Wii U and 3DS Nintendo 3DS, Wii U Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd. 2014
#19 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Nintendo 64 Nintendo EAD 1998
#18 Fire Emblem Awakening Nintendo 3DS Intelligent Systems 2012
#17 Pokemon Black & White Nintendo DS Gamefreak 2010
#16 Overwatch Playstation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows Blizzard Entertainment 2016
#15 Final Fantasy XIII Playstation 3, Xbox 360 Square Enix 2010
#14 Apex Legends Playstation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows Respawn Entertainment 2019
#13 Final Fantasy X Playstation 2 Squaresoft 2001
#12 Super Smash Bros. Melee Nintendo Gamecube HAL Labrotory 2001
#11 Super Mario World Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo EAD 1990
#10 Pokemon Diamond Nintendo DS Gamefreak 2006
#9 Kingdom Hearts 2 Playstation 2 Square Enix 2005
#8 Banjo-Tooie Nintendo 64 Rare Ltd. 2000
#7 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Super Nintendo Entertainment System Rare Ltd. 1995
#6 Paper Mario Nintendo 64 Intelligent Systems 2000
#5 Pokemon Gold & Silver Game Boy Color Gamefreak 1999
#4 Super Metroid Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo EAD 1994
#3 Final Fantasy VI Super Nintendo Entertainment System Squaresoft  1994
#2 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Super Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo EAD 1991
#1 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Nintendo Wii Nintendo EAD 2010

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Darwinianevolution on 10 November 2020
Rank Game Year System Developer
50 Dawn of War 1 + expansions 2004 PC Relic Entertainment
49 Splatoon 2 2017 NS Nintendo
48 The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time 2003 GC Nintendo
47 Far Cry 3 2012 PC Ubisoft
46 Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast 2002 PC LucasArts
45 Sonic Colours 2010 Wii
44 The Legend of Zelda A Link Between Worlds 2013 3DS
43 Star Wars Battlefront 2 (original) 2005 PC
42 Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare 1 2007 PC
41 Metal Gear Rising Revengeance 2013 PC
40 Pokemon Trading Card Game 1998 GB
39 Zoo Tycoon+ expansions 2001 PC
38 Star Wars Battlefront (original) PC
37 Kirby and The Amazing Mirror GBA
36 Grand Theft Auto San Andreas PC
35 Portal 2 PC
34 Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Bue/Red Team GBA
33 Pokemon X/Y 3DS
32 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe NS
31 Wii Sports Wii
30 Megaman Zero 1 GBA
29 Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald GBA
28 Doom 2016 PC
27 Serious Sam The First Encounter PC
26 Pokemon FirRed/Leafgreen GBA
25 Might and Magic Clash of Heroes DS
24 Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut PC
23 Fire Emblem Blazing Sword GBA
22 Fallout 3 PC
21 Unreal Tournament 2004 PC
20 Super Smash Brothers Ultimate NS
19 Tetris GB
18 Danganrompa. Trigger Happy Havoc PC
17 Danganrompa 2 Goodbye Despair PC
16 Age of Mythology + Titans expansion PC
15 Sonic Rush DS
14 Chrono Trigger DS
13 Megaman Zero 3 GBA
12 Serious Sam The Second Encounter PC
11 Fire Emblem The Sacred Stones GBA
10 Fire Emblem Awakenig 3DS
9 The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker GC
8 Grand Theft Auto Vice City PC
7 Shadow of the Colossus PS2
6 Katawa Shoujo PC
5 Megaman Zero 4 GBA
4 The Elder Scrolls Skyrim PC
3 Age of Empires II + The Conquerors Expansion PC
2 Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal GB
1 Pokemon Black/White DS
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TruckOSaurus on 10 November 2020

50 Devil May Cry 5 PS4
49 Ori and the Will of the Wisps PC
48 Resident Evil 5 PS3
47 Super Punch Out!! SNES
46 Tenchu: Stealth Assassins PS1
45 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption Wii
44 Star Fox 64 N64
43 Bioshock PC
42 Super Castlevania IV SNES
41 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves PS2
40 Mega Man 2 NES
39 Battletoads NES
38 Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD Wii U
37 Mario Kart 64 N64
36 Risk Of Rain PC/NSW
35 Tekken Tag Tournament PS2
34 Resident Evil 2 (2019) PS4
33 Super Mario Galaxy Wii
32 Celeste NSW
31 Donkey Kong Country SNES
30 Resident Evil 2 PS1
29 Super Mario World SNES
28 Mario Kart: Double Dash GC
27 Super Mario 3D World Wii U
26 Diablo III: Reaper of Souls PC
25 Super Mario Bros. 3 NES
24 Hades NSW
23 Overwatch PC
22 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night PS1
21 Super Mario Odyssey NSW
20 Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii
19 Hollow Knight NSW
18 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS
17 Super Metroid SNES
16 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Wii
15 Final Fantasy IV SNES
14 Diablo II: Lord of Destruction PC
13 Final Fantasy X PS2
12 Metal Gear Solid PS1
11 Final Fantasy VI SNES
10 Secret of Mana SNES
9 Resident Evil 4 GC
8 Metroid Prime GC
7 Super Mario 64 N64
6 Final Fantasy VII PS1
5 Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past SNES
4 StarCraft: Brood War PC
3 Super Smash Bros. Brawl Wii
2 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild NSW
1 Chrono Trigger SNES

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derpysquirtle64 on 10 November 2020
Rank Game Year System Developer / Publisher YoY
1 Nier 2010 Xbox 360 Cavia/Square Enix NEW
2 Chrono Trigger 1995 SNES Square -1
3 Persona 5 Royal 2020 PS4 Atlus NEW
4 Persona 3 FES 2007 PS2 Atlus -2
5 Super Metroid 1994 SNES Nintendo -2
6 Nier: Automata 2017 Xbox One/PC/PS4 Platinum Games/Square Enix -1
7 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 2019 Xbox One From Software/Activision -1
8 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2013 Xbox One Platinum Games/Konami -1
9 Astral Chain 2019 Switch Platinum Games/Nintendo -1
10 Serious Sam: The First Encounter 2001 PC Croteam/GoD Games +21
11 Serious Sam: The Second Encounter 2002 PC Croteam/GoD Games +21
12 Serious Sam 4 2020 PC Croteam/Devolver Digital NEW
13 Need For Speed: Most Wanted 2005 PC/Xbox 360 EA Black Box/EA NEW
14 Mega Man X 1993 SNES Capcom -5
15 Doom 1993 PC id Software -5
16 Doom 2: Hell on Earth 1994 PC id Software/GT Interactive -5
17 Final Fantasy VI 1994 SNES Square -5
18 Persona 4 Golden 2012 PS Vita Atlus -5
19 Valkyria Chronicles 4 2018 Xbox One SEGA -5
20 Final Fantasy Type-0 HD 2015 Xbox One Square Enix -5
21 Katana Zero 2019 Xbox One Askiisoft/Devolver Digital NEW
22 Doom 64 2020 Xbox One Nightdive/Bethesda NEW
23 Mega Man 2 1988 NES/Xbox One/PS4  Capcom -7
24 Contra: Hard Corps 1994 Sega Mega Drive Konami -7
25 Soldier Of Fortune 2000 PC Raven/Activision +20
26 Doom Eternal 2020 Xbox One id/Bethesda NEW
27 Final Fantasy XV 2016 Xbox One Square Enix -9
28 Doom 2016 Xbox One id/Bethesda -9
29 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015 PC/Xbox One Kojima Productions/Konami -9
30 Borderlands 2009 PC/Xbox One Gearbox/2K +8
31 Celeste 2018 Xbox One Matt Makes Games -10
32 Fire Emblem: Awakening 2012 3DS Intelligent Systems/Nintendo -10
33 Code Vein 2019 Xbox One Bandai Namco -10
34 Devil May Cry 5 2019 Xbox One Capcom -10
35 Bayonetta 2009 Xbox One Platinum Games/SEGA -10
36 Fire Emblem: Three Houses 2019 Switch Intelligent Systems, Koei Tecmo/Nintendo -10
37 Super Mario Odyssey 2017 Switch Nintendo -10
38 Super Mario World 1990 SNES Nintendo -10
39 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 Xbox One / PC / Xbox 360 Treyarch/Activision +11
40 Halo 2 2004 Xbox One Bungie/Microsoft Studios NEW
41 Halo:Reach 2010 Xbox One Bungie/Microsoft Studios NEW
42 Shantae and the Pirate's Curse 2016 Xbox One WayForward -13
43 Touhou Luna Nights 2018 Xbox One Team Ladybug/Playism NEW
44 Half Life 1998 PC Valve/Sierra -9
45 The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past 1991 SNES Nintendo -12
46 Control 2019 Xbox One Remedy/505 Games -7
47 Road Rash 3 1995 Sega Mega Drive Electronic Arts -6
48 Inside 2016 Xbox One Playdead  -12
49 Valkyria Revolution 2017 Xbox One Media Vision/SEGA -15
50 Sonic Mania 2017 Xbox One / PS4 PagodaWest Games, Headcannon/SEGA -13

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Mnementh on 10 November 2020

My 50 greatest games of all time - 2020 edition

I'll link the titles to posts that explain more about the game. The platform contains the platform (or platforms) I played said game on, it may have been released on others. As I can't remember for all which year I played it, the year is the year of release of the game.

#  title platform year creator
1. Heroes of Might and Magic III Windows 1999 New World Computing/3DO
2. Dragon Quest Builders 2 Switch 2018 Square Enix
3. Katamari Damacy PS2/Switch 2004 Namco
4. Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE WiiU/Switch 2016 Atlus
5. Pandora's Tower Wii 2011 Ganbarion
6. Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl 3DS 2013 Atlus/NIS America
7. Xenoblade Chronicles Wii/Switch 2010 Monolith Soft/Nintendo
8. Octopath Traveler Switch 2018 Square Enix
9. Ōkami PS2/Wii/Switch 2006 Clover Studio/Capcom
10. Demon's Souls PS3 2009 From Software/Sony
11. Star Wars: Dark Forces DOS 1995 LucasArts
12. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Switch 2017 Nintendo
13. Baldur's Gate Windows/Switch 1998 BioWare/Black Isle Studios/Interplay
14. Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land PS2 2001 Racjin/Atlus
15. Day of the Tentacle DOS 1993 LucasArts
16. Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth 3DS 2014 Atlus
17. Kid Icarus: Uprising 3DS 2012 Sora/Nintendo
18. The Secret of Monkey Island DOS 1990 LucasArts
19. Deus Ex: Human Revolution WiiU 2011 Eidos/Square Enix
20. Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS 2012 Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
21. Pillars of Eternity Linux/Switch 2015 Obsidian Entertainment/Paradox Interactive
22. UFO: Enemy Unknown/X-COM: UFO Defense DOS 1994 Mythos Games/MicroProse
23. Return to Zork DOS 1993 Activision/Infocom
24. Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn Wii 2007 Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
25. Jagged Alliance DOS 1995 Madlab Software/Sir-Tech
26. Armello Linux/Switch 2015 League of Geeks
27. Resident Evil: Revelations 3DS/WiiU/Switch 2012 Capcom
28. Starcraft/Broodwar Windows 1998 Blizzard Entertainment
29. Supaplex DOS 1991 Think!Ware Development/Dream Factory/Digital Integration
30. Attack of the Friday Monsters! 3DS 2013 Millenium Kitchen/Aquria/Level-5
31. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3DS 2000 Nintendo
32. Child of Light WiiU/Switch 2014 Ubisoft
33. Valkyria Chronicles 4 Switch 2018 Sega
34. Final Fantasy X PS2/Switch 2001 Square
35. Dragon Quest Builders Switch 2016 Square Enix
36. Assassin's Creed Odyssey Stadia 2018 Ubisoft
37. Graveyard Keeper Switch 2018 Lazy Bear Games/tinyBuild
38. Pikmin Gamecube/Wii 2001 Nintendo
39. Baldur's Gate III Stadia 2020 Larian Studios
40. Resident Evil (Remake) Wii/Switch 2002 Capcom
41. Descent DOS 1995 Parallax Software/Interplay
42. Spiritfarer Switch 2020 Thunder Lotus Games
43. Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana Switch 2016 Nihon Falcom/NIS America
44. Pinball Dreams DOS 1992 Digital Illusions/21st Century Entertainment
45. The Battle for Wesnoth Linux 2005 David White and others
46. Don't Starve WiiU/Switch 2013 Klei Entertainment/505 Games
47. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Wii/WiiU 2006 Nintendo
48. Ring Fit Adventure Switch 2019 Nintendo
49. Gylt Stadia 2019 Tequila Works
50. Pathfinder Adventures Android 2017 Obsidian Entertainment/Asmodee Digital/Paizo

 

Here some statistics. As I played some games on multiple platforms, the platform numbers will add up to more than 50. As creators I list only these, which made multiple games I like.

  entries highest
platforms
Switch 21 #2 Dragon Quest Builders 2
DOS 9 #11 Star Wars: Dark Forces
3DS 7 #6 Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millenium Girl
Wii 7 #5 Pandora's Tower
WiiU 6 #4 Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
PS2 4 #3 Katamari Damacy
Stadia 3 #36 Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Linux 3 #21 Pillars of Eternity
Windows 3 #1 Heroes of MIght and Magic III
Android 1 #50 Pathfinder Adventures
Gamecube 1 #38 Pikmin
PS3 1 #10 Demon's Souls
decades
90s 12 #1 Heroes of Might and Magic III
00s 11 #3 Katamari Damacy
10s 25 #2 Dragon Quest Builders 2
20s 2 #39 Baldur's Gate III
creators
Nintendo 9 #7 Xenoblade Chronicles
Square Enix 5 #2 Dragon Quest Builders 2
Atlus 4 #4 Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE
LucasArts 3 #11 Star Wars: Dark Forces
Capcom 3 #9 Ōkami
Ubisoft 2 #32 Child of Light
Intelligent Systems 2 #20 Fire Emblem Awakening
Obsidian 2 #21 Pillars of Eternity
Interplay 2 #13 Baldur's Gate

There are games that were on previous lists of mine, but didn't make the cut this year. Look here for the list. I list them here compact, ordered by the last year I had them on my list and the rank:

  • 2017: One Must Fall: 2097 (#50), Zen Pinball 2 (#49), Super Smash Bros. Brawl (#47), NetHack/Slash'EM (#45), The Cave (#44), Splatoon (#43), Pikmin 3 (#42), Lego City Undercover (#41), Mario Kart 8 (#37), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (#33), Monster Hunter Tri (#32), Borderlands 2 (#24)
  • 2018: Disgaea 5 (#48), The Curious Expedition (#46), Hotel Dusk: Room 215 (#45), Hyrule Warriors (#43), Pokémon Omega Ruby (#42), Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (#33), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (#28)
  • 2019: Dillon's Rolling Western (#50), Heretic (#49), Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure (#48), Rabbids Go Home (#47), Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (#46), Dyna Blaster/Bomberman (#42), Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (#41), Cadence of Hyrule (#36)

Here are some honorable mentions. As I list each year unique titles I list my honorable mentions for all of the last years:

  • 2017: Wii Sports Resort (Wii, 2009), Dune (DOS, 1992), Hearthstone (Android, 2014), Chaos Overlords (DOS, 1996), Dillon's Rolling Western (3DS, 2012), Micro Machines (DOS, 1991), Bravely Default (3DS, 2012) and Duke Nukem 3D (DOS, 1996)
  • 2018: Undertale (Switch, 2015), Oxenfree (Switch, 2016), Darksiders II (WiiU, 2012), Unreal Tournament (Windows, 1999), Doom reboot (Switch, 2016)
  • 2019: Into the Breach (Switch, 2018), Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (WiiU/Switch, 2014), Wacky Wheels (DOS, 1994), Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch, 2018), FreedroidRPG (Linux, 2011), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Switch, 2015), Sid Meier's Colonization (DOS, 1994), Blockout (DOS, 1989)
  • 2020: Beyond Good & Evil (PS2, 2003), Doom 64 (Switch/Stadia, 1997), Human Resource Machine (WiiU/Switch, 2015), Worms (DOS, 1995), Hitman (Stadia, 2016), Battle Chess (DOS, 1988)

I have also made my GOTY list for over 30 years of games.

And in the discussion thread we have again this year the guessing game. Here are the results of who guessed how much of my games.

 user count entries
The_Liquid_Laser 15 #50, #49, #41, #34, #35, #33, #18, #16, #15, #12, #13, #11, #10, #8, #6
Jpcc86 9 #47, #36, #30, #29, #26, #24, #22, #21, #17
UnderwaterFunktown 8 #40, #39, #28, #23, #7, #4, #2, #1
S.Peelman 6 #31, #32, #27, #20, #9, #3
Supermario28 3 #48, #46, #42
Kantor 2 #37, #19
Ka-pi96 1 #45
Pajderman 1 #44
OTBWY 1 #43
cosmic_drift 1 #38
Darashiva 1 #25
drbunnig 1 #4
no one 1 #14
Last edited by Mnementh - on 01 January 2021

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