Gaming by Year

Video games set in each specific year, fantastical or not.

I'm working on adding games, so if you know of any that I'm missing feel free to leave it in the comments!

225 Games

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
1964
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
1899
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo
1889
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1796
Yakuza 0
Yakuza 0
1988
Misericorde: Volume One
Misericorde: Volume One
1482
Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn
1807
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
2052
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2
2185
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas
2281
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
2033
NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
11945
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
2004
Suggested by Dadhunter
Higurashi When They Cry
Higurashi When They Cry
1983
Suggested by Dadhunter
Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption
1911
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
Last Window: The Secret of Cape West
1980
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Shadow Hearts: Covenant
1915
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Fallout 2
Fallout 2
2241
Ghost of Tsushima
Ghost of Tsushima
1274
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
1792
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
2018
BioShock
BioShock
1960
Yakuza 5
Yakuza 5
2012
Suggested by tangysphere
A Mind Forever Voyaging
A Mind Forever Voyaging
2031
Obsidian
Obsidian
2066
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
1939
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2014
SoulCalibur
SoulCalibur
1586
Papers, Please
Papers, Please
1982
Beyond Good & Evil
Beyond Good & Evil
2435
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
2025
Technobabylon
Technobabylon
2087
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
1986
Direct Drive
Direct Drive
1927
Fallout
Fallout
2161
If Found...
If Found...
1993
Mass Effect
Mass Effect
2183
Mafia II
Mafia II
1951
The Room VR: A Dark Matter
The Room VR: A Dark Matter
1908
Lamplight City
Lamplight City
1844
The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript
The Secrets of Da Vinci: The Forbidden Manuscript
1522
Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect 3
2186
The Last Express
The Last Express
1914
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo: Combat Evolved
2552
Full Throttle
Full Throttle
2040
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
2027
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
1930
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
2036
Wasteland 3
Wasteland 3
2107
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
1998
80 Days
80 Days
1872
Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077
2077
Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown
1787
Firewatch
Firewatch
1989
Shadow Hearts
Shadow Hearts
1913
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2
2007
Shadow of Rome
Shadow of Rome
44 BC
Metro: Last Light
Metro: Last Light
2034
A Plague Tale: Innocence
A Plague Tale: Innocence
1348
Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II
Herald: An Interactive Period Drama - Book I & II
1857
Alice: Madness Returns
Alice: Madness Returns
1875
A Way Out
A Way Out
1972
Syberia
Syberia
2002
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
1403
Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human
2038
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
1974
L.A. Noire
L.A. Noire
1947
Life is Strange
Life is Strange
2013
Alan Wake
Alan Wake
2010
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
1839
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
1476
BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite
1912
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
1910
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
2029
Battlefield 4
Battlefield 4
2020
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness
1479
American McGee's Alice
American McGee's Alice
1874
Destroy All Humans! 2
Destroy All Humans! 2
1969
Way of the Samurai
Way of the Samurai
1878
Life is Strange: True Colors
Life is Strange: True Colors
2019
Trace Memory
Trace Memory
2005
Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn
3040
Thimbleweed Park
Thimbleweed Park
1987
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
1695
Until Dawn
Until Dawn
2015
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
1999
Suggested by ZapRowsdower
Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness
Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness
2089
Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer
1562
Soul Edge
Soul Edge
1583
Binary Domain
Binary Domain
2080
Fallout 3
Fallout 3
2277
Battlefield 2142
Battlefield 2142
2142
Tacoma
Tacoma
2088
Castlevania
Castlevania
1691
Halo Wars 2
Halo Wars 2
2559
Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives
Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives
2050
Darkwatch
Darkwatch
1876
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30
1944
The Banished Vault
The Banished Vault
2210
SoulCalibur IV
SoulCalibur IV
1590

7 Comments

ZapRowsdower

1 year ago

Here's some suggestions, though I don't know if you mind doubling up on years.

Assassin's Creed:
1- 1191
Revelations- 1511
Freedom Cry- 1735

For the Shadow Hearts games,
Koudelka- 1898
Shadow Hearts 1- 1913
Shadow Hearts Covenant- 1915
Shadow Hearts: FTNW- 1929

Gabriel Knight Trilogy
GK1: 1993
GK2: 1995
GK3: 1999

Tex Murphy: Under A Killing Moon- 2042

Rule of Rose: 1930

Wolfenstein: The New Order -1960

Technobabylon- 2087

Waking Mars- 2097

Wasteland Trilogy:
1- 2087
2- 2102
3- 2107

CMike

1 year ago

Yeah I originally conceived this list as one game for every year, and only games that take place within a single year. When there's more than one for a year it's pretty subjective which one I pick, I try to choose the one that I think best represents that particular year.

Appreciate the suggestions and I'll definitely add in the ones that fit!

Dadhunter

11 months ago

Gun (1880)
Higurashi (1983)
Vampire the Masquerade (2004)

CMike

11 months ago

Thanks @Dadhunter!

Artyom

9 months ago

Love this list, it's such a cool idea.

I would add a Warhammer 40K game just to have 41st millennium on the list, would be fun.

ZapRowsdower

9 months ago

Got a new one for you; Obsidian, the 1997 adventure game, takes place in 2066.

CMike

9 months ago

@ZapRowsdower Thank you!
CMike

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