My Favorite Games of All Time (Definitive)

Kind of ranked, to whatever extent I can possibly rank how influential pieces of art have been on me (very very very loosely and subject to change on a minute-by-minute basis)

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Anthology of the Killer
Anthology of the Killer
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Alan Wake II
Alan Wake II
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief II: The Metal Age
Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III
Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful
Killer7
Killer7
Jet Set Radio Future
Jet Set Radio Future
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
EarthBound
EarthBound
Pathologic Classic HD
Pathologic Classic HD
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise
Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise
Resident Evil 2
Resident Evil 2
Death Stranding: Director's Cut
Death Stranding: Director's Cut
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
The Silver Case
The Silver Case
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Anatomy
Anatomy
Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
Chibi-Robo!
Chibi-Robo!
Resident Evil
Resident Evil
Paper Mario
Paper Mario
Katamari Damacy Reroll
Katamari Damacy Reroll
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
A Short Hike
A Short Hike
Blood: Fresh Supply
Blood: Fresh Supply
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Panzer Dragoon Orta
The Beginner's Guide
The Beginner's Guide
Off
Off
Soma
Soma
Dead Space
Dead Space
Ico
Ico
Doom
Doom
Rain World
Rain World
Prey
Prey
Deadly Premonition Origins
Deadly Premonition Origins
Doom
Doom
Darkwood
Darkwood
Kowloon High-School Chronicle
Kowloon High-School Chronicle
No More Heroes
No More Heroes
Lunacid
Lunacid
Lethal League Blaze
Lethal League Blaze
Secret Little Haven
Secret Little Haven
Super Paper Mario
Super Paper Mario
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
Little King's Story
Little King's Story
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
FTL: Faster Than Light
FTL: Faster Than Light
Transistor
Transistor
No More Heroes III
No More Heroes III
Umurangi Generation
Umurangi Generation
Space Funeral
Space Funeral
Amnesia: The Bunker
Amnesia: The Bunker
Hylics
Hylics
The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian
Control
Control
World of Horror
World of Horror
Rune Factory Frontier
Rune Factory Frontier
Metro: Last Light
Metro: Last Light
Vanquish
Vanquish
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Siren
Siren
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - HD Edition
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker - HD Edition
Franken
Franken
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Silent Hill 4: The Room
Hunt: Showdown
Hunt: Showdown
Metro 2033
Metro 2033
Dread Delusion
Dread Delusion
Yakuza
Yakuza
King's Field II
King's Field II
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor
Off-Peak
Off-Peak
Abzu
Abzu
Orchids to Dusk
Orchids to Dusk
Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia
Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
Glitchhikers
Glitchhikers
The Long Dark
The Long Dark
Paratopic
Paratopic
Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition
Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition
Stars Die
Stars Die

6 Comments


4 months ago

Many games I'm not familiar with!
It gives me a lot of inspiration for my next game to play tho 😄

Really cool to see Silent Hill 3 so high on your list, and I'm glad to see love for Super Paper Mario!
I want to play Shadow of the Colossus so badly, but it's only available on PS4 unfortunately..

4 months ago

@Armakeen I'm excited to see what you play next!!! And yeah it's kind of surprising how inaccessible SotC is for how much impact it had on the industry, I emulated it and Ico without any issues but I've also heard a lot of people have trouble with performance, which is really annoying. I hope we start seeing more official emulation like Nintendo's doing, there's just so much stuff you just can't play anymore if you don't have a solid PC and the know-how :((((

4 months ago

You have really interesting taste as always though I respect that, a lot more fun to look at over the big titles you'd expect from most. If there's anything this list tells me, I need to explore the indie scene more.

4 months ago

@Septns thank you!!! I love trying to hit a good contrast in the art I approach, and I have a lot of mutuals who develop indies, so I'm always stacking up more weird stuff and then filling in the gaps with AAAs when I have excess time.
I'm still embarrassed for not including some stuff here, like I see Chulip as a core game for me but I haven't technically played it myself yet so I can't place it accurately. There are a TON of games that will definitely break the list once I inevitably get to them (re: my 100+ retro backlog I just haven't made enough time for).

4 months ago

Chulip would def be right at home on here boss, you also strike me as an Illbleed lifer

4 months ago

@_YALP I can almost guarantee Illbleed will be somewhere in the top 30, that shit's RIGHT up my alley


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