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)

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

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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