WTF? What The Future (were they thinking)?

If you're a fan of dystopian videogames, then this is for you!

This list is a compilation of all the videogames that were made in the 20th century but are set in the 21st century and starting with a rule of 10 year gap after 1990, with the sole intent of analyzing the future (our current present) through those past videogames. The list is now expanding to include early 21st century videogames set in the future with the 90's rule applied.

Update:
The list is meant to be updated every year but since it's also a dynamic list and more unknown, obscure videogames can get discovered, it can be updated at any time and you can always help commenting with a proof of date of the videogame in question you think it's missing.
Beware that just because a videogame has a year in it doesn't mean it's set in that particular year.

Eligibility:
The videogame must be set mostly in a determinate future (10+ years after the date of the videogame's release) and can't be just a short segment. In case of time traveling or videogames that span several years, the main year(s) should be at least 25% of the videogame's runtime and must be relevant to the plot and the setting.

Not eligible:
Management Simulators that can go on & on forever (Ex: Sim City, Championship Manager, etc.).
Mere possibility, unclear or confusing timelines.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Video_games_set_in_the_future
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_stories_set_in_a_future_now_in_the_past

2002
Beginning in 2002, Main story 2004
Despite the synopsis saying 2030, that's actually the setting of the 2000 remake. This is the original version which is set in 2008.
2009
2009
2009
2015
Economic Wars in 2011, Main Game starts in 2015
2016
2000: a Meteorite falls creating a island, 2018: starts narrative
2019
2019
2019
2019
Game has 4 stages: one is in LA 2019.
The japanese manual of the game sets it in 2020.
2020
Intro in 2018 Peru then the game starts in Hoggar 2020
2021
2023

2 Comments


1 year ago

buddy where's Mega Man like all of them are set in "20XX"

1 year ago

@PZT precisely for that reason they aren't featured. need a specific year, sorry.


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