A Better List of 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die [1962-2022]

My list, not the actual book

1001 Games

Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds
Half-Life: Alyx
Half-Life: Alyx
Mother 3
Mother 3
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Portal 2
Portal 2
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
Suikoden II
Suikoden II
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Yakuza 0
Yakuza 0
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Ultrakill
Ultrakill
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief II: The Metal Age
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI
Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Planescape: Torment
Planescape: Torment
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
We Love Katamari
We Love Katamari
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Pathologic 2
Pathologic 2
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy IX
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
God of War Ragnarök
God of War Ragnarök
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II
Star Control II
Star Control II
Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress
Flower, Sun, and Rain
Flower, Sun, and Rain
ESPN NFL 2K5
ESPN NFL 2K5
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
Pentiment
Pentiment
Hades
Hades
The Prisoner
The Prisoner
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III
Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful
Killer7
Killer7
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
Final Fantasy Tactics
Final Fantasy Tactics
Undertale
Undertale
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Xenogears
Xenogears
Celeste
Celeste
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
System Shock 2
System Shock 2
Jet Set Radio Future
Jet Set Radio Future
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
Mushihime-sama Futari
Mushihime-sama Futari
Minecraft
Minecraft
The World Ends with You
The World Ends with You
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
ZeroRanger
ZeroRanger
Freespace 2
Freespace 2
NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
EarthBound
EarthBound
Katamari Damacy
Katamari Damacy
God of War
God of War
Cho Ren Sha 68K
Cho Ren Sha 68K
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
God Hand
God Hand
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
Metroid Dread
Metroid Dread
Steins;Gate
Steins;Gate
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Odyssey
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Psychonauts 2
Psychonauts 2
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Gitaroo Man
Gitaroo Man
Ninja Gaiden Black
Ninja Gaiden Black
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
Xenoblade Chronicles
Xenoblade Chronicles
Doom Eternal
Doom Eternal

6 Comments

Alena_03

1 year ago

Hallelujah! Someone finally did it! I wanna play em and write blurbs!

Dalaamclouds

1 year ago

Nice! I wanted to eventually do something like this too, definitely will look at ur list for inspo.

electrode

1 year ago

This is Tapper propaganda and I accept it.

Deadpan

1 year ago

based for putting pentiment

lleon

6 months ago

Replace something with Alan Wake II

ThanksVideogames

1 month ago

i'd be ok with dedicating the rest of my frail lifespan to this list
panos

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