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

My list, not the actual book

1001 Games

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
Night in the Woods
Night in the Woods
The Last Guardian
The Last Guardian
Dishonored 2
Dishonored 2
Titanfall 2
Titanfall 2
The Silver Case
The Silver Case
Persona 5
Persona 5
Abzu
Abzu
Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Overwatch
Overwatch
Doom
Doom
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Enter the Gungeon
Enter the Gungeon
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III
Samorost 3
Samorost 3
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
Factorio
Factorio
SuperHot
SuperHot
Firewatch
Firewatch
XCOM 2
XCOM 2
The Witness
The Witness
Slime Rancher
Slime Rancher
The Beginner's Guide
The Beginner's Guide
Soma
Soma
Undertale
Undertale
Dropsy
Dropsy
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
TIS-100
TIS-100
Rocket League
Rocket League
EarthBound Beginnings
EarthBound Beginnings
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Kerbal Space Program
Kerbal Space Program
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Yakuza 0
Yakuza 0
Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori and the Blind Forest
Cities: Skylines
Cities: Skylines
Tekken 7
Tekken 7
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
Life is Strange
Life is Strange
Subnautica
Subnautica
Lisa: The Painful
Lisa: The Painful
The Talos Principle
The Talos Principle
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation
Bayonetta 2
Bayonetta 2
P.T.
P.T.
Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight
Mario Kart 8
Mario Kart 8
Ultra Street Fighter IV
Ultra Street Fighter IV
Monument Valley
Monument Valley
South Park: The Stick of Truth
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Jazzpunk
Jazzpunk
Nidhogg
Nidhogg
Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario 3D World
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable
Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V
Rayman Legends
Rayman Legends
The Wonderful 101
The Wonderful 101
Gone Home
Gone Home
Papers, Please
Papers, Please
Dota 2
Dota 2
Rogue Legacy
Rogue Legacy
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
Flappy Bird
Flappy Bird
BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite
Kentucky Route Zero
Kentucky Route Zero
Far Cry 3
Far Cry 3
Nintendo Land
Nintendo Land
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Hotline Miami
Hotline Miami
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R
Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2
Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Spelunky
Spelunky
Dragon's Dogma
Dragon's Dogma
Fez
Fez
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Journey
Journey
Dys4ia
Dys4ia
Asura's Wrath
Asura's Wrath
Gravity Rush
Gravity Rush
Minecraft
Minecraft
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
To the Moon
To the Moon
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham City
FIFA Soccer 12
FIFA Soccer 12
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Temple Run
Temple Run
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Rhythm Heaven Fever
Bastion
Bastion

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

5 months ago

Replace something with Alan Wake II

ThanksVideogames

13 days ago

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

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