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

My list, not the actual book

1001 Games

Buster Bros.
Buster Bros.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Cannon Fodder
Cannon Fodder
Cannon Spike
Cannon Spike
Captain Tsubasa II: Super Striker
Captain Tsubasa II: Super Striker
Carmageddon
Carmageddon
Cart Life
Cart Life
Castle Crashers
Castle Crashers
Castlevania
Castlevania
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castle Wolfenstein
Castle Wolfenstein
Catherine
Catherine
Cave Story
Cave Story
Cel Damage
Cel Damage
Celeste
Celeste
Centipede
Centipede
Chase H.Q.
Chase H.Q.
Chibi-Robo!
Chibi-Robo!
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Chicory: A Colorful Tale
Choplifter
Choplifter
Cho Ren Sha 68K
Cho Ren Sha 68K
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Chrono Cross
Chrono Cross
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
ChuChu Rocket!
ChuChu Rocket!
Chuckie Egg
Chuckie Egg
Chulip
Chulip
Circle of Blood
Circle of Blood
Cities: Skylines
Cities: Skylines
Citizen Sleeper
Citizen Sleeper
Clock Tower
Clock Tower
Clu Clu Land
Clu Clu Land
Colossal Cave Adventure
Colossal Cave Adventure
Combat
Combat
Comix Zone
Comix Zone
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Marooned on Mars
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Marooned on Mars
Commando
Commando
Congo Bongo
Congo Bongo
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Conker's Bad Fur Day
Contra
Contra
Contra: Hard Corps
Contra: Hard Corps
Cooking Mama
Cooking Mama
Cosmic Smash
Cosmic Smash
Cosmology of Kyoto
Cosmology of Kyoto
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crazy Taxi
Crazy Taxi
Cruelty Squad
Cruelty Squad
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Crysis
Crysis
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
Crystalis
Crystalis
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest
Cult of the Lamb
Cult of the Lamb
Cuphead
Cuphead
The Curse of Monkey Island
The Curse of Monkey Island
Custom Robo
Custom Robo
D2
D2
Dance Dance Revolution
Dance Dance Revolution
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Darius Gaiden
Darius Gaiden
Dark Cloud 2
Dark Cloud 2
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III
Darkstalkers 3
Darkstalkers 3
Day of the Tentacle
Day of the Tentacle
Daytona USA
Daytona USA
Dead Cells
Dead Cells
Deadly Premonition
Deadly Premonition
Dead Rising
Dead Rising
Dead Space
Dead Space
Deathloop
Deathloop
Deathsmiles
Deathsmiles
Death Stranding
Death Stranding
Defender
Defender
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
Demon Attack
Demon Attack
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
Demon's Tilt
Demon's Tilt
Descent
Descent
Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human
Deus Ex
Deus Ex
Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina
Devil Dice
Devil Dice
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
Devil's Crush
Devil's Crush
Diablo II
Diablo II
Die Hard Arcade
Die Hard Arcade
Dig Dug
Dig Dug
The Dig
The Dig
Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis
Dirt Rally 2.0
Dirt Rally 2.0
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Disgaea: Hour of Darkness

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

15 days ago

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

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