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

My list, not the actual book

1001 Games

Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2
Master of Orion
Master of Orion
Max Payne
Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
MDK
MDK
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
MediEvil
MediEvil
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 9
Mega Man 9
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man Legends
Mega Man X
Mega Man X
Mega Man X4
Mega Man X4
Metal Gear
Metal Gear
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Metal Slug 3
Metal Slug 3
Metal Storm
Metal Storm
Meteos
Meteos
Metroid Dread
Metroid Dread
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Fusion
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Metroid: Zero Mission
Metroid: Zero Mission
Micro Machines
Micro Machines
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Minesweeper
Microsoft Minesweeper
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
A Mind Forever Voyaging
A Mind Forever Voyaging
Minecraft
Minecraft
Mirror's Edge
Mirror's Edge
Mischief Makers
Mischief Makers
Missile Command
Missile Command
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Mister Mosquito
Mister Mosquito
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
Monster Hunter: World
Monster Hunter: World
Monument Valley
Monument Valley
Moondust
Moondust
Moon Patrol
Moon Patrol
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Moon: Remix RPG Adventure
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat
Mortal Kombat II
Mortal Kombat II
Mother 3
Mother 3
Mountain King
Mountain King
Mr. DO!
Mr. DO!
Mr. Driller
Mr. Driller
Mr. Gimmick
Mr. Gimmick
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
M.U.L.E.
M.U.L.E.
Mushihime-sama Futari
Mushihime-sama Futari
Mutant League Football
Mutant League Football
MVP Baseball 2005
MVP Baseball 2005
Myst
Myst
Narc
Narc
NBA Jam
NBA Jam
NBA Street Vol. 2
NBA Street Vol. 2
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Neon White
Neon White
Neo Turf Masters
Neo Turf Masters
NetHack
NetHack
The Neverhood
The Neverhood
Neverwinter Nights
Neverwinter Nights
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
New Super Mario Bros. Wii
The NewZealand Story
The NewZealand Story
NFL Blitz 2000
NFL Blitz 2000
NHL '94
NHL '94
Nidhogg
Nidhogg
NieR
NieR
NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
Night Driver
Night Driver
Night in the Woods
Night in the Woods
Nights Into Dreams...
Nights Into Dreams...
Night Trap
Night Trap
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden Black
Ninja Gaiden Black
Nintendo Land
Nintendo Land
No More Heroes
No More Heroes
Norco
Norco
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Off
Off
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen
Ōkami
Ōkami
OlliOlli World
OlliOlli World
Omori
Omori
Onimusha: Warlords
Onimusha: Warlords
Operation Wolf
Operation Wolf
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
Ori and the Blind Forest
Ori and the Blind Forest
Otocky
Otocky
Outcast
Outcast
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds
Outlaw
Outlaw
Outlaws
Outlaws
OutRun
OutRun
OutRun 2
OutRun 2

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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