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

My list, not the actual book

1001 Games

Ring Fit Adventure
Ring Fit Adventure
Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2
Ristar
Ristar
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
Riven: The Sequel to Myst
River City Ransom
River City Ransom
River Raid
River Raid
Road Rash
Road Rash
Robotron: 2084
Robotron: 2084
Rock Band
Rock Band
Rocket Knight Adventures
Rocket Knight Adventures
Rocket League
Rocket League
Rocket: Robot on Wheels
Rocket: Robot on Wheels
Rogue
Rogue
Rogue Legacy
Rogue Legacy
RollerCoaster Tycoon
RollerCoaster Tycoon
Rome: Total War
Rome: Total War
R-Type
R-Type
R-Type Delta
R-Type Delta
R-Type Final
R-Type Final
Rule of Rose
Rule of Rose
RuneScape
RuneScape
Salamander
Salamander
Samba de Amigo
Samba de Amigo
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Samorost 3
Samorost 3
Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Saturn Bomberman
Saturn Bomberman
Seaman
Seaman
Secret of Mana
Secret of Mana
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Secret of Monkey Island
Sega Bass Fishing
Sega Bass Fishing
Sega Rally Championship
Sega Rally Championship
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Serial Experiments Lain
Serial Experiments Lain
Sexy Parodius
Sexy Parodius
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadowrun
Shadowrun
Shantae
Shantae
Shenmue
Shenmue
Shenmue II
Shenmue II
Shining Force
Shining Force
Shining the Holy Ark
Shining the Holy Ark
Shinobi
Shinobi
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master
A Short Hike
A Short Hike
Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sid Meier's Civilization V
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon
Sifu
Sifu
Signalis
Signalis
Silent Hill
Silent Hill
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Silent Hill 3
Silhouette Mirage
Silhouette Mirage
The Silver Case
The Silver Case
SimCity 4
SimCity 4
The Simpsons Arcade Game
The Simpsons Arcade Game
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
The Simpsons: Hit & Run
The Sims
The Sims
Sin and Punishment
Sin and Punishment
Sinistar
Sinistar
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor
Skate 3
Skate 3
Skies of Arcadia
Skies of Arcadia
SkiFree
SkiFree
Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs
Slime Rancher
Slime Rancher
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Sly 2: Band of Thieves
Smash T.V.
Smash T.V.
Snake
Snake
Snatcher
Snatcher
Soko-Ban
Soko-Ban
Soldier Blade
Soldier Blade
Solomon's Key
Solomon's Key
Soma
Soma
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Mania
Sonic Mania
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
SoulCalibur
SoulCalibur
SoulCalibur II
SoulCalibur II
South Park: The Stick of Truth
South Park: The Stick of Truth
Space Channel 5
Space Channel 5
Space Funeral
Space Funeral
Space Harrier
Space Harrier
Space Invaders
Space Invaders
Space Invaders Extreme
Space Invaders Extreme
Space Megaforce
Space Megaforce
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Spacewar!
Spacewar!
Spelunky
Spelunky
Spindizzy
Spindizzy
Splatoon 3
Splatoon 3
Splatterhouse
Splatterhouse
Spy Hunter
Spy Hunter
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
Spyro: Year of the Dragon

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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