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

My list, not the actual book

1001 Games

Spy vs Spy
Spy vs Spy
SSX Tricky
SSX Tricky
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
The Stanley Parable
The Stanley Parable
Star Control II
Star Control II
StarCraft
StarCraft
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
Star Fox 64
Star Fox 64
StarTropics
StarTropics
Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
Star Wars Trilogy Arcade
Star Wars Trilogy Arcade
Steins;Gate
Steins;Gate
Stray
Stray
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 2
Streets of Rage 4
Streets of Rage 4
Stretch Panic
Stretch Panic
Strider
Strider
Subnautica
Subnautica
Suikoden II
Suikoden II
Summer Carnival '92: Recca
Summer Carnival '92: Recca
Summer Games
Summer Games
Super Castlevania IV
Super Castlevania IV
Super Dodge Ball
Super Dodge Ball
Super Hang-On
Super Hang-On
SuperHot
SuperHot
Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario 3D World
Super Mario 64
Super Mario 64
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 2
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Kart
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Maker 2
Super Mario Maker 2
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario Sunshine
Super Mario World
Super Mario World
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Meat Boy
Super Meat Boy
Super Metroid
Super Metroid
Super Monkey Ball 2
Super Monkey Ball 2
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
Super Scribblenauts
Super Scribblenauts
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
SWAT 4
SWAT 4
Sweet Home
Sweet Home
Syberia
Syberia
Syndicate
Syndicate
System Shock
System Shock
System Shock 2
System Shock 2
Taiko no Tatsujin Arcade
Taiko no Tatsujin Arcade
Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Symphonia
Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale
Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale
The Talos Principle
The Talos Principle
Tapper
Tapper
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2
Tecmo Super Bowl
Tecmo Super Bowl
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Tekken 3
Tekken 3
Tekken 7
Tekken 7
Tempest
Tempest
Tempest 2000
Tempest 2000
Temple Run
Temple Run
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
Terranigma
Terranigma
Terraria
Terraria
Tetris
Tetris
Tetris 99
Tetris 99
Theme Hospital
Theme Hospital
Theme Park
Theme Park
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief: The Dark Project
Thief: The Dark Project
Thimbleweed Park
Thimbleweed Park
Thunder Force IV
Thunder Force IV
Time Crisis
Time Crisis
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters 2
Tinykin
Tinykin
TIS-100
TIS-100
Titanfall 2
Titanfall 2
ToeJam & Earl
ToeJam & Earl
Toem
Toem
Tomba!
Tomba!
Tomb Raider II
Tomb Raider II
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Toonstruck
Toonstruck
Top Spin 4
Top Spin 4

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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