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

My list, not the actual book

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Gravity Bone

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Guardian Heroes

Guardian Heroes

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Gun Nac

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Gunstar Heroes

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Half-Life

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Half-Life 2

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Halo 3

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Halo: Combat Evolved

Halo: Combat Evolved

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Harmful Park

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Hollow Knight

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Hudson's Adventure Island

Hudson's Adventure Island

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Hypnospace Outlaw

Hypnospace Outlaw

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Ico

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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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Ikaruga

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Illbleed

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Inscryption

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Jet Grind Radio

Jet Grind Radio

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Jet Set Radio Future

Jet Set Radio Future

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Journey

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Joust

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Jumping Flash!

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Katamari Damacy

Katamari Damacy

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Katana Zero

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Kentucky Route Zero

Kentucky Route Zero

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Kid Icarus

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Kid Icarus: Uprising

Kid Icarus: Uprising

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Killer7

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Kirby Air Ride

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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Kirby's Adventure

Kirby's Adventure

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Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

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Limbo

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Line Rider

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Lisa: The Painful

Lisa: The Painful

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Loom

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LSD: Dream Emulator

LSD: Dream Emulator

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Luigi's Mansion

Luigi's Mansion

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Marble Madness

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Mario Bros.

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Mars Matrix

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Mega Man 2

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Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid

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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

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Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

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Metal Storm

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Metroid Dread

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Metroid Prime

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Micro Machines

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Microsoft Minesweeper

Microsoft Minesweeper

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Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!

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Minecraft

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Mirror's Edge

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Missile Command

Missile Command

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Mister Mosquito

Mister Mosquito

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Moon: Remix RPG Adventure

Moon: Remix RPG Adventure

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Mother 3

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Ms. Pac-Man

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Neon White

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NFL Blitz 2000

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NieR: Automata

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Night Driver

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Nights Into Dreams...

Nights Into Dreams...

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No More Heroes

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Norco

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Ōkami

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Omori

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Ori and the Blind Forest

Ori and the Blind Forest

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Otocky

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Outcast

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Outer Wilds

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OutRun

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OutRun 2

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Pac-Land

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Pac-Man

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Panzer Dragoon II Zwei

Panzer Dragoon II Zwei

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Panzer Dragoon Saga

Panzer Dragoon Saga

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Paperboy

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Papers, Please

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PaRappa the Rapper

PaRappa the Rapper

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Parasite Eve

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Pentiment

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Pitfall!

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Planescape: Torment

Planescape: Torment

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Pokémon Go

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Pole Position

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Policenauts

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Pong

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Popeye

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Portal

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PowerWash Simulator

PowerWash Simulator

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Prince of Persia

Prince of Persia

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

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Psychonauts

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Punch-Out!!

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Q*bert

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Quake

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QWOP

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Radiant Silvergun

Radiant Silvergun

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Radirgy

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

12 days ago

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

panos

Last updated:

May 25, 2023