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

My list, not the actual book

1001 Games

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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

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1942
1942

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Abzu
Abzu

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Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

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ActRaiser
ActRaiser

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Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder

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Advance Wars
Advance Wars

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Adventure
Adventure

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Adventures of Lolo
Adventures of Lolo

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After Burner
After Burner

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Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

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Age of Mythology
Age of Mythology

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Aisle
Aisle

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Alan Wake
Alan Wake

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Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alex Kidd in Miracle World

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Alien Garden
Alien Garden

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Alien Hominid
Alien Hominid

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Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation

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Alien Soldier
Alien Soldier

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Alien vs. Predator
Alien vs. Predator

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Altered Beast
Altered Beast

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Amid Evil
Amid Evil

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A Mind Forever Voyaging
A Mind Forever Voyaging

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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent

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Among Us
Among Us

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Angry Birds
Angry Birds

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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Another World
Another World

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Apex Legends
Apex Legends

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Archon
Archon

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Armored Core
Armored Core

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Assassin's Creed II
Assassin's Creed II

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Asura's Wrath
Asura's Wrath

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Axiom Verge
Axiom Verge

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Baba is You
Baba is You

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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

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Baroque
Baroque

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Bastion
Bastion

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Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean
Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean

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Batman: Arkham City
Batman: Arkham City

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Battle Chess
Battle Chess

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Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 1942

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Battle Garegga
Battle Garegga

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Battlezone
Battlezone

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Bayonetta
Bayonetta

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Bayonetta 2
Bayonetta 2

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Beatmania
Beatmania

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Beat Saber
Beat Saber

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Bejeweled
Bejeweled

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Berzerk
Berzerk

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BioShock
BioShock

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BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite

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Black & White
Black & White

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Blast Corps
Blast Corps

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Blaster Master
Blaster Master

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Blood
Blood

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Bloodborne
Bloodborne

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Bloons TD 6
Bloons TD 6

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Blur
Blur

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Bomberman '94
Bomberman '94

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Bomb Jack
Bomb Jack

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Boom Blox
Boom Blox

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Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2

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Bosconian
Bosconian

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Boulder Dash
Boulder Dash

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Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!

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Brave Fencer Musashi
Brave Fencer Musashi

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Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror

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Bump 'n' Jump
Bump 'n' Jump

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Burning Rangers
Burning Rangers

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Burnout 3: Takedown
Burnout 3: Takedown

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Bushido Blade
Bushido Blade

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Bust-A-Move
Bust-A-Move

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Buster Bros.
Buster Bros.

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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

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Cannon Fodder
Cannon Fodder

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Cannon Spike
Cannon Spike

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Captain Tsubasa II: Super Striker
Captain Tsubasa II: Super Striker

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Carmageddon
Carmageddon

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Cart Life
Cart Life

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Castle Crashers
Castle Crashers

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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

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Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

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Castle Wolfenstein
Castle Wolfenstein

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Catherine
Catherine

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Cave Story
Cave Story

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Cel Damage
Cel Damage

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Centipede
Centipede

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Chase H.Q.
Chase H.Q.

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Choplifter
Choplifter

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Chrono Cross
Chrono Cross

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ChuChu Rocket!
ChuChu Rocket!

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Chuckie Egg
Chuckie Egg

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Circle of Blood
Circle of Blood

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Cities: Skylines
Cities: Skylines

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Citizen Sleeper
Citizen Sleeper

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Clock Tower
Clock Tower

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Colossal Cave Adventure
Colossal Cave Adventure

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Command & Conquer: Red Alert
Command & Conquer: Red Alert

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Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Marooned on Mars
Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons: Marooned on Mars

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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