Some links with thoughts concerning the state of affairs of video games, what they are, what they're supposed to do, and how player expectation and privilege can be subverted; as dialogue, as not-fun, as anti-commercialism.
http://www.notgames.colognegamelab.com
http://notgames.org/blog/2010/03/19/not-a-manifesto
http://tale-of-tales.com/tales/RAM.html
http://www.mikejones.tv/journal/2010/2/14/most-computer-games-arent-games-at-all.html
http://critdamage.blogspot.com/2010/07/death-of-player.html
http://critdamage.blogspot.com/2010/08/player-privilege-why-it-is-still-just.html
http://www.copenhagengamecollective.org/uploads/On%20Abusive%20Game%20Design%20%28web%29.pdf
https://wiki.brown.edu/confluence/download/attachments/7143524/countergaming.galloway.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1207715401000
"‘Fun’ is a blunt weapon used to injure and exclude. Please take your ‘fun’ elsewhere." -- Stephen Lavelle
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Unnerving/frightening/horror experiences
This is a list with the video games that has scared the most shit out of me. Most of these are not classic horror games with monsters, bur rather disconcerting experiences which through questions, atmosphere, and play make for the most interesting scares I've gotten. My favored type of horror puts the player in the dawning realization of being the evil or going someplace bad with no choice except to comply. It plays with dissolution of identity, of losing sense of self in a world where there is barely any certainty as it is. It makes you ponder your place in the universe, or tries to psyche you out with confused realities. But it also makes you fear the next door, the next hallway, and the next apparition. The games are arranged by category, and the top positions in each category are not necessarily the best games of those mentioned, but the ones that uses what the category implies in interesting ways to frighten.
Perhaps the best horror series ever, in par with silent hill, which only gets
better with every game and deserves special attention: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chzo_Mythos
Subdued angst:
http://www.increpare.com/2009/02/opera-omnia/
http://mikeinel.deviantart.com/art/Which-Short-Game-152503626
http://www.indiegames.com/2010/09/browser_game_pick_the_day_greg.html
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&id=1228 (The Marionette)
http://distractionware.com/blog/?p=759 (Judith)
http://www.increpare.com/2010/11/activate-the-three-artefacts-and-then-leave/
http://www.increpare.com/2010/04/the-terrible-whiteness-of-appalachian-nights/
http://xiigames.com/anna/
Existential displacement:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_2:_Sons_of_Liberty
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_pathologic_pc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planescape:_Torment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braid_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic_II_The_Sith_Lords
http://www.increpare.com/2010/11/treatise/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_of_Memories
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_Kain:_Soul_Reaver_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Goo
http://playthisthing.com/pazzon
Twisted, uncanny, disgusting and freudian:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_%28video_game%29
http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/puzzle/sutef/4195/
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=5395.0 (All Our Friends Are Dead/Au Sable)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Frame
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer7
Psychological:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitarium_%28video_game%29
http://www.freeworldgroup.com/games6/gameindex/gateway_2.htm
http://snakes.hardydev.com/
http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,993 (Mental Repair Inc)
Mind games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_%28video_game%29
http://www.kongregate.com/games/AlexanderOcias/loved
http://globalgamejam.org/2010/depict1
POEtic/Lovecraftian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eye_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Esther
http://www.moddb.com/mods/nestlings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penumbra:_Overture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Darkness:_Sanity%27s_Requiem
Cyberpunk/identity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Shock_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid_Fusion
http://www.moddb.com/mods/korsakovia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_Ex
http://www.joltcountry.com/trottingkrips/shrapnel.html
http://armorgames.com/play/4918/the-company-of-myself
http://www.kongregate.com/games/increpare/the-black-yeti?referrer=increpare
http://www.indiegames.com/2010/08/howard_glitch_the_youtube_indi.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_a_Steel_Sky
Nightmarish confusion
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/542658 (Time Fcuk)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/511754 (Covetus)
http://www.gamemakergames.com/?a=archive&submit=1&searchtype=creator_name&search=TheAnemic (La La Land Series)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD_%28video_game%29
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/games/the-museum-of-broken-memories/
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/26339 (7 Minutes)
Atmospheric otherworldliness
http://www.indiegames.com/2010/07/browser_game_pick_looming_greg.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Castlevania_IV
http://www.thedreammachine.se/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo_%28video_game%29
http://rpgmaker.net/games/2068/ (Beautiful Dungeoneer)
http://www.devilstuningfork.com/
http://ludusnovus.net/2010/07/14/narthex-released/
http://www.asecondface.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Path_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_McGee%27s_Alice
Disconcerting/surreal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Payne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Payne_2:_The_Fall_of_Max_Payne
http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2007/12/mondo-agency.html
http://cactusquid.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=games&action=display&thread=13 (Mondo Medical)
http://www.gamemakergames.com/archive/the-arm
http://www.indiegames.com/2010/06/trailer_norrland_cactus.html
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=7086.0 (Edmund)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_rose
http://aaronoldenburg.net/e_repent.html
http://www.moddb.com/mods/radiator/news/hl2-mod-release-radiator-1-2-handle-with-care
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade_%E2%80%93_Bloodlines
http://www.secrettechnology.com/explode/evidence.html (Evidence of Everything Exploding)
http://www.indiegames.com/2010/09/browser_game_pick_feign_ian_sn.html
Exploration based fear
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO:_Enemy_Unknown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Metroid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid_Prime
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_%28SNES_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Master_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania:_Circle_of_the_Moon
Twitchers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condemned:_Criminal_Origins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Space_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_%28video_game%29
I do recommend you trying some of these out, most of them are short
indie games which do not take more than half an hour to complete.
Perhaps the best horror series ever, in par with silent hill, which only gets
better with every game and deserves special attention: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chzo_Mythos
Subdued angst:
http://www.increpare.com/2009/02/opera-omnia/
http://mikeinel.deviantart.com/art/Which-Short-Game-152503626
http://www.indiegames.com/2010/09/browser_game_pick_the_day_greg.html
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/games.php?action=detail&id=1228 (The Marionette)
http://distractionware.com/blog/?p=759 (Judith)
http://www.increpare.com/2010/11/activate-the-three-artefacts-and-then-leave/
http://www.increpare.com/2010/04/the-terrible-whiteness-of-appalachian-nights/
http://xiigames.com/anna/
Existential displacement:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid_2:_Sons_of_Liberty
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_pathologic_pc
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planescape:_Torment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braid_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_Knights_of_the_Old_Republic_II_The_Sith_Lords
http://www.increpare.com/2010/11/treatise/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear_Solid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_of_Memories
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_of_Kain:_Soul_Reaver_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_of_Goo
http://playthisthing.com/pazzon
Twisted, uncanny, disgusting and freudian:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill_%28video_game%29
http://gamejolt.com/freeware/games/puzzle/sutef/4195/
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=5395.0 (All Our Friends Are Dead/Au Sable)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_Frame
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer7
Psychological:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitarium_%28video_game%29
http://www.freeworldgroup.com/games6/gameindex/gateway_2.htm
http://snakes.hardydev.com/
http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,993 (Mental Repair Inc)
Mind games
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_%28video_game%29
http://www.kongregate.com/games/AlexanderOcias/loved
http://globalgamejam.org/2010/depict1
POEtic/Lovecraftian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eye_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Esther
http://www.moddb.com/mods/nestlings
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penumbra:_Overture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_Darkness:_Sanity%27s_Requiem
Cyberpunk/identity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Shock_2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid_Fusion
http://www.moddb.com/mods/korsakovia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_Ex
http://www.joltcountry.com/trottingkrips/shrapnel.html
http://armorgames.com/play/4918/the-company-of-myself
http://www.kongregate.com/games/increpare/the-black-yeti?referrer=increpare
http://www.indiegames.com/2010/08/howard_glitch_the_youtube_indi.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beneath_a_Steel_Sky
Nightmarish confusion
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/542658 (Time Fcuk)
http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/511754 (Covetus)
http://www.gamemakergames.com/?a=archive&submit=1&searchtype=creator_name&search=TheAnemic (La La Land Series)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD_%28video_game%29
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/games/the-museum-of-broken-memories/
http://www.yoyogames.com/games/26339 (7 Minutes)
Atmospheric otherworldliness
http://www.indiegames.com/2010/07/browser_game_pick_looming_greg.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Majora%27s_Mask
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Castlevania_IV
http://www.thedreammachine.se/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbo_%28video_game%29
http://rpgmaker.net/games/2068/ (Beautiful Dungeoneer)
http://www.devilstuningfork.com/
http://ludusnovus.net/2010/07/14/narthex-released/
http://www.asecondface.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Path_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_McGee%27s_Alice
Disconcerting/surreal
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Payne
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Payne_2:_The_Fall_of_Max_Payne
http://indygamer.blogspot.com/2007/12/mondo-agency.html
http://cactusquid.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=games&action=display&thread=13 (Mondo Medical)
http://www.gamemakergames.com/archive/the-arm
http://www.indiegames.com/2010/06/trailer_norrland_cactus.html
http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=7086.0 (Edmund)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_rose
http://aaronoldenburg.net/e_repent.html
http://www.moddb.com/mods/radiator/news/hl2-mod-release-radiator-1-2-handle-with-care
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade_%E2%80%93_Bloodlines
http://www.secrettechnology.com/explode/evidence.html (Evidence of Everything Exploding)
http://www.indiegames.com/2010/09/browser_game_pick_feign_ian_sn.html
Exploration based fear
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diablo_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO:_Enemy_Unknown
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Metroid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metroid_Prime
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Park_%28SNES_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeon_Master_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castlevania:_Circle_of_the_Moon
Twitchers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condemned:_Criminal_Origins
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_4
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Space_%28video_game%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_%28video_game%29
I do recommend you trying some of these out, most of them are short
indie games which do not take more than half an hour to complete.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
A link to the past
In an attempt to make amends with the completionist and perfectionist in me, I shall now present thee a list of my favorite video games of all time! There is not a better time than now and I shall never be "finished" with anything in my life and therefore I cannot realistically hope to have played all the games I want to and then make an informed decision or the ULTIMATE LIST. I am now on sick leave, burned out, and have not played a single new game this year, as opposed to the hundreds of different games I've tried out last year, and the thousands of blog posts I've read concerning them. I must learn to like the here and now, mindfulness, mind you, and not to have lists of things to do which makes me unfocused and weary of how much I should learn and have the time to enjoy. Now is now. The 30-some page long treatise on the ontology of video games and my relationship to gaming in a world or rapidly changing actor-networks will have to wait, or better yet, just float out there in a sea of possibilities, with no rush or musts. Neither will I be able to make a list which makes sense at all times to me. Now is now. I shall make up with my past. HERE. Goes.
Honorable mentions first, numbers 10 to 1 afterwards. By year.
-1984
10 Solar Fox (Arkad)
9 Excite Bike
8 Pac Man
7 Galaxian
6 Millipede/Centipede
5 Boulder Dash
4 Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
3 Pooyan
2 Robotron 2084
1 Jetpac
1985
Boulder Dash 2: Rockford's Revenge
10 Balance of Power
9 Bomberman
8 A Mind Forever Voyaging
7 Binary Land
6 Gradius
5 Field Combat
4 Ice Climbers
3 Space Harrier
2 Battle City
1 Super Mario Bros
1986
10 Alex Kidd in Miracle World
9 Solomon’s Key
8 Zanac
7 Adventure Island
6 Paper Boy
5 Balloon Fight
4 Bubble Bobble
3 Metroid
2 Legend of Zelda
1 Super Mario Bros 2
1987
10 R-Type
9 Zelda 2: Adventure of Link
8. Rainbow Islands
7 Bureaucracy
6 Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
5 Maniac Mansion
4 Castlevania
3 Mega Man
2 Tetris: The Soviet Challenge
1 Dungeon Master
1988
10 Snatcher
9 Space Harrier 2
8 Ghouls n’ Ghosts
7 Arkanoid
6 Bubble Bobble
5 Spy vs Spy
4 Ninja Gaiden
3 Mega Man 2
2 Contra
1 Super Mario Bros 3
1989
10 Dig Dug 2
9 Twin Bee 3
8 Blazing Lazers
7 Cobra Triangle
6 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
5 R-Type 2
4 Adventures of Lolo
3 Prince of Persia
2 Dungeon Master: Chaos Strikes Back
1 Final Fight
1990
ActRaiser
Adventures of Lolo
Eye of the Beholder
Smash TV
10 Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers
9 Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse
8 Super Contra
7 Ninja Gaiden 2
6 F-Zero
5 Mega Man 3
4 Loom
3 Lemmings
2 The Secret of Monkey Island
1 Super Mario World
1991
10 Mega Man 4
9 Another World
8 Sonic the Hedgehog
7 Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts
6 Ninja Gaiden 3: The Dark Ship of Doom
5 Monkey Island 2: Lechuck’s Revenge
4 Area 88/UN Squadron
3 Street Fighter 2: World Warrior
2 Super Castlevania IV
1 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1992
Mega Man 5
The Legend of Zelda: Third Quest
10 Pocky and Rocky
9 Street Fighter 2 Turbo
8 Puyo Puyo
7 Jezzball/Maxwell's Maniac (Marjacq Micro/Dima Pavlovsky)
6 Sonic the Hedgehog 2
5 Super Double Dragon
4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
3 The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
2 Super Probotector: Alien Rebels/Contra 3: Alien Wars
1 Super Mario Kart
1993
Jurassic Park
Shadowrun
World Heroes
10 Sonic the Hedgehog 3
9 Mega Man X
8 E.V.O: Search for Eden
7 Bart Simpson's Nightmare
6 Doom
5 Gunstar Heroes
4 Sam & Max Hit The Road
3 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
2 Day of the Tentacle
1 Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
1994
Donkey Kong Country
Jazz Jackrabbit
Mega Man X2
Micro Machines
10 Cyberdogs
9 Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
8 Beneath a Steel Sky
7 The Great Circus Mystery: Starring Mickey and Minnie
6 Puzzle Bobble
5 Uni Rally/Uniracers
4 Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
3 Contra: Hard Corps
2 X-Com: UFO Defense/UFO: Enemy Unknown
1 Super Metroid
1995
19XX: The War Against Destiny
Discworld
The Dark Eye
Warcraft 2
Zoop
10 Micro Machines 2: Special
9 Diddy's Kong Quest/Donkey Kong Country 2
8 Full Throttle
7 Mega Man 7/Mega Man X3
6 Heroes of Might & Magic
5 Gunbird
4 Alien Soldier
3 Worms
2 Strikers 1945
1 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
1996
C-Dogs (Cyberdogs 2)
Dixie Kong's Double Trouble/Donkey Kong Country 3
Donpachi
Death Rally
Quake
Sengoku Ace Episode II/Sengoku Blaede/Tengai
10 Samurai Shodown 4: Yamakuzas Revenge
9 Metal Slug
8 Leisure Suit Larry: Love For Sail
7 Three Dirty Dwarves
6 Mega Man 8
5 Nights: Into Dreams
4 Mario Kart 64
3 Diablo
2 Soul Blade
1 Super Mario 64
1997
Diddy Kong Racing
Duckman
Mega Man X
Samurai Showdown 4: Yamakuzas Revenge
10 Dungeon Keeper
9 Blade Runner
8 Worms 2
7 Fallout
6 Hellfire
5 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
3 Strikers 1945: Part 2
4 Starcraft
2 Dodonpachi
1 Final Fantasy VII
1998
Banjo Kazooie
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
F-Zero X
Gunbird 2
LSD: Dream Emulator
Medievil
Micro Machines V3
NHL 1999
Photopia (Adam Cadre)
Rockman & Forte
Sanitarium
Space Bomber
10 Liero (Joosa Riekkinen)
9 Fallout 2
8 Dink Smallwood
7 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
6 Hexplore
5 Starcraft: Broodwars
4 Grim Fandango
3 Baldur’s Gate
2 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1 Metal Gear Solid
1999
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
Darkstone
Grandia
Guwange
Heroes of Might and Magic 3
NHL 2000
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Soul Calibur
Vib Ribbon
Worms Armageddon
10 Super Smash Bros
9 Castlevania/Legacy of Darkness
8 Final Fantasy VIII
7 Silent Hill
6 Unreal Tournament
5 Longest Journey, The
4 System Shock 2
3 Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast
2 Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
1 Planescape Torment
2000
Banjo Tooie
DX-Ball 2
Dragon Blaze
Galatea (Emily Short)
NHL 2001
10 Ricochet (Counter-Strike)
9 Escape from Monkey Island
8 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
7 Diablo 2
6 Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
5 Elasto Mania (Balázs Rózsa)
4 Shrapnel (Adam Cadre)
3 Deux Ex
2 The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask
1 Baldur's Gate: Shadows of Amn
2001
Conkers Bad Fur Day
Devil May Cry
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Final Fantasy X
Freak Out!/Stretch Panic
Frequency
Gothic
Jak & Daxter
Kingdom Hearts
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
Pleurghburg: The Dark Age (Chrille Blomqvist)
Project Zero/Fatal Frame
Serious Sam
Super Monkey Ball
Super Smash Bros Melee
Zone of the Enders
10 Cyberd
9 Rez
8 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
7 Luigis Mansion
6 Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
5 Shadow of Memories/Shadow of Destiny
4 Max Payne
3 Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal/Ascension
2 Silent Hill 2
1 Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty
2002
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Noiz2sa (Kenta Cho)
Ratchet & Clank
Sly Raccoon
Super Monkey Ball 2
The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (Zun/Team Shanghai Alice)
The Trials of Odysseus Kent (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
10 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
9 Ketsui
8 Hobo Soccer (Magic Whisper)
7 Psyvariar: Revision/Psyvariar: Medium Unit
6 Pop n’ Music 8
5 Super Mario Sunshine
4 Ikaruga
4 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
3 Guilty Gear XX
2 Metroid Prime
1 Metroid Fusion
2003
Amplitude
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
Espgaluda
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Samorost (Amanita Design)
Soul Calibur 2
The Apprentice (Herculean Effort Productions)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
Warioware Inc: Minigame Mania
Zone of the Enders: 2nd Runner
10 Seiklus (cly5m)
9 Perfect Cherry Blossom (Zun/Team Shanghai Alice)
8 5 Days a Stranger (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
7 Beyond Good And Evil
6 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
5 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
4 Silent Hill 3
3 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
2 dodonpachi DAI-OU-JOU
1 Parsec47/rRootage (Kenta Cho)
2004
A Case of the Crabs (Pinhead Games)
Beatmania IIDX 8th Style
Glass Rose
Imperishable Night (Zun/Team Shanghai Alice)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Psyvariar 2: Ultimate Final
Polarium
Tontie (Eyesmaze)
Tuboflex (Molleindustria)
Tumiki Fighters (Kenta Cho)
10 Levers (Patrick Smith)
9 Go go roppongi Stick!
8 Katamari Damacy
7 Cirque de Zale (Rebecca Clements)
6 Mushihimesama
5 The Apprentice II: Knights Move (Herculean Effort Productions)
4 7 Days a Sceptic (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
3 Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
2 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
1 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
2005
Anna (Vince Twelve/xiigames)
Beatmania IIDX 9th Style/Beatmania IIDX 10th Style
Blue Wish (x.x)
Cedric and the Revolution (Bernie)
Conker: Live and Reloaded
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Electroplankton
Espgaluda 2
Guilty Gear XX Slash
Gunroar/Val & Rick (Kenta Cho)
Ossu! Tatakae! Ouendan!
Pop n' Music 11
Soul Calibur 3
The Apprentice Deluxe (Herculean Effort Productions)
We Love Katamari
10 Cave Story (Daisuke Amaya)
9 Soviet Unterzögersdorf (Monochrom)
8 Resident Evil 4
7 Psychonauts
6 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
5 Experimental Gaming: Tower of Goo, On a Rainy Day, The Crowd, Gravity Head, Square Off, Attack of the Killer Swarm, Riff
4 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
3 Killer 7
2 Jade Empire
1 Pathologic
2006
Automaton (Mr Colossal)
Blue Wish Resurrection/Eden's Edge (x.x)
Hallway of Adventures (Mordalles)
La La Land 5/La La Land 4/La La Land 3/La La Land 2/La La Land (TheAnemic)
Museum of Broken Dreams (Jonas Kyratzes)
Mushihime-sama Futari
New Super Mario Bros
The Shivah/Blackwell Legacy (Dave Gilbert)
10 Torus Trooper/Titanion (Kenta Cho)
9 Within A Deep Forest (Nifflas)
8 Beatmania IIDX 11: IIDX RED
7 Pop n' Music 12
6 Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock
5 Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
4 WarioWare: Smooth Moves
3 Spooks (Lively Ivy/Erin Robinson)
2 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
1 Trilby's Notes (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
2007
Beatmania IIDX 13: DistorteD
Blackwell Unbound (Dave Gilbert)
Feed the Head (Patrick Smith)
Frozzd (Jesse Venbrux)
Game, game, game and again game (Jason Nelson)
Knytt Stories/Knytt (Nifflas)
La Croix Pan (TheJBurger)
Mountain of Faith (Zun/Team Shanghai Alice)
Murder In A Wheel (Renzo “Eshaktaar” Thönen)
Nelly Cootalot (Alasdair Beckett)
Pacman Championship Edition
Rorschach (Collecting Smiles)
Samorost 2 (Amanita Design)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Trilby: The Art Of Theft (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
10 Garden of Coloured Lights/Excellent Bifurcation (Linley Henzell)
9 Sam & Max Season 1: Cont’
8 The Witcher
7 Mondo Agency/Mondo Medicals/Clean Asia (Cactusquid)
6 Mass Effect
5 Super Mario Galaxy
4 Bioshock
3 Passage (Jason Rohrer)
2 Portal
1 6 Days A Sacrifice (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
2008
Achievement Unlocked
Aether (Edmund McMillen)
A Second Face (Jospin Le Woltaire)
Blue Wish Resurrection Plus (x.x)
Des Rêves Élastiques Avec Mille Insectes Nommés Georges (Deirdra Kia)
Do-Don-Pachi Dai-Fukkatsu
Fallout 3
Free Culture Game/Queer Power (Molleindustria)
Gateway II (Anders Gustafsson)
Geometry Wars Evolved 2
How Many…
Little Girl In Underland (Lively Ivy/Erin Robinson?)
Psychosomnium/Seizuredome (Cactusquid)
Virtual Silence/Seven Minutes (Tuukka Virtanen)
10 Rescue: The Beagles (Nenad Jalsovec)
9 The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
8 Self-destruct/Xoldiers (Terry Cavanagh)
7 Nanobots (Lively Ivy/Erin Robinson)
6 Karoshi 2.0/Execution/Pazzon/Torque/Karoshi/Karoshi Factory/Karoshi: Suicide Salaryman (Jesse Venbrux)
5 Gravitation/Police Brutality/Between/Perfectionism (Jason Rohrer)
4 Dear Esther (thechineseroom/Dan Pinchbeck)
3 World Of Goo (2d Boy)
2 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot
1 Braid (Jonathan Blow)
2009
!, Robot/Shifters Box (Ben304)
4 Minutes and 33 Seconds of Uniqueness (Petri/Kloonigames)
And Yet It Moves (Broken Rules)
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Au Sable/All Our Friends Are Dead (Amon26)
Backup/Bars of black and white (Gregory Weir)
Chaser (Connor Carpenter/shadestorm)
Devils Tuning Fork (DePaul Game Elites)
Eden’s Aegis (x.x)
Evidence of Everything Exploding (Jason Nelson)
Play: Free Will - The Game (raitendo)
Gravity Bone (Blendo Games)
Harpooned (Conor O’Kane)
lose/lose (Zach Gage)
Mental Repair Inc (Renzo “Eshaktaar” Thönen)
Nestlings (Lewis Denby)
Repent (Aaron Oldenburg)
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Small Worlds (David Shute)
Spectre (Vaguely Spectacular)
Super Karoshi/Focus (Jesse Venbrux)
Takishawa Is Dead! (Andrew Brophy)
Today I Die (Daniel Benmergui)
The Company of Myself (Eli Pülonen)
Windosill (Patrick Smith)
10 Everyday The Same Dream/Kosmosis (Molleindustria)
9 Time Fcuk (Edmund McMillen, William Good & Justin Karpel)
8 The Marionette (Team Effigy/Auriond)
7 Korsakovia (thechineseroom/Dan Pinchbeck)
6 Radiator 1-2: Handle With Care/Radiator 1-1: Polaris (Robert Yang)
5 Tales of Monkey Island
4 White Butterfly (Linley Henzell)
3 Judith/Don’t look back/Pathways/Bullfist (Terry Cavanagh)
2 Dragon Age: Origins
1 Opera Omnia/Home/Therapy Game/Mirror Stage/The Black Yeti/Signifier (Stephen Lavelle/increpare)
2010
...But That Was [Yesterday]/Together (Michael Molinari)
After (Aaron Oldenburg)
Alan Wake
Beautiful Escape: Dungeoneer (Nicolau/calunio)
Blades of Passion (Drew Wellman)
Crimzon Clover (Yotsubane)
Conquer the Shadow World/Lackadaisium (Ultimate Walrus)
Covetous (Austin Breed)
Cow Clicker (Ian Bogost)
Depict1 (Retro Affect)
Digital: A Love Story (Christine Love)
Dual Transform (Andrew Plotkin)
Eternally Us (Ben304)
Feign (Ian Snyder)
Frenzy Defense (Jan Willem Nijman)
Hero Core (Daniel Remar)
Hoosegow (Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch)
Howard Glitch Game (Robert Allmand)
Leaky Worlds: A Playable Theory (Molleindustria)
Limbo (Playdead)
Loved (Alexander Ocias)
My First Quantum Translocator
Norrland/Gamma4 (Cactusquid)
Octodad (DGE2)
One Chance (AwkwardSilenceGames)
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
P0nd (Peanut Gallery)
Puji (Alexander Jhin, Matt McKnett, and Pat Kemp)
Puzzlebots (Lively Ivy/Erin Robinson)
Super Crate Box (Vlambeer)
Super Meat Boy (Team Meat)
Super Street Fighter IV
suteF (Ted Lauterbach)
Symon (Singapore MIT Gambi Game Lab)
Technobabylon - Part II/Technobabylon - Part 1 (James Dearden)
The Arm/Refus Q. Jibberjabber's Day Out/Flin McGraw's Last Day (tipp)
Tower of Heaven (askiisoft)
Which (Mike Inel)
10 Dragon Age: Awakening
9 Life Flashes By (Deirdra Kia)
8 Snakes of Avalon (Igor Hardy/Ascovel & Baron/Alex Van Wijst)
7 A House in California/Hummingbird Mind (Jake Elliott & friends)
6 The Dream Machine (Erik Zaring & Anders Gustafsson)
5 The Journey Down: Over The Edge (Theodor Waern)
4 Mass Effect 2
3 VVVVV/Phobiaphobiaphobia (Terry Cavanagh)
2 Looming/The Day/Narthex (Gregory Weir)
1 Treatise/Hush/Modernauts/Primitive Pattern/Starfeld/100 Names/Queue/The Rose Garden/Catalan/Cascode (Stephen Lavelle/increpare)
Honorable mentions first, numbers 10 to 1 afterwards. By year.
-1984
10 Solar Fox (Arkad)
9 Excite Bike
8 Pac Man
7 Galaxian
6 Millipede/Centipede
5 Boulder Dash
4 Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
3 Pooyan
2 Robotron 2084
1 Jetpac
1985
Boulder Dash 2: Rockford's Revenge
10 Balance of Power
9 Bomberman
8 A Mind Forever Voyaging
7 Binary Land
6 Gradius
5 Field Combat
4 Ice Climbers
3 Space Harrier
2 Battle City
1 Super Mario Bros
1986
10 Alex Kidd in Miracle World
9 Solomon’s Key
8 Zanac
7 Adventure Island
6 Paper Boy
5 Balloon Fight
4 Bubble Bobble
3 Metroid
2 Legend of Zelda
1 Super Mario Bros 2
1987
10 R-Type
9 Zelda 2: Adventure of Link
8. Rainbow Islands
7 Bureaucracy
6 Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
5 Maniac Mansion
4 Castlevania
3 Mega Man
2 Tetris: The Soviet Challenge
1 Dungeon Master
1988
10 Snatcher
9 Space Harrier 2
8 Ghouls n’ Ghosts
7 Arkanoid
6 Bubble Bobble
5 Spy vs Spy
4 Ninja Gaiden
3 Mega Man 2
2 Contra
1 Super Mario Bros 3
1989
10 Dig Dug 2
9 Twin Bee 3
8 Blazing Lazers
7 Cobra Triangle
6 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
5 R-Type 2
4 Adventures of Lolo
3 Prince of Persia
2 Dungeon Master: Chaos Strikes Back
1 Final Fight
1990
ActRaiser
Adventures of Lolo
Eye of the Beholder
Smash TV
10 Chip n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers
9 Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse
8 Super Contra
7 Ninja Gaiden 2
6 F-Zero
5 Mega Man 3
4 Loom
3 Lemmings
2 The Secret of Monkey Island
1 Super Mario World
1991
10 Mega Man 4
9 Another World
8 Sonic the Hedgehog
7 Super Ghouls n’ Ghosts
6 Ninja Gaiden 3: The Dark Ship of Doom
5 Monkey Island 2: Lechuck’s Revenge
4 Area 88/UN Squadron
3 Street Fighter 2: World Warrior
2 Super Castlevania IV
1 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1992
Mega Man 5
The Legend of Zelda: Third Quest
10 Pocky and Rocky
9 Street Fighter 2 Turbo
8 Puyo Puyo
7 Jezzball/Maxwell's Maniac (Marjacq Micro/Dima Pavlovsky)
6 Sonic the Hedgehog 2
5 Super Double Dragon
4 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
3 The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
2 Super Probotector: Alien Rebels/Contra 3: Alien Wars
1 Super Mario Kart
1993
Jurassic Park
Shadowrun
World Heroes
10 Sonic the Hedgehog 3
9 Mega Man X
8 E.V.O: Search for Eden
7 Bart Simpson's Nightmare
6 Doom
5 Gunstar Heroes
4 Sam & Max Hit The Road
3 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
2 Day of the Tentacle
1 Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
1994
Donkey Kong Country
Jazz Jackrabbit
Mega Man X2
Micro Machines
10 Cyberdogs
9 Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
8 Beneath a Steel Sky
7 The Great Circus Mystery: Starring Mickey and Minnie
6 Puzzle Bobble
5 Uni Rally/Uniracers
4 Lode Runner: The Legend Returns
3 Contra: Hard Corps
2 X-Com: UFO Defense/UFO: Enemy Unknown
1 Super Metroid
1995
19XX: The War Against Destiny
Discworld
The Dark Eye
Warcraft 2
Zoop
10 Micro Machines 2: Special
9 Diddy's Kong Quest/Donkey Kong Country 2
8 Full Throttle
7 Mega Man 7/Mega Man X3
6 Heroes of Might & Magic
5 Gunbird
4 Alien Soldier
3 Worms
2 Strikers 1945
1 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
1996
C-Dogs (Cyberdogs 2)
Dixie Kong's Double Trouble/Donkey Kong Country 3
Donpachi
Death Rally
Quake
Sengoku Ace Episode II/Sengoku Blaede/Tengai
10 Samurai Shodown 4: Yamakuzas Revenge
9 Metal Slug
8 Leisure Suit Larry: Love For Sail
7 Three Dirty Dwarves
6 Mega Man 8
5 Nights: Into Dreams
4 Mario Kart 64
3 Diablo
2 Soul Blade
1 Super Mario 64
1997
Diddy Kong Racing
Duckman
Mega Man X
Samurai Showdown 4: Yamakuzas Revenge
10 Dungeon Keeper
9 Blade Runner
8 Worms 2
7 Fallout
6 Hellfire
5 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
3 Strikers 1945: Part 2
4 Starcraft
2 Dodonpachi
1 Final Fantasy VII
1998
Banjo Kazooie
Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now
F-Zero X
Gunbird 2
LSD: Dream Emulator
Medievil
Micro Machines V3
NHL 1999
Photopia (Adam Cadre)
Rockman & Forte
Sanitarium
Space Bomber
10 Liero (Joosa Riekkinen)
9 Fallout 2
8 Dink Smallwood
7 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
6 Hexplore
5 Starcraft: Broodwars
4 Grim Fandango
3 Baldur’s Gate
2 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1 Metal Gear Solid
1999
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
Darkstone
Grandia
Guwange
Heroes of Might and Magic 3
NHL 2000
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Soul Calibur
Vib Ribbon
Worms Armageddon
10 Super Smash Bros
9 Castlevania/Legacy of Darkness
8 Final Fantasy VIII
7 Silent Hill
6 Unreal Tournament
5 Longest Journey, The
4 System Shock 2
3 Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast
2 Street Fighter 3: Third Strike
1 Planescape Torment
2000
Banjo Tooie
DX-Ball 2
Dragon Blaze
Galatea (Emily Short)
NHL 2001
10 Ricochet (Counter-Strike)
9 Escape from Monkey Island
8 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
7 Diablo 2
6 Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
5 Elasto Mania (Balázs Rózsa)
4 Shrapnel (Adam Cadre)
3 Deux Ex
2 The Legend of Zelda: Majoras Mask
1 Baldur's Gate: Shadows of Amn
2001
Conkers Bad Fur Day
Devil May Cry
Diablo II: Lord of Destruction
Final Fantasy X
Freak Out!/Stretch Panic
Frequency
Gothic
Jak & Daxter
Kingdom Hearts
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
Mario Kart: Super Circuit
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory
Pleurghburg: The Dark Age (Chrille Blomqvist)
Project Zero/Fatal Frame
Serious Sam
Super Monkey Ball
Super Smash Bros Melee
Zone of the Enders
10 Cyberd
9 Rez
8 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
7 Luigis Mansion
6 Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil
5 Shadow of Memories/Shadow of Destiny
4 Max Payne
3 Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal/Ascension
2 Silent Hill 2
1 Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty
2002
Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
Noiz2sa (Kenta Cho)
Ratchet & Clank
Sly Raccoon
Super Monkey Ball 2
The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (Zun/Team Shanghai Alice)
The Trials of Odysseus Kent (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
10 Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
9 Ketsui
8 Hobo Soccer (Magic Whisper)
7 Psyvariar: Revision/Psyvariar: Medium Unit
6 Pop n’ Music 8
5 Super Mario Sunshine
4 Ikaruga
4 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
3 Guilty Gear XX
2 Metroid Prime
1 Metroid Fusion
2003
Amplitude
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
Espgaluda
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Samorost (Amanita Design)
Soul Calibur 2
The Apprentice (Herculean Effort Productions)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time/Master Quest
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
Warioware Inc: Minigame Mania
Zone of the Enders: 2nd Runner
10 Seiklus (cly5m)
9 Perfect Cherry Blossom (Zun/Team Shanghai Alice)
8 5 Days a Stranger (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
7 Beyond Good And Evil
6 The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
5 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
4 Silent Hill 3
3 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
2 dodonpachi DAI-OU-JOU
1 Parsec47/rRootage (Kenta Cho)
2004
A Case of the Crabs (Pinhead Games)
Beatmania IIDX 8th Style
Glass Rose
Imperishable Night (Zun/Team Shanghai Alice)
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Psyvariar 2: Ultimate Final
Polarium
Tontie (Eyesmaze)
Tuboflex (Molleindustria)
Tumiki Fighters (Kenta Cho)
10 Levers (Patrick Smith)
9 Go go roppongi Stick!
8 Katamari Damacy
7 Cirque de Zale (Rebecca Clements)
6 Mushihimesama
5 The Apprentice II: Knights Move (Herculean Effort Productions)
4 7 Days a Sceptic (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
3 Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
2 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
1 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords
2005
Anna (Vince Twelve/xiigames)
Beatmania IIDX 9th Style/Beatmania IIDX 10th Style
Blue Wish (x.x)
Cedric and the Revolution (Bernie)
Conker: Live and Reloaded
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat
Electroplankton
Espgaluda 2
Guilty Gear XX Slash
Gunroar/Val & Rick (Kenta Cho)
Ossu! Tatakae! Ouendan!
Pop n' Music 11
Soul Calibur 3
The Apprentice Deluxe (Herculean Effort Productions)
We Love Katamari
10 Cave Story (Daisuke Amaya)
9 Soviet Unterzögersdorf (Monochrom)
8 Resident Evil 4
7 Psychonauts
6 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
5 Experimental Gaming: Tower of Goo, On a Rainy Day, The Crowd, Gravity Head, Square Off, Attack of the Killer Swarm, Riff
4 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
3 Killer 7
2 Jade Empire
1 Pathologic
2006
Automaton (Mr Colossal)
Blue Wish Resurrection/Eden's Edge (x.x)
Hallway of Adventures (Mordalles)
La La Land 5/La La Land 4/La La Land 3/La La Land 2/La La Land (TheAnemic)
Museum of Broken Dreams (Jonas Kyratzes)
Mushihime-sama Futari
New Super Mario Bros
The Shivah/Blackwell Legacy (Dave Gilbert)
10 Torus Trooper/Titanion (Kenta Cho)
9 Within A Deep Forest (Nifflas)
8 Beatmania IIDX 11: IIDX RED
7 Pop n' Music 12
6 Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock
5 Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
4 WarioWare: Smooth Moves
3 Spooks (Lively Ivy/Erin Robinson)
2 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
1 Trilby's Notes (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
2007
Beatmania IIDX 13: DistorteD
Blackwell Unbound (Dave Gilbert)
Feed the Head (Patrick Smith)
Frozzd (Jesse Venbrux)
Game, game, game and again game (Jason Nelson)
Knytt Stories/Knytt (Nifflas)
La Croix Pan (TheJBurger)
Mountain of Faith (Zun/Team Shanghai Alice)
Murder In A Wheel (Renzo “Eshaktaar” Thönen)
Nelly Cootalot (Alasdair Beckett)
Pacman Championship Edition
Rorschach (Collecting Smiles)
Samorost 2 (Amanita Design)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Trilby: The Art Of Theft (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
10 Garden of Coloured Lights/Excellent Bifurcation (Linley Henzell)
9 Sam & Max Season 1: Cont’
8 The Witcher
7 Mondo Agency/Mondo Medicals/Clean Asia (Cactusquid)
6 Mass Effect
5 Super Mario Galaxy
4 Bioshock
3 Passage (Jason Rohrer)
2 Portal
1 6 Days A Sacrifice (Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw)
2008
Achievement Unlocked
Aether (Edmund McMillen)
A Second Face (Jospin Le Woltaire)
Blue Wish Resurrection Plus (x.x)
Des Rêves Élastiques Avec Mille Insectes Nommés Georges (Deirdra Kia)
Do-Don-Pachi Dai-Fukkatsu
Fallout 3
Free Culture Game/Queer Power (Molleindustria)
Gateway II (Anders Gustafsson)
Geometry Wars Evolved 2
How Many…
Little Girl In Underland (Lively Ivy/Erin Robinson?)
Psychosomnium/Seizuredome (Cactusquid)
Virtual Silence/Seven Minutes (Tuukka Virtanen)
10 Rescue: The Beagles (Nenad Jalsovec)
9 The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
8 Self-destruct/Xoldiers (Terry Cavanagh)
7 Nanobots (Lively Ivy/Erin Robinson)
6 Karoshi 2.0/Execution/Pazzon/Torque/Karoshi/Karoshi Factory/Karoshi: Suicide Salaryman (Jesse Venbrux)
5 Gravitation/Police Brutality/Between/Perfectionism (Jason Rohrer)
4 Dear Esther (thechineseroom/Dan Pinchbeck)
3 World Of Goo (2d Boy)
2 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriot
1 Braid (Jonathan Blow)
2009
!, Robot/Shifters Box (Ben304)
4 Minutes and 33 Seconds of Uniqueness (Petri/Kloonigames)
And Yet It Moves (Broken Rules)
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Au Sable/All Our Friends Are Dead (Amon26)
Backup/Bars of black and white (Gregory Weir)
Chaser (Connor Carpenter/shadestorm)
Devils Tuning Fork (DePaul Game Elites)
Eden’s Aegis (x.x)
Evidence of Everything Exploding (Jason Nelson)
Play: Free Will - The Game (raitendo)
Gravity Bone (Blendo Games)
Harpooned (Conor O’Kane)
lose/lose (Zach Gage)
Mental Repair Inc (Renzo “Eshaktaar” Thönen)
Nestlings (Lewis Denby)
Repent (Aaron Oldenburg)
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Small Worlds (David Shute)
Spectre (Vaguely Spectacular)
Super Karoshi/Focus (Jesse Venbrux)
Takishawa Is Dead! (Andrew Brophy)
Today I Die (Daniel Benmergui)
The Company of Myself (Eli Pülonen)
Windosill (Patrick Smith)
10 Everyday The Same Dream/Kosmosis (Molleindustria)
9 Time Fcuk (Edmund McMillen, William Good & Justin Karpel)
8 The Marionette (Team Effigy/Auriond)
7 Korsakovia (thechineseroom/Dan Pinchbeck)
6 Radiator 1-2: Handle With Care/Radiator 1-1: Polaris (Robert Yang)
5 Tales of Monkey Island
4 White Butterfly (Linley Henzell)
3 Judith/Don’t look back/Pathways/Bullfist (Terry Cavanagh)
2 Dragon Age: Origins
1 Opera Omnia/Home/Therapy Game/Mirror Stage/The Black Yeti/Signifier (Stephen Lavelle/increpare)
2010
...But That Was [Yesterday]/Together (Michael Molinari)
After (Aaron Oldenburg)
Alan Wake
Beautiful Escape: Dungeoneer (Nicolau/calunio)
Blades of Passion (Drew Wellman)
Crimzon Clover (Yotsubane)
Conquer the Shadow World/Lackadaisium (Ultimate Walrus)
Covetous (Austin Breed)
Cow Clicker (Ian Bogost)
Depict1 (Retro Affect)
Digital: A Love Story (Christine Love)
Dual Transform (Andrew Plotkin)
Eternally Us (Ben304)
Feign (Ian Snyder)
Frenzy Defense (Jan Willem Nijman)
Hero Core (Daniel Remar)
Hoosegow (Ben Collins-Sussman and Jack Welch)
Howard Glitch Game (Robert Allmand)
Leaky Worlds: A Playable Theory (Molleindustria)
Limbo (Playdead)
Loved (Alexander Ocias)
My First Quantum Translocator
Norrland/Gamma4 (Cactusquid)
Octodad (DGE2)
One Chance (AwkwardSilenceGames)
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
P0nd (Peanut Gallery)
Puji (Alexander Jhin, Matt McKnett, and Pat Kemp)
Puzzlebots (Lively Ivy/Erin Robinson)
Super Crate Box (Vlambeer)
Super Meat Boy (Team Meat)
Super Street Fighter IV
suteF (Ted Lauterbach)
Symon (Singapore MIT Gambi Game Lab)
Technobabylon - Part II/Technobabylon - Part 1 (James Dearden)
The Arm/Refus Q. Jibberjabber's Day Out/Flin McGraw's Last Day (tipp)
Tower of Heaven (askiisoft)
Which (Mike Inel)
10 Dragon Age: Awakening
9 Life Flashes By (Deirdra Kia)
8 Snakes of Avalon (Igor Hardy/Ascovel & Baron/Alex Van Wijst)
7 A House in California/Hummingbird Mind (Jake Elliott & friends)
6 The Dream Machine (Erik Zaring & Anders Gustafsson)
5 The Journey Down: Over The Edge (Theodor Waern)
4 Mass Effect 2
3 VVVVV/Phobiaphobiaphobia (Terry Cavanagh)
2 Looming/The Day/Narthex (Gregory Weir)
1 Treatise/Hush/Modernauts/Primitive Pattern/Starfeld/100 Names/Queue/The Rose Garden/Catalan/Cascode (Stephen Lavelle/increpare)
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