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Breath of the Wild redefined open-world game design. Players explore a vast, beautifully rendered Hyrule with unparalleled freedom, utilizing a physics-based system to solve puzzles and overcome chall...

Street Fighter II: The World Warrior was released by Capcom in 1991 as a sequel to Street Fighter. Developed by Yoshiki Okamoto and Akira Yasuda, it utilized the CP System arcade board and featured ex...

Tears of the Kingdom takes the foundation of Breath of the Wild and expands it with incredible building mechanics. The new 'Ultrahand' ability allows players to construct vehicles, machines, and struc...

Persona 5 Royal is an enhanced version of the stylish Japanese RPG from Atlus. It masterfully blends traditional dungeon-crawling, turn-based combat with a life simulation social link system. Players...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 is a skateboarding video game released in 2000 by Activision. Developed by Neversoft, the initial release was for PlayStation with ports following to various platforms includi...

Metroid Prime is a first-person shooter adventure game developed for the GameCube. It established the iconic Metroid franchise in three dimensions offering immersive exploration of an alien planet, Ta...

Super Metroid is a 1994 action-adventure game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It features bounty hunter Samus Aran’s mission to the planet Zebes. The objective involves recovering a stole...

Half-Life 2 is a 2004 first-person shooter developed by Valve Corporation for Windows via Steam. The game places the player in the role of Gordon Freeman as he fights against the Combine’s occupation...

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is an action role-playing game released in 1997 for PlayStation and Sega Saturn. The game follows a direct continuation of the narrative established in Castlevania:...

Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter developed by Valve Corporation. The game places the player as Gordon Freeman, a physicist attempting to escape the Black Mesa Research Facility after an alien...

Baldur's Gate 3 is a landmark CRPG from Larian Studios, offering an unparalleled Dungeons & Dragons 5e experience. Its deep, reactive narrative branches based on player choices, companion relationship...

Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a 2010 Wii platform game continuing the narrative of Super Mario Galaxy. It features Mario’s pursuit of Bowser, who has captured Princess Peach across multiple galaxies utilizi...

Portal 2 is a puzzle-platform game created by Valve, initially released in 2011. It was developed for Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360, with Electronic Arts handling distribution for...

Super Mario Galaxy is a 2007 Nintendo Wii title that places players in an extraterrestrial setting. The game features galaxies with varied gravity and environments, requiring players to navigate plane...

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, released in 2001, is a skateboarding video game available on multiple platforms including PlayStation, Game Boy Color, GameCube, Xbox, and PC. It marked the final official re...

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is a classic action role-playing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Developed by Nintendo in 1991, it established many conventions of the series...

Tetris is a classic strategy video game created by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union during the 1980s. It involves arranging falling geometric blocks, known as tetrominoes, to form complete horizont...

Super Mario 64 is a landmark 1996 Nintendo 64 adventure game. It established 3D platforming with its expansive worlds and innovative controls. Players explore as Mario, collecting Power Stars to progr...

Street Fighter II Turbo, released in 1992, is the third arcade iteration of the popular fighting game franchise developed by Capcom. It served as an enhancement kit for Street Fighter II: Champion Edi...

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is a recreation of the acclaimed 1998 adventure game for the Nintendo 3DS. It offers players an updated experience with improved visuals and stereoscopic 3D. Th...

Diablo II is a classic action role-playing game released in 2000 by Blizzard North. It’s notable for its dark fantasy setting, intense hack-and-slash combat, and influential design impacting subsequen...

The Last of Us is an action-adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic United States. Players guide Joel on a mission to escort Ellie across the country, utilizing firearms and stealth against infected...

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a first-person shooter released in 2007 by Infinity Ward and published by Activision. The game shifted the series’ focus to contemporary warfare, developing over two...

GoldenEye 007 is a 1997 first-person shooter for the Nintendo 64 based on the James Bond film. Players control James Bond as he attempts to thwart a criminal syndicate’s plan involving a satellite wea...

A groundbreaking exploration game set in a handcrafted, doomed solar system on a 22-minute time loop. Progress is measured purely by knowledge; there are no upgrades, only the information you discover...

BioShock is a first-person shooter set in the underwater city of Rapture, built during the late 20th century. The player controls Jack as he navigates a dystopian environment populated by genetically...

Planescape: Torment is a story-focused CRPG set in the bizarre, philosophical multiverse of Dungeons & Dragons' Planescape setting. You play as The Nameless One, an immortal amnesiac searching for his...

Grand Theft Auto V remains the gold standard for open-world crime games. Its sprawling Los Santos is a meticulously crafted world brimming with activities, from high-speed chases and heists to explori...

Super Mario World is a 1990 platform game for the SNES where players control Mario to rescue Princess Peach and Dinosaur Land from Bowser and the Koopalings. The gameplay involves navigating levels wi...