Top 100 Video Games of All time
by mleiterps | created - 11 Apr 2020 | updated - 01 Oct 2020 | PublicVideo Games
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1. Super Mario Galaxy (2007 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
When Princess Peach is abducted as part of Bowser's galaxy creation scheme, stalwart plumber Mario must leap to her rescue, with the help of new celestial friends and powers.
Director: Yoshiaki Koizumi | Stars: Charles Martinet, Kenny James, Samantha Kelly, Mercedes Rose
Votes: 6,185
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After a century of hibernation, Link reawakens to once again save a ruined Hyrule from a great evil.
Directors: Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Hiroki Hirano, Kentaro Tominaga | Stars: Kengo Takanashi, Yû Shimamura, Kôji Takeda, Noboru Yamaguchi
Votes: 9,861
3. Portal 2 (2011 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Many years after "Portal," Chell reawakens at Aperture Science and tries to stop GLaDOS once again with the help of Wheatley, who has his own plans for the historical facility.
Stars: Ellen McLain, Stephen Merchant, J.K. Simmons, Joe Micheals
Votes: 17,703
4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (2013 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A young boy must sail the great sea in order to save his sister from a monstrous bird and become the hero he was prophesised to be, by defeating a dark lord who intends to send the world into peril.
Director: Daiki Iwamoto | Stars: Osamu Hosoi, Asami Imai, Eiji Maruyama, Sachi Matsumoto
Votes: 1,455
5. Metroid Prime (2002 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A Space Pirate distress signal draws bounty hunter Samus Aran to Tallon IV, a world she discovers is being consumed by a terrible poison.
Director: Mark Pacini | Stars: Jennifer Hale, Vanessa Marshall
Votes: 2,202
6. Ico (2001 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
On a distant island, there is a legend that anyone born with horns will bring about calamity. When such a boy is locked away in a fortress, he must work together with a girl named Yorda to flee before they can be claimed by the spirits.
Director: Fumito Ueda | Stars: Kazuhiro Shindou, Rieko Takahashi, Misa Watanabe
Votes: 1,822
7. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch brings back every fighter in the history of the series, adds newcomers and over 100 stages, and introduces a new adventure mode called "World of Light''.
Director: Masahiro Sakurai | Stars: Jaz Adams, Rikako Aikawa, Justin Anselmi, Takeshi Aono
Votes: 4,300
8. Metal Gear Solid (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
A crack government anti-terrorist squad takes over an obscure Alaskan nuclear disposal facility. Solid Snake is up for the task to infiltrate the facility, rescue the two hostages and thwart the terrorists' plans.
Director: Hideo Kojima | Stars: David Hayter, Patric Zimmerman, Peter Lurie, Akio Ôtsuka
Votes: 12,822
9. Half-Life (1998 Video Game)
M | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Dr. Gordon Freeman must fight his way out of a secret research facility after a teleportation experiment goes disastrously wrong.
Directors: Gabe Newell, Randy Pitchford | Stars: Kathy Levin, Harry S. Robins, Mike Shapiro, Bill van Buren
Votes: 11,260
10. Final Fantasy VII (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.
Directors: Yoshinori Kitase, Yasushi Matsumura, Masato Yagi
Votes: 11,333
11. Shadow of the Colossus (2018 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
Remake of Shadow of the Colossus (2005). A young man brings his deceased love to a forbidden land inhabited by colossal beings said to house the power to revive the dead.
Director: Fumito Ueda | Stars: Kenji Nojima, Naoki Bando, Hitomi Nabatame, Kazuhiro Nakata
Votes: 2,816
12. Persona 5 Royal (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A group of high school students create a vigilante group to expose the crimes of corrupt adults but soon find themselves in the midst of a worldwide conspiracy and targeted by powerful individuals who would do anything to silence them.
Director: Daiki Itô | Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Ikue Ôtani, Mamoru Miyano, Nana Mizuki
Votes: 2,297
13. Super Monkey Ball (2001 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Guide a transparent ball containing a monkey across a series of maze-like platforms and reach the goal without falling off or letting the timer reach zero in the GameCube port of the classic Monkey Ball arcade.
Director: Toshihiro Nagoshi | Stars: Kaoru Morota, Rio Natsuki, Konami Yoshida, Patrick Harlan
Votes: 246
14. Resident Evil 2 (2019 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
Re-imagining of Resident Evil 2 (1998), with a third-person over-the-shoulder view, new details, rearranged and new areas, no more loading screen doors, new puzzle solving opportunities, a gunpowder crafting mechanic and more.
Directors: Yasuhiro Anpo, Kazunori Kadoi | Stars: Nick Apostolides, Stephanie Panisello, Jolene Andersen, Eliza Pryor
Votes: 10,387
15. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Mario goes back in the galaxy to save Princess Peach from Bowser.
Director: Koichi Hayashida | Stars: Charles Martinet, Dex Manley, Scott Burns, Mercedes Rose
Votes: 2,985
16. Super Mario Odyssey (2017 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Family
Mario must travel to worlds unknown in order to stop Bowser from marrying Princess Peach.
Director: Kenta Motokura | Stars: Kate Higgins, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Kenny James, Samantha Kelly
Votes: 5,346
17. Portal (2007 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A test subject wakes up in a scientific facility controlled by a sadistic artificial intelligence and must escape with the help of the only instrument she has--a gun that makes portals.
Stars: Ellen McLain, Mike Patton, Alesia Glidewell, Jeep Barnett
Votes: 14,391
18. Resident Evil (2002 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
Remake of the first game in which the RPD squad, Jill and Chris, are forced to flee into a mysterious mansion. Featuring new gameplay mechanics, revised puzzles, additional explorable areas, a revised script, and new story details.
Director: Shinji Mikami | Stars: Joe Whyte, Heidi Anderson-Swan, Ed Smaron, Hope Levy
Votes: 4,897
19. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime
Carl "CJ" Johnson, a member of the Grove Street street gang, comes home after a family tragedy to find it overtaken by crime and corruption, which he must take back before things become worse.
Stars: Young Maylay, Faizon Love, Yolanda 'Yo-Yo' Whittaker, Clifton Powell
Votes: 44,463
20. Halo: Combat Evolved (2001 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Super-soldier John-117, Master Chief of the United Nations Space Command, must battle a genocidal alien race known as the Covenant following his violent crash-landing on Halo, an ancient and mysterious ring-world.
Director: Jason Jones | Stars: Jen Taylor, Pete Stacker, Tim Dadabo, Steve Downes
Votes: 12,165
21. Transistor (2014 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Music
Transistor is a sci-fi themed action RPG that invites players to wield an extraordinary weapon of unknown origin as they fight through a stunning futuristic city.
Stars: Logan Cunningham, Ashley Lynn Barrett, Christopher Saphire, Kristin Wilson
Votes: 787
22. Wii Sports (2006 Video Game)
E | Comedy, Sport
A collection of short and funny sport mini games, played with motion-control controllers.
Directors: Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshikazu Yamashita | Star: Josh Millman
Votes: 4,550
23. The Last of Us (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a hostile, post-pandemic world, Joel and Ellie, brought together by desperate circumstances, must rely on each other to survive a brutal journey across what remains of the United States.
Directors: Neil Druckmann, Bruce Straley | Stars: Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, Hana Hayes, Jeffrey Pierce
Votes: 76,036
24. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
Remake of the Game Boy title The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (1993) along with elements from the 1998 remaster The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (1998).
Director: Mikiharu Oiwa | Stars: Mitsuki Saiga, Yuko Natsuyoshi, Kazuya Ichijô, Kosuke Takaguchi
Votes: 958
25. Fire Emblem: Awakening (2012 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Family
During a turbulent era, Chrom, the prince of Ylisse and descendant of the Hero-King Marth, leads The Shepherds in observing and combating the bizarre activities of the neighboring country Plegia.
Directors: Kouhei Maeda, Genki Yokota | Stars: Tomokazu Sugita, Yû Kobayashi, Kana Asumi, Akemi Okamura
Votes: 1,015
26. Pokémon Black Version (2010 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
A young Pokémon Trainer sets out to explore the Unova region and become the Pokémon League champion. Along the way, they must battle the nefarious Team Plasma and a mysterious young man named N.
Director: Jun'ichi Masuda
Votes: 896
27. Super Mario 64 (1996 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Comedy
When the evil Bowser steals 120 power stars and traps Princess Peach within the walls of her own castle, it's up to Mario to save her once again.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto | Stars: Charles Martinet, Leslie Swan
Votes: 7,058
28. Final Fantasy VIII (1999 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A group of students at a military academy rescue a mysterious girl, who some say is the sorceress who wants to govern the universe.
Director: Yoshinori Kitase
Votes: 6,455
29. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017 Video Game)
E | Action, Fantasy, Sport
An enhanced version of Mario Kart 8 (2014) for the Nintendo Switch. Includes all previous DLC, a revamped Battle Mode, the Inklings from Splatoon and returning fan-favorite characters like King Boo and Bowser Jr.
Director: Yusuke Shiraiwa | Stars: Scott Burns, Tomo Adachi, Toru Asakawa, Nate Bihldorff
Votes: 3,561
30. Resident Evil 4 (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
Six years after the events in Raccoon City, Leon Kennedy, now a federal agent, is sent to a rural part of Spain to rescue the U.S. President's kidnapped daughter, Ashley Graham from a sinister cult.
Directors: Shinji Mikami, Kuniomi Matsushita | Stars: Paul Mercier, Carolyn Lawrence, Rino Romano, Salli Saffioti
Votes: 15,240
31. Super Mario Bros. (1985 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 7,144
32. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, War
A massacre at a Russian airport leads to a war between Russia and the United States. Meanwhile, a Task Force is sent to find the perpetrators and bring the bloodshed to an end.
Director: Jason West | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Keith David, Barry Pepper, Kevin McKidd
Votes: 26,027
33. Left 4 Dead 2 (2009 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror
Four new survivors must make their way across the American South while surviving a zombie apocalypse.
Director: Erik Johnson | Stars: Chad L. Coleman, Hugh Dillon, Eric Ladin, Rochelle Aytes
Votes: 7,696
34. Pokémon X (2013 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
When a weapon developed from an ancient war is brought back into existence and threatens the region of Kalos, a trainer and his friends must prevent said weapon from being unleashed.
Director: Jun'ichi Masuda | Stars: Ikue Ôtani, Shannon Chan-Kent
Votes: 1,358
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