Best Video Games Released Since 1990 by Year
by barriosaran | created - 10 Oct 2019 | updated - 26 Jul 2022 | Public- Genres
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1. The Secret of Monkey Island (1990 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Young pirate wanna-be Guybrush Threepwood sets out to pass the Three Trials, woo the governess Elaine Marley, reach the fabled Monkey Island and vanquish the nefarious ghost pirate LeChuck.
Directors: Ron Gilbert, Hal Barwood | Stars: Dominic Armato, Earl Boen, Alexandra Boyd, Leilani Jones
Votes: 3,304
9.5/10
Honorable mention:
Super Mario World (7.75/10)
2. Out of This World (1991 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A freak laboratory accident transports scientist Lester Knight Chaykin to a brutal alien world, where he must work together with a strange ally to survive.
Stars: Montana Loran, Andrew Polk
Votes: 531
9.25/10
Honorable mentions:
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (7.5/10)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (7.25/10)
Captain Commando (7/10)
3. Mega Man 5 (1992 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Proto Man, Mega Man's "brother," becomes the prime suspect of an attack involving eight robot masters. It's now up to Mega Man to get to the bottom of the Proto Man's sudden aggression.
Director: Ichirou Mihara
Votes: 542
8.25/10
Honorable mention:
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (7/10)
Super Mario Kart (7/10)
4. Mega Man X (1993 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the year 21XX, a century-old capsule is unearthed containing the first Reploid: Mega Man X - a robot able to think for himself. But after a new age of Reploids begins, the powerful Sigma goes Maverick and forms an army of evil Reploids.
Stars: Stephen Chang, Megumi Ogata
Votes: 934
9.25/10
Honorable mentions:
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (9/10)
Doom (8.25/10)
SimCity 2000 (7.25/10)
Kirby's Adventure (7/10)
Mortal Kombat II (7/10)
5. Super Metroid (1994 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Samus Aran returns to the brooding planet Zebes to recover the last metroid from the Space Pirates.
Director: Yoshio Sakamoto | Stars: Kenji Yamamoto, Dan Owsen
Votes: 2,351
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Earthbound (9.5/10)
Mega Man X2 (9/10)
Final Fantasy VI (8.5/10)
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (7.25/10)
Donkey Kong Country (7/10)
6. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When the evil magikoopa Kamek knocks Baby Mario from the grasp of his delivery stork and lands him on the remote Yoshi's Island, the plucky green dinosaur sets out on a mission to carry the baby to his parents.
Directors: Shigefumi Hino, Hideki Konno, Toshihiko Nakago, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 2,216
8.25/10
Honorable mentions:
Mega Man X3 (8.25/10)
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (8/10)
Sega Rally Championship (7.25/10)
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (7.5/10)
7. Nights Into Dreams... (1996 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy
Claris and Elliot, two children living in the city of Twin Seeds, enter the dream world Nightopia which is being invaded by an evil creature.
Director: Naoto Ohshima | Stars: Jasmine Allen, Cameron Earl Strother, Curtis King Jr., Dana Calitri
Votes: 177
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Tomb Raide (8.5/10)
Super Mario 64 (8/10)
Mega Man 8 (7.75/10)
Wipeout XL (7.75/10)
Resident Evil (7.5/10)
The House of the Dead (7.25/10)
PaRappa the Rapper (7.25/10)
Metal Slug (7/10)
Clock Tower (7/10)
8. Mega Man X4 (1997 Video Game)
K-A | Action, Adventure, Mystery
A Reploid Army declares war on the human race after being labeled as Mavericks, so X and Zero fight their way to stop this uprising and discover who is behind this.
Stars: Kentarô Itô, Ryôtarô Okiayu, Ryûzaburô Ôtomo, Jin Yamanoi
Votes: 439
9.5/10
Honorable mentions:
Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (9.25/10)
Mega Man Legends (9/10)
Final Fantasy VII (9/10)
Ace Combat 2 (8.5/10)
DoDonPachi (8/10)
Einhänder (8/10)
Tomb Raider II Starring Lara Croft (8/10)
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (8/10)
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (8/10)
Quake II (7.5/10)
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back (7.5/10)
9. Serial Experiments Lain (1998 Video Game)
M | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Directors: Tetsuya Endô, Junji Nakahara | Stars: Maya Okamoto, Kaori Shimizu
Votes: 25
10/10
Honorable mentions:
LSD: Dream Emulator (10/10)
Xenogears (9.5/10)
Parasite Eve (9.25/10)
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (9.25/10)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (9.25/10)
Metal Gear Solid (8/10)
Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (8/10)
Skullmonkeys (8/10)
Resident Evil 2 (8/10)
Dance Dance Revolution (8/10)
Rainbow Six (7.5/10)
Spyro the Dragon (7.25/10)
Metal Slug 2 (7.25/10)
Caesar III (7/10)
Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (7/10)
Crash Bandicoot: Warped (7/10)
10. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999 Video Game)
M | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Two months after surviving the grisly disaster at the mansion lab, Jill Valentine resigns from S.T.A.R.S. and attempts to escape the ruined nightmarish Racoon city.
Directors: Kazuhiro Aoyama, Tatsuya Chiba | Stars: Catherine Disher, Vince Corazza, Benedict Campbell, Roger Honeywell
Votes: 5,084
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Silent Hill (9.25/10)
Street Fighter Alpha 3 (9.25/10)
Crash Team Racing (9.25/10)
Metal Slug X (9/10)
Vib-Ribbon (8.25/10)
Rayman 2: The Great Escape (8.25/10)
Ape Escape (8.25/10)
Dino Crisis (8.25/10)
Gran Turismo 2 (8/10)
Heart of Darkness (8/10)
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! (8/10)
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (8/10)
Syphon Filter (7.75/10)
R-Type Delta (7.5/10)
Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time (7/10)
11. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
After becoming the hero of Hyrule, Link stumbles into the enchanted land of Termina, where a falling moon will crush the world in three days.
Directors: Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiaki Koizumi | Stars: Fujiko Takimoto, Sachi Matsumoto, Kôji Tobe, Mari Maruta
Votes: 4,077
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Deus Ex (9.5/10)
Vagrant Story (9.25/10)
The Sims (9.25/10)
Jet Set Radio (9/10)
American McGee's Alice (8.75/10)
Mega Man X5 (8.5/10)
Dino Crisis 2 (8.5/10)
Metal Slug 3 (8.5/10)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (8/10)
Spyro: Year of the Dragon (7.5/10)
Hitman: Codename 47 (7/10)
12. Silent Hill 2 (2001 Video Game)
M | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After receiving a letter from his late wife, from Silent Hill, James Sunderland heads towards the town to search for her, only to come across a terrifying road of truth and redemption.
Directors: Takayuki Kobayashi, Masashi Tsuboyama | Stars: Guy Cihi, Monica Horgan, Donna Burke, David Schaufele
Votes: 7,595
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (10/10)
Ico (8.75/10)
Mega Man X6 (8.5/10)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (8.25/10)
Sheep Raider (8.25/10)
Grand Theft Auto III (8/10)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (8/10)
Halo: Combat Evolved (8/10)
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (8/10)
Half-Life: Counter-Strike (7.5/10)
Devil May Cry (7.5/10)
Max Payne (7.5/10)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (7.25/10)
Fatal Frame (7/10)
13. 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: 4,889
10/10
Honorable mentions:
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (9.25/10)
Metroid Prime (9/10)
Resident Evil 0 (8.25/10)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (8.25/10)
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (8.25/10)
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (8/10)
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem (8/10)
Ratchet & Clank (8/10)
Kingdom Hearts (7.5/10)
Battlefield: 1942 (7.25/10)
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (7.25/10)
14. Drakengard (2003 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
A tragic story about Caim, a knight, whose parents were killed by the evil Empire. During the battle as he fights off the Empire's knights, Caim is badly injured from an enemy attack and as... See full summary »
Director: Yoko Taro | Stars: Pîtâ, Toshiaki Karasawa, Eriko Hatsune, Kôichi Yamadera
Votes: 167
9/10
Honorable mentions:
Touhou Youyoumu ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom (9/10)
Silent Hill 3 (9/10)
Siren (8.75/10)
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (8.5/10)
Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel (8.5/10)
Call of Duty (8/10)
Metal Slug 5 (8/10)
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (7.5/10)
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (7.25/10)
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc (7.25/10)
Jak II (7/10)
15. Yume Nikki (2004 Video Game)
T | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Explore the dreams of a reclusive and mysterious little girl named Madotsuki, and encounter a number of surrealistic horror creatures and locations.
Director: Kikiyama
Votes: 183
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Silent Hill 4: The Room (9.5/10)
Hitman: Contracts (9.25/10)
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (9/10)
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (9/10)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (8.75/10)
Halo 2 (8.5/10)
Gran Turismo 4 (8/10)
Counter-Strike: Source (8/10)
Pokémon Emerald Version (7.75/10)
The Sims 2 (7.75/10)
Jak 3 (7.5/10)
Mega Man X8 (7.25/10)
Pokémon FireRed Version (7/10)
16. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (2005 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
Enhanced version of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) with many added features; such as the free range camera, new camouflage outfits, bonus levels and a theater mode.
Director: Hideo Kojima | Stars: David Hayter, Suzetta Miñet, Jim Piddock, Heather Halley
Votes: 2,741
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Haunting Ground (10/10)
Shadow of the Colossus (9.75/10)
Ape Escape 3 (9.5/10)
Kingdom Hearts II (9.5/10)
Resident Evil 4 (9.25/10)
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (8.5/10)
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (8/10)
Star Wars: Battlefront II (8/10)
SWAT 4 (8/10)
Condemned: Criminal Origins (7.5/10)
Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (7.5/10)
Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time (7.25/10)
God of War (7/10)
17. Rule of Rose (2006 Video Game)
M | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In 1930's England, a young woman enters an abandoned manor while looking for someone and becomes imprisoned by a cult of young girls who live on a strange airship. They force her to work for them. She must get her bearings and escape.
Director: Shuji Ishikawa | Stars: Jo Wyatt, Teresa Gallagher, Christopher Fairbank, Joanna Hall
Votes: 302
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (10/10)
Dead Rising (8.5/10)
Metal Slug Anthology (8.25/10)
Hitman: Blood Money (7.25/10)
18. The World Ends with You (2007 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Taking place in the fictional version of the Shibuya district in Tokyo, Japan, an antisocial teen and his allies must fight their way through a game in order to survive.
Director: Tatsuya Kando | Stars: Jesse David Corti, Heather Hogan, Aaron Spann, Crawford Wilson
Votes: 314
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Portal (9/10)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (8.5/10)
Team Fortress 2 (8.25/10)
Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull (8/10)
BioShock (8/10)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (8/10)
Super Mario Galaxy (7.75/10)
Dragon ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (7.5/10)
19. Valkyria Chronicles (2008 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Empire's Imperial Army has invaded Gallia. A young man, Lt. Welkin Gunther, the son of the late Gen. Belgen Gunther, forced himself to enlist in the militia and forming Squad 7, making ... See full summary »
Directors: Gary Dunn, Shuntaro Tanaka, Takaharu Terada, Takeshi Ozawa | Stars: Dave Wittenberg, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Fred Tatasciore, Hedy Burress
Votes: 568
9.5/10
Honorable mentions:
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (9/10)
Far Cry 2 (8.5/10)
Dead Space (8.5/10)
Pokémon Platinum Version (7.5/10)
Braid (7.25/10)
20. Demon's Souls (2009 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The great kingdom of Boletaria has fallen into disparity. King Allant has aroused the Old One from its long slumber, and a great fog descends upon the land, bringing forth great soul-devouring demons.
Director: Hidetaka Miyazaki | Stars: Aditi Tanna, Christopher Fairbank, Clare Corbett, Evetta Muradasilova
Votes: 1,655
9.5/10
Honorable mentions:
Minecraft (8/10)
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (7.75/10)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (7.25/10)
Pokémon SoulSilver Version (7/10)
Dragon Age: Origins (7/10)
21. Fallout: New Vegas (2010 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After surviving a bullet to the head, Courier Six traverses the post-apocalyptic Mojave desert in search of the men who wronged him, while making an impact on thousands in the process.
Director: Josh Sawyer | Stars: Matthew Perry, Wayne Newton, Kris Kristofferson, Ron Perlman
Votes: 13,844
10/10
Honorable mentions:
NieR Gestalt & Replicant (9.5/10)
Super Meat Boy (9.5/10)
Halo: Reach (9/10)
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (8.25/10)
Deadly Premonition (8.25/10)
VVVVVV (7.5/10)
Red Dead Redemption (7.25/10)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (7/10)
Pokémon Black Version (7/10)
22. Dark Souls (2011 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
After narrowly escaping a doomed fate in an asylum, an undead warrior fights his way through the desolate remains of Lordran, once a sprawling utopia lead by the gods, to seek his purpose and fulfill a centuries old prophecy.
Director: Hidetaka Miyazaki | Stars: Adam Sopp, Andy Gathergood, Blake Ritson, Charlie Cameron
Votes: 6,088
9.5/10
Honorable mentions:
Catherine (8.25/10)
The Binding of Isaac (8/10)
Bastion (7.75/10)
Shadows of the Damned (7.5/10)
Batman: Arkham City (7/10)
23. Hotline Miami (2012 Video Game)
M | Action, Crime, Horror
A surrealist video game that dives into the mind of an assassin living within the neon gloss of the late 1980s of Miami.
Directors: Jonatan Söderström, Dennis Wedin
Votes: 2,370
9.75/10
Honorable mentions:
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (9.5/10)
Lone Survivor (9/10)
Spec Ops: The Line (8.75/10)
FTL: Faster Than Light (8.25/10)
Dragon's Dogma (8.25/10)
Resident Evil 6 (8/10)
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (7.5/10)
Journey (7.5/10)
Dishonored (7.25/10)
Fez (7.25/10)
24. Drakengard 3 (2013 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In this twisted dark fantasy world, you play a songstress who must kill her sisters.
Director: Yoko Taro | Stars: Ami Koshimizu, Ayana Taketatsu, Chafûrin, Chiwa Saitô
Votes: 140
9.5/10
Honorable mentions:
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (8/10)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (8/10)
Rayman Legends (8/10)
Papers, Please (8/10)
The Stanley Parable (7.75/10)
Metro: Last Light (7/10)
Payday 2 (7/10)
25. 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: 785
8.75/10
Honorable mentions:
This War of Mine (8.25/10)
Mario Kart 8 (8/10)
Shovel Knight (7.25/10)
Wolfenstein: The New Order (7/10)
26. The Beginner's Guide (2015 Video Game)
T | Drama
Davey Wreden, creator of The Stanley Parable, presents a collection of games made by his friend, Coda, and tries to establish what they all mean and what significance they have to Coda's thoughts and feelings.
Director: Davey Wreden | Star: Davey Wreden
Votes: 592
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Bloodborne (10/10)
Undertale (9.25/10)
Soma (8/10)
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (7/10)
Downwell (7/10)
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number (7/10)
27. Dark Souls III (2016 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The fire is fading. Darkness creeps across the land. The Lords of Cinder charged with watching over the First Flame have abandoned their thrones. The Champion of Ash, an undead is chosen to return them to their thrones.
Directors: Hidetaka Miyazaki, Yajuan Cheng, Jun'ya Morita, Isamu Okano, Yui Tanimura | Stars: Pik Sen Lim, Olivia Mace, Roger Ringrose, Carolyn Pickles
Votes: 5,904
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor (10/10)
Persona 5 (9.5/10)
VA-11 Hall-A (9/10)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (9/10)
Hitman (8.5/10)
Imscared - A Pixelated Nightmare (8.25/10)
Hyper Light Drifter (8/10)
Abzû (7.5/10)
Doom (7/10)
Firewatch (7/10)
28. NieR: Automata (2017 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the forsaken wasteland below, the war between the machines and the androids rages on. A war that is soon to unveil the long-forgotten truth of this world.
Director: Yoko Taro | Stars: Yui Ishikawa, Natsuki Hanae, Ayaka Suwa, Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Votes: 3,720
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy (10/10)
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (9.75/10)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild (9.5/10)
A Hat in Time (9.5/10)
Hollow Knight (9.5/10)
Doki Doki Literature Club (9.5/10)
Mario Kart 8: Deluxe (9/10)
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (8.25/10)
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School (8/10)
Prey (7.75/10)
Detention (7.5/10)
Little Nightmares (7/10)
29. The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories (2018 Video Game)
Adventure, Drama, Horror
J.J. scours Memoria Island to find her best friend, who has gone missing during a camping trip. In order to save her best friend, she puts her own body and life on the line, reviving infinitely, as she presses forward.
Director: Swery
Votes: 39
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Hitman 2 (9.25/10)
Iconoclasts (9.25/10)
Into the Breach (8.25/10)
Monster Hunter: World (8.25/10)
Celeste (8/10)
Subnautica (8/10)
Nun Massacre (8/10)
30. Outer Wilds (2019 Video Game)
E10+ | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Outer Wilds is an exploration game about curiosity, roasting marshmallows, and unraveling the mysteries of the cosmos.
Director: Alex Beachum
Votes: 980
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Disco Elysium (10/10)
AI: The Somnium Files (9.5/10)
Death Stranding (9.5/10)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (9.5/10)
Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled (9.25/10)
The Dark Pictures: Little Hope (9/10)
Resident Evil 2 (8.5/10)
Return to Shironagasu Island (8/10)
Aka Manto (8/10)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (7.5/10)
Untitled Goose Game (7.25/10)
31. Omori (2020 Video Game)
M | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young man and his friends set out a quest to find a missing person while confronting his traumatic past and fears.
Director: Omocat
Votes: 887
10/10
Honorable mentions:
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk (9.5/10)
The Dark Pictures: Little Hope (9/10)
At Dead of Night (9/10)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (8.5/10)
No One Lives Under the Lighthouse (8.5/10)
Murder House (8.5/10)
32. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk (2020 Video Game)
T | Animation, Adventure, Horror
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Director: Nikita Kryukov
Votes: 72
Favorite game of 2021: Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
10/10
Honorable mention:
Inscryption (8/10)
33. Disco Elysium - The Final Cut (2021 Video Game)
M | Comedy, Crime, Drama
You're a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Stars: Lenval Brown, Mikee W. Goodman, Jullian Champenois, Tegen Hitchens
Votes: 831
10/10
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