200 Best Games I Ever Played (2024)
My personal list of the 200 best games of all time (just what I played)
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- DirectorKonrad TomaszkiewiczStarsDoug CockleDenise GoughJo WyattThe monster slayer Geralt of Rivia must find his adoptive daughter who is being pursued by the Wild Hunt, and prevent the White Frost from bringing about the end of the world.
- DirectorHidemaro FujibayashiStarsKengo TakanashiYû ShimamuraKosuke TakaguchiWhen Link and princess Zelda investigate Zonai ruins in a cave beneath the castle, they witness the awakening of a mummified Ganondorf, whose powers then corrupt Link's arm, after which Hyrule Castle is sent floating upward into the sky.
- StarsBenjamin Byron DavisRoger ClarkRob WiethoffAmidst the decline of the Wild West at the turn of the 20th century, outlaw Arthur Morgan and his gang struggle to cope with the loss of their way of life.
- DirectorTakayuki KobayashiMasashi TsuboyamaStarsGuy CihiMonica HorganDonna BurkeAfter 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.
- DirectorCasey HudsonStarsShohreh AghdashlooMaggie BairdAdam BaldwinAfter being revived from death and having to join a pro-human organization without a choice, Commander Shepard must assemble a team, battle a new threat, and make tough choices in order to save the galaxy from total annihilation once more.
- StarsShawn FontenoNed LukeSteven OggThree very different criminals team up for a series of heists and walk into some of the most thrilling experiences in the corrupt city of Los Santos.
- StarsRob WiethoffJosh BlaylockSophia MarzocchiA former outlaw is forced by the federal government to hunt down the members of his old gang.
- DirectorHideo KojimaStarsDavid HayterSuzetta MiñetJim PiddockEnhanced 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.
- DirectorDavid SpeyrerStarsRobert GuillaumeRobert CulpLouis Gossett Jr.Dr. Freeman is taken out of stasis by his "employer" to help rid the planet of invading aliens forces known as the Combine that entered through the portals he helped create.
- DirectorHidetaka MiyazakiYui TanimuraStarsMartha MackintoshAnthony HowellCon O'NeillIn a dark fantasy world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki (Dark Souls) and George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire), the player is a Tarnished who is called back to the Lands Between to restore the Elden Ring and become the Elden Lord.
- StarsLogan CunninghamDarren KorbAvalon PenroseHades is a rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion and Transistor, in which you defy the god of death as you hack and slash your way out of the Underworld of Greek myth.
- DirectorHidemaro FujibayashiHiroki HiranoKentaro TominagaStarsKengo TakanashiYû ShimamuraKôji TakedaAfter a century of hibernation, Link reawakens to once again save a ruined Hyrule from a great evil.
- DirectorHideo KojimaStarsDavid HayterPatric ZimmermanPeter LurieA 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.
- StarsYoung MaylayFaizon LoveYolanda 'Yo-Yo' WhittakerCarl "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.
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoTakashi TezukaKing Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, taken over all seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, and put his seven kids in charge of all of them. It's the Mario Brothers to the rescue.
- DirectorNeil DruckmannBruce StraleyStarsTroy BakerAshley JohnsonHana HayesIn 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.
- DirectorTakumi KataokaOsamu MatsukiStarsJoe WhyteHeidi Anderson-SwanEd SmaronHD Remaster of the horror game Resident Evil (2002). Raccoon City Police Department elite team Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield are forced to flee into a mysterious mansion where they encounter zombies and mutated monsters.
- StarsOzioma AkaghaJames Moses BlackRhys DarbyA VR game of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Play as Alyx Vance, humanity's only chance for survival.
- DirectorToru HagiharaStarsRobert BelgradeRamsay ScottKimberly ForsytheRichter Belmont has vanished just as Castlevania reemerged from the mists. Meanwhile, Alucard, the bastard son of Dracula, has awakened from his eternal slumber, intent on destroying his evil father once and for all.
- DirectorYoshiaki KoizumiStarsCharles MartinetKenny JamesSamantha KellyWhen 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.
- DirectorYoshio SakamotoStarsKenji YamamotoDan OwsenSamus Aran returns to the brooding planet Zebes to recover the last metroid from the Space Pirates.
- DirectorHidetaka MiyazakiStarsAdam SoppAndy GathergoodBlake RitsonAfter 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.
- DirectorKen LevineStarsJohn AhlinGreg BaldwinJane BellerIn 1960, a lone survivor of a plane crash named Jack discovers an abandoned underwater utopia, only to find out that the mystery behind its creation is much more sinister than he first believed.
- DirectorEiji AonumaYoichi YamadaYoshiaki KoizumiStarsNobuyuki HiyamaFujiko TakimotoJun MizusawaA young Kokiri boy discovers that his destiny is to free the Seven Sages and save the land of Hyrule from the treacherous sorcerer Ganondorf.
- DirectorKeiichiro ToyamaStarsMichael GuinnSusan PapaThessaly LernerHarry awakes from a car crash to notice his daughter, Cheryl, vanished. As he searches for her, through the eerie town of Silent Hill, a terrifying descent into the unknown is set.
- DirectorYasuhiro AnpoKazunori KadoiStarsNick ApostolidesStephanie PaniselloJolene AndersenRe-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.
- DirectorYoshinori KitaseAkihiko MatsuiTakashi TokitaCrono, a young boy, is thrust to adventure by destiny to destroy an oncoming threat that will destroy the world in 1999.
- DirectorNeil DruckmannBruce StraleyStarsNolan NorthTroy BakerRichard McGonagleThrown back into the dangerous underworld he'd tried to leave behind, Nathan Drake must decide what he's willing to sacrifice to save the ones he loves.
- DirectorCory BarlogStarsChristopher JudgeSunny SuljicJeremy DaviesAfter wiping out the gods of Mount Olympus, Kratos moves on to the frigid lands of Scandinavia, where he and his son must embark on an odyssey across a dangerous world of gods and monsters.
- DirectorFumito UedaStarsKenji NojimaKazuhiro NakataKyôko HikamiA young man brings a deceased woman to a forbidden land inhabited by colossal beings said to house the power to revive the dead.
- DirectorHidetaka MiyazakiStarsDaniel FineJoe SimsWilliam VanderpuyeA hunter awakens in the plagued lands of Yharnam, where the denizens have succumb to beast hood, in an attempt to learn the truth and how to end the plague, unbeknownst of the true horror lurking within the city.
- DirectorWarren SpectorStarsJay Anthony FrankeBrent AndersonRalph BarbagalloIn a dark cyberpunk future where poverty, disease, oppression and terrorism are widespread, J.C. Denton, a new cybernetically-enhanced special agent, finds evidence of a massive conspiracy when his brother, also an agent, goes rogue.
- DirectorYasuhiro AnpoKazunori KadoiStarsNick ApostolidesGenevieve BuechnerAndré PeñaIn this reimagining of the 2005 game, Leon Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the president's kidnapped daughter from a secluded European village where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
- StarsRay LiottaWilliam FichtnerTom SizemoreAfter being released from jail, Tommy Vercetti leaves Liberty City for Vice City, a city overrun by the mob. Now, Tommy is out to make Vice City his home.
- DirectorKen LevineStarsKemal AmarasinghamLaura BaldwinMatt BoyntonAn agent is deployed on a mission to explore a distant planet, but instead wakes up from his cryosleep five months later only to discover that the ship's artificial intelligence has been corrupted and the humans infected by an alien race.
- DirectorShinji MikamiKuniomi MatsushitaStarsPaul MercierCarolyn LawrenceRino RomanoSix 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.
- DirectorAgnes LarssonStarsPierre CoffinKatie CrownCW21Welcome to the world of Minecraft where you can build, brew potions, enchant your armor and tools and adventure other biomes. Visit the Nether, or even defeat the Ender Dragon in the End.
- StarsLenval BrownMikee W. GoodmanJullian ChampenoisYou'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.
- DirectorGabe NewellRandy PitchfordStarsKathy LevinHarry S. RobinsMike ShapiroDr. Gordon Freeman must fight his way out of a secret research facility after a teleportation experiment goes disastrously wrong.
- DirectorHiroyuki ItôYoshinori KitaseA mysterious woman joins a group of mercenaries in order to find out about her destiny and means of saving the world from an evil madman.
- DirectorNeil DruckmannKurt MargenauAnthony NewmanStarsAshley JohnsonTroy BakerDerek PhillipsFive years after the events of The Last of Us, Ellie embarks on another journey through a post-apocalyptic America on a mission of vengeance against a mysterious militia.
- StarsFrank GorshinLiana YoungJames HarperEvil has survived. Diablo, the Lord of Terror, now seeks to free his demonic brothers. The armies of the High Heavens are forbidden to interfere with Diablo's plan.
- DirectorHidetaka MiyazakiKazuhiro HamataniStarsDaisuke NamikawaMiyuki SatôJin UrayamaSet in a reimagining of 1500s Sengoku era Japan. An unnamed shinobi, tasked with protecting a young lord of mystical lineage, who is left for dead when a powerful samurai attacks and chops off his arm.
- DirectorToby FoxStarsBill FagerbakkeToby FoxWillard ScottEnter the Underground, a massive subterranean cave where monsters who once lived harmoniously with humans on the surface have been banished after losing a war with humanity.
- DirectorEiji AonumaStarsNate BihldorffOsamu HosoiAsami ImaiAfter his sister gets kidnapped from their peaceful island, a young boy aims to emulate the Hero of Time by saving her.
- StarsEllen McLainStephen MerchantJ.K. SimmonsMany 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.
- DirectorMark PaciniStarsJennifer HaleVanessa MarshallA Space Pirate distress signal draws bounty hunter Samus Aran to Tallon IV, a world she discovers is being consumed by a terrible poison.
- DirectorMario GalardoStarsMichael IronsideClaudia BessoDon JordanProving you can't keep a good agent down, Sam Fisher returns for this third undercover outing, which takes him deep inside North Korea on an information warfare mission.
- DirectorYoshitaka MurayamaThree years after the Gate Rune War, the 108 Stars of Destiny once again gather to protect the City-State of Jowston from the invading Kingdom of Highland, led by the demonic Luca Blight.
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoStarsCharles MartinetLeslie SwanWhen 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.
- DirectorSefton HillStarsKevin ConroyMark HamillDavid KayeWhen part of Gotham is turned into a private reserve for criminals known as Arkham City, all hell is sure to break loose, and the Dark Knight is the only one who can stop it.
- A compilation of Super Mario Bros. and its two sequels, along with the Japanese version of Super Mario Bros. 2 (The Lost Levels) , completely remade with new graphics for the Super NES.
- DirectorDaiki ItôStarsJun FukuyamaIkue ÔtaniMamoru MiyanoA 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.
- DirectorYoko TaroStarsYui IshikawaNatsuki HanaeAyaka SuwaIn 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.
- DirectorTakashi TezukaWhile Mario and Luigi are vacationing in Dinosaur Land, Bowser kidnaps the Princess. Mario and his new dino friend Yoshi go on a mission to save her.
- StarsMichael HollickJason ZumwaltTimothy AdamsNiko Bellic comes to Liberty City, America to live the good life, but ends up having to assist his dangerously indebted cousin Roman with his financial troubles, by any (mostly illegal) means necessary.
- DirectorJosh SawyerStarsMatthew PerryWayne NewtonKris KristoffersonAfter 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.
- DirectorJason JonesStarsJen TaylorPete StackerTim DadaboSuper-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.
- DirectorSylvain BernardShea WagemanStarsRoger Craig SmithKristen BellNolan NorthDesmond Miles is trained to become a modern-day Assassin through the resurrected memories of ancestor Ezio Auditore da Firenze, who uncovers a massive Templar conspiracy in Renaissance Italy leading to the new Pope.
- DirectorJason WestStarsBilly MurrayCraig FairbrassDavid SobolovThe Call of Duty series returns this time into a modern day setting. The player takes control of a character nicknamed "Soap," for the majority of the campaign and will need to progress through many modern warfare scenarios.
- DirectorHideo KojimaStarsDavid HayterQuinton FlynnChristopher RandolphTwo years after the death of Solid Snake, a rookie FOX-HOUND agent, on his first mission, infiltrates an offshore decontamination facility to rescue the President.
- DirectorMattias EngströmStarsDavid BatesonJane PerryJohn HopkinsTogether with Diana Burnwood and Lucas Grey, Agent 47 must face off against The Constant and his mysterious colleagues to take down Providence once and for all.
- DirectorNaoki HamaguchiTetsuya NomuraStarsCody ChristianBriana WhiteBritt BaronLeaving Midgar behind and freed from the course of destiny, Cloud and his friends embark on a new journey across the planet of Gaia, as dangerous threats, old and new, await them.
- DirectorAmy HennigJustin RichmondStarsNolan NorthRichard McGonagleEmily RoseTreasure hunter Nathan Drake embarks on a quest in search of the Atlantis of the Sands while battling an ancient, sinister organization.
- DirectorKazuhiro AoyamaTatsuya ChibaStarsCatherine DisherVince CorazzaBenedict CampbellTwo 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.
- StarsEllen McLainMike PattonAlesia GlidewellA 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.
- DirectorRaphael ColantonioHarvey SmithStarsErica LuttrellStephen RussellRosario DawsonFifteen years after the events of the first game, Emily Kaldwin is dethroned by an otherworldly conspirator forcing herself, or her father, Corvo (not canon) to go on a journey to clear her name and reinstate her rightful title as Empress.
- DirectorTodd HowardStarsLiam NeesonMalcolm McDowellRon PerlmanCenturies following nuclear war, a teen leaves the safety of an underground vault in order to find their father, who left in hopes of creating a water purifier.
- DirectorTakashi TezukaHidemaro FujibayashiStarsFujiko TakimotoThe wizard Agahnim has abducted seven maidens, intent on using their power to open a portal to the Dark World. Armed with a trusty sword and shield, Link begins a great and treacherous journey.
- DirectorTodd HowardStarsMax von SydowChristopher PlummerJoan AllenAfter escaping execution, the last living Dragonborn must grow in strength and power to defeat the dragons that have once again begun to plague the land of Skyrim.
- DirectorWill WrightStarsKhary PaytonWilliam SalyersElisa GabrielliThe Sims returns with a more expanded character creation, and let's you step out of your neighborhood for the first time.
- DirectorTim SchaferStarsTony PlanaMaria Canals-BarreraAlan BlumenfeldManuel Calavera is a travel agent in The Land of the Dead who has stumbled across a ring of corruption.
- DirectorAmy HennigBruce StraleyStarsNolan NorthEmily RoseClaudia BlackAfter being tracked down by Harry Flynn, Nathan Drake goes on a quest for Marco Polo's lost fleet. However when things take an unexpected turn for the worst, Drake must rely on those closest to him in order to find the Cintomani Stone.
- StarsRon GlassJulia SawalhaOliver CottonA peasant child finds out about the heroic past of the child's family. Once old enough, the hero decides to reclaim his or hers heritage.
- DirectorChad MoldenhauerJared MoldenhauerStarsLuke de AyoraDenise HattonAlana BridgewaterAn anthropomorphic cup embarks on a journey and fights a series of bosses to repay a debt to the devil.
- DirectorEiji AonumaYoshiaki KoizumiStarsFujiko TakimotoSachi MatsumotoKôji TobeAfter becoming the hero of Hyrule, Link stumbles into the enchanted land of Termina, where a falling moon will crush the world in three days.
- DirectorKenta MotokuraStarsKate HigginsNobuyuki HiyamaKenny JamesMario must travel to worlds unknown in order to stop Bowser from marrying Princess Peach.
- DirectorTetsuya NomuraStarsHaley Joel OsmentDavid GallagherHayden PanettiereSora and friends face mysterious new enemies as they continue their journey to save all worlds, and find Riku and King Mickey.
- DirectorCasey HudsonStarsSteven BarrKimberly BrooksKeith DavidIn a technologically advanced future, an elite human soldier takes command of a prototype star ship and works to defend the galaxy from danger.
- DirectorKoichi HayashidaStarsCharles MartinetDex ManleyScott BurnsMario goes back in the galaxy to save Princess Peach from Bowser.
- StarsFrank VincentJoe PantolianoMichael MadsenA young bank robber escapes from police custody and works his way up through the mafia ladder of crime-ridden Liberty City, USA.
- DirectorDenis DyackStarsMichael BellEarl BoenCam ClarkeOver the course of two millenia, twelve men and women are linked together by an accursed book known as the Tome of Eternal Darkness.
- DirectorEd BoonStarsMara JunotBeata PozniakKyle WyattMortal Kombat 11, Aftermath expansion and all playable fighters.
- StarsTôru ÔkawaYûji KishiMitsuo IwataFight your way through ten opponents and character-specific rivals before facing the final boss to become the ultimate street fighter.
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoA plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.
- DirectorTim SchaferStarsRichard Steven HorvitzCarson AnnableKrizia BajosThe game will pick up after the conclusion of Psychonauts in the Rhombus of Ruin, following Zanotto's rescue, the team returns to Psychonaut Headquarters, where Raz discovers that the organization had been changed by its second-in-command, and psychic research was directed away from peacekeeping efforts towards more unorthodox studies.
- StarsYuri LowenthalJoanna WasickBarry DennenA young prince with expert fighting skills acquires the Dagger of Time, and unknowingly releases the powerful Sands of Time with it. Now he is trapped in a palace with sand creatures and must undo the unfortunate deed he has done.
- DirectorHiroyuki ItôWhen bandits try to kidnap the princess, they discover that it's the princess who wants to be kidnapped. But they are chased by an evil queen and an even more powerful entity.
- DirectorHideki KamiyaStarsPaul HaddadAlyson CourtSally CahillTwo months after the mansion events, the deadly T-virus escapes into the streets of Raccoon City. Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield find the police office left abandoned. In an underground facility the story of Umbrella Corp. gets unfolded.
- DirectorNate FoxStarsDaisuke TsujiEric SteinbergSumalee MontanoSet in 1274 on the Tsushima Island, the last samurai, Jin Sakai, must master a new fighting style, the way of the Ghost, to defeat the Mongol forces and fight for the freedom and independence of Japan.
- DirectorMike BoothStarsEarl AlexanderJim FrenchJen TaylorA multi player co-op in post-apocalyptic Pennsylvania, where four immune survivors, Francis, Bill, Zoey, and Louis fight through hordes of zombies and Special Infected as they make their way to extraction zones.
- DirectorRon GilbertStarsDominic ArmatoEarl BoenAlexandra BoydHaving vanquished the ghost pirate LeChuck with a soft drink, Guybrush Threepwood now seeks the treasure of Big Whoop. During his quest he discovers LeChuck is back from the dead. Once again.
- DirectorArnt JensenStarsSigna KöstlerArthur KöstlerCecilie Gellert NielsenHunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project.
- DirectorSam LakeKyle RowleyStarsIlkka VilliMatthew PorrettaMelanie Liburd13 years after bestselling writer Alan Wake went missing, a string of ritualistic murders occur in the town of Bright Falls, Washington. Saga Anderson, an FBI agent, is sent to Bright Falls to investigate the murders.
- DirectorHideaki ItsunoStarsAdam D. ClarkReuben LangdonLarry LeongA young Dante is opening up his Merc Agency when he receives a challenge from his twin brother Vergil. The following events exponentially shape his future and make for one hell of a party.
- DirectorAlistair HopeStarsAndrea DeckGeorge AntonKezia BurrowsIn this first person survival horror adventure set fifteen years after the events of Alien (1979), Ripley's daughter becomes trapped on an alien-infested space station which holds answers to the mystery of her mother's disappearance.
- DirectorYoshinori KitaseYasushi MatsumuraMasato YagiA former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.
- DirectorHideo SuzukiThe year is 2064, when the great solar power satellite, ATLAS is overshadowed by the invention of fusion power. The government alliance that had supported the building of ATLAS now find themselves facing economic crisis as the balance of power shifts. In this world of conflict and change, the Walking Panzer, or Wanzer, (a form of mecha) becomes the standard armored unit for wars and petty battles across the globe. For the small nation of Bergen, a coup d'etat is underway, staged by Colonel Ark. Seeking to establish complete control over the government and the NORAD units stationed there, Ark's first step involves the capture of President Orwen. Tipped off to the rebellion, Orwen seeks to flee from Bergen, looking for safe passage out of the seaport of Port Ertothal. A young Wanzer pilot, Albert Grabner, is assigned escort duty to the president by loyal elements of the army stationed there.
- DirectorAdam BadowskiStarsCherami LeighGavin DreaKeanu ReevesIn Night City, a mercenary known as V navigates a dystopian society in which the line between humanity and technology becomes blurred.
- DirectorAshraf IsmailStarsStuart MartinRalph InesonKate FleetwoodA video game where you play as sailor, privateer and assassin Edward Kenway exploring on and around the islands in the Caribbean Sea during the early 17th century.