|
Year
|
Genre
|
Game
|
|
1971
|
Strategy
|
The Oregon Trail
|
|
1972
|
Sports
|
Pong
|
|
1977
|
Top-down shooter
|
Combat
|
|
1977
|
Adventure
|
Zork
|
|
1978
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Space Invaders
|
|
1979
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Asteroids
|
|
1980
|
Action-adventure
|
Adventure
|
|
1980
|
Vehicle simulation
|
Battlezone
|
|
1980
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Missile Command
|
|
1980
|
Maze
|
Pac-Man
|
|
1981
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Centipede
|
|
1981
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Defender
|
|
1981
|
Platform
|
Donkey Kong
|
|
1981
|
Action
|
Frogger
|
|
1981
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Galaga
|
|
1981
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Tempest
|
|
1981
|
Role-playing
|
Wizardry
|
|
1982
|
Action
|
Joust
|
|
1982
|
Maze
|
Ms. Pac-Man
|
|
1982
|
Platform
|
Pitfall!
|
|
1982
|
Top-down shooter
|
Robotron
|
|
1983
|
Strategy
|
Archon
|
|
1983
|
Platform
|
Lode Runner
|
|
1983
|
Business simulation
|
M.U.L.E.
|
|
1983
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Star Wars
|
|
1984
|
Space flight simulator
|
Elite
|
|
1984
|
Action
|
Marble Madness
|
|
1984
|
Puzzle
|
Tetris
|
|
1985
|
Action role-playing
|
Gauntlet
|
|
1985
|
Platform
|
Ghosts 'n Goblins
|
|
1985
|
Platform
|
Super Mario Bros.
|
|
|
Year
|
Genre
|
Game
|
|
1985
|
Role-playing
|
Ultima IV
|
|
1986
|
Platform
|
Bubble Bobble
|
|
1986
|
Action-adventure
|
The Legend of Zelda
|
|
1986
|
Racing
|
Out Run
|
|
1987
|
Run and gun
|
Contra
|
|
1987
|
Beat 'em up
|
Double Dragon
|
|
1987
|
Role-playing
|
Dungeon Master
|
|
1987
|
Sports
|
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!
|
|
1987
|
Shoot 'em up
|
R-Type
|
|
1987
|
Action-adventure
|
Sid Meier's Pirates!
|
|
1988
|
Platform
|
Mega Man 2
|
|
1988
|
Platform
|
Ninja Gaiden
|
|
1988
|
Platform
|
Super Mario Bros. 3
|
|
1989
|
Beat 'em up
|
Final Fight
|
|
1989
|
God game
|
Populous
|
|
1989
|
Platform
|
Prince of Persia
|
|
1989
|
City-building
|
SimCity
|
|
1990
|
Adventure
|
The Secret of Monkey Island
|
|
1990
|
Sports
|
Speedball 2
|
|
1990
|
Platform
|
Super Mario World
|
|
1990
|
Space flight simulator
|
Wing Commander
|
|
1991
|
Platform
|
Another World
|
|
1991
|
Turn-based strategy
|
Civilization
|
|
1991
|
Role-playing
|
Final Fantasy IV
|
|
1991
|
Action-adventure
|
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
|
|
1991
|
Puzzle
|
Lemmings
|
|
1991
|
Racing
|
Micro Machines
|
|
1991
|
Adventure
|
Monkey Island 2
|
|
1991
|
Platform
|
Sonic the Hedgehog
|
|
1991
|
Fighting
|
Street Fighter II
|
|
1991
|
Platform
|
Super Castlevania IV
|
|
|
Year
|
Genre
|
Game
|
|
1992
|
Survival horror
|
Alone in the Dark
|
|
1992
|
Run and gun
|
Contra III
|
|
1992
|
Real-time strategy
|
Dune II
|
|
1992
|
Platform
|
Flashback
|
|
1992
|
Adventure
|
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
|
|
1992
|
Fighting
|
Mortal Kombat
|
|
1992
|
Sports
|
Sensible Soccer
|
|
1992
|
Platform
|
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
|
|
1992
|
Action-adventure
|
Star Control II
|
|
1992
|
Beat 'em up
|
Streets of Rage 2
|
|
1992
|
Kart racing
|
Super Mario Kart
|
|
1992
|
Role-playing
|
Ultima VII
|
|
1992
|
Racing
|
Virtua Racing
|
|
1992
|
First-person shooter
|
Wolfenstein 3D
|
|
1993
|
Adventure
|
Day of the Tentacle
|
|
1993
|
Racing
|
Daytona USA
|
|
1993
|
First-person shooter
|
Doom
|
|
1993
|
Run and gun
|
Gunstar Heroes
|
|
1993
|
Action-adventure
|
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
|
|
1993
|
Platform
|
Mega Man X
|
|
1993
|
Fighting
|
Mortal Kombat II
|
|
1993
|
Adventure
|
Myst
|
|
1993
|
Sports
|
NBA Jam
|
|
1993
|
Role-playing
|
Phantasy Star IV
|
|
1993
|
Racing
|
Ridge Racer
|
|
1993
|
Adventure
|
Sam & Max Hit the Road
|
|
1993
|
Action role-playing
|
Secret of Mana
|
|
1993
|
City-building
|
SimCity 2000
|
|
1993
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Star Fox
|
|
1993
|
Real-time tactics
|
Syndicate
|
|
1994
|
Platform
|
Donkey Kong Country
|
|
|
Year
|
Genre
|
Game
|
|
1994
|
First-person shooter
|
Doom II
|
|
1994
|
Role-playing
|
EarthBound
|
|
1994
|
Role-playing
|
Final Fantasy VI
|
|
1994
|
Racing
|
Sega Rally Championship
|
|
1994
|
Sports
|
Sensible World of Soccer
|
|
1994
|
Space flight simulator
|
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
|
|
1994
|
Action-adventure
|
Super Metroid
|
|
1994
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Tempest 2000
|
|
1994
|
Fighting
|
Virtua Fighter 2
|
|
1994
|
Turn-based strategy
|
X-COM: UFO Defense
|
|
1995
|
Role-playing
|
Chrono Trigger
|
|
1995
|
Real-time strategy
|
Command & Conquer
|
|
1995
|
Vehicle simulation
|
MechWarrior 2
|
|
1995
|
Real-time strategy
|
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
|
|
1995
|
Racing
|
Wipeout
|
|
1995
|
Artillery
|
Worms
|
|
1995
|
Platform
|
Yoshi's Island
|
|
1996
|
Turn-based strategy
|
Civilization II
|
|
1996
|
Real-time strategy
|
Command & Conquer: Red Alert
|
|
1996
|
First-person shooter
|
Duke Nukem 3D
|
|
1996
|
Kart racing
|
Mario Kart 64
|
|
1996
|
Action
|
Nights into Dreams...
|
|
1996
|
Rhythm
|
PaRappa the Rapper
|
|
1996
|
Role-playing
|
Pokémon Red and Blue
|
|
1996
|
First-person shooter
|
Quake
|
|
1996
|
Survival horror
|
Resident Evil
|
|
1996
|
Platform
|
Super Mario 64
|
|
1996
|
Fighting
|
Tekken 3
|
|
1996
|
Action-adventure
|
Tomb Raider
|
|
1996
|
Racing
|
Wave Race 64
|
|
1996
|
Racing
|
Wipeout 2097
|
|
|
Year
|
Genre
|
Game
|
|
1997
|
Real-time strategy
|
Age of Empires
|
|
1997
|
Action-adventure
|
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
|
|
1997
|
Action role-playing
|
Diablo
|
|
1997
|
Role-playing
|
Fallout
|
|
1997
|
Tactical role-playing
|
Final Fantasy Tactics
|
|
1997
|
Role-playing
|
Final Fantasy VII
|
|
1997
|
First-person shooter
|
GoldenEye 007
|
|
1997
|
Racing
|
Gran Turismo
|
|
1997
|
Action-adventure
|
Grand Theft Auto
|
|
1997
|
First-person shooter
|
Quake II
|
|
1997
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Star Fox 64
|
|
1997
|
First-person shooter
|
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
|
|
1997
|
Real-time strategy
|
Total Annihilation
|
|
1997
|
MMORPG
|
Ultima Online
|
|
1998
|
Role-playing
|
Baldur's Gate
|
|
1998
|
Platform
|
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
|
|
1998
|
Rhythm
|
Dance Dance Revolution
|
|
1998
|
Role-playing
|
Fallout 2
|
|
1998
|
Adventure
|
Grim Fandango
|
|
1998
|
First-person shooter
|
Half-Life
|
|
1998
|
Action-adventure
|
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
|
|
1998
|
Stealth
|
Metal Gear Solid
|
|
1998
|
Role-playing
|
Panzer Dragoon Saga
|
|
1998
|
Survival horror
|
Resident Evil 2
|
|
1998
|
Fighting
|
Soulcalibur
|
|
1998
|
Real-time strategy
|
StarCraft
|
|
1998
|
Role-playing
|
Suikoden II
|
|
1998
|
Stealth
|
Thief: The Dark Project
|
|
1999
|
Real-time strategy
|
Age of Empires II
|
|
1999
|
MMORPG
|
EverQuest
|
|
1999
|
Real-time strategy
|
Homeworld
|
|
|
Year
|
Genre
|
Game
|
|
1999
|
Role-playing
|
Planescape: Torment
|
|
1999
|
Role-playing
|
Pokémon Gold and Silver
|
|
1999
|
First-person shooter
|
Quake III: Arena
|
|
1999
|
Adventure
|
Shenmue
|
|
1999
|
Survival horror
|
Silent Hill
|
|
1999
|
First-person shooter
|
System Shock 2
|
|
1999
|
First-person shooter
|
Unreal Tournament
|
|
2000
|
Role-playing
|
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
|
|
2000
|
First-person shooter
|
Counter-Strike
|
|
2000
|
Action role-playing
|
Deus Ex
|
|
2000
|
Action role-playing
|
Diablo II
|
|
2000
|
Platform
|
Jet Set Radio
|
|
2000
|
Action-adventure
|
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
|
|
2000
|
Fighting
|
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
|
|
2000
|
Life simulation
|
The Sims
|
|
2000
|
Stealth
|
Thief II: The Metal Age
|
|
2000
|
Sports
|
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
|
|
2001
|
Turn-based tactics
|
Advance Wars
|
|
2001
|
Life simulation
|
Animal Crossing
|
|
2001
|
Action-adventure
|
Devil May Cry
|
|
2001
|
Role-playing
|
Final Fantasy X
|
|
2001
|
Racing
|
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
|
|
2001
|
Action-adventure
|
Grand Theft Auto III
|
|
2001
|
First-person shooter
|
Halo: Combat Evolved
|
|
2001
|
Action-adventure
|
Ico
|
|
2001
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Ikaruga
|
|
2001
|
Third-person shooter
|
Max Payne
|
|
2001
|
Stealth
|
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
|
|
2001
|
Adventure
|
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
|
|
2001
|
Shoot 'em up
|
Rez
|
|
2001
|
Survival horror
|
Silent Hill 2
|
|
|
Year
|
Genre
|
Game
|
|
2001
|
Fighting
|
Super Smash Bros. Melee
|
|
2001
|
Sports
|
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
|
|
2002
|
First-person shooter
|
Battlefield 1942
|
|
2002
|
Action role-playing
|
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
|
|
2002
|
Survival horror
|
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
|
|
2002
|
Action-adventure
|
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
|
|
2002
|
Action role-playing
|
Kingdom Hearts
|
|
2002
|
Action-adventure
|
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
|
|
2002
|
Action-adventure
|
Metroid Prime
|
|
2002
|
Fighting
|
Soulcalibur II
|
|
2002
|
Stealth
|
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
|
|
2002
|
Real-time strategy
|
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
|
|
2003
|
Action-adventure
|
Beyond Good & Evil
|
|
2003
|
Racing
|
F-Zero GX
|
|
2003
|
Third-person shooter
|
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
|
|
2003
|
Action-adventure
|
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
|
|
2003
|
Role-playing
|
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
|
|
2003
|
Action
|
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
|
|
2004
|
Racing
|
Burnout 3: Takedown
|
|
2004
|
Stealth
|
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
|
|
2004
|
Role-playing
|
Dragon Quest VIII
|
|
2004
|
Racing
|
Gran Turismo 4
|
|
2004
|
Action-adventure
|
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
|
|
2004
|
First-person shooter
|
Half-Life 2
|
|
2004
|
First-person shooter
|
Halo 2
|
|
2004
|
Action
|
Katamari Damacy
|
|
2004
|
Stealth
|
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
|
|
2004
|
Strategy
|
Rome: Total War
|
|
2004
|
Life simulation
|
The Sims 2
|
|
2004
|
MMORPG
|
World of Warcraft
|
|
2005
|
First-person shooter
|
Call of Duty 2
|
|
|
Year
|
Genre
|
Game
|
|
2005
|
Turn-based strategy
|
Civilization IV
|
|
2005
|
Action-adventure
|
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
|
|
2005
|
Action-adventure
|
God of War
|
|
2005
|
Rhythm
|
Guitar Hero
|
|
2005
|
Platform
|
Psychonauts
|
|
2005
|
Survival horror
|
Resident Evil 4
|
|
2005
|
Action-adventure
|
Shadow of the Colossus
|
|
2005
|
Stealth
|
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
|
|
2006
|
Real-time strategy
|
Company of Heroes
|
|
2006
|
Role-playing
|
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
|
|
2006
|
Third-person shooter
|
Gears of War
|
|
2006
|
Stealth
|
Hitman: Blood Money
|
|
2006
|
Action-adventure
|
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
|
|
2006
|
Action-adventure
|
Ōkami
|
|
2006
|
Sports
|
Wii Sports
|
|
2007
|
First-person shooter
|
BioShock
|
|
2007
|
First-person shooter
|
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
|
|
2007
|
Action-adventure
|
God of War II
|
|
2007
|
First-person shooter
|
Halo 3
|
|
2007
|
Action role-playing
|
Mass Effect
|
|
2007
|
Puzzle-platformer
|
Portal
|
|
2007
|
Rhythm
|
Rock Band
|
|
2007
|
Platform
|
Super Mario Galaxy
|
|
2007
|
First-person shooter
|
Team Fortress 2
|
|
2007
|
Role-playing
|
The World Ends with You
|
|
2008
|
Puzzle-platformer
|
Braid
|
|
2008
|
Racing
|
Burnout Paradise
|
|
2008
|
Survival horror
|
Dead Space
|
|
2008
|
Action role-playing
|
Fable II
|
|
2008
|
Action role-playing
|
Fallout 3
|
|
|
Year
|
Genre
|
Game
|
|
2008
|
Third-person shooter
|
Gears of War 2
|
|
2008
|
Action-adventure
|
Grand Theft Auto IV
|
|
2008
|
First-person shooter
|
Left 4 Dead
|
|
2008
|
Platform
|
LittleBigPlanet
|
|
2008
|
Role-playing
|
Persona 4
|
|
2008
|
Rhythm
|
Rock Band 2
|
|
2008
|
Platform
|
Spelunky
|
|
2008
|
Fighting
|
Street Fighter IV
|
|
2008
|
Tactical role-playing
|
Valkyria Chronicles
|
|
2009
|
Puzzle
|
Angry Birds
|
|
2009
|
Action-adventure
|
Assassin's Creed II
|
|
2009
|
Action-adventure
|
Batman: Arkham Asylum
|
|
2009
|
Action
|
Bayonetta
|
|
2009
|
Action role-playing
|
Borderlands
|
|
2009
|
Action role-playing
|
Demon's Souls
|
|
2009
|
Role-playing
|
Dragon Age: Origins
|
|
2009
|
MOBA
|
League of Legends
|
|
2009
|
First-person shooter
|
Left 4 Dead 2
|
|
2009
|
Tower defense
|
Plants vs. Zombies
|
|
2009
|
Action-adventure
|
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
|
|
2010
|
Action-adventure
|
God of War III
|
|
2010
|
Adventure
|
Heavy Rain
|
|
2010
|
Platform
|
Limbo
|
|
2010
|
Action role-playing
|
Mass Effect 2
|
|
2010
|
Action-adventure
|
Red Dead Redemption
|
|
2010
|
Rhythm
|
Rock Band 3
|
|
2010
|
Real-time strategy
|
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
|
|
2010
|
Platform
|
Super Mario Galaxy 2
|
|
2010
|
Platform
|
Super Meat Boy
|
|
2010
|
Action role-playing
|
Xenoblade Chronicles
|
|
|
Year
|
Genre
|
Game
|
|
2011
|
Action-adventure
|
Batman: Arkham City
|
|
2011
|
Action role-playing
|
Dark Souls
|
|
2011
|
Action role-playing
|
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
|
|
2011
|
Sandbox
|
Minecraft
|
|
2011
|
Puzzle-platformer
|
Portal 2
|
|
2012
|
Stealth
|
Dishonored
|
|
2012
|
First-person shooter
|
Far Cry 3
|
|
2012
|
Adventure
|
Journey
|
|
2012
|
Action
|
Hotline Miami
|
|
2012
|
Adventure
|
The Walking Dead
|
|
2012
|
Turn-based strategy
|
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
|
|
2013
|
First-person shooter
|
BioShock Infinite
|
|
2013
|
MOBA
|
Dota 2
|
|
2013
|
Action-adventure
|
Grand Theft Auto V
|
|
2013
|
Action-adventure
|
The Last of Us
|
|
2013
|
Puzzle
|
Papers, Please
|
|
2014
|
First-person shooter
|
Destiny
|
|
2014
|
Platform
|
Shovel Knight
|
|
2015
|
Action role-playing
|
Bloodborne
|
|
2015
|
Sports
|
Rocket League
|
|
2015
|
Role-playing
|
Undertale
|
|
2015
|
Action role-playing
|
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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2016
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Platform
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Inside
|
|
2016
|
First-person shooter
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Overwatch
|
|
2016
|
Simulation
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Stardew Valley
|
|
2016
|
Action-adventure
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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
|
|
2017
|
Action-adventure
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
|
|
2017
|
Platform
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Super Mario Odyssey
|
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2018
|
Action-adventure
|
God of War
|
|
2018
|
Action-adventure
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Red Dead Redemption 2
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