All older games as I can’t fit games into adult life:

• Starcraft I and II
• Max Payne
• Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
• Thief I
• Red Faction
• The Sims I and III
• Ski Free
• Worms Armageddon
• Chips Challenge
• Doom original

And honourable mention of the only game I recently play, which is Cooking Fever.

Civilization III Final Fantasy IX Valheim Kerbal Space Program Stellaris Empire Earth Borderlands 2 Morrowind Halo: Reach Rimworld

The must be mentioned: KOTOR Bioshock(and Infinite) Final Fantasy 4, 14, 5, 6 in that order AOE 2 Red Alert 2 Total War: Rome, Rome 2, Medieval 2, and Shogun Lords of the Realm 2 No Man’s Sky Horizon series Space Empires V Battlefield 1942 Medal of Honor(the first one from the 90’s, not that bullshit reboot from 2010) Smash Bros Melee, 64, Brawl in that order Crysis Warcraft II: The Tides of Darkness Theme Hospital MDK2 Chrono Trigger

It was tough leaving some of those mentioned ones out of the top ten, but the top ten belong where they are for me for how definining they were/are for me.

1. Joust (1982 arcade game by Williams)
2. Marble Madness (arcade, 1984)
3. Fantavision (PS/2 - also Fantavision 202x - remake for modern PC)
4. Bioshock
5. Stardew Valley
6. Oxygen Not Included
7. Another World (Amiga)
8. Populous (Amiga)
9. Lemmings (Amiga)
10. Star Raiders (Atari 8 bit)

StarCraft Chrono Trigger Tetris Super Mario World Super Mario Bros 3 Wolfenstein 3D Doom 2 Skyrim Minesweeper 百万人の漢検

That’s eight. Not to recommend them, only to note what made my life exciting

It’s mostly a heartfelt list… although arguably most of those are quality games too, regardless of emotional connection

• Streets Of Rage 2 (Megadrive)
• Flashback (Megadrive)
• The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)
• Unreal Tournament 2004 (PC)
• Star Wars Episode I: Racer (PC)
• Omikron: The Nomad Soul (PC)
• Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee (Xbox)
• Halo (Xbox)
• Morrowind (Xbox)
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PC)