2010s
35 games
Grand Theft Auto V
The second best-selling game of all time with over 200 million copies. Made 1 billion dollars in thr...
Minecraft
Markus Persson created it in his bedroom. Over 300 million copies sold, the best-selling game of all...
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
I used to be an adventurer like you, until I took an arrow to the knee. Over 60 million copies sold....
Dark Souls
Hidetaka Miyazaki created a genre: Souls-like. The difficulty became a meme but the world design is ...
The Witcher 3
Based on the Polish book series by Andrzej Sapkowski. Over 60 million copies sold. The Bloody Baron ...
Red Dead Redemption 2
Over 65 million copies sold. Arthur Morgan is considered one of gamings greatest characters. The dev...
The Last of Us
Neil Druckmann created a post-apocalyptic story that rivaled the best films. Over 17 million copies ...
Mass Effect 2
The Suicide Mission where any character can die based on your choices. Over 6 million copies. The lo...
Fortnite
Over 400 million registered players. Generated over 26 billion dollars in revenue. The Travis Scott ...
Dota 2
The International tournament has prize pools exceeding 40 million dollars. Evolved from a Warcraft I...
Overwatch
Over 50 million players. Created the hero shooter genre. Tracer became an LGBTQ icon. The Overwatch ...
Pokemon Go
Generated over 1 billion dollars in its first year. Caused actual stampedes in parks. Got millions o...
Flappy Bird
Created by one Vietnamese developer, Dong Nguyen. Earned 50,000 per day at peak. Deleted from app st...
Breath of the Wild
Reinvented open-world design with systemic chemistry and physics. Over 32 million copies. Influenced...
Celeste
Created by a team of four people. Over 3 million copies. The assist mode was praised for accessibili...
Hollow Knight
Created by three people in Adelaide, Australia. Over 3 million copies. The hand-drawn art is stunnin...
Stardew Valley
Created entirely by one person, Eric Barone, over four years. Over 30 million copies. Inspired by Ha...
Undertale
Created by one person. Over 10 million copies. The genocide route makes you the villain. The soundtr...
Disco Elysium
No combat system, everything is resolved through dialogue and skill checks. Over 3 million copies. R...
Return of the Obra Dinn
Created by one person. The 1-bit Macintosh-style graphics are distinctive. Over 1 million copies. Ev...
Fez
Phil Fish created a 2D game in a 3D world. Over 1 million copies. The cryptogram puzzles drove playe...
Super Meat Boy
Over 3 million copies. Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes created it in 18 months. Over 300 levels of...
Shovel Knight
Over 4 million copies. Kickstarter success that delivered on every promise. The Plague of Shadows ca...
Inside
Follow-up to Limbo. Over 5 million copies. No words, pure environmental storytelling. The ending is ...
God of War 2018
Kratos became a father and the game became a masterpiece. Over 23 million copies. The single-camera ...
Spider-Man 2018
Over 33 million copies. The web-swinging is the best iteration of Spider-Man movement ever. The Mary...
Horizon Zero Dawn
Over 24 million copies. Aloy is one of PlayStations best new characters. The robot dinosaurs are bre...
Bloodborne
Miyazaki Lovecraftian masterpiece. Over 7 million copies. The aggressive combat rewards attacking, n...
Sekiro
The posture system creates rhythmic, sword-clashing combat. Over 10 million copies. Won Game of the ...
Persona 5
Over 9 million copies including Royal. The jazz soundtrack is phenomenal. The social simulation mixe...
NieR: Automata
Yoko Taros mad genius created a game that must be played multiple times. Over 7 million copies. 2B b...
Death Stranding
Hideo Kojima first post-Konami game. Over 10 million copies. Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, and Lea ...
Destiny 2
Over 50 million registered players. The gunplay is considered the best in any FPS. The raids require...
Apex Legends
Surprise launched with no marketing and hit 25 million players in a week. Over 130 million registere...
Among Us
Released in 2018 but exploded in 2020 during COVID. Over 500 million downloads. sus became a univers...