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This is a list of games that have been described as "cult video games" or as having a cult following.
There are 247 games on this list. [lower-alpha 1]
Year | Title | Genre(s) | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Original platform(s) | Ref. |
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1978 | The Cottage | Adventure | Kimmo Eriksson, Olle Johansson, Viggo Kann | Scandinavian PC Systems | DEC-10 mainframe | [1] [2] |
1980 | Wizard of Wor | Maze | Dave Nutting Associates | Midway Mfg. co | Arcade | [3] |
1986 | Kid Icarus | Action | Nintendo R&D1, Tose | Nintendo | NES | [4] |
Takeshi no Chōsenjō | Action-adventure | Taito | Taito | Famicom | [5] | |
1987 | La Abadía del Crimen | Adventure | Opera Soft | MCM Software, Opera Soft | DOS, MSX | [6] |
Otocky | Music | SEDIC | ASCII Corporation | Famicom Disk System | [7] | |
Wonder Momo | Beat 'em up | Namco | Namco | Arcade | [8] | |
1988 | The Battle of Olympus | Action-adventure | Infinity | Brøderbund | NES | [9] |
Snatcher | Adventure | Konami | Konami | PC-8800 series | [10] | |
1989 | Clash at Demonhead | Action-adventure | Vic Tokai | Vic Tokai | NES | [11] |
Herzog Zwei | Real-time strategy | Technosoft | Sega | Sega Genesis | [12] | |
Mother | Role-playing game | Ape | Nintendo | Famicom | [ citation needed ] | |
River City Ransom | Beat 'em up | Technōs Japan | American Technos | NES | [13] | |
Sweet Home | Role-playing game | Capcom | Capcom | Famicom | [14] | |
U.N. Squadron | Shoot 'em up | Capcom | Capcom | Arcade | [15] | |
1990 | ActRaiser | Platform, Simulation | Quintet | Enix | SNES | [15] |
Burai Fighter | Shoot 'em up | KID | Taxan | Game Boy, NES | [16] | |
Crystalis | Action RPG | SNK | SNK | NES | [17] | |
Devil's Crush | Pinball | Compile, Naxat Soft | NEC | TurboGrafx-16 | [18] | |
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker | Action | Sega | Sega | Sega Genesis | [19] | |
Ninja Golf | Action, Sports | BlueSky Software | Atari Corporation | Atari 7800 | [20] | |
Shadow of the Ninja | Platform | Natsume | Natsume | NES | [21] | |
StarTropics | Action-adventure | Locomotive, Nintendo R&D3 | Nintendo | NES | [22] | |
Trio The Punch – Never Forget Me... | Beat 'em up | Data East | Data East | Arcade | [23] | |
Zombie Nation | Shoot 'em up | KAZe | Meldac | NES | [24] | |
1991 | Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball | Sports | Hewson Consultants | Hudson Soft | SNES | [25] |
Metal Slader Glory | Adventure | HAL Laboratory | HAL Laboratory | Famicom | [26] | |
Metal Storm | Action | Tamtex | Irem | NES | [27] | |
ToeJam & Earl | Action | JVP | Sega | Sega Genesis | [28] | |
Tumblepop | Platform | Data East | Leprechaun Inc. | Arcade | [29] | |
1992 | Cho Aniki | Shoot 'em up | Masaya | NCS Corporation | PC Engine Super CD-ROM² | [25] |
E.V.O.: Search for Eden | Action RPG | Almanic | Enix | SNES | [15] | |
KGB | Adventure | Cryo Interactive | Virgin Games | Amiga, DOS | [30] | |
Landstalker | Action-adventure | Climax Entertainment | Sega | Sega Genesis | [18] | |
Night Trap | Interactive film | Digital Pictures | Sega | Sega CD | [31] [32] [33] | |
Panic Restaurant | Platform | EIM | Taito | NES | [34] | |
1993 | ||||||
Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen | Tactical RPG | Quest | Enix | SNES | [15] | |
Plok | Platform | Software Creations | Tradewest | SNES | [35] | |
Rock n' Roll Racing | Racing | Silicon & Synapse | Interplay Productions | SNES | [15] | |
Shadowrun | Action RPG | Beam Software | Data East | SNES | [36] | |
World Rally | Racing | Zigurat Software | Atari Games, Gaelco | Arcade | [37] | |
Zombies Ate My Neighbors | Run and gun | LucasArts | Konami | SNES | [38] | |
1994 | Beneath a Steel Sky | Adventure | Revolution Software | Virgin Interactive Entertainment | Amiga, Amiga CD32, DOS | [39] |
Demon's Crest | Action-adventure | Capcom | Capcom | SNES | [15] | |
Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom | Beat 'em up, Role-playing game | Capcom | Capcom | Arcade | [40] | |
EarthBound | Role-playing game | Ape, HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | SNES | [41] [42] | |
Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong Nou | Adventure | OutSide Directors Company | Sony Imagesoft | Mac OS, Windows | [43] | |
Policenauts | Visual novel | Konami | Konami | PC-9800 series | [44] | |
Skyblazer | Platform | Ukiyotei | Sony Imagesoft | SNES | [15] | |
Uniracers | Racing | DMA Design, Nintendo | Nintendo | SNES | [45] | |
Wild Guns | Shooting gallery | Natsume | Natsume | SNES | [46] | |
1995 | Brain Dead 13 | Interactive film | ReadySoft | Readysoft | DOS | [47] |
Cho Ren Sha 68K | Shoot 'em up | Famibe No Yosshin | Famibe No Yosshin | X68000 | [48] | |
Cosmology of Kyoto | Adventure | SOFTEDGE | Yano Electric | DOS, Mac OS, Windows | [49] | |
D | Interactive film | Warp | Panasonic | 3DO Interactive Multiplayer | [50] [51] [52] | |
Game Tengoku | Shoot 'em up | Jaleco | Jaleco | Arcade | [53] | |
Hong Kong 97 | Shoot 'em up | HappySoft | HappySoft | Super Famicom | [54] [55] | |
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream | Adventure | Cyberdreams | The Dreamers Guild | DOS, Mac OS | [56] | |
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals | Role-playing game | Neverland | Natsume | SNES | [15] | |
Metal Warriors | Action | LucasArts | Konami | SNES | [57] | |
Penn & Teller's Smoke and Mirrors | Party | Imagineering | Absolute Entertainment | Sega CD | [5] [58] | |
Secret of Evermore | Action RPG | SquareSoft | SquareSoft | SNES | [59] | |
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together | Tactical RPG | Quest | Quest | Super Famicom | [60] | |
1996 | Bad Mojo | Adventure | Pulse Entertainment | Acclaim Entertainment | Mac OS, Windows | [61] |
Dragon Force | Real-time strategy | J-Force, Sega | Sega | Sega Saturn | [18] | |
Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara | Beat 'em up, Role-playing game | Capcom | Capcom | Arcade | [40] | |
Guardian Heroes | Action RPG, Beat 'em up, Hack and slash | Treasure | Sega | Sega Saturn | [62] | |
Harvester | Adventure | DigiFX Interactive | Merit Studios | DOS | [63] | |
Mr. Bones | Platform, Rhythm | Zono | Sega | Sega Saturn | [64] | |
The Neverhood | Adventure | The Neverhood, Inc. | DreamWorks Interactive | Windows | [65] | |
Rocket Jockey | Action, Sports | Rocket Science Games | SegaSoft | Windows | [66] | |
Toonstruck | Adventure | Burst Studios | Virgin Interactive Entertainment | DOS | [67] | |
1997 | Game Dev Story | Simulation | Kairosoft | Kairosoft | Windows | [68] |
I.Q.: Intelligent Qube | Puzzle | G-Artists | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation | [69] | |
Princess Crown | Action RPG | Atlus | Sega | Sega Saturn | [70] [71] | |
Shadow Warrior | First-person shooter | 3D Realms | GT Interactive Software | DOS | [72] | |
Tomba! | Action-adventure | WhooPee Camp | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation | [73] | |
1998 | Baroque | Roguelike | Sting Entertainment | Sting Entertainment | Sega Saturn | [74] |
Body Harvest | Action-adventure | DMA Design | Midway Games | Nintendo 64 | [75] | |
Grim Fandango | Adventure | LucasArts | LucasArts | Windows | [76] | |
Guilty Gear | Fighting | Arc System Works | Atlus | PlayStation | [77] | |
LSD: Dream Emulator | Exploration | Asmik Ace Entertainment | Asmik Ace Entertainment | PlayStation | [43] [78] | |
SaGa Frontier | Role-playing game | SquareSoft | SquareSoft | PlayStation | [79] | |
Xenogears | Role-playing game | SquareSoft | SquareSoft | PlayStation | [80] | |
1999 | ||||||
Kyojin no Doshin 1 | God game | Marigul, Param | Nintendo | 64DD | [81] | |
The Legend of Dragoon | Role-playing game | Japan Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation | [82] | |
The Longest Journey | Adventure | Funcom | Tri Synergy | Windows | [83] | |
Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber | Tactical RPG | Quest | Atlus | Nintendo 64 | [75] | |
Pepsiman | Action | KID | KID | PlayStation | [84] | |
Planescape: Torment | Role-playing game | Black Isle Studios | Interplay Entertainment | Windows | [85] | |
Pokémon Snap | Rail shooter, Simulation | HAL Laboratory, Pax Softnica | Nintendo | Nintendo 64 | [86] [87] | |
Seaman | Simulation | Vivarium Inc. | Sega | Dreamcast | [88] | |
Shenmue | Action-adventure | Sega AM2 | Sega | Dreamcast | [89] | |
Space Channel 5 | Music | United Game Artists | Sega | Dreamcast | [90] | |
System Shock 2 | Action RPG | Irrational Games, Looking Glass Studios | Electronic Arts | Windows | [91] | |
Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy | Sports | Z-Axis | Rockstar Games | PlayStation | [92] | |
Vib-Ribbon | Rhythm | NanaOn-Sha | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation | [93] | |
2000 | The Adventures of Cookie & Cream | Action-adventure | FromSoftware | Agetec | PlayStation 2 | [94] |
American McGee's Alice | Action-adventure | Rogue Entertainment | EA Games | Windows | [41] | |
Dark Cloud | Action RPG | Level-5 | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 2 | [42] [95] | |
Fantavision | Puzzle | Sony Computer Entertainment | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation | [96] | |
Giants: Citizen Kabuto | Third-person shooter | Planet Moon Studios | Interplay Entertainment | Windows | [97] | |
Sin and Punishment | Rail shooter, Shooting gallery | Nintendo R&D1, Treasure | Nintendo | Nintendo 64 | [98] | |
Skies of Arcadia | Role-playing game | Overworks | Sega | Dreamcast | [99] | |
Sky Odyssey | Simulation | Cross | Activision | PlayStation 2 | [100] | |
Team Buddies | Action | Psygnosis | Midway Games | PlayStation | [101] | |
Vagrant Story | Action RPG | SquareSoft | SquareSoft | PlayStation | [102] [103] | |
Valkyrie Profile | Role-playing game | tri-Ace | Enix | PlayStation | [18] | |
WWF No Mercy | Fighting, Sports | AKI Corporation, Asmik Ace Entertainment | THQ | Nintendo 64 | [104] | |
2001 | AirBlade | Sports | Criterion Games | Namco | PlayStation 2 | [94] |
Conker's Bad Fur Day | Platform | Rare | Rare | Nintendo 64 | [41] | |
Fuzion Frenzy | Party | Blitz Games | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox | [105] | |
Gitaroo Man | Music | iNiS | Koei | PlayStation 2 | [96] [106] | |
Ico | Action-adventure | Japan Studio, Team Ico | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 2 | [18] [107] | |
Illbleed | Survival horror | Crazy Games | AIA | Dreamcast | [108] | |
Maximo: Ghosts to Glory | Action-adventure | Capcom Digital Studios | Capcom | PlayStation 2 | [109] | |
Mister Mosquito | Simulation | Zoom | Fresh Games | PlayStation 2 | [94] | |
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee | Platform | Oddworld Inhabitants | Infogrames | Xbox | [105] | |
Oni | Action | Bungie West | Gathering of Developers | Windows | [100] | |
Project Eden | Action-adventure | Core Design | Eidos Interactive | PlayStation 2 | [100] | |
Shadow Hearts | Role-playing game | Sacnoth | Midway Games | PlayStation 2 | [96] | |
Shenmue II | Action-adventure | Sega AM2 | Sega | Dreamcast | [42] [105] | |
Stretch Panic | Platform | Treasure | Conspiracy Entertainment | PlayStation 2 | [109] | |
Zone of the Enders | Hack and slash | KCEJ | Konami | PlayStation 2 | [94] | |
ZuPaPa! | Platform | Face | SNK | Arcade | [110] | |
2002 | Arx Fatalis | Action RPG | Arkane Studios, Floodgate Entertainment | JoWooD Productions | Windows | [105] |
BloodRayne | Hack and Slash | Terminal Reality | Majesco Entertainment | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | [25] | |
Bombastic | Puzzle | Shift | Capcom | PlayStation 2 | [96] | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Action-adventure | The Collective | Electronic Arts | Xbox | [105] | |
Crimson Sea | Hack and slash | Koei | Koei | Xbox | [105] | |
Cubivore: Survival of the Fittest | Action-adventure | Intelligent Systems, Saru Brunei | Atlus | GameCube | [81] | |
Deathrow | Sports | Southend Interactive | Ubi Soft | Xbox | [105] | |
Enclave | Action RPG | Starbreeze Studios | Conspiracy Entertainment | Xbox | [105] | |
Eternal Darkness | Survival horror | Silicon Knights | Nintendo | GameCube | [42] [111] | |
Gunvalkyrie | Third-person shooter | Smilebit | Sega | Xbox | [105] | |
Herdy Gerdy | Action-adventure | Core Design | Eidos Interactive | PlayStation 2 | [109] | |
Lost Kingdoms | Role-playing game | FromSoftware | Activision | GameCube | [99] | |
The Mark of Kri | Action-adventure | San Diego Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 2 | [109] | |
MechAssault | Action, Shooter | Day 1 Studios | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox | [105] | |
Otogi: Myth of Demons | Hack and slash | FromSoftware | Sega | Xbox | [105] | |
Quantum Redshift | Racing | Curly Monsters | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox | [105] | |
RedCard 20-03 | Sports | Point of View | Midway Games | PlayStation 2 | [105] | |
Shantae | Platform | WayForward | Capcom | Game Boy Color | [112] | |
Shox | Racing | EA UK | EA Sports BIG | PlayStation 2 | [96] | |
Steel Battalion | Simulation | Capcom, Nude Maker | Capcom | Xbox | [105] | |
Way of the Samurai | Action-adventure | Acquire | BAM! Entertainment | PlayStation 2 | [100] | |
2003 | Amplitude | Music | Harmonix | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 2 | [95] |
Apex | Racing | Milestone srl | Atari | Xbox | [105] | |
Armed and Dangerous | Shooter | Planet Moon Studios | LucasArts | Windows, Xbox | [105] | |
Battle Engine Aquila | Shooter, Simulation | Lost Toys | Infogrames | PlayStation 2, Xbox | [105] | |
Beyond Good & Evil | Action-adventure | Ubisoft Montpellier | Ubisoft | PlayStation 2 | [42] | |
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg | Platform | Sonic Team | Sega | GameCube | [81] | |
Chaos Legion | Hack and slash | Capcom | Capcom | PlayStation 2 | [94] | |
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | Action | FASA Studio | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox | [105] | |
Dog's Life | Action-adventure | Frontier Developments | Hip Games | PlayStation 2 | [95] | |
Freedom Fighters | Third-person shooter | IO Interactive | EA Games | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | [105] | |
Giftpia | Adventure | skip Ltd. | Nintendo | GameCube | [111] | |
Grabbed by the Ghoulies | Action-adventure | Rare | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox | [105] | |
Gregory Horror Show | Survival horror | Capcom | Capcom | PlayStation 2 | [96] | |
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb | Action-adventure | The Collective | LucasArts | Xbox | [105] | |
Kung Fu Chaos | Fighting | Just Add Monsters | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox | [105] | |
Links 2004 | Sports | Indie Games | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox | [105] | |
Lost Kingdoms II | Action RPG | FromSoftware | Activision | GameCube | [99] | |
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System | Action-adventure | Swingin' Ape Studios | Sierra Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | [105] | |
Midtown Madness 3 | Racing | Digital Illusions CE | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox | [105] | |
Panzer Dragoon Orta | Rail shooter | Smilebit | Sega | Xbox | [105] | |
P.N.03 | Third-person shooter | Capcom | Capcom | GameCube | [99] | |
Ribbit King | Sports | Infinity, Jamsworks | Bandai | GameCube | [111] | |
RTX Red Rock | Action-adventure | LucasArts | LucasArts | PlayStation 2 | [94] | |
Secret Weapons Over Normandy | Simulation | Totally Games | LucasArts | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | [105] | |
Siren | Survival horror | Japan Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 2 | [109] | |
Voodoo Vince | Platform | Beep Industries | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox | [105] | |
War of the Monsters | Fighting | Incognito Entertainment | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 2 | [100] | |
XIII | First-person shooter | Southend Interactive, Ubi Soft Paris | Ubi Soft | Windows | [105] | |
Yager | Simulation | Yager Development | Kemco | Xbox | [105] | |
2004 | Alien Hominid | Run and gun | The Behemoth | The Behemoth | Adobe Flash | [113] |
Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana | Role-playing game | Gust Co. Ltd. | NIS America | PlayStation 2 | [95] | |
Blood Will Tell | Action-adventure | Red Entertainment, Wow Entertainment | Sega | PlayStation 2 | [96] | |
Breakdown | Action-adventure | Namco | Namco | Xbox | [105] | |
Echo Night: Beyond | Survival horror | FromSoftware | Agetec | PlayStation 2 | [94] | |
Firefighter F.D.18 | Action | KCET | Konami | PlayStation 2 | [94] | |
Galleon | Action-adventure | Confounding Factor | Atlus | Xbox | [105] | |
Kururin Squash! | Puzzle | Eighting | Nintendo | GameCube | [99] | |
Kuon | Survival horror | FromSoftware | Agetec | PlayStation 2 | [100] | |
Mashed | Vehicular combat | Supersonic Software | Empire Interactive | PlayStation 2, Xbox | [105] | |
Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy | Third-person shooter | Midway Games | Midway Games | PlayStation 2, Xbox | [105] | |
Second Sight | Stealth | Free Radical Design | Codemasters | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | [105] | |
Transformers | Third-person shooter | Atari Melbourne House | Atari | PlayStation 2 | [100] | |
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines | Action RPG | Troika Games | Activision | Windows | [25] | |
Yume Nikki | Adventure | Kikiyama | Kikiyama | Windows | [114] | |
2005 | Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth | Survival horror | Headfirst Productions | 2K, Bethesda Softworks | Xbox | [105] |
Chibi-Robo! | Adventure | skip Ltd. | Nintendo | GameCube | [81] | |
Destroy All Humans! | Action-adventure | Pandemic Studios | THQ | PlayStation 2, Xbox | [115] | |
Fahrenheit | Action-adventure | Quantic Dream | Atari, Inc. | PlayStation 2, Windows, Xbox | [105] | |
Geist | Action-adventure | n-Space, Nintendo | Nintendo | GameCube | [111] | |
Haunting Ground | Survival horror | Capcom | Capcom | PlayStation 2 | [100] [109] | |
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction | Beat 'em up | Radical Entertainment | Sierra Entertainment, Vivendi Universal Games | GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox | [105] | |
Killer7 | Action-adventure | Capcom, Grasshopper Manufacture | Capcom | GameCube, PlayStation 2 | [116] | |
Kingdom Under Fire: Heroes | Hack and slash | Blueside, Phantagram | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox | [105] | |
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath | Action-adventure | Oddworld Inhabitants | EA Games | Xbox | [ citation needed ] | |
Psychonauts | Platform | Double Fine Productions | Majesco Entertainment | Windows, Xbox | [42] [117] | |
Shadow of Rome | Hack and slash | Capcom | Capcom | PlayStation 2 | [94] | |
Sniper Elite | Tactical shooter | Rebellion Developments | Namco | PlayStation 2, Xbox | [105] | |
Steambot Chronicles | Action RPG | Irem | Atlus | PlayStation 2 | [96] | |
Star Wars: Republic Commando | First-person shooter | LucasArts | LucasArts | Xbox | [105] | |
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse | Action | Wideload Games | Aspyr | Xbox | [118] [119] | |
2006 | God Hand | Beat 'em up | Clover Studio | Capcom | PlayStation 2 | [25] |
Mother 3 | Role-playing game | Brownie Brown, HAL Laboratory | Nintendo | Game Boy Advance | [120] | |
Odama | Pinball | Vivarium Inc. | Nintendo | GameCube | [99] | |
Ōkami | Action-adventure | Clover Studio | Capcom | PlayStation 2 | [42] | |
2007 | Folklore | Action RPG | Gaia, Game Republic, Japan Studio | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 3 | [121] |
Heavenly Sword | Hack and slash | Ninja Theory | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation 3 | [122] | |
No More Heroes | Hack and slash | Grasshopper Manufacture | Ubisoft | Wii | [41] | |
Odin Sphere | Action RPG | Vanillaware | Atlus | PlayStation 2 | [96] [123] | |
2008 | Mirror's Edge | Platform | EA DICE | Electronic Arts | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | [41] [124] [125] |
QWOP | Sports | Bennett Foddy | Bennett Foddy | Adobe Flash | [25] | |
Valkyria Chronicles | Tactical RPG | Sega | Sega | PlayStation 3 | [41] [42] | |
The World Ends with You | Action RPG | Jupiter, Square Enix | Square Enix | Nintendo DS | [126] | |
2009 | Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon | Action RPG | Namco Bandai Games, tri-Crescendo | Xseed Games | Wii | [127] |
Infinite Space | Role-playing game | Nude Maker, PlatinumGames | Sega | Nintendo DS | [68] | |
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors | Adventure | Chunsoft | Aksys Games | Nintendo DS | [128] | |
The Saboteur | Action-adventure | Pandemic Studios | Electronic Arts | BlackBerry | [129] | |
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor | Rail shooter | Nintendo SPD, Treasure | Nintendo | Wii | [41] | |
2010 | Alan Wake | Action-adventure | Remedy Entertainment | Microsoft Game Studios | Xbox 360 | [41] |
Alpha Protocol | Action role-playing game | Obsidian Entertainment | Sega | Xbox 360 | [25] | |
Deadliest Warrior: The Game | Fighting | Pipeworks Software | 345 Games | Xbox 360 | [68] | |
Deadly Premonition | Survival horror | Access Games | Ignition Entertainment | Xbox 360 | [25] [68] [73] | |
Nier | Action RPG | Cavia | Square Enix | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | [68] [121] | |
Protect Me Knight | Tower defense | Ancient | Ancient | Xbox 360 | [68] | |
Resonance of Fate | Role-playing game | tri-Ace | Sega | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | [68] | |
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game | Beat 'em up | Ubisoft Montreal | Ubisoft | PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Arcade | [130] | |
Vanquish | Third-person shooter | PlatinumGames | Sega | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | [121] | |
2011 | Bulletstorm | First-person shooter | Epic Games, People Can Fly | Electronic arts | PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | [131] |
Catherine | Puzzle | Atlus | Atlus | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | [41] [121] | |
Shadows of the Damned | Action | Grasshopper Manufacture | Electronic Arts | PlayStation 3 | [121] | |
2012 | Frog Fractions | Action | Jim Stormdancer | Twinbeard Studios | Adobe Flash | [132] |
Hotline Miami | Shooter | Dennaton Games | Devolver Digital | Windows | [133] | |
Ib | Adventure | kouri | kouri | Windows | [134] | |
Spec Ops: The Line | Third-person shooter | Yager Development | 2K Games | PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360 | [135] | |
2013 | Gravity Rush | Action-adventure | Team Gravity | Sony Computer Entertainment | PlayStation Vita | [136] |
The Wonderful 101 | Hack and slash | PlatinumGames | Nintendo | Wii U | [137] | |
2014 | D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die | Adventure | Access Games | Microsoft Studios | Xbox One | [41] |
Papers, Please | Puzzle | Lucas Pope | 3909 LLC | OS X, Windows | [138] | |
The Talos Principle | Puzzle | Croteam | Devolver Digital | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One | [139] | |
2016 | Root Letter | Visual novel | Kadokawa Games | PQube | PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita | [140] |
2017 | Butterfly Soup | Visual novel | Brianna Lei | Brianna Lei | Linux, macOS, Windows | [141] |
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BoxBoy! is a series of puzzle-platform games developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo. The series centres around Qbby, a square-shaped character who can produce a string of connected boxes. The boxes are used to overcome obstacles in stages that Qbby must be guided through. The first game, BoxBoy!, released on January 14, 2015, in Japan on the Nintendo 3DS. Its sequel, BoxBoxBoy!, was released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2016, with a third game, Bye-Bye BoxBoy!, in 2017. A fourth installment, BoxBoy! + BoxGirl!, was released for the Nintendo Switch in April 2019.