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Dark Souls III

A dark-fantasy action RPG about kindling the First Flame in the dying kingdom of Lothric.

2016

Bloodborne

A gothic action RPG about a hunter stalking beasts through the nightmare city of Yharnam.

2015

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

An action game about a shinobi who must rescue his young lord and take back his severed arm.

2019

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

An open-world adventure in which Link explores Hyrule's sky, surface, and depths.

2023

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

An open-world adventure about Link waking from a long sleep to save Hyrule from Calamity Ganon.

2017

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

A platform fighter that drops characters from across games onto floating stages.

2018

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

An action-adventure about young Link growing up and traveling time to stop Ganondorf.

1998

Metroid Dread

A side-scrolling action game about Samus exploring planet ZDR while robotic hunters pursue her.

2021

God of War Ragnarök

An action-adventure about Kratos and Atreus crossing the Nine Realms as Ragnarök begins.

2022

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The Last of Us Part I

A story-driven action game about Joel escorting Ellie across a country overrun by the infected.

2022

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2

An open-world action game about Peter Parker and Miles Morales protecting New York as Spider-Men.

2023

Ghost of Tsushima

An open-world action game about a samurai defending Tsushima during the Mongol invasion.

2020

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Helldivers 2

A co-op shooter about soldiers dropping onto hostile planets to fight for Super Earth.

2024

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Halo Infinite

A sci-fi shooter about Master Chief, stranded on Zeta Halo, fighting the Banished.

2021

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Grand Theft Auto V

An open-world crime game about three criminals pulling heists across San Andreas.

2013

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Red Dead Redemption 2

An action-adventure about outlaw Arthur Morgan and the fading Van der Linde gang.

2018

Cyberpunk 2077

An open-world RPG about a mercenary chasing a stolen, mind-altering chip through Night City.

2020

League of Legends

A team strategy game about five champions pushing lanes to destroy the enemy base.

2009

Apex Legends

A shooter about legends with special abilities fighting to be the last team alive.

2019

Hades

A roguelike about Zagreus fighting his way out of the Greek underworld.

2020

Hollow Knight

A metroidvania about a small knight exploring the ruined insect kingdom of Hallownest.

2017

Dead Cells

A roguelike action-platformer about a headless prisoner escaping a constantly changing island.

2018

Diablo IV

An action RPG about fighting demons across Sanctuary as Lilith returns.

2023

Street Fighter 6

A fighting game about one-on-one matches with a new generation of World Warriors.

2023

Resident Evil 4

A survival-horror shooter about Leon Kennedy rescuing the president's daughter from a rural cult.

2023

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

A story RPG that follows Cloud and his friends across the planet after they leave Midgar.

2024

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Warframe

A co-op shooter about armored operatives running missions across a far-future solar system.

2013

The Legend of Zelda

An adventure about Link exploring Hyrule, finding the Triforce pieces, and confronting Ganon.

1987

Mega Man 2

A run-and-gun platformer about Mega Man taking weapons from eight robot masters.

1989

Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

A platformer about Trevor Belmont and his allies climbing toward Dracula's castle.

1990

Metroid

An exploration platformer about Samus Aran hunting Space Pirates and Metroids on planet Zebes.

1986

Bionic Commando

A platformer about a commando who swings on a bionic arm instead of jumping.

1988

Contra

A run-and-gun about two commandos fighting an alien army on foot and from behind.

1988

River City Ransom

A beat-'em-up RPG about two students brawling across town to rescue a kidnapped girlfriend.

1989

Mega Man 3

A robot-master platformer that adds Mega Man's robotic dog, Rush, and a new slide.

1990

Ninja Gaiden

A cinematic action-platformer about ninja Ryu Hayabusa avenging his father.

1989

Castlevania

A platformer about Simon Belmont fighting through Dracula's castle with a whip.

1987

Kid Icarus

A vertical platformer about the angel Pit climbing out of the underworld to save Angel Land.

1987

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

A side-scrolling adventure about Link searching the land for the Triforce of Courage.

1988

Blaster Master

An action-adventure about a mix of overhead tank driving and side-view platforming inside a mutating underground.

1988

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

An adventure about Simon Belmont wandering towns and mansions to lift Dracula's curse.

1988

Metal Gear

A stealth game about Solid Snake sneaking through a fortress instead of shooting everyone.

1988

Mega Man

A platformer about Mega Man stopping Dr.

1987

Snake Rattle 'n' Roll

An isometric platformer about two snakes eating enough to grow and reach the next ledge.

1990

Batman: The Video Game

A platformer about Batman fighting through Gotham to stop the Joker.

1989

StarTropics

An adventure about a boy named Mike searching tropical islands for his missing uncle.

1990

Faxanadu

A side-scrolling RPG about an elf climbing from the roots of the World Tree to restore it.

1989

Jackal

A top-down shooter about a jeep rescuing prisoners behind enemy lines.

1988

Battletoads

A brawler-platformer about three toads on a rescue mission, remembered for its brutal speed stages.

1991

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game

A beat-'em-up about the four Ninja Turtles fighting through stages based on their arcade game.

1990

Crystalis

An action RPG about a boy with an elemental sword waking in a world after a nuclear war.

1990

Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos

An action-platformer about Ryu Hayabusa pursuing a sword that can summon a demon.

1990

Fester's Quest

A top-down adventure about Uncle Fester searching a monster-filled city for his family.

1989

Metal Storm

A shooter about a mech that reverses gravity so it can walk on the ceiling.

1991

Vice: Project Doom

An action game that switches among side-scrolling fights, driving, and first-person shooting.

1991

Kid Niki: Radical Ninja

A platformer about a radical ninja spinning a sword through crowds of enemies.

1987

Ghosts 'n Goblins

A harsh platformer about the knight Arthur fighting demons to rescue a princess.

1986

Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones

A beat-'em-up about the Lee brothers traveling the world in search of sacred stones.

1991

Wizards & Warriors

A platformer about a knight collecting keys and spells inside monster-filled castles.

1987

Mega Man 6

A robot-master platformer about a worldwide robot tournament secretly run by Dr.

1994

Rygar

A platformer about a warrior who fights with a shield on a chain.

1987

Super C

A run-and-gun about the Contra soldiers fighting aliens through bases, jungles, and vehicles.

1990

Kung Fu

A side-scrolling fighter about a martial artist punching and kicking through five floors of enemies.

1985

Gargoyle's Quest II

An action-platformer about the gargoyle Firebrand exploring a demon world.

1992

IronSword: Wizards & Warriors II

A platformer about a knight gathering elemental magic to defeat an evil wizard.

1989

Cobra Triangle

An isometric boat game about racing, shooting, and jumping waterfalls.

1989

Qix

A puzzle about drawing boxes to claim the screen without touching the roaming Qix.

1991

Ikari Warriors

A top-down shooter about two soldiers advancing through a war zone.

1987

Spy Hunter

A driving shooter about an armed spy car that can also transform into a boat.

1987

The Goonies II

An adventure-platformer about Mikey exploring caves and hideouts to rescue his friends.

1987

Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team

A crossover brawler about the Battletoads and the Double Dragon brothers fighting together.

1993

Duck Hunt

A light-gun game about shooting ducks and clay pigeons while a hunting dog watches.

1985

Demon Sword

An action-platformer about a warrior cutting through demons to restore a sacred sword.

1990

Journey to Silius

A run-and-gun about a boy fighting robots to avenge his father.

1990

Power Blade

A platformer about an agent throwing a boomerang through a fortified complex.

1991

Double Dragon II: The Revenge

A beat-'em-up about the Lee brothers avenging a murder with new special moves.

1990

Mega Man 5

A robot-master platformer about Mega Man chasing a villain who looks like Proto Man.

1992

Willow

An action-adventure, based on the film about the apprentice Willow saving a child from an evil queen.

1989

Mario Bros.

An arcade platformer about Mario and Luigi bumping pests from below and kicking them away.

1986

Skate or Die 2: The Search for Double Trouble

A skateboarding adventure about roaming a town and competing to find a missing friend.

1990

Little Samson

A platformer about switching among four heroes, each with a different way of moving.

1992

Mega Man 4

A robot-master platformer that gives Mega Man a chargeable arm cannon.

1992

Astyanax

A platformer about a student pulled into a fantasy realm to rescue a princess with a magic axe.

1990

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

An action game about the Ninja Turtles moving across an overworld and into side-scrolling missions.

1989

Rush'n Attack

A run-and-gun about a lone commando with a knife infiltrating an enemy base.

1987

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

A cinematic action game about treasure hunter Nathan Drake, told through collapsing set pieces.

2009

The Last of Us

A story game about a smuggler escorting a teenage girl across an America ruined by infection.

2013

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God of War III

An action game about Kratos climbing Olympus and fighting the Greek gods one by one.

2010

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

A stealth action game about an aging Solid Snake dragged into one last war between private armies.

2008

Demon's Souls

An action RPG about a wanderer fighting through five fractured worlds to reach a sleeping demon king.

2009

Gears of War

A cover shooter about soldiers fighting a subterranean army on a ruined human planet.

2006

Mass Effect 2

A squad RPG about Commander Shepard recruiting specialists for a suicide mission.

2010

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Red Dead Redemption

An action-adventure about former outlaw John Marston, sent to hunt down his old gang.

2010

Shadow of the Colossus

An action game about a boy who must slay sixteen giants to bring a girl back to life.

2005

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

An open-world crime game about CJ returning home and trying to take his neighborhood back.

2004

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God of War

An action game about the Spartan Kratos, bound to Ares and sent to kill a god.

2005

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Kingdom Hearts

An action RPG about a boy with a key-shaped sword traveling through Disney worlds to find his friends.

2002

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

A stealth game about Naked Snake on a 1960s mission through Soviet jungle.

2004

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

An action-adventure about Link, turned into a wolf, trying to restore light to a Hyrule covered in twilight.

2006

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

An adventure about Link sailing a small sea on the DS, drawing routes with the stylus.

2007

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

An adventure about Link merging into walls to move between Hyrule and a darker twin kingdom.

2013

Metroid Fusion

An action game about Samus, infected by a parasite, exploring a space station that is being consumed.

2002

The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

An adventure about Link shrinking to the size of the Minish, a tiny people who live in Hyrule's corners.

2004

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

An adventure about Link shipwrecked on Koholint Island, trying to wake a creature called the Wind Fish.

1993

God of War: Chains of Olympus

An action game about Kratos serving the gods on the PSP, set before the first God of War.

2008

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

An action RPG about SOLDIER member Zack Fair in the years before Final Fantasy VII.

2007

Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

An action game about hunting giant monsters and carving them into better weapons.

2008

Metal Gear Solid

A stealth game about Solid Snake infiltrating a nuclear disposal facility in Alaska.

1998

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

An action RPG about the vampire Alucard exploring Dracula's castle, which rearranges as you grow stronger.

1997

Resident Evil 2

A survival-horror game about a rookie cop and a college student trapped in Raccoon City during a zombie outbreak.

1998

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The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

An adventure about Link moving between the light world and a dark mirror of Hyrule.

1991

Super Metroid

An exploration game about Samus returning to planet Zebes to recover a stolen Metroid larva.

1994

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

An adventure about Link repeating the same three days in a town waiting for the moon to fall.

2000

Streets of Rage 2

A beat-'em-up about four fighters walking through a city to break up a criminal syndicate.

1992

Gunstar Heroes

A run-and-gun about two soldiers mixing weapons as they fight a mercenary army.

1993

Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

An action game about the ninja Joe Musashi cutting through a crime syndicate one stage at a time.

1993

Kid Icarus: Uprising

A shooter about Pit, played with a slider for movement and the stylus for aim.

2012

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

A hunting game about vertical maps and monsters that climb.

2015

Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

A ghost-hunting game about Luigi and a vacuum in a set of mansions.

2013

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

An action-adventure with updated visuals and a hint system.

2011

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D

An adventure about a remake of Majora's Mask.

2015

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes

An action-adventure about three Links stacking and cooperating.

2015

Metroid: Samus Returns

An action-adventure about countering melee attacks.

2017

Star Fox 64 3D

A rail shooter about a remake of Star Fox 64.

2011

Metal Gear Solid 3D: Snake Eater

An action-adventure about a portable Snake Eater.

2012

Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance

An action RPG about Sora and Riku in sleeping worlds, with a drop timer.

2012

Resident Evil: Revelations

A survival-horror game about Jill on a ship.

2012

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Monster Hunter Generations

A hunting game about hunting styles and arts.

2016

Ever Oasis

An action game about building an oasis and exploring with residents.

2017

Hyrule Warriors Legends

A musou game about Zelda characters on large battlefields.

2016

Fire Emblem Warriors

A musou game about Fire Emblem characters.

2017

Cave Story

A platformer about a robot in a cave, ported to the 3DS.

2012

Shovel Knight

A platformer about a knight who digs with a shovel and bounces on it.

2014

Azure Striker Gunvolt

An action game about tagging enemies and finishing them with a field.

2015

SteamWorld Dig

A game about digging a mine and carrying ore back up.

2013

Dillon's Rolling Western

A game about a rolling armadillo defending a town from grocks.

2012

Kirby's Blowout Blast

A Kirby puzzle of 3D stages based on the first Kirby's Dream Land.

2017

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe

A free Kirby game about a party fighting bosses.

2017

Steel Diver: Sub Wars

An action game about a submarine combat game.

2014

The World Ends with You

An action RPG about a boy in Shibuya fighting with pins on two screens.

2008

Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow

An action-adventure about Soma and souls, with magic seals you draw.

2005

The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

An action-adventure about a train and Zelda as a spirit who possesses suits of armor.

2009

Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword

A ninja action game played with stylus slashes.

2008

Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

An action-adventure about two characters you can swap.

2006

Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia

An action-adventure about glyphs you absorb.

2008

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars

An action game about a Triad heir.

2009

Wario: Master of Disguise

A Wario game about drawing disguises on the touch screen.

2007

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates

An action RPG about twins and a crystal chalice.

2008

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time

An action RPG about a crystal that changes the rules of a floor.

2009

Geometry Wars: Galaxies

A twin-stick shooter about shapes.

2007

Space Invaders Extreme

A shooter about chaining colors of invaders.

2008

Contra 4

A run-and-gun that treats the two screens as one tall view.

2007

Solatorobo: Red the Hunter

An action RPG about a dog pilot in a flying mecha.

2011

Okamiden

An action-adventure about a puppy with the celestial brush.

2011

Final Fantasy Adventure

An action RPG about a gladiator and a girl seeking a mana tree.

1991

Metroid II: Return of Samus

An exploration platformer about Samus descending SR388 to exterminate the Metroids.

1991

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages

An action-adventure about Link shifting the past and present of Labrynna.

2001

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons

An action-adventure about Link using the Rod of Seasons to change the land.

2001

Metal Gear: Ghost Babel

A stealth game about released as Metal Gear Solid on Game Boy Color, about Solid Snake on a new mission.

2000

Shantae

A platformer about a half-genie who dances to transform and clear a town of pirates.

2002

Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge

A Game Boy Mega Man with four robot masters and a Wily stage.

1991

Mega Man II

A Game Boy sequel that adds a slide and four more robot masters.

1991

Mega Man V

A Game Boy Mega Man about Stardroids and a Mega Arm grappling hook.

1994

Mega Man Xtreme

A Game Boy Color Mega Man X about replays of past stages inside a computer.

2000

Mega Man Xtreme 2

A Game Boy Color Mega Man X about a sequel that lets you play as X or Zero inside the mother computer.

2001

Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge

A whip platformer about Christopher Belmont climbing four castles.

1991

Castlevania: The Adventure

A slow, strict whip platformer about Simon's ancestor.

1989

Gargoyle's Quest

An action game about the gargoyle Firebrand in a demon realm, with a small overworld.

1990

Operation C

A Contra game about running, gunning, and a top-down base.

1991

Nemesis

A Gradius-style shooter about collecting weapon capsules.

1990

R-Type

A shooter about a ship docking a force pod to survive tight waves.

1991

Bionic Commando

A platformer about a soldier whose arm is a grappling hook and who cannot jump.

1992

Prince of Persia

A cinematic platformer about a prince with sixty minutes to reach a princess.

1992

Batman: The Animated Series

An action game about Batman based on the animated show.

1993

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan

An action game about the turtles moving through Foot stages.

1990

Double Dragon

A beat-'em-up about Billy Lee on a mission to find his kidnapped girlfriend.

1988

Avenging Spirit

A platformer about a ghost who possesses enemies and uses their bodies.

1992

The Little Mermaid

An action game about Ariel swimming and throwing bubbles at sea creatures.

1992

Star Wars

An action game about Luke, Han, and the Death Star trench.

1992

Mega Man III

A Game Boy Mega Man that brings masters from the NES third and fourth games.

1992

Mega Man IV

A Game Boy Mega Man with a shop between stages.

1993

Bomberman GB

A bomber maze game about clearing stages and a versus mode.

1994

Kid Dracula

A lighter Castlevania-style platformer about Kid Dracula and his spells.

1993

Heiankyo Alien

A maze game about digging pits to trap aliens in old Kyoto.

1990

SolarStriker

A vertical shooter about a small ship and power-ups.

1990

Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman!

A bomber battle game about Wario and Bomberman.

1994

Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow

An action game about Soma Cruz absorbing monster souls in Dracula's castle.

2003

Metroid: Zero Mission

An action-adventure about a remake of the first Metroid, plus a stealth sequence after the suit is lost.

2004

Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

An action game about Nathan Graves combining cards to change his whip attacks.

2001

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

An action game about Juste Belmont searching two overlaid castles.

2002

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords

An action-adventure about a Link to the Past on the Game Boy Advance, plus a multiplayer Four Swords mode.

2002

Sword of Mana

An action RPG about a boy and a girl with separate stories.

2003

Tales of Phantasia

An action RPG about a party traveling in time, with battles on a line.

2003

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

An action RPG about Sora fighting with a deck of cards in a castle of memories.

2004

Mega Man Zero

A difficult action game about Zero waking in a world that has branded reploids as enemies.

2002

Mega Man Zero 2

A difficult action game about Zero and the Resistance, with forms you build from dropped parts.

2003

Mega Man Zero 3

A difficult action game about a sequel that adds cyber-elf leveling and a sharper story about Ciel.

2004

Mega Man Zero 4

A difficult action game with craftable knacks.

2005

Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand

An action game about a vampire hunter whose gun charges in real sunlight.

2003

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django

An action-adventure with a day-night cycle and forging under the sun.

2004

Drill Dozer

A platformer about a girl in a drilling robot, played with a shifting gear.

2006

Astro Boy: Omega Factor

A side-scrolling action game about Astro Boy meeting other Tezuka characters.

2004

Gunstar Super Heroes

A run-and-gun sequel about combining guns in short, dense stages.

2005

Ninja Five-O

A ninja platformer about rescuing hostages with a grappling hook.

2003

Metal Slug Advance

A run-and-gun about collecting cards while you shoot through short missions.

2004

Gradius Galaxies

A Gradius shooter about a power meter you spend in order.

2001

Mega Man & Bass

A platformer where you choose Mega Man or Bass, each with different paths.

2003

Advance Guardian Heroes

An action game about guarding a mage and spending magic on screen-clearing moves.

2004

Car Battler Joe

A car-combat RPG about building a vehicle and fighting on the road.

2003

Lady Sia

An action-adventure about a princess who transforms to fight.

2001

Sigma Star Saga

An RPG that turns battles into a side-scrolling shooter.

2005

Double Dragon Advance

An action game about a beat-em-up that brings Billy and Jimmy through a new set of stages.

2003

Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX

A run-and-gun about two commandos fighting an alien army.

2002

DK: King of Swing

A platformer about Donkey Kong swinging from pegs by charging a spin.

2005

Tomato Adventure

A Japan-only action RPG from the studio that made Mario & Luigi, about toys as weapons.

2002

Castlevania: Bloodlines

A whip platformer about John Morris and Eric Lecarde chasing Dracula across Europe.

1994

Rocket Knight Adventures

A platformer about an opossum knight with a sword and a rocket burst.

1993

Streets of Rage

A beat-'em-up about three former cops walking a city to reach a crime boss.

1991

Streets of Rage 3

A beat-'em-up with faster enemies and a story that branches on your performance.

1994

Contra: Hard Corps

A run-and-gun about a mercenary squad with branching paths and different weapons.

1994

Thunder Force IV

A side-scrolling shooter about a ship hunting an orn empire's weapons.

1992

Landstalker

An isometric adventure about the treasure hunter Nigel and a fairy who will not stop talking.

1993

Beyond Oasis

An action-adventure about a prince binding four spirits to a gold armlet.

1994

Crusader of Centy

An action-adventure about a boy whose sword only hurts monsters after he meets a wise man, and who collects animal friends.

1994

Light Crusader

An action RPG about a knight descending under a town where people are disappearing.

1995

Comix Zone

An action game about a cartoonist trapped in the panels of his own comic.

1995

Vectorman

A platformer about a robot made of orbs cleaning a polluted Earth.

1995

Vectorman 2

A platformer about Vectorman fighting mutant insects with television-shaped weapons.

1996

Dynamite Headdy

A platformer about a puppet who swaps heads to cross a theater of stages.

1994

Alien Soldier

A boss-rush shooter about a soldier switching between a free aim and a fixed gun.

1995

ToeJam & Earl

A two-player exploration game about two aliens finding spaceship pieces on Earth.

1991

ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron

An action platformer about capturing Earthlings who have stowed away on Funkotron.

1993

The Revenge of Shinobi

A ninja platformer about Musashi crossing continents after his clan is attacked.

1989

Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi

A ninja game about Musashi and a dog that can be sent to distract enemies.

1990

Strider

A platformer about the agent Strider Hiryu cutting through a future Kazakhstan.

1990

Ghouls 'n Ghosts

A platformer about Sir Arthur in armor that breaks after one hit.

1989

Golden Axe

An action game about three warriors riding beasts toward the titan Death Adder.

1989

Golden Axe II

An action game with new mounts and a shorter path to Death Adder's return.

1991

Mercs

A top-down shooter about a squad rescuing a president from a jungle army.

1991

Sunset Riders

A gallery shooter about cowboys on foot and on horseback.

1992

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist

An action game about the turtles fighting the Foot through New York and a warped city.

1992

Thunder Force III

A shooter about equipping weapons and hunting ORN bases.

1990

Elemental Master

A top-down shooter about a wizard firing elemental orbs.

1990

Ranger X

A mech shooter about a rider who can leave the bike and continue on foot.

1993

Steel Empire

A shooter about a propeller fleet at war with a motorized empire.

1992

Bio-Hazard Battle

A shooter about organic ships flying through a mutated atmosphere.

1992

Gaiares

A shooter about a pilot who steals enemy weapons with a remote drone.

1990

Hellfire

A shooter about a ship that fires forward, backward, or on diagonals.

1990

Truxton

A vertical shooter about changing ship speed and collecting weapon pods.

1989

Flashback

A cinematic platformer about an amnesiac agent on Titan.

1993

Out of This World

A cinematic game about a physicist thrown into an alien prison by a failed experiment.

1991

General Chaos

A small-squad tactics game about sending five soldiers across a battlefield.

1994

X-Men

An action game about the X-Men rescuing teammates from a Sentinel plot.

1993

X-Men 2: Clone Wars

A faster X-Men game about fighting clones through large side-scrolling levels.

1995

Chakan: The Forever Man

A difficult action game about an immortal swordsman clearing realms of monsters.

1992

Sword of Vermilion

An action RPG about a prince reclaiming towns on an overworld and in side-view dungeons.

1989

Wonder Boy in Monster World

An action RPG about a boy buying better swords and magic on the way to a demon.

1991

Golden Axe III

An action game about choosing a path across continents to reach a new tyrant.

1993

Two Crude Dudes

An action game about two large men who can pick up enemies and throw them.

1992

Haunting Starring Polterguy

A game about a ghost scaring a family out of a series of houses.

1993

Batman Returns

An action game about Batman moving through Gotham during the Penguin's plot.

1992

Spider-Man

A platformer about Spider-Man web-swinging through a kidnap plot.

1994

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

A helicopter mission game about fuel, ammo, and rescuing people with a winch.

1992

Jungle Strike

An action game about flying, driving, and hovering through missions against a drug cartel.

1993

Urban Strike

A mission game about a helicopter campaign that moves into a city.

1994

Rolling Thunder 2

A gallery shooter about agents ducking into doorways for ammo.

1991

E-SWAT: City Under Siege

A side-scrolling shooter about a cop who later pilots a powered suit.

1990

Target Earth

A mech action game about buying parts between sorties on an invaded Earth.

1990

Arrow Flash

A shooter about a pilot who transforms between a jet and a mech.

1990

Whip Rush

A shooter about a pilot sent to remove an alien station from Earth's orbit.

1990

Mystic Defender

A platformer about a sorcerer firing orbs to rescue a kidnapped woman.

1989

Sonic Spinball

A pinball-platformer about Sonic bouncing through Dr.

1993

Battletoads

A brawler about three toads, including the infamous speedbike stages.

1993

Star Fox 64

A rail shooter about Fox McCloud choosing paths through the Lylat system.

1997

Jet Force Gemini

A shooter about three characters freeing a planet from insect invaders.

1999

Blast Corps

A puzzle-action game about demolishing buildings so a runaway truck can pass.

1997

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

A flight shooter about piloting Rebel craft through missions from the films.

1998

Mischief Makers

An action game about a robot who grabs enemies and objects and shakes them.

1997

Sin and Punishment

A rail shooter about two fighters on a future Earth, played with a cursor and a character.

2000

Body Harvest

A farming sim about driving and shooting through time periods invaded by insects.

1998

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

An action game about the mercenary Dash Rendar between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.

1996

Castlevania

A 3D action game about hunters entering Dracula's lands at the end of the nineteenth century.

1999

Mega Man 64

An action-adventure about Mega Man Volnutt digging ruins on an island of scavengers.

2001

Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon

An action-adventure about Goemon's party traveling feudal Japan, including a giant-robot fight.

1998

Goemon's Great Adventure

A side-scrolling adventure about Goemon and friends crossing Japan in separate stories.

1999

Space Station Silicon Valley

A puzzle game about possessing robot animals to cross a space station.

1998

Army Men: Sarge's Heroes

A shooter about green plastic soldiers warping between their world and a real house.

1999

Vigilante 8

A car-combat game about armed vehicles in open arenas.

1999

Bomberman 64

A 3D bomber game about throwing bombs and collecting gold cards.

1997

Bomberman Hero

A jumping bomber adventure that plays more like a platformer than a maze battle.

1998

Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness

An action-adventure about a 3D Castlevania that adds new leads and revisits the castle from the previous game.

1999

Gauntlet Legends

An action game about four heroes collecting keys and fighting through themed worlds.

1999

Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine

An adventure about Indy exploring Soviet-dug ruins for a Babylonian machine.

2000

Star Wars: Episode I: Battle for Naboo

A flight shooter about Naboo pilots during the blockade of the planet.

2000

WinBack: Covert Operations

A third-person shooter about using corners as cover in a terrorist facility.

1999

Mission: Impossible

A stealth-action game about completing spy objectives with disguises and gadgets.

1998

Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense

A car-combat game with new arenas and salvage weapons.

2000

Deadlock

A hero shooter about lanes, last hits, and abilities that turn a fight.

2024

Marvel Rivals

A team hero shooter with Marvel characters and shifting maps.

2024

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

A roguelike about a boy in a basement, with items that rewrite the run.

2014

PCPS4

Aniimo

A free creature-collecting action RPG about capturing Aniimo and merging with them to fight.

2026

Naraka: Bladepoint

An action game about heroes, grapples, and a shrinking zone.

2021

Monster Hunter Wilds

A hunting game about an open map, a mount, and monsters that move to other zones if you take too long.

2025

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

A shooter about a space marine, with parries and a co-op mode against tyranid swarms.

2024

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ARC Raiders

An extraction shooter about going topside, looting, and getting back out.

2025

PCPS5Series X|S

Wuthering Waves

A free open-world action RPG about resonators, echoes, and a rotating endgame.

2024

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

A medieval sandbox about a warband, a fief, and battles you fight inside.

2022

Path of Exile 2

An action RPG about a dark continent, skill gems, and a character you plan more than you level.

2024

Monster Hunter: World

A hunting game about learning a monster's tells and carving specific parts.

2018

Last Epoch

An action RPG about mastering a class, crafting gear, and a timeline of eras.

2024

Minecraft Dungeons II

An action game about Minecraft heroes, loot, and a new threat across two worlds.

2026

Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions

An action game about a set of stealth drills spun out of Metal Gear Solid.

1999

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

A survival-horror game about Jill trying to leave Raccoon City while Nemesis hunts her.

1999

Ape Escape

A 3D game about catching monkeys with a gadget-loaded net.

1999

Tomb Raider

An action-adventure about Lara Croft exploring tombs and jumping with a fixed camera.

1996

Tomb Raider II

An action-adventure about a sequel that adds vehicles and outdoor levels to Lara's tomb raids.

1997

Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

An action-adventure about the vampire Raziel devouring souls and shifting to the spectral realm.

1999

Parasite Eve II

A more action-leaning sequel about Aya Brea and a shelter in the desert.

2000

Dino Crisis

A survival-horror game about a team trapped on an island of dinosaurs.

1999

Dino Crisis 2

A survival-horror game about buying weapons with points from dinosaurs you kill.

2000

Alundra

An action-adventure about a dreamwalker entering people's nightmares.

1997

Legend of Mana

An action RPG about placing lands on a map and following optional stories.

2000

Star Ocean: The Second Story

An action RPG about private actions that change which characters join.

1999

Threads of Fate

An action RPG with two protagonists who do not play the same story.

2000

Brave Fencer Musashi

An action game about a swordsman who absorbs enemy techniques.

1998

Tomba!

A platformer about a wild boy recovering a bracelet and clearing events on a map.

1998

Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return

A platformer about Tomba traveling by trolley between towns cursed by pigs.

1999

MediEvil

An action game about Sir Dan, a skeleton knight, crossing a cartoon graveyard.

1998

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

A puzzle-platformer about a slave who must chant to possess guards and rescue his own.

1997

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus

A puzzle game with more Mudokons to rescue and more chants.

1998

Mega Man Legends

An action-adventure about Mega Man Volnutt digging ruins and defending a city.

1998

Mega Man Legends 2

An action-adventure about a larger world and ruins that ask for specific weapons.

2000

Mega Man X4

A robot platformer where you choose X or Zero.

1997

Mega Man 8

A Mega Man game with bolt shops between the robot masters.

1997

Einhänder

A shooter about a fighter that picks up enemy gunpods.

1998

R-Type Delta

A shooter about three ships and a force pod.

1999

Driver

A driving game about film-like missions in real cities.

1999

Driver 2

A driving game about a sequel that lets you leave the car and continue on foot.

2000

Twisted Metal 2

A car-combat game about a tournament of armed vehicles.

1996

Syphon Filter

A third-person shooter about a taser, a sniper rifle, and missions with objectives.

1999

Syphon Filter 2

A third-person shooter about a sequel that splits time between Gabe and Lian.

2000

Point Blank

An action game about a light-gun gallery of short shooting challenges.

1998

Fear Effect

An action-adventure about three criminals in a red-tinted Hong Kong.

2000

Castlevania Chronicles

An action platformer about Simon's original climb.

2001

Resident Evil 4

An action-horror game about Leon escorting the president's daughter through a rural outbreak.

2005

Ico

An action-adventure about a boy leading a girl out of a castle.

2001

Devil May Cry

An action game about Dante and a style rank that rewards not getting hit.

2001

God of War II

An action game about Kratos betrayed by Zeus and climbing the sisters of fate.

2007

Kingdom Hearts II

An action RPG about Sora waking up a year later, with drive forms and reaction commands.

2006

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

A stealth sequel that shifts to a new protagonist on an offshore plant.

2001

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

An action game about Dante and Vergil, and styles you can switch.

2005

Okami

An action-adventure about a sun goddess in wolf form painting with a celestial brush.

2006

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God Hand

A brawler about building a move set and a difficulty that rises when you play well.

2006

Devil May Cry 2

An action game about Dante and Lucia, looser than the games around it.

2003

Onimusha: Warlords

An action game about a samurai absorbing souls to feed a gauntlet.

2001

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny

An action game about Jubei and gifts you trade with other characters.

2002

Onimusha 3: Demon Siege

An action game with a present-day soldier.

2004

Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner

A mech action game about Jehuty and a fast lock-on dash.

2003

Jak II

An action platformer about a sequel that puts Jak in a city of missions, guns, and a hover vehicle.

2003

Jak 3

An action platformer about a desert, a new light form, and the city from the previous game.

2004

Ratchet & Clank

A platformer about a lombax and a robot buying weapons with bolts.

2002

PS2PS3

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

An action platformer with strafing, upgrades, and space combat.

2003

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

An action platformer with a third playable character and online-style multiplayer maps.

2004

Sly 2: Band of Thieves

An action-adventure about a gang pulling jobs, with three playable thieves.

2004

Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves

An action-adventure about recruiting specialists for one last vault.

2005

PS2PS3

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

An action game about a prince who can rewind a mistake.

2003

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

An action-adventure about the prince trying to escape his fate.

2004

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

An action-adventure about a sequel that adds a dark form and chariot chases.

2005

Beyond Good & Evil

An action-adventure about a photographer uncovering a government lie.

2003

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories

An action RPG about a keyblade and Disney worlds.

2008

Dark Cloud

An action RPG about rebuilding towns with pieces you find in dungeons.

2001

Dark Cloud 2

An action RPG about a boy with a camera and a girl from the future, with invention.

2003

Rogue Galaxy

An action RPG about a boy who joins a space pirate crew.

2007

Grand Theft Auto III

An open-world game about a silent criminal in Liberty City.

2001

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

An open-world game about Tommy Vercetti in a 1980s city.

2002

Bully

An open-world game about a student at a boarding school.

2006

The Warriors

A brawler about a gang trying to get back to Coney Island.

2005

Maximo: Ghosts to Glory

A platformer about a knight with limited armor and a hub of graveyards.

2002

Maximo vs. Army of Zin

An action platformer with a shield and less punishment.

2004

Viewtiful Joe

A side-scrolling action game about slowing time and zooming in VFX mode.

2004

Viewtiful Joe 2

A side-scrolling action game about a sequel that adds a second character and new VFX.

2004

Twisted Metal: Black

A darker car-combat game about stories for each vehicle.

2001

Grand Theft Auto IV

An open-world game about an immigrant pulled back into crime in Liberty City.

2008

inFAMOUS

An open-world game about electric powers and a karma meter.

2009

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

A brawler about Logan, with lunge attacks and a health bar that refills if you stay aggressive.

2009

Resident Evil 6

A third-person shooter with four campaigns that cross.

2012

Alice: Madness Returns

A platformer about Alice, with a weapon that shrinks enemies and a dodge that must be timed.

2011

inFAMOUS 2

An open-world game about a sequel set in a flooded New Orleans-like city.

2011

Dark Souls

A dark-fantasy action RPG about linking a fire in a kingdom of undead.

2011

Spec Ops: The Line

A shooter about three soldiers in a buried Dubai.

2012

God of War HD

An action game about Kratos taking revenge on the god of war.

2009

Deadfall Adventures

A pulp adventure about a treasure hunter, traps, and light you have to keep on the enemy.

2013

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

A Ratchet game about Clank and time, with puzzles that record a past version of him.

2009

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

A stealth game about Big Boss building Mother Base and fighting mechanized bosses.

2010

PS3PSP

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

An open-world stealth game about a mercenary building a base and extracting soldiers.

2015

Batman: Arkham Origins

An action-adventure about the night Batman meets several assassins.

2013

Dead Rising 2

A zombie game about a man who has to get Zombrex to his daughter on a timer.

2010

Metal Gear Solid HD Collection

A stealth collection about Solid Snake and Big Boss sneaking through three missions.

2011

God of War II HD

An action game about a second God of War, in the PS3 high-definition release.

2009

Saints Row 2

An open-world game about rebuilding a gang in Stilwater.

2008

Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix

An action RPG about a keyblade and Disney worlds.

2013

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

A Lego game about Batman and Superman in an open Gotham.

2012

Dead Space 2

A horror game about a sequel set on a city built on a moon.

2011

LEGO Marvel's Avengers

A Lego game about the first two Avengers films, with a hub you fly around.

2016

God of War: Ascension

An action game about Kratos before he is fully bound to the gods.

2013

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

A Spider-Man game that switches between four versions of him.

2010

The Ratchet & Clank Trilogy

An action platformer about a lombax and a robot crossing the galaxy with a pile of guns.

2012

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix

An action RPG about a keyblade and Disney worlds.

2014

Yakuza 3

A brawler about Kiryu running an orphanage in Okinawa, with fights when the story pulls him back.

2009

Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag

A pirate game about a ship you upgrade between assassinations.

2013

Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z

A stylized action game about a cyborg ninja who is not Ryu.

2014

Assassin's Creed II

An open-world game about Ezio in Renaissance Italy.

2009

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

An action-adventure about Harry's sixth year, with duels and potion classes.

2009

Resident Evil 5

A co-op horror game about Chris and Sheva.

2009

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

A sword game about Raiden and a mode that lets you cut anything.

2013

Batman: Arkham City

An action-adventure about a prison city and a predator room system.

2011

Prince of Persia

A platformer about a prince and a companion who saves him when he falls.

2008

Skylanders SWAP Force

A toys-to-life game about figures you put on a portal, with tops and bottoms you can swap.

2013

LEGO Dimensions

A toys-to-life Lego game about portals into other worlds.

2015

Watch Dogs

An open-world game about hacking a city, cameras, and traffic lights.

2014

God of War Collection

An action game about Kratos and the Greek gods.

2009

Metal Gear Solid 3 HD

An action game about Snake in the jungle.

2011

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus

A shorter Ratchet game about gravity puzzles and a dimension prison.

2013

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

An action game about playing through the Star Wars films as Lego characters.

2007

Dark Souls II

A dark-fantasy action RPG about a cursed wanderer and a health bar that shrinks.

2014

PS3PS4

Drakengard 3

An action game about a woman hunting her sisters, with a dragon between the fights.

2013

Skylanders Giants

A toys-to-life game about giant figures who smash gates the small ones cannot.

2012

Marvel's Spider-Man

An open-world game about Peter Parker swinging through New York.

2018

For Honor

A melee fighter about knights, vikings, and samurai, built on directional guard.

2017

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The Last of Us Part II

A story game about revenge across a flooded city, played from two sides.

2020

Hogwarts Legacy

An open-world game about a student in the 1890s who can see ancient magic.

2023

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Dying Light 2

A parkour zombie game about a city you cross on rooftops, where night is the dangerous part.

2022

Horizon Zero Dawn

An open-world game about a hunter who strips machines for parts.

2017

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales

A smaller Spider-Man game about Miles, venom punches, and a winter in Harlem.

2020

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

An open-world RPG about a mercenary in ancient Greece.

2018

Sniper Elite: Resistance

A stealth shooter about occupied France, with slow-motion bullet cameras.

2025

Hollow Knight: Silksong

A side-view action game about Hornet, with a crest that changes her tools and a heal that uses silk.

2025

Batman: Arkham Knight

An action game about Batman, the Batmobile, and a militia occupying Gotham.

2015

Dark Souls: Remastered

An action RPG about a curse and a bell you have to ring twice.

2018

Days Gone

An open-world game about a biker, hordes of infected, and camps you supply.

2019

Fall Guys

A knockout game about clumsy costumes racing through obstacle rounds.

2020

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Batman: Return to Arkham

An action game about a remastered Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, sold together.

2016

Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection

An action-adventure about climbing, shooting, and a treasure hunt.

2022

Cuphead

A run-and-gun about boss game drawn like a 1930s cartoon.

2017

Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection

An action-adventure about climbing, shooting, and a treasure hunt.

2015

Assassin's Creed Origins

An open-world game about Bayek in Ptolemaic Egypt, where levels matter.

2017

Mass Effect Legendary Edition

An action RPG about a crew, choices, and a galactic war.

2021

Resident Evil Village

A horror game about a village, four lords, and a baby you can hear.

2021

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Vampire Survivors

A game about walking while weapons fire themselves and a timer brings the bosses.

2022

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams

A samurai action game about absorbing souls to power the weapons.

2006

Marvel's Wolverine

An action game about Logan, built around close combat and healing.

2026

The Blood of Dawnwalker

A vampire action RPG about night, blood, and a valley you move through after dark.

2026

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

A sword-combat game in the Onimusha line about a warrior and the demons in his path.

2026

Ghost of Yotei

An open-world game about a mercenary on a revenge path in Ezo.

2025

Control Resonant

An action game about the Federal Bureau of Control and a building that does not stay still.

2026

Crimson Desert

An open-world action game about a mercenary company on a large continent.

2026

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Zenless Zone Zero

A free urban action game about agents, a TV-like puzzle layer, and limited-time events.

2024

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

An action-adventure about a pirate, ships, and the Caribbean.

2026

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2

An action game about a bundle of later Metal Gear Solid games, sold together on current consoles.

2026

007 First Light

A James Bond origin game about a young agent, stealth, and set pieces.

2026

Elden Ring Nightreign

An action game with other players.

2025

Ball x Pit

A roguelike about bouncing balls, a pit, and builds you assemble between runs.

2025

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories

An action game about a open-world prequel set in Liberty City.

2005

God of War: Ghost of Sparta

An action game about Kratos looking for his brother.

2010

Patapon 2

A rhythm strategy game about a sequel that adds hero units you can evolve.

2009

Patapon 3

A rhythm strategy game about a smaller squad of hero patapons.

2011

Monster Hunter Freedom

An action RPG about village quests and gathering.

2006

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

An action RPG about three apprentices in the years before the first Kingdom Hearts.

2010

Ys Seven

An action RPG about Adol and a party you swap in real time.

2010

Ys: The Oath in Felghana

A fast action RPG about Adol on a return to a cursed country.

2010

Ys I & II Chronicles

An action RPG about bumping into enemies rather than pressing an attack.

2009

Star Ocean: First Departure

An action RPG about private actions and item creation.

2008

Star Ocean: Second Evolution

An action RPG about a portable remake of The Second Story.

2009

Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

An action platformer about a remake of Rondo of Blood that also unlocks Symphony of the Night.

2007

Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters

An action platformer about a shrinking device.

2007

Secret Agent Clank

An action game about a Clank-led sneak game set while Ratchet is in trouble.

2008

MediEvil: Resurrection

An action game about the knight Sir Dan fighting through a haunted village.

2005

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

An action game about Vic Vance in Vice City.

2006

Syphon Filter: Dark Mirror

A third-person shooter about Gabe Logan.

2006

Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow

An action game with swimming and more gadgets.

2007

Gods Eater Burst

A hunting game about eating aragami and using their parts as bullets.

2011

Phantasy Star Portable 2

An online-leaning action RPG about types and weapons you can play solo.

2010

Final Fantasy Type-0

A Japan-only action RPG about a class of cadets at war.

2011

Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix

An action RPG with extra bosses.

2011

Infected

A brawler about a city of infected and a combo meter.

2006

Death Jr.

A platformer about the son of the Grim Reaper.

2005

Pursuit Force

A shooter about jumping between cars in a chase.

2006

Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice

An action game with more agencies and longer chases.

2008

Gladiator Begins

A gladiator RPG about a custom fighter in a league.

2010

Lord of Arcana

A hunting RPG about giant monsters and a weapon you forge.

2010

Mega Man X

A robot platformer about the armor-wearing reploid X hunting the renegade Sigma.

1994

Contra III: The Alien Wars

A run-and-gun about two commandos fighting an alien army through a burning city.

1992

Super Castlevania IV

A whip platformer about Simon Belmont climbing through Dracula's castle.

1991

Star Fox

A rail shooter about Fox McCloud flying an Arwing through the Lylat system.

1993

Secret of Mana

An action RPG about three heroes rebuilding a sword that can reach the Mana Tree.

1993

Mega Man X2

A robot platformer about X hunting the X-Hunters who stole Zero's parts.

1995

Illusion of Gaia

An action RPG about a boy who changes into other forms while following a comet's path.

1994

Soul Blazer

An action RPG about a servant of the gods freeing souls and watching towns rebuild.

1992

Secret of Evermore

An action RPG about a boy and a dog thrown into movies, prehistory, and a ruined future.

1995

Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts

A platformer about the knight Arthur crossing a demon realm in armor that breaks once.

1991

Demon's Crest

A platformer about the gargoyle Firebrand taking magical crests back from other demons.

1994

Alien vs. Predator

An action game about a Predator, a marine, or a hunter fighting xenomorphs in a city.

1993

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time

An action game about the turtles chasing Shredder through several periods of history.

1992

Sunset Riders

A shooter about bounty hunters riding and running through western set pieces.

1993

Cybernator

A side-scrolling shooter about a pilot in a government mech during a future war.

1992

Metal Warriors

A mech game about pilots who can leave a ruined machine and steal another.

1995

Axelay

A shooter that switches between a side view and a trench seen from above.

1992

U.N. Squadron

A shooter about hired pilots buying planes and guns between missions over a war zone.

1991

R-Type III

A shooter about a ship that docks a force pod on its nose or its tail.

1994

Space Megaforce

A vertical shooter about a small ship collecting orbs that change its weapon.

1992

Super Bomberman

A maze game about planting bombs and trapping other bombers before the fuse ends.

1993

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

A top-down game about two kids rescuing neighbors from movie monsters.

1993

Goof Troop

A puzzle adventure about Goofy and Max pushing blocks through a pirate ship.

1993

Super Star Wars

A platformer about Luke leaving Tatooine and the Rebel attack on the Death Star.

1992

ActRaiser

A game that switches between side-scrolling fights and growing a civilization from the sky.

1991

E.V.O.: Search for Eden

An action game about evolving one creature from the sea onto land and into the sky.

1993

Shadowrun

An action RPG about a courier in Seattle who wakes with a datachip in his skull.

1993

Equinox

An isometric puzzle game about a boy searching tombs for missing wizards.

1994

Out of This World

A cinematic game about a physicist who is pulled into an alien prison.

1992

Flashback

A cinematic platformer about an amnesiac agent on a moon of Saturn.

1993

Blackthorne

A cinematic platformer about a shotgun outlaw stepping between the front and back plane.

1994

Pocky & Rocky

A top-down shooter about a shrine maiden and a tanuki clearing a mountain path.

1993

The Legend of the Mystical Ninja

An action game about two ninja traveling towns and dropping into side-scrolling fights.

1992

Final Fight

A fighter about walking Metro City to find a kidnapped daughter.

1991

Final Fight 2

A fighter about Haggar searching abroad for the gang that escaped Metro City.

1993

Captain Commando

An action game about a commando and three odd partners clearing a criminal ward.

1995

Knights of the Round

An action game about Arthur and two knights cutting through soldiers on the way to a crown.

1994

The King of Dragons

An action game about five heroes crossing a kingdom a dragon has claimed.

1994

Mega Man 7

A robot platformer about Mega Man facing four new masters after Dr.

1995

Mega Man X3

A robot platformer about X and Zero chasing a reploid who infects other machines.

1996

Super Bomberman 2

A bomber game with a short story mode and a battle mode for several players.

1994

Battletoads in Battlemaniacs

A brawler about two toads punching through surreal stages and vehicle runs.

1993

Sparkster

A platformer about a rocket knight with a sword and a burst of flight.

1994

Super Turrican

A run-and-gun about a soldier with a freeze beam and a rolling attack.

1993

Nosferatu

A platformer about a hunter climbing a vampire's mansion with a rope.

1995

ActRaiser 2

A side-scrolling action game about an angel fighting demons, without the town building of the first.

1993

Castlevania: Dracula X

A platformer about Richter Belmont crossing Dracula's castle to find two kidnapped women.

1995

Super Mario Party

A party game about boards, stick minigames, and allies who join your side.

2018

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

An open-area Pokémon game about surveying Hisui and catching without a traditional route.

2022

Mario Party Superstars

An action game about a collection of classic Mario Party boards and minigames.

2021

Splatoon 2

A shooter about covering the ground in ink and swimming through your own color.

2017

Splatoon 3

A shooter about turf wars, with a story mode and a lobby that changes seasons.

2022

Super Mario Party Jamboree

A party game about a large board, motion minigames, and a lot of players.

2024

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

An action Pokémon game set in Lumiose City about real-time battles and a redevelopment plan.

2025

Monster Hunter Rise

A hunting game about wirebugs that pull you off the ground and into mounted attacks.

2021

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

An adventure about Koholint Island and the instruments that wake the Wind Fish.

2019

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

An action-adventure with a stick option for the sword.

2021

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

An adventure where Zelda copies objects and monsters and places them to solve rooms.

2024

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

A musou game about the war before Breath of the Wild, with a large battlefield and specials.

2020

1-2-Switch

An action game about a party game of short motion duels, played while looking at the other person, not the screen.

2017

Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy

An action game about a set of the three 3D-era Grand Theft Auto games, remade for modern consoles.

2021

It Takes Two

A co-op game about a couple turned into dolls, with a new mechanic in each level.

2021

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LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

An action game with free roam between the story missions.

2022

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

An action-adventure about motion-controlled sword directions and a sky island.

2011

Resident Evil 4

A horror game with the pointer.

2007

Super Paper Mario

An action RPG about a paper Mario that flips between 2D and 3D.

2007

Sin & Punishment: Star Successor

A rail shooter about two characters and a cursor.

2010

No More Heroes

A brawler about an otaku assassin who has to earn entry fees with odd jobs.

2008

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

A brawler with shorter job sections and more fights.

2010

Muramasa: The Demon Blade

An action RPG about two protagonists and swords that break.

2009

MadWorld

A black-and-white brawler about scoring stylish kills.

2009

Monster Hunter Tri

A hunting game about underwater fights and a village.

2009

The Last Story

An action RPG about a mercenary who can slow time to set up the party.

2012

Pandora's Tower

An action game about feeding a beast flesh so a woman does not transform.

2013

Metroid: Other M

An action game about authorization to use your own weapons.

2010

Elebits

A game about finding creatures by grabbing objects with the pointer.

2006

Red Steel 2

A first-person sword game that requires MotionPlus.

2010

Dead Space: Extraction

A rail shooter in the Dead Space setting.

2009

The House of the Dead: Overkill

A rail shooter played as a grindhouse movie.

2009

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

A rail shooter through Resident Evil scenes.

2007

Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles

A rail shooter about Leon and Claire's stories.

2009

Mega Man 9

An action platformer about a Mega Man that plays like the NES games, sold on WiiWare.

2008

Mega Man 10

An action platformer about a sequel in the same retro style.

2010

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth

An action platformer about a WiiWare remake of the Game Boy Castlevania.

2009

Gradius ReBirth

A side-scrolling shooter about the Vic Viper collecting power-ups in a fixed order.

2008

Contra ReBirth

A run-and-gun about two soldiers fighting an alien army.

2009

Link's Crossbow Training

A short shooter bundled with a Zapper shell.

2007

Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon

An action-adventure about a boy with a flashlight after the world has emptied.

2010

Rygar: The Battle of Argus

An action game about a warrior who fights with a shield on a chain.

2009

Disaster: Day of Crisis

An action game about rescues and shooting during disasters.

2008

Ghost Squad

A rail shooter about an anti-terror squad.

2007

Chicken Shoot

An action game about a light gallery of chickens.

2007

Gears of War 2

A cover shooter about a counterattack underground, with a chainsaw duel.

2008

Batman: Arkham Asylum

An action-adventure about a Batman game set inside the asylum.

2009

Gears of War 3

A cover shooter about the last of the COG and a weapon that changes the ending fight.

2011

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

An action game about a secret apprentice, Force powers, and a lightsaber.

2008

Assassin's Creed

An action game about Altair, investigations, and a leap into a hay cart.

2007

Dance Central

A Kinect dancing game about flashcards of moves and a song you perform.

2010

L.A. Noire

A detective game about face cues and evidence.

2011

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance

A brawler about a team of Marvel heroes, with gear and a fusion move.

2006

Guitar Hero II

A plastic-guitar rhythm game about note charts and a star power phrase.

2006

Saints Row

An open-world crime game about a gang in Stilwater, respect, and activities that unlock missions.

2006

Dead Rising

A zombie game about a photographer on a timer inside a mall.

2006

Rock Band

A band game about guitar, bass, drums, and a singer, scored as one song.

2007

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

A third-person shooter about a frozen planet, thermal energy, and big insects.

2006

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

A guitar game famous for slow songs that are harder than they look, and a boss battle.

2007

Mass Effect

An RPG about a human Spectre chasing a rogue agent across the galaxy.

2007

Crackdown

An open-world game about an agent whose skills grow by using them.

2007

Guitar Hero World Tour

A rhythm game about a Guitar Hero that added drums, vocals, and a full band.

2008

Gears of War: Judgment

An action game about Kilo squad told through a trial.

2013

Ninja Gaiden II

A hard action game about Ryu, dismemberment, and groups that do not wait their turn.

2008

State of Decay 2

A zombie survival game about a community, noise, and cars that break.

2018

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Gears 5

A cover shooter about Kait, an open map between chapters, and a swarm that is not finished.

2019

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High on Life 2

A comedy shooter sequel about talking guns, a conspiracy, and getting around between the jokes.

2026

Star Wars: Outlaws

An open-world game about a scoundrel, a speeder, and jobs that change your reputation.

2024

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

An open-world game about a Na'vi on Pandora, a bow, and bases you can undermine.

2023

Hades II

A roguelike about Melinoe fighting toward Chronos, with a cauldron of upgrades between runs.

2025