Video games · Edition 2.4

Top 100 Games

One hundred video games that justified the hours they asked for — design-first, spanning forty years and twelve countries. Weighted toward completion: a game needs to be worth finishing, not just worth starting.

24 editors Updated 2d ago 1985–2024 Avg 8.18

001

★ The summit

Hard Water

Halvorsen Studios1998Adventure★ 9.5

A hydroelectric town puzzle game that never quite ends.

002

Verdigris

Kovač & Sons2014★ 9.4

003

Tessellate

Joon Min2009★ 9.4

Four through one hundred#004 → #100

#004

The Cartographer1996

The Cartographer

1996·Solanas Game Lab

#005

Saltbox2017

Saltbox

2017·Tideway

#006

Inkfish Republic2003

Inkfish Republic

2003·Mavros Bros.

#007

Bone China2011

Bone China

2011·Hara Atelier

#008

Cormorant2007

Cormorant

2007·Jensen Interactive

#009

The Heron Trial2001

The Heron Trial

2001·Mallam Studios

#010

Halogen2022

Halogen

2022·Sutter Soft

#011

Goldenrod1986

Goldenrod

1986·Kovač

#012

Steeplejack1997

Steeplejack

1997·Joon Min

#013

Mast2008

Mast

2008·Solanas

#014

The Hollow Year2019

The Hollow Year

2019·Tideway

#015

Quiet Storm1990

Quiet Storm

1990·Mavros

#016

Bayfront2001

Bayfront

2001·Hara

#017

The Pelican Hours2012

The Pelican Hours

2012·Jensen

#018

Cordage2023

Cordage

2023·Mallam

#019

Magnetite1994

Magnetite

1994·Sutter

#020

Stillwater Republic2005

Stillwater Republic

2005·Halvorsen

#021

Lacuna2016

Lacuna

2016·Kovač

#022

The Marsh King1987

The Marsh King

1987·Joon Min

#023

Pitch & Tar1998

Pitch & Tar

1998·Solanas

#024

The Stagehand2009

The Stagehand

2009·Tideway

#025

Mockingbird Code2020

Mockingbird Code

2020·Mavros

#026

Embers1991

Embers

1991·Hara

#027

Ironclad2002

Ironclad

2002·Jensen

#028

The Last Cartographer2013

The Last Cartographer

2013·Mallam

#029

Tributary2024

Tributary

2024·Sutter

#030

Hopscotch1995

Hopscotch

1995·Halvorsen

#031

Aviary2006

Aviary

2006·Kovač

#032

Pebbledash2017

Pebbledash

2017·Joon Min

#033

Vellum1988

Vellum

1988·Solanas

#034

Owl Hour1999

Owl Hour

1999·Tideway

#035

Spindrift2010

Spindrift

2010·Mavros

#036

Refrain2021

Refrain

2021·Hara

#037

Pendulum1992

Pendulum

1992·Jensen

#038

Glasshouse2003

Glasshouse

2003·Mallam

#039

Saltbreaker2014

Saltbreaker

2014·Sutter

#040

The Tally1985

The Tally

1985·Halvorsen

#041

Granite1996

Granite

1996·Kovač

#042

Hush2007

Hush

2007·Joon Min

#043

Ouroboros2018

Ouroboros

2018·Solanas

#044

Drift1989

Drift

1989·Tideway

#045

Mooncalf2000

Mooncalf

2000·Mavros

#046

Pail2011

Pail

2011·Hara

#047

Wickwood2022

Wickwood

2022·Jensen

#048

Lighthouse Keeper1993

Lighthouse Keeper

1993·Mallam

#049

Reverie2004

Reverie

2004·Sutter

#050

Magpie2015

Magpie

2015·Halvorsen

#051

Watershed1986

Watershed

1986·Kovač

#052

The Lacemaker1997

The Lacemaker

1997·Joon Min

#053

Tinder2008

Tinder

2008·Solanas

#054

Half-Light2019

Half-Light

2019·Tideway

#055

Anvil1990

Anvil

1990·Mavros

#056

Riverkeep2001

Riverkeep

2001·Hara

#057

Burrow2012

Burrow

2012·Jensen

#058

Wormwood2023

Wormwood

2023·Mallam

#059

The Switchman1994

The Switchman

1994·Sutter

#060

Tinder Lake2005

Tinder Lake

2005·Halvorsen

#061

Lodestar2016

Lodestar

2016·Kovač

#062

Quill1987

Quill

1987·Joon Min

#063

Snare1998

Snare

1998·Solanas

#064

The Almanac2009

The Almanac

2009·Tideway

#065

Foundling2020

Foundling

2020·Mavros

#066

Saltlick1991

Saltlick

1991·Hara

#067

The Trapper2002

The Trapper

2002·Jensen

#068

Cinder2013

Cinder

2013·Mallam

#069

Heath2024

Heath

2024·Sutter

#070

Plover1995

Plover

1995·Halvorsen

#071

Whetstone2006

Whetstone

2006·Kovač

#072

Bramble2017

Bramble

2017·Joon Min

#073

Foxfire1988

Foxfire

1988·Solanas

#074

Whisper Box1999

Whisper Box

1999·Tideway

#075

Tidepool2010

Tidepool

2010·Mavros

#076

Snug2021

Snug

2021·Hara

#077

Anchorage1992

Anchorage

1992·Jensen

#078

Long Wake2003

Long Wake

2003·Mallam

#079

Cradle2014

Cradle

2014·Sutter

#080

Birdcage1985

Birdcage

1985·Halvorsen

#081

Hatch1996

Hatch

1996·Kovač

#082

Beam2007

Beam

2007·Joon Min

#083

Eel & Tide2018

Eel & Tide

2018·Solanas

#084

Quench1989

Quench

1989·Tideway

#085

Skerry2000

Skerry

2000·Mavros

#086

Plumb2011

Plumb

2011·Hara

#087

Reverie II2022

Reverie II

2022·Jensen

#088

Verdigris II1993

Verdigris II

1993·Mallam

#089

Citrus2004

Citrus

2004·Sutter

#090

Saltchuck2015

Saltchuck

2015·Halvorsen

#091

Heartwood1986

Heartwood

1986·Kovač

#092

Snowmelt1997

Snowmelt

1997·Joon Min

#093

Foxglove2008

Foxglove

2008·Solanas

#094

Ferrograph2019

Ferrograph

2019·Tideway

#095

Asphalt1990

Asphalt

1990·Mavros

#096

Mireille2001

Mireille

2001·Hara

#097

Wolfthistle2012

Wolfthistle

2012·Jensen

#098

Coppice2023

Coppice

2023·Mallam

#099

Ironbell1994

Ironbell

1994·Sutter

#100

Windrow2005

Windrow

2005·Halvorsen

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