AAA Games
This game franchise started out as sets of trading cards, but has grown so famous that literally everyone knows what it is
Pokémon
This pixelated RPG released in 2015 is renowned for its excellent characters and world-building. Only your own determination can get you through to the end
Undertale
This smiling yellow sphere can never stop eating, and he eats everything from fruits to the paranormal
Pac-Man
This gaming company is especially known for its outlandish copywrite laws. They are so strict that anyone who makes a fangame with their IP or even uses similar game mechanics can be sued for millions
Nintendo
Set in a futuristic universe, this game franchise became XBox’s main exclusive title and revolutionized the first-person shooter genre
Halo
Use your finger guns to shoot your way through this wonderful game designed in the style of a 1930’s cartoon
Cuphead
He’s a big guy who started out tossing barrels down a tower, but now he’s too busy saving the world from a crocodile warlord
Donkey Kong
While this company has developed games for real-life sports like FIFA, the NFL, and the NBA, they are often criticized for a general lack of innovation
Electronic Arts (EA Games)
This console released in 2005 remains the company’s most successful console, known for its extensive game catalogue and how it’s innovations defined HD gaming
Xbox 360
Released in 2009, this game became famous for its emphasis on creativity. While it started off as an independent game, it has since been bought out and is now managed by a large corporation
Minecraft
This metroidvania developed in 2017 has you fight your way through a very buggy kingdom collapsed by a divine plague
Hollow Knight
This comedic skeleton is more than happy to sit back and relax, but don’t let that fool you — he’ll give you a bad time if you deserve it
Sans (Undertale)
This development company is renowned for creating Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six Siege. Nowadays, it is mocked for releasing buggy games and its harsh monetization policies
Ubisoft
This console has sold more copies than any other gaming console, even 26 years after its initial release
PlayStation 2
This FPS series spans 23 games and counting, but has notoriously fallen into a terrible state riddled with micro-transactions and a total lack of innovation after their 10th game
Call Of Duty
Released in 2014, this game takes a unique twist on the average open-world survival genre, putting you in a vast ocean on another world where everything is trying to kill you
Subnautica
The definition of “too angry to die” — this character ravaged through the gods of Greek Mythology all in pursuit of revenge against his father, Zeus
Kratos (God of War)
This development company is mostly known for creating the Resident Evil franchise, as well as Street Fighter and Devil May Cry
Capcom
Released in 2006, this unique console introduced the world to motion controls via a remote. It has since ceased production altogether
Wii
Often criticized as being “too hard to play”, this open-world RPG has received fame through its vast exploration opportunities and its difficulty
Elden Ring
Mankind is dead. Hell is full. Fight your way through the depths of the underworld as a machine powered only by the blood of its enemies in this action-packed game
Ultrakill
He’s a performer by day, a monster by night. Don’t let the power run out, or this animatronic will be your end
Freddy Fazbear (Five Nights at Freddy’s)
This company is known best for being the development team behind Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, but have not released their own independent game since 2015
Bethesda
This console released in 1988 became the prime competitor of Nintendo’s SNES, fit with revolutionary 16-bit visuals as well as introducing the company’s new spiky mascot
Sega Genesis