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100

This mustached hero first appeared in Donkey Kong (1981).

Mario

100

Kratos is the angry anti-hero of this myth-heavy franchise.

God of War

100

Master Chief is the armored hero of this sci-fi shooter franchise.

Halo

100

Zagreus tries to escape the Underworld in this action roguelike.

Hades

100

Hyrule is the main setting of this Nintendo franchise.

The Legends of Zelda

200

Link’s signature weapon is this legendary sword.

Master Sword

200

Cloud Strife and Sephiroth are from this RPG series.

Final Fantasy

200

This sandbox game features Creepers that explode when they get close.

Minecraft

200

This cozy farming game takes place in Pelican Town.

Stardew Valley

200

Rapture is the underwater city in this series.

BioShock

300

Samus Aran is the bounty hunter star of this series.

Metroid

300

Nathan Drake is the treasure-hunting lead of this series.

Uncharted

300

In Portal, this villainous A.I. guides you with “testing.”

GLaDOS

300

In Hollow Knight, you explore the fallen kingdom of this place.

Hallownest

300

Los Santos is the parody-L.A. city in this franchise.

Grand Theft Auto

400

This pink character copies abilities by inhaling enemies.

Kirby

400

In The Last of Us, the outbreak is tied to this type of fungus.

cordyceps

400

Geralt of Rivia is known as this kind of monster hunter.

Witcher

400

This game features a little knight who famously “dies a lot” climbing a mountain.

Celeste

400

Azeroth is the world in this long-running MMO.

World of Warcraft

500

The original Pokémon games were Red and this color.

Blue

500

A Lombax and his little robot buddy

Ratchet and Clank

500

In Counter-Strike, terrorists try to plant this objective.

the bomb
500

This indie RPG lets you spare enemies instead of fighting them.

Undertale

500

The Normandy is the famous ship commanded by Shepard in this sci-fi RPG series.

Mass Effect