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2b2t
2b2t (2builders2tools) is Minecraft's oldest anarchy server, founded December 2010 by Hausemaster, with no map resets, an 80 TB world, a paid priority queue since the 2016 Rusher influx, and Mojang-prompted rules added December 2025.
Amanda the Adventurer
Amanda the Adventurer is a 2023 analog horror puzzle game by MANGLEDmaw Games and DreadXP, where Riley Park solves attic puzzles around sinister VHS tapes of Amanda and Wooly; five endings, two sequels (2024, 2025).
Among Us
Among Us is an online multiplayer social deduction game by Innersloth, released June 15, 2018, in which Crewmates complete tasks while hidden Impostors kill and sabotage; it exploded in popularity in 2020 and passed 1 billion Google Play downloads.
Angels of Death (殺戮の天使) (video game)
Angels of Death (殺戮の天使, Satsuriku no Tenshi) is a four-episode RPG Maker psychological horror adventure game by Makoto Sanada, serialized from 2015, later on Steam and consoles, with manga and anime adaptations.
Angry Birds
Angry Birds: Rovio's 2009 physics-based slingshot puzzle game, its 52nd title, which became a 5-billion-download franchise spanning games, films, and licensing under SEGA ownership since 2023.
Anthology of the Killer
Anthology of the Killer is a collection of nine comedy-horror adventure games by Stephen Gillmurphy. The games follow BB through a surreal world of forbidden museums and serial killers.
Apex Legends
Apex Legends is Respawn Entertainment's free-to-play battle royale hero shooter, released February 4, 2019 in the Titanfall universe; 50 million players in 24 days, 20 Hz servers, seasonal live service, Switch delisted August 2026.
Arena of Valor
Arena of Valor (AoV, 傳說對決), formerly Strike of Kings, is Tencent TiMi Studio Group's 5v5 mobile MOBA, the international version of Honor of Kings, released in Taiwan in 2016 by Garena, with 200 million registered players and Asian Games and Esports World Cup esports.
Astro Bot (series)
Astro Bot is a platform game series by PlayStation Studio Team Asobi in Tokyo, starring Astro, a small robot mascot who debuted in the 2018 VR game Astro Bot Rescue Mission.
Bendy and the Ink Machine
Bendy and the Ink Machine is an episodic first-person puzzle horror game (2017–2018) by Joey Drew Studios/TheMeatly Games, set in an abandoned 1930s cartoon workshop; known for its rubber-hose aesthetic, YouTube-driven success, and the Bendy franchise.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is a retro 2D action platformer by Inti Creates, released in 2018 as a Kickstarter stretch-goal homage to classic Castlevania, with four playable characters.
Bonk (series)
Bonk (PC Genjin, ＰＣ原人) is a video game series of 2D platformers starring a big-headed caveman mascot of NEC's PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, beginning with Bonk's Adventure (1989) by Red Company, Atlus, and Hudson Soft.
Braid (video game)
Braid (2008) is Jonathan Blow's indie puzzle platformer, first on Xbox 360, where Tim rewinds and bends time differently in each world to collect puzzle pieces; remastered as Braid, Anniversary Edition (2024) with 15 hours of commentary.
Cave Story (洞窟物語)
Cave Story (洞窟物語, Doukutsu Monogatari) is Daisuke 'Pixel' Amaya's 2004 freeware Metroidvania-style action platformer about an amnesiac robot on Mimiga Island; Nicalis's Cave Story+ remaster received a major 2026 Steam update adding co-op and mod support.
Celeste (video game)
Celeste is a 2018 2D precision platformer by Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry, following climber Madeline up Celeste Mountain in a story about anxiety and self-acceptance.
Commander Keen
Commander Keen, also Invasion of the Vorticons, is id Software's 1990-1991 DOS shareware platformer series starring Billy Blaze, built on Carmack's adaptive tile refresh EGA scrolling and published by Apogee.
Crossy Road
Crossy Road: 2014 free-to-play 8-bit endless arcade hopper by Hipster Whale (Matt Hall, Andy Sum, Ben Weatherall), an isometric endless Frogger; 250M+ downloads, $6M in first 90 days from rewarded video ads; spawned Disney Crossy Road, Castle, +, and Rush.
Dance Dance Revolution (ダンスダンスレボリューション)
Dance Dance Revolution (ダンスダンスレボリューション, DDR; Dancing Stage in Europe) is Konami's 1998 Bemani arcade rhythm game series where players step four panels to scrolling arrows; spawned Pump it Up, fitness use, and a lasting competitive scene.
Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon: gothic roguelike turn-based RPG by Red Hook Studios, released January 19, 2016, known for its stress and Affliction system, Death's Door, permadeath, and narrator Wayne June.
Dead Cells
Dead Cells is a 2018 rogue-lite metroidvania action-platformer by Motion Twin (Bordeaux, France), released via Steam Early Access in May 2017; known for its "Roguevania" permadeath runs, 50+ weapons, Evil Empire's DLC support, and over 10 million copies sold.
Dear Esther
Dear Esther: first-person narrative game by The Chinese Room, released on Steam 14 February 2012 after a 2007 University of Portsmouth mod; walking a Hebridean island while letter fragments to Esther play; credited with founding the walking simulator genre.
Deltarune
Deltarune (DELTARUNE) is Toby Fox's episodic RPG follow-up to Undertale, released in chapters from 2018; Chapters 1-5 are out (Chapter 5, June 2026), with Chapters 6-7 planned as free updates, bullet-hell turn-based combat, and an 86 Metascore.
Detention (video game)
Detention (返校, Fanxiao) is a 2017 2D point-and-click horror game by Taiwan's Red Candle Games, set in 1960s White Terror-era Taiwan; Steam top-three hit, Metacritic 83, adapted into a 2019 film and 2020 series.
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium (also Disco Elysium – The Final Cut) is ZA/UM's 2019 dialogue-driven detective RPG set in Revachol, with skill voices, a Thought Cabinet, and no combat; BAFTA-winning, later marred by the ZA/UM ownership dispute.
Don't Starve
Don't Starve (DS) is a 2013 wilderness survival game by Klei Entertainment starring Wilson, who must manage hunger, health, and sanity under permadeath in a procedurally generated world; Don't Starve Together (2016) is its multiplayer expansion.
Dota
Dota (Defense of the Ancients, DotA 1) was a Warcraft III custom game created by Eul in 2003, expanded by Guinsoo and IceFrog, that founded the MOBA genre and led to Valve's Dota 2.
Dream SMP
Dream SMP (DSMP), formerly Dream Team SMP: a private, whitelisted Minecraft survival multiplayer roleplay server created by Dream and GeorgeNotFound in April 2020, known for scripted-improv lore, the Disc Saga, L'Manberg, and its April 10, 2023 Ender Dragon finale.
Dwarf Fortress
Dwarf Fortress (Bay 12 Games) is a fantasy colony sim and roguelike by Tarn and Zach Adams, in development since 2002, released free in 2006 and on Steam with pixel graphics in 2022; known for deep procedural world simulation and inspiring Minecraft and RimWorld.
Enter the Gungeon
Enter the Gungeon: bullet-hell roguelike dungeon crawler by Dodge Roll Games, published by Devolver Digital, released April 5, 2016. 190 guns, dodge-roll invulnerability, over 13 million copies sold, sequel Enter the Gungeon 2 announced with 3D art style.
EverQuest
EverQuest (1999, Verant/SOE, now Daybreak) is the foundational 3D fantasy MMORPG of Norrath; 30+ expansions, ~600,000 peak subscribers, grouping-centric combat, raids, TLP servers, still running after 25 years.