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The Elder Scrolls Online
The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO) is ZeniMax Online Studios' MMORPG set in Tamriel, launched April 4, 2014. Buy-to-play with ESO Plus and Crown Store; shifted to free seasonal content in 2026; set nearly 1,000 years before Skyrim.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) is Bethesda Game Studios' open-world fantasy RPG starring the Dragonborn; fifth Elder Scrolls entry, 94/100 Metacritic, 200+ Game of the Year awards, over 20 million copies sold by 2014.
The Elder Scrolls: Arena
The Elder Scrolls: Arena is a 1994 first-person RPG by Bethesda Softworks and the first game in The Elder Scrolls series, originally planned as a gladiator action game, in which the player gathers eight pieces of the Staff of Chaos to free Emperor Uriel Septim VII from Jagar Tharn.
The Elder Scrolls: Blades
The Elder Scrolls: Blades, Bethesda Game Studios' free-to-play mobile first-person dungeon crawler announced at E3 2018, in Early Access March 2019 and on Switch May 2020, with Town, Abyss, and Arena modes; Metacritic 42; servers shut down June 30, 2026.
The Evil Within
The Evil Within is a 2014 survival horror game by Tango Gameworks, directed by Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, starring detective Sebastian Castellanos against Ruvik in Krimson City; distinct from its 2017 sequel.
The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within 2: 2017 Tango Gameworks survival horror, also known as Psycho Break 2, sequel to The Evil Within. Semi-open STEM city Union, Stefano and Theodore antagonists, ~211k first-week retail units, Metacritic 80, studio later sold to Krafton.
The Finals
The Finals is a free-to-play team-based first-person shooter by Embark Studios, released in December 2023, in which teams compete in a virtual combat game show for cash prizes.
The Forest (video game)
The Forest (Endnight Games, 2014 Early Access, full release 2018) is an open-world survival horror game about a plane-crash survivor against cannibalistic mutants; Metacritic 83, VR support, PS4 version, sequel Sons of the Forest.
The House of the Dead (video game)
The House of the Dead (ザ・ハウス・オブ・ザ・デッド) is Sega AM1's 1996 Model 2 arcade light gun rail shooter starring agents Rogan and G against Dr. Curien's zombies, with branching paths, a 1998 Saturn port, and a 2022 MegaPixel remake.
The Inpatient
The Inpatient is a 2018 psychological horror video game developed by Supermassive Games for PlayStation VR, a prequel to Until Dawn set in the 1950s Blackwood Sanatorium.
The Last Story
The Last Story (ラストストーリー, Rasuto Sutōrī) is a Japanese action role-playing game for the Wii, released in 2011 and directed by Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi.
The Lord of the Rings Online
The Lord of the Rings Online, commonly abbreviated LOTRO, is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game set in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, launched in 2007.
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II, also known as Battle for Middle-earth II, is a 2006 real-time strategy game by EA Los Angeles for Windows and Xbox 360.
The Matrix Online
The Matrix Online (MxO) was a 2005-2009 PC MMORPG set in the Matrix films, developed by Monolith, later run by Sony Online Entertainment, known for live events and flexible classes.
The Medium (video game)
The Medium (video game): Bloober Team's 2021 psychological horror game for Xbox Series X/S, PC, and PS5. Medium Marianne explores Poland's Niwa Resort via dual-reality split-screen gameplay, no combat, Yamaoka soundtrack.
The Need for Speed
Need for Speed is Electronic Arts' arcade racing franchise, launched in 1994 with Road & Track Presents The Need for Speed. About 25 titles across 30 years, known for police pursuits and car customization; latest mainline game is Unbound (2022), with Criterion now focused on Battlefield.
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
The Operative: No One Lives Forever (NOLF) is a 2000 Monolith Productions stealth FPS for Windows, published by Fox Interactive, starring 1960s spy Cate Archer; famed for humor, never re-released due to divided rights.
The Outer Worlds
The Outer Worlds: 2019 single-player first-person sci-fi RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, published by Private Division; Fallout creators Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky co-directed; set in corporate-run Halcyon colony; sequel released October 29, 2025.
The Outlast Trials
The Outlast Trials is a co-op survival horror game by Red Barrels, a Cold War-era prequel to Outlast and Outlast 2. Early Access May 18, 2023; full release March 5, 2024; four Rigs, seasonal content, and the Invasion PvP mode.
The Quarry (video game)
The Quarry is a 2022 interactive horror game by Supermassive Games and 2K, spiritual successor to Until Dawn, following nine camp counselors at Hackett's Quarry with 186 endings, co-op modes, and Movie Mode.
The Secret World
The Secret World (Secret World Legends) is Funcom's 2012 contemporary-horror MMORPG where every conspiracy is true; classless 500-skill progression, real-world investigation missions, Illuminati/Templars/Dragons factions, 200k launch sales, free-to-play 2017 relaunch.
The Settlers
The Settlers, city-building real-time strategy series launched 1993 by Blue Byte (Serf City: Life is Feudal), acquired by Ubisoft 2001; seven mainline entries to 2010, New Allies 2023, known for production chains and indirect control of settlers.
The Sims
The Sims, life simulation game series created by Will Wright at Maxis, first released 4 February 2000 by EA; over 100 million copies sold, four mainline games, The Sims 4 still active with rivals InZoi and Paralives.
The Sims 2
The Sims 2 (2004) is Maxis/EA's life simulation sequel to The Sims, adding aging, genetics, memories, and the aspiration/fear system. Metascore 90 PC, best-selling PC game of 2004, re-released digitally as the Legacy Collection in 2025.
The Sims 3
The Sims 3 (2009), Maxis/EA life simulation game for PC, Mac, and later consoles; first open-world Sims without lot loading screens, trait-based personalities, 11 expansions, 9 stuff packs, over 7 million copies sold by 2015.
The Sims 4
The Sims 4 is Maxis and EA's life simulation game, fourth in the series, released September 2, 2014 for PC and later Mac, Xbox, and PlayStation; base game free since October 18, 2022, with Gallery, Create a Sim, Build Mode, and paid expansion packs.
The Sinking City
The Sinking City is a 2019 open-world action-adventure and investigation game by Ukrainian studio Frogwares, following private detective Charles Reed through a half-submerged Massachusetts city inspired by H.P. Lovecraft.
The Suffering (video game)
The Suffering (2004) is a third-person action-horror game by Surreal Software and Midway, set in a Maryland prison island; protagonist Torque, moral choice system, three endings, Metacritic 77-80, sequel Ties That Bind (2005).
The Talos Principle
The Talos Principle: philosophical first-person puzzle game by Croteam (Zagreb), written by Tom Jubert and Jonas Kyratzes, published by Devolver Digital, released December 11, 2014; 120+ puzzles, Elohim narrative, 85% Metacritic, Road to Gehenna DLC, Reawakened remaster 2025.
The Thing (video game)
The Thing (video game): 2002 third-person survival horror shooter by Computer Artworks, sequel to Carpenter's 1982 film; trust/fear/infection squad mechanics, over one million copies sold, remastered by Nightdive Studios in December 2024.