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Bayonetta 2
Bayonetta 2 is a 2014 hack-and-slash action game by PlatinumGames, published by Nintendo as a Wii U exclusive after Sega dropped it; Metacritic 91, Switch port 2018, Tag Climax co-op.
Bayonetta 3
Bayonetta 3 (ベヨネッタ3) is a 2022 PlatinumGames action game published by Nintendo as a Switch exclusive, directed by Yusuke Miyata. It adds Demon Slave and Demon Masquerade mechanics, scored 86 on Metacritic, and runs at a dynamic resolution with frequent frame-rate dips.
BeamNG.drive
BeamNG.drive is a soft-body vehicle simulator by BeamNG GmbH (Bremen), on Steam Early Access since May 2015, using node-beam physics at 2 kHz; v0.39 (2026) overhauled graphics and UI, and a PS5 version arrives in 2026.
Beast of Reincarnation
Beast of Reincarnation is a 2026 post-apocalyptic action RPG by Game Freak (Pokémon studio), directed by Kota Furushima, published by Fictions. Emma and her dog Koo fight blight in Japan, year 4026; released Aug 4, 2026 on PS5, Xbox, PC, Game Pass; Metacritic 72.
Behemoth (video game)
Skydance's Behemoth is a 2024 single-player VR action-adventure by Skydance Games; Wren the Hunter hunts four Behemoths across the Forsaken Lands with physics-based melee combat, on Quest, PS VR2, Steam, and Rift.
Bella Goth
Bella Goth (nee Bella Bachelor) is the iconic pre-made Sim of The Sims series, wife of Mortimer, mother of Cassandra and Alexander, famous for her red dress and her unexplained alien-abduction disappearance between The Sims and The Sims 2.
Betrayal at Krondor
Betrayal at Krondor: 1993 Dynamix/Sierra MS-DOS first-person RPG in Raymond E. Feist's Riftwar universe, with turn-based grid combat, an open world, and a Feist novelization.
Beyond All Reason
Beyond All Reason (BAR), free open-source large-scale RTS on the Recoil engine (SpringRTS fork), forked from Balanced Annihilation in 2019; Total Annihilation-inspired, two factions plus Legion, Hooded Horse Steam release announced 2026.
Beyond Good & Evil (video game)
Beyond Good & Evil is a 2003 action-adventure game by Ubisoft, directed by Michel Ancel, in which the reporter Jade investigates a government conspiracy on the planet Hillys.
Beyond Good and Evil 2
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is Ubisoft Montpellier's in-development action-adventure prequel to the 2003 cult classic, announced 2008, re-revealed at E3 2017, set in System 3, and now the longest-developing game ever, surpassing Duke Nukem Forever.
Beyond: Two Souls
Beyond: Two Souls is a 2013 interactive drama game by French studio Quantic Dream, starring Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe as Jodie Holmes, a young woman linked to a supernatural entity called Aiden.
Big Walk
Big Walk: cooperative online walker-talker by House House (Untitled Goose Game), published by Panic, released August 4, 2026 for PC, PS5, and Switch 2; 2-12 players, proximity voice chat as core mechanic.
BioShock
BioShock (2007), 2K Boston/2K Australia first-person shooter set in the undersea city Rapture, spiritual successor to System Shock 2; plasmids, Big Daddies, Ken Levine, over half a billion dollars retail revenue.
BioShock 2
BioShock 2 is a 2010 first-person shooter by 2K Marin, published by 2K Games, set 10 years after BioShock in Rapture; player is Subject Alpha, the first Big Daddy; Metascore 88.
BioShock Infinite
BioShock Infinite (2013) is Irrational Games' first-person shooter set in the flying city of Columbia, starring Booker DeWitt rescuing Elizabeth; sold ~11 million copies, PC Metascore 94, Switch port 2020 by Virtuos.
BioShock: The Collection
BioShock: The Collection is 2K's 2016 remaster of BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite with all single-player DLC, Imagining BioShock commentary, 1080p/60fps by Blind Squirrel Games; Switch port 2020.
Birdie (Street Fighter)
Birdie is a Street Fighter character, a British punk and chain fighter who debuted as a 1987 NPC, became playable in Street Fighter Alpha, and returned redesigned and comedic in Street Fighter V with the Break Time V-Skill.
Black Desert Online (검은사막)
Black Desert Online (검은사막) is Pearl Abyss's buy-to-play open-world action MMORPG, launched in Korea in December 2014 and the West in March 2016, known for action combat, node-worker economy, life skills, and grind-heavy RNG progression.
Black Mesa (video game)
Black Mesa: Crowbar Collective's Valve-licensed Source-engine re-imagining of Half-Life (1998); 2004 mod origins, 2012 free mod, 2015 Early Access, full release March 2020 with rebuilt Xen.
Black Myth: Zhong Kui (黑神话：钟馗)
Black Myth: Zhong Kui (黑神话：钟馗) is Game Science's second Black Myth title, a single-player action RPG starring the Taoist ghost-catcher Zhong Kui. Announced at Gamescom August 20, 2025; 15-minute gameplay trailer August 20, 2026; no release date; PC and consoles.
Blackfrost: The Long Dark 2
Blackfrost: The Long Dark 2, an upcoming Hinterland Studio first-person survival RPG sequel to The Long Dark, set in Harmont one year after the Aurora, adding co-op, Will to Live, and Permalife; Early Access planned for 2027.
Blacksad: Under the Skin
Blacksad: Under the Skin is a 2019 narrative adventure game by Pendulo Studios and YS Interactive, published by Microids, based on the Blacksad comics; detective John Blacksad investigates a 1950s New York boxing scandal, Metascore 65.
Blade (Honkai: Star Rail)
Blade (刃) is a limited 5★ Honkai: Star Rail character, first Wind Destruction, HP-scaling; kit spends own HP for Hellscape, Talent follow-ups, and an HP-loss Ultimate; reworked in 3.4, Mortenax Blade (Nihility: Fire) in 4.3.
Blades of Fire
Blades of Fire (Blades of Fire, aka Project Iron) is a 2025 MercurySteam action-adventure published by 505 Games, a spiritual successor to Blade of Darkness, starring Aran de Lira and Adso, with a weapon-forging minigame; Metacritic 71, Steam Version 2.0 in 2026.
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold is a 1993 first-person shooter for MS-DOS by JAM Productions and Apogee, built on an enhanced Wolfenstein 3D engine and released one week before Doom.
Blasphemous (video game)
Blasphemous is a 2019 2D Metroidvania action-platformer by Seville studio The Game Kitchen, starring the Penitent One in the Spain-inspired world of Cvstodia; sequel Blasphemous 2 followed in 2023.
Blastoise (カメックス)
Blastoise (カメックス, Kamex), #0009, the Shellfish Pokémon: Water-type final form of Squirtle, mascot of Pokémon Blue, with Mega and Gigantamax forms and 26 TCG cards.
Blaziken (バシャーモ)
Blaziken (バシャーモ, Bursyamo), the Blaze Pokémon, is National Dex #257, a Fire/Fighting Pokémon introduced in Generation III, final form of Torchic with a Mega Evolution via Blazikenite, base 530 stats, and the hidden ability Speed Boost.
Bleach Rebirth of Souls
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls (BLEACH) is a Tamsoft-developed, Bandai Namco-published 1v1 fighting game released March 2025 on PS4/PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, covering Bleach's story through the Arrancar arc with a Konpaku life-stock battle system.
Blippo+
Blippo+ is a 2025 live-action FMV channel-surfing TV simulator from YACHT, Telefantasy Studios, Noble Robot, and Panic, set on alien Planet Blip. Launched on Playdate May 2025, Steam/Switch September 23, 2025; Metacritic 83.