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Bayonetta
Bayonetta (ベヨネッタ): 2009 PlatinumGames action game directed by Hideki Kamiya, published by Sega; witch heroine, Bullet Arts, Witch Time, Wicked Weaves; spawned Bayonetta 2, 3, and Origins.
Bayonetta (character)
Bayonetta (ベヨネッタ) is the Umbra Witch protagonist of PlatinumGames' action series, debuting 2009-2010; designed by Mari Shimazaki under Hideki Kamiya, known for hair-summoned Wicked Weaves, Witch Time, and a divisive feminist-critique legacy.
Bayonetta (ベヨネッタ) (video game)
Bayonetta (ベヨネッタ) is a 2009 PlatinumGames action game published by Sega, directed by Hideki Kamiya, starring a witch hunting angels with Bullet Arts, Witch Time, and hair magic; ports span Wii U, Steam, Switch, and PS4.
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.
Beat 'em up
Beat 'em up, also called brawler, is a video game genre where players fight waves of enemies while moving through side-scrolling stages, distinct from one-on-one fighting games.
Beat Saber
Beat Saber: VR rhythm game by Beat Games (Prague, formerly Hyperbolic Magnetism), Early Access May 2018, acquired by Facebook's Oculus in 2019. Players slash color-coded blocks with sabers; scoring rewards swing form, not timing; 6M+ users, top-grossing VR app.
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.
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.
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 Boss (Metal Gear)
Big Boss, also known as Naked Snake, is a fictional soldier in Konami's Metal Gear series, introduced as the antagonist of the original 1987 Metal Gear.
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing
Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing is a 2003 PC truck racing game by Stellar Stone, published by Game Mill, infamous as one of the worst games ever: immobile opponent, no collisions, "You're Winner!". Re-released on Steam in 2025 by Margarite Entertainment.
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.
Biomutant
Biomutant (バイオミュータント) is a 2021 open-world post-apocalyptic action RPG by Sweden's Experiment 101, published by THQ Nordic; martial arts combat, mutations, crafting, six tribes, two endings, later PS5, Series, and Switch versions.
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 (series)
BioShock series: retrofuturistic FPS franchise by Ken Levine and Irrational Games, published by 2K. BioShock (2007), BioShock 2 (2010), Infinite (2013); Rapture, plasmids, Big Daddies; 25 million sold; BioShock 4 at Cloud Chamber delayed.
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 Infinite: Burial at Sea
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea is a two-part 2013-2014 DLC by Irrational Games sending Booker and Elizabeth to a pre-fall Rapture, rebuilt in the Infinite engine; Episode 1 (Nov 12, 2013) is combat-based, Episode 2 (Mar 25, 2014) stealth-based with Elizabeth playable.
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.
Birdo
Birdo (Catherine) is a pink egg-shooting dinosaur character in Nintendo's Super Mario franchise, debuting as a boss in Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic (1987) and Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988); noted for transgender representation and spin-off roles.
Black (video game)
Black (2006) is a single-player first-person shooter by Criterion Games, published by EA for PS2 and Xbox on February 28, 2006, known for destructible environments, weapon feel, and Metacritic scores of 77–79.