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Allison Road (video game)
Allison Road was an unreleased first-person survival horror game by British studio Lilith Ltd, a P.T.-inspired spiritual successor to Silent Hills; its Kickstarter and Team17 publishing deal collapsed, it was cancelled June 2016, revived August 2016, and never shipped.
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark: survival horror franchise begun by Infogrames in 1992, also known as the genre founder. Fixed-camera 3D horror at Derceto Manor, Lovecraftian story, seven main entries, now owned by THQ Nordic/Embracer after the 2024 remake flopped.
Alone in the Dark (1992 video game)
Alone in the Dark (1992) is a DOS survival horror game by Infogrames directed by Frédérick Raynal, set in Derceto mansion with Edward Carnby and Emily Hartwood; the first 3D survival horror game and direct influence on Resident Evil.
Aloy
Aloy is the fictional protagonist of Guerrilla Games' Horizon series (Horizon Zero Dawn 2017, Horizon Forbidden West 2022), a red-haired machine hunter and outcast voiced by Ashly Burch, with a third single-player game reportedly years away.
Alpha Protocol
Alpha Protocol is a 2010 espionage action RPG by Obsidian Entertainment, published by SEGA, starring agent Michael Thorton. Known for its timed Suave/Aggressive/Professional dialogue stances, deep choice-and-consequence reactivity, 2019 delisting, and 2024 GOG restoration.
Altered Beast
Altered Beast (獣王記, Jūōki) is Sega's 1988 arcade beat 'em up directed by Makoto Uchida on System 16B hardware, where Zeus revives a warrior to save Athena from Neff via Spirit Ball beast transformations; it was the Genesis/Mega Drive launch pack-in.
Alternate reality game
Alternate reality game (ARG): interactive networked narrative using the real world as platform and transmedia storytelling; TINAG fiction, rabbit holes, puppetmasters; began with The Beast (2001), I Love Bees (2004), Perplex City (2005-2007).
Alucard (Castlevania)
Alucard (Adrian Fahrenheit Tepes) is the dhampir son of Dracula in Konami's Castlevania series, debuting in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse and starring in Symphony of the Night (1997), with bat, wolf, and mist transformations and a Netflix anime counterpart.
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).
America's Army
America's Army: free U.S. Army first-person shooter series launched July 4, 2002, the first game produced directly by the U.S. Military as a recruitment tool; 15 million players by 2018, servers later shut down.
American Truck Simulator
American Truck Simulator (ATS) is SCS Software's 2016 PC truck simulation game, sister to Euro Truck Simulator 2, in which players haul cargo across a scaled-down US map, run a trucking company, and expand via state DLCs like Illinois and South Dakota.
Amiibo
Amiibo (amiibo) is Nintendo's toys-to-life line of NFC figurines and cards launched 2014 with 12 Super Smash Bros. figures; unlike Skylanders or Disney Infinity, one figure works across multiple Nintendo games with no portal, holding one game's save data at a time.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs (AAMFP) is a 2013 first-person horror game by The Chinese Room, published by Frictional Games, sequel to The Dark Descent; set in 1899 London, Oswald Mandus, Metacritic 72, 120,000 first-week sales.
Amnesia: Rebirth
Amnesia: Rebirth (Frictional Games, 20 October 2020) is a first-person survival horror sequel to The Dark Descent, following Tasi Trianon in 1937 Algeria with a fear-based transformation mechanic replacing the sanity meter; over 100,000 copies sold by March 2021.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent (Frictional Games, 8 September 2010) is a first-person survival horror game set in 1839 Prussia; weaponless protagonist Daniel hides from monsters while managing lantern light and sanity. Won 2011 IGF awards; remaster planned for late 2026.
Among the Sleep
Among the Sleep: first-person psychological horror adventure by Norway's Krillbite Studio, played as a two-year-old. Kickstarter-funded ($248,358), released May 29, 2014; Enhanced Edition 2017; over 1 million copies sold.
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.
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire
An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire is a 1997 Bethesda action RPG for DOS, the first Elder Scrolls spin-off and first multiplayer entry, set in Mehrunes Dagon's Oblivion realms; originally planned as a Daggerfall expansion.
Ananta (video game)
Ananta (無限大, formerly Project Mugen) is a free-to-play anime urban open-world RPG by NetEase's Naked Rain studio, launching January 15, 2027 on PC, PS5, and mobile, set in Nova City and Chongxiao, with no character gacha.
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a 2019 third-person open-world survival game by Panache Digital Games, published by Private Division, guiding a hominid clan through Neogene Africa from 10 to 2 million years ago via neuronal, generational, and evolutionary progression.
And Roger
and Roger is a 2025 point-and-click interactive novel by solo developer yona (TearyHand Studio), published by Kodansha, released July 23, 2025 on Steam and Switch for $4.99; its dementia-themed single-use puzzles earned Overwhelmingly Positive reviews, 100,000 units sold, and a GDCA Audience Award.
Anemoi (アネモイ) (video game)
Anemoi (アネモイ) is an all-ages romance adventure visual novel by Key/Visual Arts, released April 24, 2026 for PC. Set in post-disaster northern Masumi-cho, it follows Mugi and Rikka Hayakawa, with five heroine routes and a planned Steam release.
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.
Angry Birds (video game)
Angry Birds, Rovio's 2009 slingshot physics puzzle for iOS, launched birds at green pigs; 52nd Rovio game, App Store hit of 2010, later delisted and remade as Rovio Classics.
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing (Dōbutsu no Mori) is Nintendo's real-time social simulation franchise begun in 2001 on N64; players live with animal villagers, earn Bells, and never "win." New Horizons (2020) sold over 44 million copies during the pandemic.
Animal Crossing (video game)
Animal Crossing (Dōbutsu no Mori, どうぶつの森) is Nintendo's 2001 N64 life simulation game, Japan-only, directed by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami, with a real-time clock; the GameCube port reached the West in 2002.
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: City Folk (Let's Go to the City) is Nintendo's 2008 Wii life simulation, third mainline entry, adding the City area and Wii Speak voice chat; Metacritic 73, lowest-rated mainline game.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH) is Nintendo's life simulation game for Switch, released March 20, 2020, set on a deserted island with Tom Nook, crafting, terraforming, and real-time seasons; a COVID-era hit with Metacritic 90 and a 2026 3.0 update.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2012, Nintendo 3DS) is the fourth main Animal Crossing game, where the player becomes mayor, enacting ordinances and public works projects. Sold 13.06 million units; Metacritic 88; Welcome amiibo update 2016.