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I Love Bees

I Love Bees (ilovebees, ILB) was a 2004 alternate reality game by 4orty2wo Entertainment promoting Halo 2, using a hacked beekeeping website, GPS payphone hunts, and an AI named Melissa.

I-No

I-No (イノ), Guilty Gear fighting game character introduced in Guilty Gear XX; time-manipulating witch and guitar-wielding Rushdown boss in Strive, voiced by Kikuko Inoue.

I, Robot (video game)

I, Robot: Atari arcade game (1983/1984) by Dave Theurer; first arcade game with true 3D filled polygon graphics and Hall-effect joysticks; commercial flop, about 750 units; remade by Llamasoft in 2025.

I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike

I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike (Project I.G.I. 2) is a 2003 tactical stealth FPS by Innerloop Studios and Codemasters for PC, sequel to Project IGI, starring ex-SAS agent David Jones across 19 missions; Metacritic 64.

Icewind Dale

Icewind Dale (2000) is a Black Isle Studios party-based D&D RPG on the Infinity Engine, set in the Forgotten Realms' frozen north, combat-focused with a six-character player-created party; Beamdog's Enhanced Edition followed in 2014.

Ico (イコ)

Ico (イコ) is a 2001 Team Ico action-adventure for PS2 directed by Fumito Ueda, in which a horned boy escapes a castle hand in hand with Yorda; praised as art, it sold modestly and shaped the Team Ico trilogy.

Ikari Warriors (恕)

Ikari Warriors (恕, イカリ・ウォーリアーズ), SNK's 1986 arcade run-and-gun published by Tradewest, featuring the LS-30 12-position rotary joystick, Ralf and Clark, tanks, and sequels Victory Road and Ikari III.

Ikaruga (斑鳩)

Ikaruga (斑鳩) is Treasure's 2001 Sega NAOMI vertical shoot-'em-up, a spiritual sequel to Radiant Silvergun with a black-and-white polarity system, chain scoring, five chapters, and ports to Dreamcast through Switch and Steam.

Ill (video game)

Ill is an upcoming Unreal Engine 5 first-person survival horror game by Canadian studio Team Clout, published by Mundfish Powerhouse, set in an Aberration-overrun research fort, releasing 2027 on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC.

Illusion of Gaia

Illusion of Gaia (Gaia Gensouki; Illusion of Time in Europe) is a 1993 Quintet/Enix SNES action RPG starring Will, who transforms into Freedan and Shadow, part of the Soul Blazer trilogy.

Immersive sim

Immersive sim (immersive simulation): a video game design tradition from Looking Glass Studios (Ultima Underworld, System Shock, Thief) defined by systemic gameplay, emergence, and player agency; term coined by Warren Spector in the 2000 Deus Ex postmortem.

Immortals Fenyx Rising

Immortals Fenyx Rising (formerly Gods & Monsters) is a 2020 Ubisoft Quebec open-world action-adventure game on the Golden Isle, where Fenyx saves Greek gods from Typhon; Metacritic 81.

Imperator: Rome

Imperator: Rome is a 2019 Paradox Development Studio grand strategy game set after Alexander the Great's death, spanning Iberia to Tibet, with pops, characters, and trade; reworked by the 2.0 Marius update and later community patches.

IMVU

IMVU (Instant Messaging within a Virtual Universe) is a 3D avatar-based social platform launched in 2004, with 7 million monthly active users, 400,000+ chat rooms, a 60-million-item catalog, and a user creator economy.

In Stars and Time

In Stars and Time (ISAT) is a 2023 turn-based time-loop RPG by insertdisc5 (Adrienne Bazir), published by Armor Games Studios for PC, Switch, PS4, PS5; Siffrin's party relives two days fighting King in Vaugarde.

In the Groove (video game)

In the Groove (ITG) is a 2004 four-panel dance rhythm game by Roxor Games, built on a StepMania fork, published at home by RedOctane, known for mines, 60+ modifiers, and millisecond timing, ended by Konami's 2006 patent settlement.

Inazuma (稲妻) (Genshin Impact)

Inazuma (稲妻) is the third major region of Genshin Impact, released July 21, 2021 in Version 2.0: a Japanese-inspired Electro archipelago of six islands ruled by the Raiden Shogun, known for the Vision Hunt Decree and its difficult puzzles.

Incremental game

An incremental game, also known as an idle or clicker game, is a genre where players repeat a simple action to earn currency, with production eventually running automatically.

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb is a 2003 LucasArts action-adventure by The Collective for Xbox, Windows, and PS2, set in 1935 before Temple of Doom, following Indy's hunt for the Heart of the Dragon pearl.

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: 1992 LucasArts point-and-click adventure by Hal Barwood and Noah Falstein, set in 1939, with wits, team, and fists paths; ranked among the best adventure games ever.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a 2024 first-person action-adventure game by MachineGames and Lucasfilm Games, executive produced by Todd Howard, set in 1937 between Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade, released December 9, 2024 on Xbox, PC, and Game Pass.

Indika (video game)

Indika (INDIKA) is a 2024 third-person narrative adventure by Odd Meter, published by 11 bit studios, about a nun in alternate 19th-century Russia traveling with the devil; Metacritic 80, Japan Game Awards 2025 Game Designers Award winner.

Infamous (series)

Infamous (inFAMOUS) is Sucker Punch's PlayStation-exclusive open-world superhero action-adventure franchise (PS3/PS4), starring Cole MacGrath and Delsin Rowe, known for its karma system; entries include Infamous (2009), Infamous 2, Festival of Blood, Second Son, and First Light.

Infamous (video game)

inFAMOUS (Infamous) is Sucker Punch's 2009 PlayStation 3 open-world action-adventure starring Cole MacGrath, whose electricity powers and six-level karma system shape Empire City; compared with Prototype and followed by inFAMOUS 2 and Second Son.

Infamous 2

Infamous 2 is a 2011 open-world action-adventure game by Sucker Punch Productions and Sony for PlayStation 3, following super-powered courier Cole MacGrath in New Marais.

Infamous First Light

Infamous First Light (inFAMOUS First Light) is a 2014 standalone expansion to Infamous Second Son by Sucker Punch for PS4, a prequel starring neon-powered Fetch, $14.99, 4-5 hour campaign, Metascore 73.

Infamous Second Son

Infamous Second Son (inFAMOUS Second Son) is a 2014 Sucker Punch open-world action-adventure, a PS4 exclusive set in a DUP-locked Seattle where Delsin Rowe wields smoke, neon, video, and concrete powers across a karma system; Metacritic 80.

Infiniminer

Infiniminer, also called Infiniminer by Zachtronics, is Zach Barth's April 29, 2009 free multiplayer block-world mining game; its leaked source and team-based dig-and-build play directly inspired Minecraft and the block-game genre.

Infinite Craft

Infinite Craft (neal.fun) is a 2024 browser sandbox game by Neal Agarwal: combine Water, Fire, Wind, and Earth endlessly; Meta's Llama 2 generates results for novel pairs, cached globally, with First Discovery badges.

Infinity (video game series)

Infinity (インフィニティシリーズ) is a KID science-fiction visual novel series by Kotaro Uchikoshi and Takumi Nakazawa: Never 7, Ever 17, Remember 11, 12Riven, code_18; rights now MAGES., 2025 remasters released.