10 SURPRISE Single Player Hits of the Last 10 Years

[@swine13]

Hey may i suggest something small: Is it possible for you to put the name of whatever game youre talking about faintly in the corner of the screen? Sometimes i get distracted for a second and I miss the part where you say the name of the game, then get halfway through what you're saying and think "that sounds cool id like to try that" and I KNOW this is a first world problem (big time), but if you dont happen to mention the title again its a little annoying to have scrub 30-50sec previous just to hear the name and then scrub back to where i was. Having the name of each game just hover at like 40% opacity in the corner wouldn't be too annoying and itd fix that problem for me. Anyway, love the videos. Peace and all the best! ✌

[@solboogie08]

Lieutenant Luxury been their done that! Can’t agree more! 💪🏼

[@R3VO7UTION]

YEAH! stupid jerks. Put the name in, my mind tends to wand.... oooh hey that dog has a puffy tail! Here puff puff here puff teehehe

[@scuppo]

Lieutenant Luxury or they could just post the list

[@gabrieldavis4434]

scuppo would need to include time stamps

[@scuppo]

Gabriel Davis yup

[@bilbobaggins3777]

The fact, that 2010 was 10 years ago still blows my mind.

[@samin1570]

K

[@attackcrash655]

And his house was gone

[@grimreaper-HUNK]

Ok boomer

[@heart_of_a_daedra3649]

Pretty awesome year for me, lots of mw2, then black ops at the end, same with halo 3 and reach. loved it :)

[@adityatyagi9421]

You just made me so much nostalgic.

[@faarsight]

Me: "A plague tale looks interesting, I wonder if it's on Steam" "Oh, I have it" "Oh, I have it installed... huh"

[@ShadicgunMan]

Lmao same story here.

[@Kerbezena]

it happened to me before. Not with this game, but yeah, my pile of shame indeed is gigantic … and here I am watching videos about games. What's wrong with me?

[@iivarilappalainen9836]

@@confusciouspuff5701 checking gog galaxy ive got roughly 3000 games across steam, gog,, uplay, origin etc..i really do not dare how many ive not touched at all. btw monthly humble bundle going to come today i think, i wonder whats there :D

[@donextmedonextme4351]

A plague tale is a really great game

[@Ray33416]

@@donextmedonextme4351 it really is

[@lemscem5173]

I'm glad Subnautica is finally getting the recognition it deserves, one o the best games I've ever played.

[@supreetpp]

Loved the concept for Subnautica, but the UI/UX could be improved especially for crafting items or using them.

[@Ioganstone]

The Ice Worm update of below zero was the worst slam of knowledge that I was in Early Access. Waiting for someone to say something good about it.

[@disbeafakename167]

Check out the neebs gaming playthrough. It's amazing. They even got a cameo in the real game.

[@xptolen]

A pure master piece!

[@telltellgass2453]

Yaaa

[@latech7671]

Titanfall 2 really hit me hard when I picked it up at the beginning of this year FOR 5€ Especially THE LEVEL was something I never experienced in a game before

[@AA-ip4vb]

Honestly almost every level in the game is soo good you could just call most of them THE LEVEL but I appreciate the no spoilers

[@DetarakoRax]

@@AA-ip4vb you will know which one when you get to it

[@AA-ip4vb]

@@DetarakoRax Re-read my comment

[@aky8793]

That LEVEL is so good

[@TheShakan973]

I picked it up for £4 and probably is the best shooter I’ve played for a while

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

A Plague Tale: Innocence is a very fitting game to play while in quarantine....

[@filmswiththefellas4203]

That and the last of us.

[@pigcow7744]

Well, also Subnautica, maybe.

[@RocheeBoy]

A Plague Tail is on sale on Playstation right now.

[@crisfilms8165]

Bloodborne

[@gavinr9107]

It was incredible up until that final boss. I ended up rage quitting and watching the final chapter and ending on KZbin....

[@Phreemunny]

Horizon Zero Dawn-no one really expected something this good from Guerrilla games, and man, was it good

[@filovirus1]

seriously, how did H:ZD not make top 10?

[@Phreemunny]

@@filovirus1 -Right?

[@zlatkomiskovic7715]

How in the actual fuck did no one really expect a good game from Guerrilla Games???

[@MrEgg93]

@@filovirus1 probably because this list is about games that are amazing that flew under the radar... not games that blew up the entire gaming community

[@vikaskumarpatel5017]

I think when it was shown in E3 for the first time, it looked incredible. It was marketed well. For me it was a surprise that the Open World and the Story were so Polished. Other than that I expected it to be good.

[@dejected107]

2019's Control was definitely one of my favourites of the previous decade.

[@sergeyivanovish85]

ok will give it a go then, got it but just don't get myself in a (euh mood? ) to play it

[@turtlesallthewaydown8831]

SCP: the game

[@mario.in.disguise5502]

No matter how many times I played the reaper Leviathan is still kinda scary,,,

[@namegobrrrr7192]

When will the Reapers never not be scary, like come on

[@xionek]

He's 55 meters long (180ft i think) so it's hard not to be scared of him

[@grakTurninUrban]

Sound and music done most excellently in Subnautica. Helps with the verisimilitude. A mighty soundtrack

[@BeachedAlien]

Even after playing it so many times ive still not gotten over the blood kelp forest.

[@main_stream_media_is_a_joke]

It's that meme guy 0 Subnautica truely is an experience. The isolation in this game is beautiful and terrifying at the same time.

[@zombieman34]

People: COD: MW 2019 is the darkest game you’ll play Spec Ops: The Line: Hold my sandstorm

[@-U__U-]

lmfao kids actually say that?

[@theonlyplain]

But how about Manhunt?

[@radityarakha90]

@@theonlyplain the last ten years(2010-2020), Manhunt is 2003

[@IsThisRain]

I don't think anybody ever said COD MW is a dark game. People talked about the use of White Phosphorus in MW before it was released, but nobody said it was 'dark'.

[@whygoogle5051]

GTFO

[@spritzertog]

Portal 2 is still within the last 10 years, and was by far one of my favorite games of all time. Horizon Zero Dawn was another great one.

[@nero4476]

agree even the portal stories mel mode is awesome

[@matrixfreak444]

Portal 2 isn't a surprise hit lol but def a great game

[@subsume7904]

Yeah, it wasn't really surprising that portal 2 was good because the first one was good as well.

[@ivanradas6044]

If you liked portal 2 I highly recommend the talos principle, super underrated

[@Phreemunny]

Horizon should have been named. Few expected it to be as wrk received as it was

[@_GRiM1]

Nier: Automata became one of my favorite games pretty fast. And it has on of the BEST soundtracks EVER. Like... Shadow of the colossus, every god of war, skyrim and nier automata are my top soundtracks atm

[@Daemonki_VA]

Have you played the Witcher yet?

[@justlike5895]

Dark souls?

[@mmorpgkitty]

What about subnautica or Minecraft.

[@lain11644]

@@Daemonki_VA Yes, not a fan, that's just me though. I prefer Japanese games over Western games. I also hate open world games.

[@qwerfa]

The first Nier had an amazing soundtrack too. Really worth checking out.

[@xS3NTRYx]

We need more single player games in 2020 that are SOLELY FOCUSED on the Single Player mechanic.

[@realJman51]

Can't wait for cyberpunk

[@balsabozovic4510]

Well 2020 is shaping up to be amazing for sp games, doom eternal is best fps game ever made, cyberpunk is going to be kme of best games period, tlou will be awsome, ghost of tsushima as well, re3 ff7, animal crossing, new consoles, halo, oh man oh man

[@Luke973T]

Playstation and Nintendo gotcha covered

[@balsabozovic4510]

@@anaverageuser_4267 doom eternal is a mainly single player game lol, just because it has multiplayer doesnt take away that its mainly singleplayer

[@Mck_Pluto]

Black ops 5

[@hellodolly7989]

I see Spec Ops: The Line and I immediately knew this was going to be an awesome list. Spec Ops is the most underrated gem I’ve ever played

[@avatar94100]

is it still good?

[@hellodolly7989]

@@avatar94100 It's a last gen game, but the shooting was good when I played it, and of course the story will never be dated.

[@abdosherif5477]

The gameplay is decent but the story is fantastic

[@ricoryan3540]

The story is very matured and dark.

[@mitchjohnson4714]

Not sure how it could be underrated when nobody can ever stop talking about it.

[@White_5tar]

Sleeping Dogs is one that I really enjoyed and is one of my favourites.

[@SilverReviews]

Man I really wish we get a Sleeping Dogs 2. I really enjoyed Sleeping Dogs 1.

[@michaelbelayneh8928]

I loved that game. The combat was so satisfyingly good

[@theheardtheorem]

Sleeping Dogs is the only game that I have ever played through twice. I have never even come close to completing a GTA game.

[@ayushmaniar9011]

Sleeping dogs is better than all GTA combined in my opinion. It doesn't have tons of neatly detailed activities to do but the combat and the story and the setting caught my eye like no other GTA game

[@macdallanzero2145]

Sleeping Dogs was great. So many little things.. like the look of the pavement when it rains, great controls, fun combat (yeah, I know, guns weren't as good as they could have been), good driving mechanics. ☺

[@lain11644]

Nier Automata is the first and the only game to make me continue to actively watch game content for a month straight after I finish the game itself.

[@chronos2023]

I'm a simple man. I see Subnautica in the thumbnail, i click

[@lydiadiangelo2588]

So you're a simple man with a good taste in video games? Got it

[@takotacatrow5964]

How good is it? I've seen some videos but never got around to playing it.

[@whyhellotherestranger]

@@takotacatrow5964 Satisfying and scary

[@chronos2023]

@@takotacatrow5964 if you have a fear of the ocean like me then you will shit your pants

[@sarah1390]

@Takota Catrow it's very good. Starts off pretty calm but gets more dangerous the farther you get away from the starter area and the deeper you go. Also can't wait for Subnautica Below Zero to be fully released.

[@germanchungus4026]

This just shows that even in recent years, solo games can be absolutely amazing!

[@kushchakraborty8013]

The latest God Of War showed that exact thing and bitch slapped the whole industry by being the basically *the* game of the year

[@ttime441]

German Chungus Tf? Single player games released recently are way better than older games

[@602chuy1225]

Ryan Gg, Perfect Dark on n64 was pretty intense. So much that I’d say many recent year single players can’t even get near to..

[@lordboonga7089]

SINGLE PLAYER NOT SOLO BAD BAD IM GONNA GET THE SPRAY BOTTLE

[@Bendanna93]

@Josh D "all of them"

[@jonahlawson95]

The Long Dark, though technically isn’t finished is a masterpiece. The story mode can get you emotional about the smallest things like failing to start a fire or finding a house to sleep in. It’s truly a masterpiece.

[@stefanb7015]

Indeed, not to mention the ongoing love it keeps getting from its devs. Amazing game.

[@funkyfreak97]

Or being hunted by wolves with nothing but a car to hide in.

[@ShortBusMfia]

The jumpscares in Subnautica are on another level. Once you get deeper in the ocean, it almost starts to have a horror feel added onto the survival element.

[@appleid3151]

Dude I have panic attacks playing it

[@fpsqt]

I'm 43, been playing games since I was 7 or 8 on an Apple II computer, then on NES, Genesis, Super NES, PC, Xbox 360, PS3 and 4 ... you name it. Subnautica definitely enters my top 10 games of all time.

[@sw50zxjzdgvsbgfy30]

You are for so long a gamer :O what is your very favourite game??

[@fpsqt]

@@sw50zxjzdgvsbgfy30 FF VII

[@anamarisa8034]

@@fpsqt they do remake.

[@fpsqt]

@@anamarisa8034 what do you think I'm playing at this exact moment :)

[@anamarisa8034]

@@fpsqt but they do make change in the story line?

[@samanthayost1169]

Stardew Valley was one of the most beautiful gaming experiences I've ever had. Like to the point where it made me really sit down and reevaluate my life.

[@randybradley4151]

Great game and one game to be honest that doesn't need a sequel but deserves it.

[@pottingsoil723]

Loved Stardew Valley! Easily one of the best games in recent memory.

[@Kwiwiwiwi]

Yeah slightly surprised it wasn't mentioned on the list

[@hallaloth3112]

My love for this game increases every year. And ConcernedApe is still working on content for it. 1.5 is in the works.

[@dedyharyanto7617]

True,i love how the story surprisingly deep whanever you got 8/10 heart lol

[@tiagocampinho6130]

The spec ops game's story will forever live in me! Wish we could see more stuff like that in the current gen games!

[@lunamaria1048]

Subnautica is one of the best games I ever played and was everything I expected No Man's Sky to be :)

[@lamb6320]

well no man's sky is good now :)

[@lunamaria1048]

@@lamb6320 I didn't say No Man's Sky is bad

[@hazim9529]

@@lunamaria1048 No Man's Sky is great now lol

[@jkajmo]

"What Remains of Edith Finch, is one of the most heartfelt experiences I've had in video games. "Oxenfree" is another great one.

[@lilpp4791]

Caligula I feel asleep playing it

[@shodstew]

Oxenfree is the best indie/ horror game i have ever played

[@nacholibre1650]

Oxenfree had some really good characters.

[@shodstew]

And good story

[@StayFractalesque]

should try Tacoma! Firewatch! The Long Dark!

[@Qunia]

Subnactia is like the best game to have been released in recent years. I’m honestly surprised nobody else tried to make a underwater survival game earlier. Subnactia is must play, like seriously

[@icikleog8201]

Well for one. All the other big companies don’t get the funding to make an open world ocean game with graphics like subnautica, Subnautica is a ehole other level of gaming

[@armoured-self]

@@icikleog8201 subnautica has been developed for years and years and was only released because of it's tight community and started out as a indie game developed by a small team and also all the other big company's get the funding.. you know because their big company's.

[@RoseGold1224]

I agree ! Now imagine not knowing anything about the game and trying it with turtle beach headphones on full volume. Thinking the crazy sounds you hear were just to scare you. Not knowing I would be attacked by my worse deep ocean fear. Yep that was me. Let’s just say I threw my headphones 100 feet and almost had a heart attack. Lol loved this game but was scared the whole time in the deep ocean part lol.

[@Qunia]

Anna Burgdorf even knowing what the creatures are is extremely scary. Every little unknown sound made me almost crap myself every time

[@filipesouza9816]

I unfortunately got spoilers when the other Leviathans came out but I still remember when I first found the reaper. Almost made me cry

[@georgebanks4360]

I was surprised by Titanfall 2 also. The gunplay is very satisfying - the feel, variety and especially the sounds were stellar, I thought.

[@BigCowProductions]

Titanfall 2 is STILL the best shooter out there.

[@alexbiersner3350]

I absolutely love A Wolf Among Us. Was able to get my mom to watch while I played. But I didn't make the decisions, but I made her choose. For someone who doesn't like movies and don't really get video games, she had a blast. A memory I'll never forget

[@BeelZX]

Sus

[@gurentgc3546]

Nier automata is one of the best story based games I ever played.

[@fabiosousa5975]

I've been playing it a lot recently after a while... and still love it :D

[@1kbmahan]

Guren TGC cool

[@nelsonw9483]

Does it have a good story? I love good stories in games

[@gurentgc3546]

Nelson W. Yes, the story is amazing. It makes you think a lot.

[@fabiosousa5975]

@@nelsonw9483 it has an amazing story with dramatic and emotional moments

[@iDAN_GER]

Prey, Sleeping Dogs, Yakuza 0, Furi and Kingdom Come Deliverance! :)

[@jasperwilson6980]

Yes, yes, yes, and yes! I though Prey was going to be a let down after they announced that it was tossing away the old Prey, but it was so good. Sleeping Dogs is my all time favorite underrated game and It's one of a few that I replay almost every year.

[@markula_4040]

Couldn't get into Prey or Kingdom but I second Sleeping Dogs (actually worked on that game a bit back when it was under Activision) and Yakuza 0. Good examples

[@jnlewis114]

I’ve played Prey a couple times, and I hellaaaaa love it. I still think about it. I love the aesthetic, and the music. So good.

[@chukyuniqul]

Yakuza kiwami 2 too. It's a remake of the game in the series with what is widely considered the best story.

[@iDAN_GER]

@@chukyuniqul Oh, really? I'm currently halfway through Kiwami, now you just made me really excited for Kiwami 2 😌✌🏼

[@DigbyCCeasar]

How did you guys miss out on The Long Dark, one of the greatest, most beautiful and brutal solo game experiences ever made? TLD was built as a story game, with solo mode as just a side option. They rolled out sandbox first to get things going while they worked on the story, and in doing so created the most AMAZING single player game ever made. TLD is single player gaming done to perfection. Whether it's two minutes or 2000 hours, you don't play TLD you live it. You feel it. You experience it. Staggeringly beautiful, painfully immersive, and absolutely unwinnable. Nobody, anywhere, on this planet, not one SINGLE ONE of any of us who has ever payed it has beaten it. You can't beat it. It's not about winning, it's about doing every single thing you can to stave off the inevitable. It's not about the goal, it's about the fight. Every run ends with you dying. Cannot be avoided. TLD's unique beauty is in how it invests you emotionally in doing everything you can to keep that at bay for just one day more. It is "single player" gaming cranked up to 11.

[@memebot6490]

SOMA. Fantastic atmospheric horror game that really captures the feeling of loneliness

[@FanFanBessie2]

Excellent choice! Glad someone mentioned it. One of my all time favorites.👍

[@lordsofkoble]

I'm a sucker for quirky games and have most on this list. Soma is better than most of them.

[@sergiosutti4675]

Soma is a masterpiece

[@kypdurron7315]

"Youre constantly finding ways to go deeper." Nice

[@Cardinal8427]

@A W YIKES

[@felixgarstka]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Greenjoker4]

Whats the point of this comment?

[@brometheusjables2644]

@A W brb, I suddenly have the urge to... go do something...

[@phutureproof]

A joke about fucking, brilliant

[@ScorpionTomb]

The wolf among us is such a great game... it’s definitely something to try out at least.

[@P1GEONPOO]

Is there actual gameplay or is it all dialogue based mate? Those tell tale games always confuse me as I don't know how they play.

[@beheliteater]

P1GEONPOO there’s some gameplay. it comes in the form of walking around the areas, investigating, and also the dialogue choices. It’s really good, the story sucks you into it and the world is very interesting.

[@Meibu1]

@@P1GEONPOO If you're on the fence, watch a short gameplay of it. I know these games are not for everyone, but the story is something else. And they are working on a sequel if memory serves me right.

[@ivanpardo1752]

@@P1GEONPOO It hooks you into a great story, I don't play these types of Game and I loved it, give It a chance. To the others commenters, are they really making the sequel? I heard the studio closed

[@ronnocmcmillin634]

Ivan Pardo Yeah dude they did close but telltale were picked back up by another gaming company and are continuing season 2, look it up on KZbin the teaser trailer dropped about 3 months ago

[@tysmith6238]

Horizon Zero Dawn. I tried it because the gameplay looked fun but oh my word the story was absolutely fantastic and fascinating. Combine that with the awesome environments and super fun gameplay you have one of the best gaming experiences ever in my opinion.

[@kunaldhuria3935]

Thank You gameranx for introducing me To HellBlade, this game has touched my heart in so many ways, a *must* play for all the gamers out there.

[@Momo14198]

Spec Ops: the Line was my favourite. The slowly developing story, the deteriation of Walkers mental state, Konrads speech and the endings, man the endings. So many theories and layers to them. One of the best shooters of all time for me and the fact that it's also a rare german masterpiece of beautiful storytelling makes me proud.

[@markaj_]

Wolf among us was awesome and I was so devastated to find out that the sequel wasn't coming out cuz tell tale bankrupt 😭 But now they're back omfg take my money

[@Cchibba]

Dude I was seriously devastated, Im so fucking HYPED for part 2

[@mentalpopcorn2304]

I hadn't known this was coming, now Im very excited for it. I'm almost thinking about replaying the 1st before the 2nd comes out because it's been so long

[@Theblackout292]

The better come out with Batman season 3 or I WILL RIOT

[@markaj_]

@@Theblackout292 profile picture checks out

[@RagnarokMic]

I remember purchasing the first Fables collection, and was like “That was okay.” Then didn’t return to the series for years. As a fan of the TT games, I checked “Wolf Among Us,” and it gave me such a deeper appreciation for the characters...I owned the rest of the (main) series within a month.

[@drzoomnests7687]

Horizon Zero Down, hands down one of the best games I have played. Great story, exploration, mechanics and world design. Haven't played my other PS4 games much becase of it.

[@ChildishDyce]

Horizon Zero Dawn was not really a surprise, though.

[@davidmuzzall375]

Mad Max, way to underrated, bit of grind for the completionists but other than that a solid enjoyable game.

[@food223]

the release date for that game was terrible, it deserved better

[@singobingoyay]

The gameplay is pretty much a mix between the arkham-series and Shadow of mordor or something like that. I like both so the game was really solid. Never finished it though for some reason

[@luciano12sa]

The ending felt kinda empty, even for a desert (haha). But the game it's great.

[@smilingflower6117]

it was so repetitive

[@wowbobwow37]

Nier: Automata is one the best games I've ever played with a fantastic story.

[@kriss4882]

I liked it for the most part until I got rock hard for 2B

[@raparchive3921]

Just started it annnd THIS PROLOGUE IS AIDS but it indeed is a good game

[@jameswayton2340]

And not to forget what this video totally forget to mention. The soundtrack/score from Nier:Automata to me is THE BEST soundscore i ever heard in a game. Its absolute madness.

[@TheArtonSlo]

@Gabriel Saviank You got NPC brains. The game is about the story and the message it tells, gameplay is great too. If you can't enjoy something that takes more than 10 hours of your concentration you "grew up" into the kind of person i feel sorry for. Go watch sports and stripers then, cause video games won't be for you for much longer.

[@jewel-kun9730]

@Gabriel Saviank You just missed ALOT...

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Nier: Automata is one of the best single player games me and many others have played, it's actually nice to see it make the list

[@jokey4619]

Emotions are prohibited

[@Hassan06675]

@@jokey4619 Yeah yeah

[@gyro-j]

Shadow Warrior 2, Kona, Medal Of Honor Warfighter. I had such a great time with those games :')

[@chibinha7949]

Actually, Edith Finch is known to be a similar style to Firewatch, and they are both pretty damn amazing, I'm so glad you put Undertale in there!!

[@sunnyp5196]

I would also put Dear Esther in this category

[@eegoii]

It's much similar to Everybody's Gone to The Rupture

[@WickedKillaYT]

There's a dislike and the video hasn't even been out long enough for that person to have watched it all, nice

[@ethanpegrum]

WickedKilla Gaming And Graphics people suck

[@believeinmatter]

WickedKilla Gaming And Graphics People love to point fingers and scream, especially if the other person can’t see them

[@WickedKillaYT]

@@believeinmatter im really confused what you mean, that doesn't seem to apply in any sense unless you mean the guy who disliked which still is a weird way to phrase that lol

[@alistairsmith2901]

It's the same regard in people who comment "First" they just wanna be the first to dislike

[@skillaxxx]

People 'unconditionally' like vids before watching too, strictly speaking it's the same. Personally I find comments by ppl that clearly haven't watched the content more annoying (and that's besides the obvious 'first' posts, that should be an auto-mutable post imho).

[@frankjeager9043]

I have spec ops signed by nolan north. Man he had stories about the prep for that game. They went to a lot of meetings with people who had severe issues with PTSD. Crazy man. Absolutely crazy

[@firelordOzai3]

The high praise you have Subnautica is how I know you are legit. I love that game

[@kushchakraborty8013]

When speck ops the line was on 10 I knew it was gonna be a good list. Also dishonored is of my personal favourites (stealth, game play, story, best level design ever) MgsV is a close 2nd

[@dillondelaney4347]

Dishonored would've been a good pick but everyone knew MGSV would blow us away, so I wouldn't count it as out of nowhere

[@Vikasthegunner]

Yeah, Dishonored is a great game. I love its world and its lore, but it was hardly a surprise. It was shown off at E3 and the other gaming expos. Many gaming websites got to preview it. They knew it was coming.

[@h8full575]

Detroit: become human was better than I think most people expected. Sure probably everyone knew it was going to have a pretty interesting story, but I don’t think anyone expected it to be THAT much better than heavy rain when it comes to the cheesy dialogue and voice acting.

[@brytonwallis4817]

H8FULL it’s still fun though, I wish people would make more memes about because of the way it acts, but I mean what would be the cheesiest moments from it.

[@h8full575]

Bryton Wallis it was still cheesy just not as bad as people expected. I really liked the game still personally.

[@gabrieldavis4434]

H8FULL Was not cheesy. It’s an emotional masterpiece.

[@h8full575]

Gabriel Davis lmao

[@jordanyanes]

Every David Cage game has this thing that reviewers love to hate on but in my opinion the guy just has his own style like any other director out there. I think his games have evolved with each release but on a personal level Heavy Rain still my favorite one of the bunch.

[@Sycophantichallenger]

That #1 though, you nailed it. I just played through Nier: Automata blind for the first time about a month ago. It's now among my all-time favorites... And I'm not one who typically goes in for the "anime" aesthetic, but that game... Holy cow, so good.

[@connorambrosino1741]

Outer Wilds was one of the best experiences I've ever had in a game

[@chekote]

I was so shocked that wasn't in this list at all. It should be no. 1

[@Itama22]

I was searching for that comment :D

[@justins6134]

Nier is SUCH an absolute masterpiece in its storytelling and gameplay alike. Has been my number 1 game of all time since it came out, and i highly doubt that will be changing any time soon

[@thethingsisee13]

Justin S I never played the original, but love Automata. Can’t wait to play the Nier Replicant remake so I can see the original story. Or at least one version of it.

[@danielchrist8651]

I’m getting convinced to give this game a try. Especially when we have nothing better to do at the moment lol

[@justins6134]

Yeah ive never played replicant either. 100% will be when the remake comes out. Im pretty excited for it.

[@mrpetebojangles21]

Played Automata after all the hype and I was pretty underwhelmed tbh. I was bored. I did love the music and thought the story was pretty interesting, and yes, I did play through ending E.

[@jonthedoors]

"Influenced by classics like Apolcalypse Now and Heart of Darkness" They're the same story bro

[@moart87]

Fellow man of culture

[@arlostein1000]

Good old Wikipedia researching

[@cheguevara19]

Well, yes and no. Apocalypse Now's based on Heart of Darkness, but the stories are vastly different. I love the film and I've read Heart of Darkness.

[@dynamo0255]

Who cares?...or is that 'Whom'?

[@evanescenthorizons7100]

Firewatch was pretty great too,really enjoyed it,and is definitely one of my favorites.

[@Onhyx27]

One I would like to add as an honorable mention is : "Her Story" (on Steam) Telling a story through the eyes of an anomalous character who is investigating a murder through a computer data base using only keywords that occurred during clips the interview of the individual. The mention of Senua's Sacrifice reminded me of this game as the performance by only this one actress is so well done that by the time you encounter "the twist", you are surprised and impressed that she was able to pull it off. Even after you discovered the twist, (around 50% playtime) it is still worth looking into other clips to see it pieces together. For being a 2-5 hour long game, I think this is another gem not many talk about.

[@arandomcinematographer928]

Was I the only person who screamed in happiness when Spec Ops The Line was on the list? Such an underrated game. Was the only one in my grade who played it then. Love from India! 💙 Stay home people, stay safe.

[@leesasuki]

I heard spec ops, i click like

[@lucasbkell]

One of the best games ever.... awesome graphical experience for the time it was released

[@gaigetozier2758]

Dude the ending of spec ops surprised me so much!

[@ksuma715]

It was one of those "Dude.......that's messed up"

[@arandomcinematographer928]

That's probably the main reason I gave weird messed up endings to my scripts for Script Writing assignments in University xD

[@ArchedSalmon]

Took me two play throughs to grasp the psychology behind it and realise what happened. The second play through was intense when you look for all the little cues

[@Zombiewaster215]

"Gentlemen,welcome to Dubai"

[@ianchorne8129]

So glad Hellblade and a Plague Tale were featured! Hellblade honestly has some of the best writing I've seen in any form of media and a Plague Tale feels like a rich historical fantasy book, definitely some of my favorite games this gen

[@arjanbains4187]

Can we all just take a second to appreciate the frequency of quality content? Good job gameranx!

[@rexxusprimus]

Hollow Knight: Probably the single biggest surprise for me. Such an incredible game.

[@lordoaf]

Outer Wilds is one of the greatest games ever made. It has left an impression me no other game has.

[@jnlewis114]

Rudiger Schneider It left me in tears. Such a beautiful narrative.

[@Pmccaff2009]

Dude edit your comment spelling it right so they don't overlook it, it's SUCH AN AWESOME game. I want a sequel but know we will never get one.. as we all had different journeys, so special and will always remember by time aboard The Unreliable.

[@noxious.vertigo]

Agreed completely, Outer Wilds blew me away and the ending genuinely made me cry because I just wasn't ready for the story and the soundtrack is absolutely amazing too

[@MrHopran]

I was looking for this comment. Really enjoyed the game ... except the Amber Twin. That planet just constantly triggered my inner ocd. It always felt like I missed something important because of the rising sand.

[@NatrajChaturvedi]

Rudiger Schneider I agree. BTW if you haven't played them then you should play Portal/Portal2 also. It will make you think about how Videogames can be much more than what they are.

[@awesomereviews1561]

Plague Tale was amazing, the OST was also stellar.

[@joshjames024]

Subnautica was such a surprise, so nice to have a game that’s so fun and engaging that’s not combat focused. And the story of The Wolf Among Us was just fantastic.

[@christosioannou9628]

What Remains of Edith Finch was one of my favorites in a while, with a fantastic story. I loved it so much and it hit all the right emotional beats it needed to.

[@aaponator1439]

Gameranx: Mentions specs ops the line Me: Instant upvote

[@anuragdeshpande6918]

Like is easier to say than upvote lol

[@pranavkhandle8150]

Me too

[@mac1bc]

I was with him until he mentioned The Wolf Among Us...

[@SPFLDAngler]

Why do you little kids obsess over this game so much?.. it's such a generic boring shooter. Literally only has one thing going for it and that's the plot twist that changes your life(for 5 minutes) so other than that it's not a great game by any means nor is it special in any way whatsoever. KZbinrs talk about it way too much and it's getting old and annoying hearing about it all the time all over KZbin. Time to move on and find a game to talk about that is actually good and leave The Line in the sand...

[@subsume7904]

@@SPFLDAngler children look for shiny objects, adults look for nuances. Now re-read your comment. There's a reason why so many people love that game, and it's for the nuances you cannot see. The game isn't a shiny new action-cinematic, so it doesn't grab your attention. When you grow up, you'll understand kid.

[@Noble_Isaac]

The fact that they used Subnautica as a thumbnail proves that this channel has GOOD TASTE in gaming.

[@vCASTORTROYv]

Started playing What Remains of Edith Finch at about 5am and completed it that sitting! Couldn't wait to find out more about the Finch family. Lovely graphics were a compliment to the engaging and very varied gameplay.

[@wunderwaffle3602]

You guys should really do Horizon Zero Dawn. That game... that game is a perfection among the gods, it has such an amazing story, great gameplay, and a beautiful enviorment. It is just such a great game and... its gonna be on pc.

[@raresmacovei8382]

WunderWaffle Can't wait until it hits PC.

[@wunderwaffle3602]

@@raresmacovei8382 same

[@jeremywilliamson1194]

I can’t wait too

[@jasperwilson6980]

Definitely gotta add in Alan Wake, Control, Outer Wilds, and DOOM 2016, but this is the first time I think I've agreed completely 100% with the run-up list here.

[@evilbred974]

Doom 2016 wasn't really a sleeper hit though. It's about as big of a AAA release from a storied game dev that has a track record of hit games as you'll ever encounter.

[@balsabozovic4510]

@@evilbred974 doom 2016 was a sleeper hit, it had basically no marketing, review copies, its beta was recieved negatively and its previous gameplay showcase didn't show final product, so basically it was and wasnt a sleeper hit

[@kingmuncy]

Doom wasnt a sleeper hit everyone knew and knows about doom it didn't need much advertisement

[@evilbred974]

@@balsabozovic4510 It was a flagship title from iD fucking Software. From the exact same IP that basically the archetype for all first person shooters. This wasn't a quiet hit. They didn't need a marketing campaign. It would be like saying that Cyberpunk 2077 is a sleeper hit because CDPR isn't doing a whole lot of advertising.

[@balsabozovic4510]

@@evilbred974 ofc if a 2 million copy game in 3 years isn't sleeper hit idk what is

[@kyleandremelleza1151]

i'm glad that the wolf among us was mentioned and i didn't even know that there was a sequel coming. i thought it left with a giant cliffhanger

[@720jlconner]

Titanfall 2 to me is the most underrated gem ever. Such a fulfilling campaign.

[@TheLastSaint7]

Spec Ops screwed up with its generic trailer. This game is up there in story with The Witcher 3, RD2, and many more.

[@Catheidan]

It's also screwed by acting like you actually have any choice in the story line. They don't get to berate me for following the story line they wrote.

[@jackh3570]

@@Catheidan the point of that is that you could have stopped playing. It's trying to say that in war then only good move is not to play at all

[@Catheidan]

@@jackh3570 that's a copout answer. I paid 60 for a game. I'm finishing it. If anyone is the jerk in this equation, is the people who created the generic on rails shooter.

[@hazim9529]

@@jackh3570 I agreed with Rory here. I paid for the game and it has the fucking balls to tell me to stop playing because 'you bad guy and do bad things'. Fuck that. You wanna make a game that guilt trip the player, fine. But don't order them to stop playing their own damn product.

[@umbrellasquid9669]

single player games are perfection change my mind

[@cashuflakbreakdancer]

Hunt the freeman and ride to hell,

[@cashuflakbreakdancer]

@Srimaan Aravamudhan damn man that one still hurts.

[@haimshkolnik2092]

Rambo: The Video Game

[@LR0278]

Great list. Could add... Witcher 3, God of war, Mass Effect 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn to name a few.

[@dedyharyanto7617]

Mass effect 2 wasnt that surprising i think,the first game was good and ofc everybody expect the next game Will be better

[@joekreissl4499]

Anyone who played witcher 1 and 2 knew 3 would be good the success of it was the most surprising

[@captainfactoid3867]

Have you heard of this small single player game called The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt? It’s a surprise hit and one of my favorites

[@Skylingale]

How the fuck is the Witcher 3 a SURPRISE hit?

[@firsttimeforge3596]

Skylingale Blatantly obvious he was being sarcastic.

[@kylegebbie4132]

Since it's surprise entries I'd have to say "control" the game just hooked me dude

[@stephenrocks5565]

Hard ťhough dude

[@SilentWarrior88]

Kyle Gebbie Control is the beeneeez. Hard as hell, but good stuff.

[@donaldslayer]

Stephen Rocks been planning on buying this - seems like a fun newer game to push my first gaming pc with. Gosh I’m going to have to stop putting it off 😭

[@RagnarokMic]

Really does have some of the best psychic powers since Psi-Ops.

[@ajaxnation9504]

Buying Control was the best deal ever, I mean I hate horror games since I've had some health issues after Resident evil 7 (which was more or less my first real horror game). And I thought Control is even scarier with an entire universe within a single building and having now idea what the Hiss was. Fortunately it hooked me up for hours every day and Imma be honest, the need of exploration in a vast open world (well it is open if u think about it XD) especially the Panopticon which was my favorite place (at-leatst before I went there xd) and the emotion driven story had me sticking around for a while too.

[@toucannfroot9107]

What remains of Edith finch is one of the best games I've every played

[@meesterpodge3326]

You forgot to mention the fact that subnautica can totally be a horror game too

[@claudiusjuniorgoremusandu3741]

Kingdoms of Amalur: The Reckoning holds a special place in my heartless for its seamless integration of RPG, Action and giant frigging world

[@subsume7904]

Such a great game, AND they are remaking it! 😁

[@majormoron605]

The Witcher 3 should be on this list. The franchise was mostly unknown before (outside of Poland at least), and I´ve seen E3 footage of when it was announced and everyone was kinda like: eh, ok, whatever. And then it turned out to be one of the best games ever made

[@sayckeone]

Wasn't really a surprise.

[@Xiox321]

Yea I had never heard of the series before the trailer for Witcher 3, but the more I saw, the more I was hyped, which usually tends to be the opposite for me for some reason, so I pre-ordered the collectors edition and it easily became my top game of all time. I'm sure Cyberpunk will be good, but I've always preferred medieval fantasy, so I really hope they make another full Witcher game sometime.

[@jl-dq5ch]

Nah, this is supposed to be a list of good games though...

[@Xiox321]

@@jl-dq5ch Nice b8 m8

[@MrSexybeast182]

The Outer Wilds is one of my favorite single player experiences. Its focus on learning about the world is so unique in games

[@evilbilbo3690]

The Outer Wilds took me completely by surprise and is easily the most impressed I've been with a truly "in any order" narrative game with some absolutely brilliant puzzle solving, not to mention the most mind blowing physics simulation of any game, ever.

[@shapeshifter-theamorphousg3264]

"A Plague Tale"... Loved that one!!

[@ShahjahanMasood]

Everyone stay safe. An entire family in my neighborhood got admited yesterday; Corona is no joke.

[@hyperbannana9262]

Yeah and i got hit by a damn tornado

[@zeis2127]

I couldn't care less

[@jameeldavenport7904]

Lol mf's is savages

[@viktorpede1840]

What does this have to do with the topic of the video? Post your s**t somewhere else.

[@HAZARDOUS88]

@@zeis2127 Of course you don't. Your parents look after you.

[@pwaks]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance should have made the list.

[@haicokingma8734]

I own the ultimate edition but haven't played it yet. Looks like a really interesting game!

[@yennobbx895]

@@haicokingma8734 I started playing it last week and I must say, it's worth playing for sure, it's very fun and has really good gameplay

[@willwink299]

Thank you for taking the time to comment for me

[@jacobriley5214]

There's to many good games lol

[@Fionnn11]

Really want to buy it!

[@papagrounds]

It's nice that you didn't spoil all the things in Subnautica. For those who haven't played it yet, I strongly succest that you don't google the game at all before starting it. Trust me.

[@axel.1358]

I'm genuinely surprised neither of the Doom games made it on the list, specifically Doom 2016 because that was when everyone was so skeptical but then realized that it really delivered! Doom Eternal is more of the same, just turned up to 11 with more bells and whistles and mechanics and such. Basically, if there's a part 2 to this video, I personally feel at least one of the 2 newest Doom games deserve a spot. OR just throw them both into one spot because why not lol!

[@snipernote]

This genuinely depends on the players taste .. for me its doom and quake series all the way then you do assassins creed series and prince of persia series

[@kingjoe3rd]

The true ending for Nier: Automata is on Pornhub and involves tickling.

[@bestledisthe]

Hol' up...

[@dough2051]

the WHAT

[@lieutenantdiamond5601]

Hol up

[@commandercheddar8778]

Noice

[@dohnuts4405]

Are you sure? For this quarantine I watched all of PornHub and I have't seen it.

[@rafaelbustos9]

Stanley parable has an achievement when you have to NOT play in 5 years

[@whyhellotherestranger]

I just loaded it up and got the achievement after reading this comment. Thanks, fam!

[@TaurusTheCrazyBull]

Does it haves to be installed through out the 5 years?

[@magmamouse7270]

@@TaurusTheCrazyBull yea

[@haimshkolnik2092]

@@magmamouse7270 hahahha

[@rafaelbustos9]

@@TaurusTheCrazyBull I don't think ed rock had the game installed for 5 years without knowing the existence of the archivement

[@pordondeandatomi]

Stereotypical buttler voice: "A ONE?"

[@pavlotverdokhlib7627]

E.Y.E.: DIvine Cybermancy- a Source Mod that became a game, that's janky as hell, has a completely non-sensical surrealist story, and yet is still one of the best Deus Ex-like badass simulators we've gotten all decade. Alpha Protocol- Obsidian's buggiest release, it also features their deepest RPG system and choice and consequence model. There are so many ways to manipulate the story, it's insane. Darksiders II: my "comfort food" game, the second installment built on the orignal's "what if Zelda, but heavy metal?", and added Prince of Persia-esque parcour elements, and a loot system that actually had me caring about my builds for the first time since Diablo II. Oh, and amazing enemy variety, which is something Vigil/Gunfire have always been great at. Also, last year's GreedFall: Spiders have been iterating on their action-RPG formula for the entire decade, and their latest game is the closest we get these days to pre-Dragon Age II Bioware. Interesting setting, engaging story, minimal bloat, and a decently fun RPG & combat system . Not an earth-shattering game, but still one of my top games of last year.

[@ILIKETRAINS57]

I’d like to put Metal Gear Rising in the mix as well, I thought that game was so so sick and it was my favourite single player game of the decade.

[@1990erre]

I definitely see what type of games you like, but not including Stardew Valley broke my heart :(

[@espiritly]

I mean, I feel like that game is a relatively niche game... Although, I'm saying this as a person that likes a lot of different genres, but just couldn't get into stardew valley. To rephrase, I think that game is more for causal gamers of which I and, from what I've seen, the guy that makes these videos don't really like. But, weirdly enough, it's one of the games that inspires me the most as someone trying to get into game development because it became hugely successful despite being a solo dev creation. Anyways, I'm just babbling now lol

[@balkanvick7439]

I was really hoping that you included "11-11 Memories Retold". I hope you make a second part and maybe include it there. It is one of those games that you just see it in your library added you don't know or remember when but was included in some bundle. But once I just out of curiosity installed it...it was worth every second of the journey. Gameranx super dudes and all the awesome people who love this channel, find it and give it a try - 11-11 Memories Retold. You are not going to be disappointed.

[@geofff.3343]

What Remains of Edith Finch actually made me cry. Especially the one that was styled after a video game (I think it was Lucas Finch's story). That one hit me so close to home it hurt.

[@mathieuruest-pinard9475]

the one where he's a worker in a fish factory and he becomes king ?

[@icikleog8201]

I actually own subnautica, I love that game they started so simple and made it so deep

[@neurokinetik64ES]

With this game, that statement works on multiple levels.

[@antazur3983]

When you started talking about Spec Ops The Line, I knew it was going to be a good video

[@SPFLDAngler]

Why?... literally everyone talks about it.. all the time.. it's talked about way too much. Yeah yeah we get it, the twist is mind blowing and life changing(for 5 minutes) time to find something else to talk about.

[@antazur3983]

@@SPFLDAngler We are still talking about it because there is no other game like it. And if you know one, I will be the first happy gamer to try it !

[@majorearl12]

Glad you at least mentioned Titanfall 2, it has the best fps single player experience ive ever played. Every part of the game was meaningful, fun, and THAT part was the coolest thing ive experienced. The way the mechanics worked flawlessly, the AI being aggressive and smart. It all worked so well. Might have to play it again not gonna lie.

[@avalanche4815]

I see a disturbing lack of Hollow Knight. That game surprised me with just how good it really was and as my first metroidvania, it certainly was a great introduction to the genre.

[@markxv2267]

Its way overrated tbh