Last decade, a ton of excellent games have been released, giving us a lot of exciting, thrilling, or relaxing gaming experience. Moreover, many games also have significant impacts on the game industry. Let’s check out the top 10 influential games of the decade here and waiting for the upcoming year to come.
10. Minecraft (PC, PS4, Xbox)
The very first name in this list of the most influential games is Minecraft, one of the most widely-played and popular games of the decade. This game has a great impact on the way we think about and interact with games. Before Minecraft, crafting seldom appears in games. It also stimulates and popularizes the open-world game to develop like these days. Without Minecraft, we wouldn’t have heaps of open-world games like Conan Exiles, Rust, The Forest, and Ark: Survival Evolved.
9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC, PS4, Xbox)
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is not only one of the best role-playing video games ever but also a phenomenon in the game world. After released, Skyrim soon became a meme and brought the game title The Elder Scroll outside the RPG world.
8. The Last Of Us (PS3, PS4)
This is the most stunning and well-crafted single-player video game ever. Fans of The Last Of Us will never forget Ellie and Joel, two protagonists of this game series. The Last of Us brings gamers exciting gameplay and the most cinematic gaming experience with high-quality graphics and excellent backstory. In addition to those, the stories behind each character are also logic and fascinating, making the game much more attractive and emotional.
7. Dark Souls (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch)
Another influential video game of this decade is Dark Souls, an exciting RPG of From Software. After its release, Dark Souls put the name of this studio on the map of the game world. It also promotes the popularity of Soul-like game sort to a high level like today. From Software brought the game world super smooth and presented players the most exciting melee-action game ever. Moreover, some later masterpieces like Star Wars Jedi were also inspired by Dark Souls.
6. Stardew Valley (Mobile, PC, PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch)
Strongly inspired by Harvest Moon, Stardew Valley rose as a 2D gaming phenomenon in its release year 2016. It was highly estimated for exciting gameplay, plot, and multiplayer feature. Developed a single producer Eric Barone, Stardew Valley didn’t succeed until Barone made massive changes in characters, in-game music, and the art. These changes made Stardew Valley a simple but very interesting and addicting game.
5. Fortnite (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Mobile)
Despite being a clone of PUBG, Fortnite has strongly grown to be one of the most popular and influential games of the decade. This battle royale game brings players exciting battles with cute cartoony graphics and a unique system. Moreover, the developers of Fortnite have been continuously creating and updating new content. It helps expand the influence and popularity of this game and bring gamers more than a shooting game.
4. Pokemon Go (Mobile)
This game caused a global gaming flu in 2016 and created a trend of AR game in the world. It attracts millions of players and lets them become excellent pokemon trainers. Despite many limits in contents, Pokemon Go changed the way gamers play. It made them get out of their house, move to hunt rare pokemon for their collections. So, Pokemon Go is one of the most influential games in the world this decade.
3. Outlast (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch)
Outlast is definitely the most successful horror game in history. This FPP survival game is bringing gamers all over the world the most fearful experience in a stuffy madhouse. Players will encounter thrilling creatures and have a thrilling jump-scare scene. Moreover, Outlast has an exciting plot with logic mysterious details, making players palpitate with terror but keep exploring till the last mysteries.
2. The Witcher 3 (PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch)
This is the most inspiring and impressive game in history this decade. It’s the perfect combination of cinematic storytelling, pure role-playing gameplay, a diverse and detailed open world, and the most impressive characters. The Witcher 3 is the most excellent game in the world. It will be a great inspiration for a lot of RPG in the future.
1. Dishonored (PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360)
Inspired by Thief game sort, Arkane Studio produced a wonderful Dishonored with the best quality exceeding gamers’ expectations. The greatest highlight of this game is the unique gameplay and creative mission walkthrough. It made a lot of developers like Valve admire and jealous. Dishonored created a new standard in building a fascinating game world as well as attractive in-game options.
These are the top 10 influential games of the decade. With excellent design and creation, these games brought new standards and become the greatest icons. It’s time to play and experience them yourself.