Nex Machina 2017
Why it still holds upRooms of waves and a combo to keep alive still give each run a clear goal today.
2010s games that still hold up
Games
Nex Machina 2017
Why it still holds upRooms of waves and a combo to keep alive still give each run a clear goal today.
Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask 2011
Why it still holds upIt is an easy game to pick up for anyone who likes puzzles with hints on hand, and that holds today.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 2018
Why it still holds upPoints spent on a turn, and then taking aim yourself, still make every move a choice today.
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout 2019
Why it still holds upA workshop where you build items from what you gather still rewards patient exploration.
Avernum: Escape from the Pit 2011
Why it still holds upThe freedom still lets you take a cavern nation's quests in whatever order you find them.
Sturmwind 2013
Why it still holds upA weapon you can aim backward still gives each stage a puzzle of positions.
La-Mulana 2011
Why it still holds upThe pits still punish a guess and reward the one who reads the walls first.
Guild Wars 2 2012
Mad Father 2012
Why it still holds upA girl alone in a house of secrets still gives the horror a personal angle.
Wizorb 2011
Why it still holds upThere are more than 60 levels, and anyone who wants an absorbing afternoon of bricks and spells has a reason to play it today.
Rakuen 2017
Why it still holds upA story about music and friends still makes a gentle game to play.
Alto's Adventure 2015
Why it still holds upA quiet descent with one button is still easy to relax into.
Octopath Traveler 2018
Why it still holds upEight stories and a party you assemble let you decide the order of your journey, and that freedom still shapes how you play.
Parkitect 2018
Why it still holds upHiding the work behind the fun still gives each park a backstage to plan as well as a front.
Sally Face 2016
Why it still holds upGoing back to a place in a later timeline to see what changed gives each location a story of its own today.
Golf Story 2017
Why it still holds upSide quests on every course and a swing you tune with experience still keep each round varied.
Legend of Grimrock 2012
Why it still holds upA dungeon you can choose to map by hand still rewards anyone who tries it today.
Finding Paradise 2017
Why it still holds upA story led game that asks for patience still rewards it with feeling.
2064: Read Only Memories 2015
Why it still holds upA robot friend who learns to feel still gives the mystery its heart today.
Until Dawn 2015
Why it still holds upChoices that decide who lives still make it worth playing again today.
Dragon Quest Builders 2016
Why it still holds upTowns that grow with every room you add still give each chapter something to build toward.
Fight'N Rage 2017
Why it still holds upRoutes that branch still send a second run through different stages today.
Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure 2014
Why it still holds upThe seven years are still a detective solving his own missing time, with the actors back on screen.
Battlefield 3 2011
Why it still holds upA map for every kind of vehicle is still a draw for a squad.
Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption 2018
Why it still holds upA school by day and a dungeon by night, where classmates remember what you said, still gives every day a plan today.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI 2016
Why it still holds upA random world and several ways to win still make each campaign take a different path, so one more game is easy to start.
Rhythm Heaven Fever 2011
Why it still holds upA game that asks only for one button and good timing is still easy to pick up and hard to master.
Cry of Fear 2013
Why it still holds upA small inventory still turns every pickup into a choice today.
South Park: The Fractured But Whole 2017
Why it still holds upA hero built from whichever attacks you like is still the draw today.
Tropico 4 2011
Why it still holds upEight factions who cannot all be pleased still make every decision a balancing act today.
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle 2010
Why it still holds upBoss fights that you can replay still give the revenge story a reason to keep going.
Capitalism Plus 2016
Why it still holds upThe supply chain still leaves the farm, the factory and the shop all yours to connect, or to get wrong.
SteamWorld Heist 2015
Why it still holds upThe ricochet still makes the clever shot the one you aimed, not the one the dice gave you.
The Swapper 2013
Why it still holds upQuestions about identity and consciousness run through the story, and they are still worth meeting.
The Beginner's Guide 2015
Why it still holds upWith no way to fail, the whole story can be read at your own pace today.
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2013
Why it still holds upA combat system built on timed parries is what defines it today.
Tiny Thief 2013
Why it still holds upThe levels are short and cleverly built, which still makes it suited to a few minutes of play at a time.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments 2014
Why it still holds upA case that can end in different ways is still a reason to replay a crime scene.
VVVVVV 2010
Why it still holds upThe flip is still the one verb, with four hundred rooms built on it.
Velocity Ultra 2013
Why it still holds upTeleporting and bombs still turn each stage into a quick puzzle as much as a shooter.
SoulCalibur VI 2018
Why it still holds upToday, a defense that turns into a slow motion exchange gives each fight a moment of reading your opponent.
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest 2015
Why it still holds upMaps that have to be outthought, with no grinding to fall back on, still make every chapter a puzzle today.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth 2015
Why it still holds upRaising and digivolving a team of Digimon still gives the turn based fights a long term goal.
Katana Zero 2019
Why it still holds upBecause one hit decides every room, each room is still a short puzzle to plan and then carry out.