Company of Heroes 2 2013
Why it still holds upHolding ground with your squads still decides every match today.
2010s games that still hold up
Games
Company of Heroes 2 2013
Why it still holds upHolding ground with your squads still decides every match today.
Resistance 3 2011
Why it still holds upA smaller, grimmer story still gives it a mood of its own today.
Angry Birds Space 2012
Why it still holds upPlanets that bend each shot still give old rules a fresh angle.
Owlboy 2016
Why it still holds upThe friends Otus carries shape both fights and puzzles, which still keeps each room varied today.
Skate 3 2010
Why it still holds upThe two settings still serve people who want to land it and people who want to earn it, in the same city.
Dying Light 2015
Why it still holds upA day that turns into a dangerous night still changes how you move through the same streets.
Orcs Must Die! Unchained 2017
Fallout 4 2015
Why it still holds upThe settlement still makes the junk the point, and the town you built is yours to defend.
Ratchet & Clank 2016
Why it still holds upQwark's version of events is still what frames the game today.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 2014
Why it still holds upEnemies that remember you are the thing to look for in it today.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 2017
Why it still holds upA crowded fight stays readable with the parry symbol and the red warning, which still work as they should.
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time 2013
Why it still holds upA heist crew that travels through time still offers plenty of variety.
Technobabylon 2015
Why it still holds upCentral is still a cyberpunk city whose governor is the thing under investigation.
Mario & Luigi: Dream Team 2013
Why it still holds upMario and Luigi acting as one pair, over and over, still keeps every fight and puzzle varied.
Dark Souls II 2014
Why it still holds upA world that takes its time to wear you down is still a challenge worth taking on today.
Prune 2015
Why it still holds upA tree that grows where you cut still gives each level a quiet puzzle.
The Room Two 2013
Why it still holds upThe room is still a puzzle box the size of a space you can walk around in.
Freedom Planet 2014
Why it still holds upThe fighting still makes a platformer that stops to hit things, with three ways of running.
Rayman Jungle Run 2012
Just Shapes & Beats 2018
Why it still holds upIt is still a rhythm dodging game you can share today, with one stick, one dash button and room for four.
Project CARS 2 2017
Why it still holds upA track that changes from lap to lap is still a good reason to take a seat in the cockpit.
Napoleon: Total War 2010
Why it still holds upEach scenario covers a smaller area than the series' global maps, and armies that move too far from home suffer attrition.
TIS-100 2015
Why it still holds upThe twelve nodes still make the machine the puzzle, with the manual the only help.
The Council 2018
Why it still holds upTalk instead of combat still makes every conversation a puzzle today.
Mega Man 11 2018
Why it still holds upStages learned until they can be run cleanly, with time slowed when you need it, still make it a Mega Man worth learning today.
Lara Croft Go 2015
Why it still holds upPuzzles that ask for planning rather than reflexes still suit short sessions today.
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2018
Why it still holds upQuick runs with a party to swap still make a short game easy to return to today.
The Walking Dead: The Final Season 2018
Why it still holds upThe boy is still the child who was taught and becomes the one teaching, and the lessons are yours today.
Gorogoa 2017
Why it still holds upWith no language to read, every image is still something to study.
Assetto Corsa 2014
Why it still holds upTuning every setting of a car still lets you chase small gains.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010
Why it still holds upA campaign through the Cold War is still a setting worth seeing today.
Skullgirls 2012
Why it still holds upSimpler inputs and a way out of long combos still make it a friendly place to learn fighting games.
Old School RuneScape 2013
Why it still holds upSetting your own goals still keeps a very old world full of things to do.
New Super Mario Bros. U 2012
Why it still holds upBoost Mode still lets a fifth player build the floor today.
Gato Roboto 2019
Why it still holds upIt still plays well for the switch between the armed suit and the fragile cat, each reaching places the other cannot.
Mortal Kombat X 2015
Why it still holds upThree variations per fighter still make the roster feel three times its size.
Hidden Folks 2017
Why it still holds upScenes you can poke and prod still turn a search into a small toy.
The Sexy Brutale 2017
Why it still holds upThe loop still lets you save a murder party one guest at a time, by knowing the day better than the killers do.
Total War: Rome II 2013
Why it still holds upA camera that follows individual soldiers ties the campaign map to the fight it causes, and that link still matters.
Botanicula 2012
Why it still holds upAlmost everything in the tree still reacts when prodded today, with a seed to carry out of it.
Pokémon Y 2013
Why it still holds upThe touch screen still lets you pet a Pokémon, and it fights harder for it.
Furi 2016
Why it still holds upThe parry still carries ten fights and nothing between them, with a block that is also the cure.
A Good Snowman is Hard to Build 2015
Why it still holds upA few simple rules about size and order still grow into puzzles that keep surprising today.
Arma 3 2013
Why it still holds upRealism and a huge sandbox still leave you to plan your own operation.
Invisible, Inc. 2015
Why it still holds upThe 72 hours are still always one bad turn from losing an agent for good.
Cat Quest II 2019
Why it still holds upThe two of them are still a cat and a dog, with the friend holding the dog.