Kingdom Two Crowns 2018
Why it still holds upEvery spend is a risk to weigh, since coins are both your army's wages and the crown's safety, and the tension holds today.
2010s games that still hold up
Games
Kingdom Two Crowns 2018
Why it still holds upEvery spend is a risk to weigh, since coins are both your army's wages and the crown's safety, and the tension holds today.
Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator 2015
Why it still holds upA burst you save and a tension gauge you build still make each round a matter of when to commit.
Night in the Woods 2017
Why it still holds upThe town is still a place to get to know: days that start the same way carry new dialogue and you choose a friend each night.
Hiveswap: Act 1 2017
Why it still holds upIt gives you a place of its own to start in that universe today, as its story is separate and has a new cast.
Nier Replicant 2010
Why it still holds upA camera that changes the kind of game it shows, from room to room and fight to fight, still keeps it from settling into one style.
Green Hell 2019
Why it still holds upA body that tracks everything you eat still makes every meal a decision today.
Super Mario 3D Land 2011
Why it still holds upEach stage still has a clear path with room to wander, in levels that run in a line while Mario moves in three dimensions.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV 2018
Why it still holds upNobody should start the series here, since it closes a story that began long before.
Spyro the Dragon 2018
Why it still holds upOpen levels with something to find in every corner make each world worth clearing in full today.
Little Nightmares 2017
Why it still holds upEvery room is a matter of timing and cover, since hide and seek against threats that catch you in a glance is the whole game, and it stays tense today.
Defense Grid 2 2014
Why it still holds upEvery placement is still a double job, since towers also decide the aliens' route.
Kirby: Planet Robobot 2016
Why it still holds upA mech suit that copies enemies' abilities still gives every stage a second way to play.
The Age of Decadence 2015
Why it still holds upQuests with several solutions still leave the way through to you today.
Tormentum: Dark Sorrow 2015
Why it still holds upGlowing hints on every hotspot still let you spend those hours on the strange scenery and not on hunting pixels.
Tabletop Simulator 2015
Why it still holds upThe unenforced rules still let you play anything, because the table does not know what you are playing.
Pyre 2017
Why it still holds upEach Rite is still a decision about who should hold the orb, as the exiles' strengths differ so much.
Deemo 2013
Why it still holds upYou can still play each song at the pace that suits you, by choosing how fast the notes fall.
Goodbye Deponia 2013
Why it still holds upThe three Rufuses still make an adventure whose hero is three people, and not one you would trust.
God of War: Ghost of Sparta 2010
Why it still holds upCombat, climbing and puzzles that keep taking turns still keep the pace changing today.
The House in Fata Morgana 2012
Why it still holds upA story told across several eras is a good fit for patient readers, today as before.
The Book of Unwritten Tales 2 2015
Why it still holds upPuzzles that mix inventory and conversation across four heroes still make you ask who should do what.
The Blackwell Epiphany 2014
Why it still holds upThe ending still answers what five games of a medium and her ghost were for.
Super Mario Maker 2 2019
Why it still holds upEach session still differs, because you can build in five visual styles and try courses by other players.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II 2014
Why it still holds upThe story starts slowly, and the carried save still lets the sequel remember who you were kind to.
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010
Why it still holds upA wall that gives way under fire is still a good reason to rethink your cover.
The Last Door 2014
Why it still holds upItems with a single use, and a cursor that shows what is possible, still keep the puzzles fair to follow.
Motorsport Manager 2014
Why it still holds upA race you plan from the pit wall makes every decision yours.
Ib 2012
Why it still holds upThe rose is still a health bar that is a flower, among monsters that are paintings.
Radiant Historia 2010
Why it still holds upRewinding to a decision and pushing enemies together on the grid still give every chapter two kinds of planning today.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III 2017
Why it still holds upYou empty a Break Gauge to weaken an enemy and spend Brave Points on buffs, which is worth working through today.
Super Mario Maker 2015
Why it still holds upBuilding a course and having to beat it yourself still defines it today.
Tearaway 2013
Why it still holds upA world made of paper that reacts to your fingers and camera still makes you part of it.
Devotion 2019
Why it still holds upPlay it today for a single apartment that hides its answers across several years.
Injustice 2 2017
Why it still holds upGear dropped after every match raises each fighter's stats, so every character is something you build up over time, which still gives you a reason to stay with one.
Hitman 2 2018
Why it still holds upYou still find something new in a map on a second visit, because there is always another way in.
American Truck Simulator 2016
Why it still holds upThe pace is unhurried and the road is long, which suits an easy evening now.
Gran Turismo 6 2013
Why it still holds upSo many cars and tracks, raced at any hour, still give it plenty to drive today.
Darkwood 2017
Why it still holds upEvery trip outside is still a choice about what you can afford to carry home, because a day of scavenging is followed by a night of defending the same hideout.
Paradigm 2017
Why it still holds upIt is still easy to play today: the postcard map cuts out the walking between places, and the hints only come when you ask for them.
Splatoon 2015
Prey 2017
Why it still holds upWith any object possibly an alien, and often more than one way in, every room is still worth a careful look today.
Shadow Fight 2 2014
Why it still holds upThe silhouette still reads at a glance, one demon at a time.
Chroma Squad 2015
Why it still holds upRunning the studio around the battles still gives every fight a purpose beyond winning it.
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy 2017
Why it still holds upEverything is reduced to one tool and one mountain, so the stripped back challenge is still all the game asks of you.
Darkest Hour: A Hearts of Iron Game 2011
Why it still holds upA country of your choice in a world at war gives each campaign a different set of problems.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle 2013
Why it still holds upYou still have plenty of ways to play, since the Styles change what each fighter can do.
Luigi's Mansion 2018
Why it still holds upStunning a ghost and then pulling against it turns every capture into a short tug of war, and a second player can now join in as Gooigi.