Battle Brothers 2017
Why it still holds upThe crippling still carries a company's last battle into the next one, and the men are not replaced for free.
Adventure games that still hold up
Somewhere to get to, and plenty in the way
Games
Battle Brothers 2017
Why it still holds upThe crippling still carries a company's last battle into the next one, and the men are not replaced for free.
MediEvil II 2000
Why it still holds upTwo weapons to toggle between still change how each fight is fought.
Pikmin 3 2013
Why it still holds upWith different Pikmin for different obstacles, deciding whom to bring is still part of every task.
Figment 2017
Why it still holds upIt is worth playing today for its painted look and its music.
Deponia Doomsday 2016
Why it still holds upA time machine that undoes your mistakes still suits a puzzle game well.
Kathy Rain 2016
Why it still holds upA mystery told at the pace of a small town is still easy to follow.
Uninvited 1986
Why it still holds upThere is still a lot to find in a house full of hidden rooms and guarded corners.
The Room 4: Old Sins 2018
Why it still holds upThe one house still feels like a small connected place, because its puzzles connect from room to room.
Albion 1995
Why it still holds upThe story reviewers praised on release, set in a world this carefully built, is the reason to play it now.
Silver 1999
Why it still holds upA quest across so many places, told in full voice and fought in real time, still makes an adventure worth sitting down with today.
Dragon Warrior Monsters 1998
Also known as Dragon Quest Monsters
Why it still holds upA team you breed yourself, one fusion at a time, gives each save its own shape.
Kirby's Dream Land 2 1995
Why it still holds upStolen powers and three friends with their own abilities leave a lot to try in the stages even now.
My Time at Portia 2019
Why it still holds upBecause assignments can reshape the town, the daily work of gathering and crafting still has a visible result.
Rayman Fiesta Run 2013
Why it still holds upA game drawn like the big ones and steered with one thumb still fits a phone today.
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel 2000
Why it still holds upLeaning on walls and knocking to lure guards still makes each room a small stealth puzzle.
Ashen 2018
Why it still holds upA quiet, empty world still makes each meeting with another traveler matter.
N.O.V.A.: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance 2009
Why it still holds upA short campaign with a console feel still makes a quick shooter for a phone.
Nioh 2017
Why it still holds upChoosing when to push on and when to rest still shapes every mission today.
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty 2014
Why it still holds upWith the ending decided by how many are saved, every one of them is still worth finding today.
The Punisher 2005
Why it still holds upInterrogation is not required to progress, but its advantages still make each fight more than shooting.
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2002
Why it still holds upIts hubs, its eggs to hunt and its growing set of boomerangs still make it a laid back collecting platformer worth playing now.
Vampire: Master of Darkness 1992
Why it still holds upA gothic mood and a doctor with a cane still give it a flavor of its own.
Unravel 2016
Why it still holds upThe thread is still both the hero's tool and his limit, the same piece of string.
Trine Enchanted Edition 2014
Why it still holds upThe online play still brings the first Trine's puzzles to the second's engine, with a friend on another continent.
The Walking Dead: Season Two 2013
Why it still holds upClementine is still the character you spent a season keeping alive, now the one who has to do it.
The Red Strings Club 2018
Why it still holds upBartending, pottery and phone calls still give a story about happiness three different ways of playing.
The Messenger 2018
Why it still holds upEach enemy is still a stepping stone, thanks to a jump that renews when you hit something in the air.
Vanquish 2010
Why it still holds upThe knee slide still scores you for not using the cover.
Days Gone 2019
Why it still holds upWith hordes that outnumber you, every open stretch of road is still something to plan around.
Arx Fatalis 2002
Why it still holds upCasting by hand still makes every fight feel different from picking a spell off a list.
MDK2 2000
Why it still holds upThree heroes with their own strengths still give each level a different way to play.
Rune 2000
Why it still holds upIt runs on the Unreal engine, and the melee is still the reason to pick it up today, where how you move decides how you strike.
Boktai: The Sun Is in Your Hand 2003
Why it still holds upA cartridge that reacts to real sunlight still gives each session a different feel.
Neighbours from Hell 2003
Why it still holds upA prank puzzle filmed for television is a clear premise, and it still is.
Astrologaster 2019
Why it still holds upHistory told as comedy, one client at a time, still suits a short evening today.
Stories Untold 2017
Why it still holds upFour short chapters about old machines still make a game to finish in one night.
Dragon Quest Builders 2 2018
Why it still holds upBuilding and exploring with friends in one world is still the draw today.
Thirty Flights of Loving 2012
Why it still holds upIt still rewards a second look, a story you piece together yourself in a quarter of an hour.
Sunset Overdrive 2014
Why it still holds upTouching the floor is what the rails still punish today.
Faxanadu 1987
Why it still holds upAn adventure with some role-playing in it still makes a good way to spend an afternoon.
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus 2002
Why it still holds upA thief with a cane is still a hero worth following today.
Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django 2004
Why it still holds upPlaying outside still gives the game its own rhythm.
Jade Empire 2005
Why it still holds upA quest through a world of Chinese myth is a journey still worth making.
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall 1996
Why it still holds upA world with this much to do is an invitation to choose your own path, and it still is.
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus 2013
Why it still holds upA short adventure with gravity to play with still suits one or two evenings today.
Penumbra: Black Plague 2008
Why it still holds upObjects you move yourself still give you your own way through each room today.
Catherine 2011
Why it still holds upA game split between a bar and a block tower is still worth seeing.