List of cult video games

This is a list of cult video games.

1970s–1980s

1979: Star Raiders[1]
1981: Castle Wolfenstein,[2] Wizardry[3]
1984: Boulder Dash[4]
1987: Maniac Mansion, Phantasy Star[5]
1988: Bionic Commando,[6] Snatcher[7] Contra[8]
1989: Herzog Zwei,[9] Mother,[10] River City Ransom,[11] Strider[12]

1990s

1990: The Secret of Monkey Island[13]
1991: Battletoads (video game)[14]
1993: Gunstar Heroes,[5]
1994: EarthBound,[10] Marathon,[15] Policenauts,[16] Samurai Shodown II,[5] Uniracers
1995: Cosmology of Kyoto,[17]
1996: Dragon Force,[18] The Neverhood,[19] Tetris Attack,[5] Toonstruck,[20] Nights into Dreams...[18]
1997: Intelligent Qube,[21] Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee,[18] Shadow Warrior [5]
1998: Grim Fandango, Guilty Gear,[5] LSD,[22] Panzer Dragoon Saga,[5] Suikoden II ,[23]
1999: Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber,[24] Planescape: Torment,[25] R-Type Delta,[5] Shenmue,[26] System Shock 2,[27][28] The Longest Journey,[29] Valkyrie Profile, Vib-Ribbon[30]

2000s

2000: American McGee's Alice,[31] Jet Set Radio, Skies of Arcadia,[32]
2001: Conker's Bad Fur Day,[33] Fatal Frame, Ico,[5] Rez,[34] Shadow Hearts, Zone of the Enders [35]
2002: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem,[36] Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven,[37] Ikaruga [38]
2003: Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean,[39] Beyond Good & Evil,[40] Panzer Dragoon Orta [41]
2004: Cave Story,[42] Katamari Damacy,[43] Yume Nikki,[44] Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines[45]
2005: Fahrenheit,[46] Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance,[47] Haunting Ground,[48] Killer7,[49][50] Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath,[10] Psychonauts[51][52]
2006: God Hand,[10] Ōkami,[10]
2007: Folklore,[53] Odin Sphere,[54] S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl[41]
2008: Mirror's Edge,[55][56] No More Heroes, Persona 4,[57] The World Ends with You,[58] Valkyria Chronicles[24]
2009: Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon,[59] 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors,[60] Little King's Story, The Saboteur[61]

2010s

2010: Alan Wake,[62] Deadly Premonition,[24][63] Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Nier,[64] Vanquish[53]
2011: Catherine,[53] Shadows of the Damned[53]
2012: Spec Ops: The Line[65]
2013: The Stanley Parable[66]
2015: Undertale[67][68][69]

References

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  2. ↑ D'Silva, Roy. (April 4, 2007). "History of Video Games". Buzzle.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  3. ↑ Parish, Jeremy. (2009). "The Coming RPG Storm: The Dark Spire". 1UP.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  4. ↑ "Tour the planet: Boulder Dash - Rocks! new trailer". December 16, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Top 10 cult classics". 1UP.com. June 22, 2005. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  6. ↑ "Previews: Bionic Commando". 1UP.com. March 6, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  7. ↑ Tom Goldman (19 Jun 2010). "Kojima To Unveil "Massive PS3 Exclusive" at TGS 2010". The Escapist. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
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  9. ↑ Ian Erickson. "Game of The Week: Herzog Zwei". GameSpy. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 John Perkowski (February 11, 2010). "The Five Cult Video Games that will never get their due". 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2012-07-03.
  11. ↑ "Atlus Set To Release River City Ransom Ex". GameZone. May 14, 2003. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
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  13. ↑ http://www.concrete-online.co.uk/retro-column-the-secret-of-monkey-island/
  14. ↑ http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/2015/07/10-battletoads-facts-how-to-skip-hard-levels/
  15. ↑ Mike "Scrimshaw" Potts (2011-07-07). "Bungie Day Brings Marathon to the iPad". Mishmash Magazine.
  16. ↑ David Chen (2005-12-14). "Retroactive: Kojima's Productions". 1UP.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  17. ↑ David Coller (October 30, 1994), CD-ROM REVIEW : The Endless Cosmology of Kyoto, Los Angeles Times
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  19. ↑ Jim Sterling (2011-04-07). "Cult PC game Neverhood being pitched as a mobile title". Destructoid.
  20. ↑ "Cult PC game Throwback Thursday: Toonstruck Review title". Gamenesia author=Cameron Ward. 2013-11-28.
  21. ↑ http://diehardgamefan.com/2010/09/09/15-years-of-the-sony-playstation-15-fun-games-you-might-have-missed/
  22. ↑ Justin Page (December 6, 2012). "LSD: Dream Emulator, A Game That Conveys The Weirdness of Dreams".
  23. ↑ Jenny Major/Kevin (March 1, 2012). "Retro Gaming Session: Suikoden II". GPXGaming.
  24. 1 2 3 Stewart Shearer (February 14, 2011). "The 19 Best Underrated Games". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
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  26. ↑ Don Reisinger (November 16, 2010). "Shenmue creator wants to make a third title". CNET.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
  27. ↑ Andrew Park (October 8, 2004). "System Shock 2 Retrospective". GameSpot. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
  28. ↑ Ackerman, Dan (2013-02-13). "Cult classic PC game System Shock 2 getting rereleased". CNET. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  29. ↑ Davi (November 1, 2012). "THE LONGEST JOURNEY Series Gets Revived!". UnleashTheFanboy.
  30. ↑ Dave Parrack (July 11, 2012). "6 Cult Japanese Video Games Still Worth Playing [MUO Gaming]".
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  33. ↑ "Is Conker's Bad Fur Day actually good?". screwattack.com. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
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  36. ↑ Zachary Gasiorowski (19 August 2004). "Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes". MyGamer.com. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
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  38. ↑ Paste Magazine
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  40. ↑ Nacisse, Evan. "Cult Classic "Beyond Good & Evil" Coming Back as HD Downloadable Release". IFC. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
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  43. ↑ Chieng, Kevin. "PS2 Classic Katamari Damacy Rolling to US PSN on April 30". Gametrailers.com. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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  45. ↑ "Vampire: Bloodlines Achieves True Immortality, Hits Patch 9.0". Nathan Grayson.
  46. ↑ "Fahrenheit, also known as Indigo Prophecy in North America, is a cult video game developed by Quantic Dream and manufactured and marketed by Atari.". Retrieved 2012-11-22.
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  51. ↑ Dutton, Fred. "The Cult of Psychonauts". Eurogamer. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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