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Hardcore Gaming 101 Top 200

Hardcore Gaming 101 Top 200 is an unranked selection published in 2020 — one of the 17 sources behind the game canon, weighted as editorial list. 73 of its 216 entries appear in the aggregated canon.

·428: Shibuya Scramble
·A Mind Forever VoyagingCanon #145
·Advance Wars: Days of Ruin
·Age of Empires II: The Age of KingsCanon #92
·Alien Vs Predator (1994 – Capcom)
·Alien: Isolation
·Alpha Centauri
·Amnesia: The Dark Descent
·Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
·Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn
·Barkley: Shut Up and Jam Gaiden
·Batman: Arkham CityCanon #155
·Batsugun
·Battle Garegga
·Bayonetta 2Canon #206
·Bionic Commando (1987) / Bionic Commando Rearmed (2009)
·Blood
·BloodborneCanon #18
·Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter
·Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars
·Bubble BobbleCanon #243
·Bug Princess 2
·Bulletstorm
·Burnout 3: TakedownCanon #69
·Castlevania: Rondo of Blood
·Castlevania: Symphony of the NightCanon #26
·Cave Story
·Celeste
·Chrono TriggerCanon #24
·Civilization IVCanon #58
·Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
·Company of HeroesCanon #179
·Contra: Shattered Soldier
·Cosmology of Kyoto
·Crash Bandicoot: Warped
·Crazy Taxi
·Crusader Kings II
·Crysis
·Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
·Darkstalkers 3
·Day of the Tentacle
·Demon’s Crest
·Deus ExCanon #68
·Devil’s Crush
·Diablo IICanon #36
·Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
·Donkey Kong ’94
·Doom (1993)Canon #3
·Double Dragon (1987) / Double Dragon Advance (2003)
·Dragon Force
·Dragon Quest Builders 2
·Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
·Dragon’s Dogma
·Dreamfall: The Longest Journey
·Dust: An Elysian Tail
·EarthBoundCanon #31
·Elite Beat AgentsCanon #149
·Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City
·F-Zero X
·Fallout 2
·Fantasy Zone II (1987) / Fantasy Zone II DX (2008)
·FEAR: First Encounter Assault Recon
·Final Fantasy TacticsCanon #56
·Final Fantasy V
·Final Fantasy VICanon #19
·Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
·Freedom Fighters
·Freespace 2
·Front Mission 5: Scars of the War
·Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Father
·Garou: Mark of the Wolves
·Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions
·Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
·Gimmick
·God HandCanon #234
·Gradius Gaiden
·Grim FandangoCanon #107
·Guardian Heroes
·Guilty Gear XX
·Gunstar HeroesCanon #135
·Half-Life 2Canon #1
·Heroes of Might and Magic III
·Hitman: Blood MoneyCanon #171
·HomeworldCanon #84
·Hotline Miami
·IkarugaCanon #228
·Jagged Alliance 2
·Jet Grind Radio
·JoustCanon #208
·Killer 7
·Killer Instinct (2013)
·Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
·Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
·Legacy of the Wizard
·Legend of Grimrock II
·LemmingsCanon #121
·Life Is Strange
·Lode RunnerCanon #211
·Mappy
·Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max PayneCanon #250
·Mega Man Legends
·Mega Man XCanon #209
·Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
·Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake EaterCanon #49
·Metal Slug 3
·Metroid PrimeCanon #32
·Mirror’s Edge
·Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge
·MUSHA
·Nex Machina
·Nier
·Nights Into DreamsCanon #183
·Nine Hours Nine Persons Nine Doors
·Ninja Gaiden (1988)
·OkamiCanon #115
·Otogi 2: Immortal Warriors
·Out of This World
·OutRun 2 (2003) / OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
·Pac-Man Championship Edition DXCanon #217
·Panzer Dragoon SagaCanon #237
·Perfect DarkCanon #218
·Phantasy Star IVCanon #221
·Pirates!
·Planescape: TormentCanon #59
·Portal 2Canon #23
·Prince of PersiaCanon #229
·PsychonautsCanon #166
·Punch-Out!! (2009)
·Puyo Puyo 2
·Quest For Glory: Shadow of Darkness
·R-Type Delta
·Realms of Arkania: Star Trail
·Red Dead RedemptionCanon #16
·Resident Evil 4Canon #6
·Rogue Legacy
·Rome: Total WarCanon #190
·Saturn Bomberman
·Sexy Parodius
·Shadow of the ColossusCanon #15
·Shenmue II
·Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
·Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4Canon #120
·Shinobi
·Shock Troopers
·Shovel Knight
·Silent HillCanon #241
·SimCity 4
·Sin and Punishment: Star Successor
·Snatcher
·Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
·Sonic CD
·Soul Calibur IICanon #184
·Space Channel 5 Part 2
·Space Harrier
·Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
·SSX 3
·STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
·Star Control II
·Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Dark Forces II
·Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords
·Star Wars: TIE FighterCanon #160
·StarCraftCanon #35
·SteinsGate
·Street Fighter Alpha 3Canon #176
·Street Fighter IIICanon #147
·Streets of Rage 2Canon #230
·Strider
·Suikoden IICanon #200
·Super Mario Bros. 3Canon #20
·Super Mario Galaxy 2Canon #43
·Super Mario OdysseyCanon #78
·Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s IslandCanon #207
·Super Meat Boy
·Super MetroidCanon #5
·Super Smash Bros. MeleeCanon #42
·SWAT 4
·System Shock 2Canon #53
·Terranigma
·The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindCanon #80
·The Guardian Legend
·The House in Fata Morgana
·The King of Fighters 2002
·The Last Blade 2
·The Last Express
·The Last of UsCanon #9
·The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildCanon #8
·The Legend of Zelda: Link’s AwakeningCanon #236
·The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s MaskCanon #102
·The Operative: No One Lives Forever
·The Typing of the Dead
·The Witcher 3: Wild HuntCanon #10
·The World Ends With YouCanon #195
·Thief II: The Metal Age
·Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos TheoryCanon #181
·Total Annihilation
·Trials of Mana
·Turrican II: The Final Fight
·Twinkle Star Sprites
·TxK
·Ultima VII: The Black Gate
·UndertaleCanon #118
·Valkyria ChroniclesCanon #210
·Valkyrie Profile
·Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines
·Violent Storm
·Virtua Fighter 5
·Volgarr the Viking
·Windjammers
·Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant
·Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap
·Worms Armageddon
·X-COM: UFO DefenseCanon #239
·Xenoblade Chronicles
·Yakuza 4
·Ys: The Oath in Felghana
·Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

List compiled and published by its original authors; positions shown as published. Canon ranks link to each entry's full evidence page.