(Not yet) 50 games that have influenced me
5 September 2025
This list is a work in progress where I’m listed 50 games which have had a substantial impact on my life. This isn’t necessarily an endorsement of each of these games, but rather a project of personal reflection. I’ll flesh out this list over time, but wanted to get a pre-alpha build out there.
- Deus Ex
- Hitman: Silent Assassin
- Hitman: Blood Money
- Deus Ex: Invisible War
- Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines
- Battle for Wesnoth
- Duke Nukem 3D
- Super Tux Kart
- Morrowind
- Oblivion
- Open TTD / Transport Tycoon Deluxe
- Fallout 3
- Fallout NV
- Warhammer: Vermintide 2
- Hitman: Absolution
- Shapez.io
- Superhot
- Half-Life / Half-Life Blue Shift
- Team Fortress Classic / Team Fortress 2
- Portal 2 (co-op)
- Project Zomboid
- Don’t Starve Together
- Settlers 2 / Widelands
- Sim City 2000
- Hitman 2 (Ghost Mode)
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Doom 1 and 2
- Garry’s Mod