Feel free to list a few video games from different genres. Best is definitely subjective and I’m sure there are many “Best” games for various categories.

Half Life: Alyx for example is widely considered the “Best” VR game. Many would agree it’s the best Action VR game, but it wouldn’t be the “Best” for puzzles.

To make it easier I’ll list the types of Genres for Video Games from Wikipedia. Please do give suggestions for some of the highest quality games you’ve played from various categories:

  • Action: Platform games, shooter, fighting, survival, etc
  • Action-Adventure: Survival horror
  • Adventure: Interactive, real time, 3d, text adventures, etc
  • Puzzle: Exploration, trial and error, breakout, logical games, etc
  • Role-playing: Action RPG, MMORPG, tactical, sandbox, etc
  • Simulation: Management, life simulation, vehicle simulation, etc
  • Strategy: Real time, turn based, wargame, grand strategy, etc
  • Sports: Racing, competitive, sports games, etc
  • MMO: Massively multiplayer online game
  • Openworld: Sandbox, creative, open world, etc

Note: Non-exhaustive category list. There are more such as card games, board games, etc. Please check the wiki link above for more categories to get ideas for the “best” games.

I personally would recommend Subnautica (Open World), Half Life: Alyx (VR Action-Adventure), The Witcher 3 (Role-playing), Black Mesa (Action), Titanfall 2 (Action), Portal 2 (Puzzle), Battlebit (MMO/Action), and Half Life 3 (Fictional Game).

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    Best modern games I have played:
    Action: Risk of Rain 2 (Roguelite), Hades (Roguelite), Cuphead
    Action-Adventure: Alien: Isolation (Stealth/Horror)
    Adventure: Subnautica
    FPS: Halo 1-Reach (Story), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Competitive)
    Puzzle: Portal 2
    Role-playing: Divinity: Original Sin 2
    Simulation: Rimworld (Colony), Stardew Valley (Farm/Life), Squad (Military), Cities: Skylines (Builder)
    Strategy: Civilization 5 (4X), FTL: Faster Than Light (Roguelite), Stellaris (4X)
    Sports: Forza Horizon 4
    MMO: Old School RuneScape
    Openworld: Minecraft
    VR: Half-Life: Alyx

    Some random games I enjoyed and would recommend:
    Prodeus - a retro DOOM-like FPS, really captures the DOOM essence
    Tomb Raider reboot: casual action-adventure games, just chill to play through
    PlateUp! - a cooking roguelite management game, kinda like Overcooked (which is also a blast)
    Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - one person has a bomb, the other the manual to defuse, lots of fun
    Planet Coaster - a really good modernisation of the classic Roller Coaster Tycoon games
    Sea of Thieves - open world PvPvE pirate adventure game, great fun with friends, wish they had progression though
    Satisfactory - a factory building game, like a 3D Factorio (also good), it just needs an ending
    Until You Fall - a VR sword fighting roguelite, wish they would expand on it, good fun while your arms dont hurt

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      This is a good list! I wish we had a Reddit-like save feature so I could never see this comment against.

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        There is a save feature, at least on the instance I’m using. Press the three dots next to the comment, and then hit the star icon :)