Best Games Lists

Every hand-written list on Justlikegames, grouped by how you are choosing.

Genre is one way in, but it is rarely the useful one. These lists are also cut by era, by who is on the sofa with you, and by the mood you are actually in — which is closer to how anyone picks what to play next.

By Console

The 25 Best PS1 Games of All Time — Ranked top 25 PlayStation classics, plus RPG, platformer and hidden-gem sections.
The 25 Best SNES Games Ever Made — Ranked Super Nintendo classics across RPGs, platformers, fighters and gems.
The 25 Best NES Games of All Time — Ranked Nintendo Entertainment System classics, including great NES games people forget.
The 25 Best N64 Games Ever Made — Ranked Nintendo 64 classics, open-world picks and the four-player couch essentials.
The 30 Best PS2 Games of All Time — Ranked PlayStation 2 classics across every genre, plus co-op and hidden gem hubs.
The 20 Best Wii Games — Nintendo Classics Ranked — Motion-control highlights, family co-op and the Nintendo classics the Wii revived.
The 20 Best Xbox Series X Games — Top Xbox Series X|S games, Game Pass highlights and the showcase exclusives.
The Best PS5 Games — PS5 exclusives, the big RPGs, and what the DualSense actually changes.
The Best PS4 Games — The console that made the big single-player game the main event again.
The Best GameCube Games — Nintendo's smallest-selling console and one of its strongest libraries.
The Best Nintendo Switch Games — The first-party run, the indie library, and the best games for a sofa.
The Best PC Games — The genres that only really work with a mouse, plus the long RPGs and co-op.
The Best Original Xbox Games — Halo, the western RPGs, and the strange first-party experiments.
The Best PS3 Games — The generation where Sony's studios found the thing they are now known for.
The Best Sega Genesis Games — Sonic, the beat-'em-ups, and the ones the collections keep missing.
The Best Dreamcast Games — Two years of library, and an unusually high proportion of it is essential.
The Best Sega Saturn Games — The best 2D hardware of its generation, and the rarest library in games.
The Best Game Boy Advance Games — A handheld that got a full generation of RPGs, tactics and Metroidvanias.
The Best Game Boy Games — Four shades of green, a battery life of thirty hours, and a startling library.
The Best Xbox 360 Games — The console that normalised online multiplayer and funded the first indie boom.
The Best Xbox One Games — A quiet generation with an unusually good racing library and Game Pass.

By Genre

The 25 Best FPS Games of All Time — First-person shooters ranked: campaigns, multiplayer and modern classics.
The 25 Best Horror Games Ever Made — Survival, psychological and co-op horror ranked, from Silent Hill to Phasmophobia.
The 30 Best Turn-Based RPGs of All Time — Menu combat done right: classics, tactics games and modern turn-based RPGs.
The 25 Best JRPGs of All Time — Japanese role-playing games ranked, from 16-bit classics to modern epics.
The Best Roguelikes and Roguelites — Run-based games where dying is the point — sorted by how long a run takes.
The Best Racing Games — Arcade, sim and kart racing picks, plus the retro racers still worth a cartridge.

By Era

50 Games Every 90s Kid Played — The SNES, N64, PS1 and Game Boy games that defined a childhood.
40 Games Every 80s Kid Played — Arcade cabinets, Atari carts and NES classics from the first console generation.
25 Retro Games That Still Hold Up Today — Old games that play well now, judged on controls and pacing rather than nostalgia.
The 30 Best Couch Co-op Games Ever Made — Split-screen and same-sofa co-op from the arcade era to today.
20 PS2 Hidden Gems You Probably Missed — Underrated PlayStation 2 games that never got the audience they deserved.
The 20 Best Co-op PS2 Games — Two-player PlayStation 2 classics: split-screen, campaign co-op and party nights.
The Best Split-Screen Shooters Ever Made — Four players, one TV — the shooters that made shouting at a screen a hobby.

By Who You Are Playing With

Co-op Games for Couples Who Grew Up in the 90s — Two-player picks that scratch the same itch as a Saturday in 1997.
Co-op Games for Couples Who Grew Up in the 80s — Arcade-simple two-player games, old and new, for a sofa and one screen.
The Best Games to Play With Your Kids — Family co-op sorted by age, from no-fail toddler games to teen-friendly campaigns.
The Best Date Night Video Games — Two-player picks that fit one evening, from cozy co-op to shared story games.
Best Games to Play Online With Friends — Cross-platform co-op that works when everyone owns something different.
Best Games for a Partner Who Doesn't Play Games — Simple controls, no twitch skill, still genuinely good.
Best Games for Someone New to Gaming — Forgiving, clearly-signposted games for a first controller.

By Mood

Games That Feel Like Childhood — Warm, unhurried games for when you miss how games used to feel.
The Best Games When You Only Have 30 Minutes — Games with real stopping points, for evenings that end before you want them to.
The Best Games When You Have All Weekend — Big games worth clearing two days for, sorted by how much they demand.
The Best Games for a Rainy Sunday — Cozy, atmospheric games that suit grey weather and a warm room.
What to Play After Elden Ring — Where to go next: closer Soulslikes, big open worlds and hard action games.
Best Games for After a Long Day — Nothing punishing. Nothing that needs a wiki. Just an hour of calm.
Best Games for When You Want a Real Challenge — Hard, but fair. The difficulty is the content.
Games for When You Cannot Focus — Short loops, no plot to remember, easy to put down mid-run.