Games
World of Warcraft
So influential that it is sometimes hard to see it clearly.
UX: 88
MP: 95
Legacy: 99
Casual Competitive
Games
Super Smash Bros.
The original Super Smash Bros. on Nintendo 64 deserves to be remembered as one of the most important fighting games ever made because it reimagined what
UX: 93
MP: 97
Legacy: 97
Games
Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Splinter Cell: Double Agent deserves to be remembered as more than an unevenly discussed campaign sequel from the Xbox 360 era.
UX: 84
MP: 95
Legacy: 90
Games
Rust
Rust is one of the clearest examples in modern multiplayer gaming of how harshness can become a design strength when it is tied to meaningful social
UX: 72
MP: 89
Legacy: 84
Games
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark deserves to be remembered as one of the richest multiplayer games of the Nintendo 64 era because it refined the console’s competitive promise without
UX: 92
MP: 97
Legacy: 96
Games
Madden NFL 25
Madden NFL 25 Madden NFL 25 carries the weight of a series that long ago stopped being just a yearly sports release and became a kind
UX: 73
MP: 78
Legacy: 70
Games
NBA 2K25
NBA 2K25 exists at the meeting point of sport, style, progression, and social theater. Basketball games have a natural advantage in gaming because basketball itself is
UX: 76
MP: 82
Legacy: 71
Games
MultiVersus
MultiVersus is one of those games that becomes easier to understand once you stop measuring it only against purity.
UX: 75
MP: 80
Legacy: 68
Games
Minecraft
Minecraft has one of the strongest legacy cases in all of gaming because its core idea is both simple and endlessly generative.
UX: 94
MP: 92
Legacy: 100
Franchises and Series
Mario Kart Series
Why the series works The Mario Kart series matters because it solved a problem many multiplayer games never fully solve: how to let competition stay lively,
Coverage: 90
Games
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is one of the clearest examples of a multiplayer game that achieves longevity through readability, repeatability, and social momentum.
UX: 96
MP: 94
Legacy: 95
Games
Hunt: Showdown 1896
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is one of the best examples of how atmosphere can become gameplay instead of decoration.
UX: 84
MP: 86
Legacy: 81