Games
World of Warcraft
So influential that it is sometimes hard to see it clearly.
UX: 88
MP: 95
Legacy: 99
RPG
Games
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
More than a successful role-playing game. It became a place people kept moving back.
UX: 90
MP: 30
Legacy: 98
Games
Old School RuneScape
Old School RuneScape survives because it asks players to love the long road.
UX: 82
MP: 84
Legacy: 94
Games
Diablo II
Diablo II Diablo II remains one of the clearest examples of a game becoming immortal by perfecting its loop rather than by chasing novelty for novelty’s
UX: 93
MP: 40
Legacy: 99
Franchises and Series
Diablo Series
Gave action role-playing a permanent rhythm.
Coverage: 83
Games
Elden Ring
Elden Ring feels important in a way that very few modern releases manage. Many blockbuster games arrive with massive anticipation, sell tremendously, and then gradually settle
UX: 93
MP: 58
Legacy: 96
Franchises and Series
Elder Scrolls Series
Helped teach players what it could feel like to live inside a fantasy world rather than merely pass through one.
Coverage: 83
Games
Final Fantasy XIV
Final Fantasy XIV is one of the most remarkable recovery stories in gaming, but reducing it only to a comeback undersells what the game eventually became.
UX: 93
MP: 88
Legacy: 92