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Our Top 10 Games - 2010-2018
🕑 Added 2019-12-05 17:05:55 +0000 UTC
On the latest episode of The MinnMax Show podcast, we break down our favorite games of the decade by reflecting on our top 10 lists for each year. Since the episode covers so much ground, we wanted to post our full lists here for your enjoyment. Please leave a comment with your own list of each year's best game, and please consider supporting us on Patreon if you haven't yet!
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Ben Hanson's 2010
1. Mass Effect 2
2. Red Dead Redemption
3. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
4. VVVVVV
5. Super Meat Boy
6. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
7. Donkey Kong Country Returns
8. Perfect Dark XBLA
9. Costume Quest
10. Infinity Blade
Jeff Marchiafava's 2010
1. Red Dead Redemption
2. Mass Effect 2
3. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
4. Pinball FX 2
5. Super Meat Boy
6. ModNation Racers
7. Jut Cause 2
8. Heavy Rain
9. Darksiders
10. Halo: Reach
Kyle Hilliard's 2010
1. Limbo
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2
3. Red Dead Redemption
4. Alan Wake
5. God of War III
6. Halo Reach
7. Dance Central
8. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
9. Donkey Kong Country Returns
10. Mass Effect 2
Suriel Vazquez's 2010
1. Joe Danger
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2
3. No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle
4. Red Dead Redemption
5. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
6. Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
7. Super Street Fighter IV
8. BioShock 2
9. Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
10. Mass Effect 2
Ben Hanson's 2011
1. Portal 2
2. Rayman Origins
3. Minecraft
4. Batman: Arkham City
5. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
6. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
7. Jetpack Joyride
8. LittleBigPlanet 2
9. Super Mario 3D Land
10. Rochard
Jeff Marchiafava's 2011
1. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2. Batman: Arkham City
3. Dead Island
4. Portal 2
5. Infamous 2
6. Dark Souls
7. LittleBigPlanet 2
8. Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
9. Battlefield 3
10. Pinball FX2
Kyle Hilliard's 2011
- Portal 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
- Dead Space 2
- Batman: Arkham City
- Infamous 2
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Shadows of the Damned
- Ms. Splosion Man
- Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
- Super Mario 3D Land
Suriel Vazquez's 2011
1. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
2. Portal 2
3. Bastion
4. Dark Souls
5. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
6. Ultimate Marvel Vs. Capcom 3
7. Kirby Mass Attack
8. Pushmo
9. Batman: Arkham City
10. Groove Coaster
Ben Hanson's 2012
1. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2. Mass Effect 3
3. The Walking Dead
4. Journey
5. Xenoblade Chronicles
6. Hero Academy
7. Sound Shapes
8. Mark of the Ninja
9. Triple Town
10. Need for Speed Most Wanted
Jeff Marchiafava's 2012
1. Mass Effect 3
2. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
3. The Walking Dead
4. Borderlands 2
5. Far Cry 3
6. Hitman: Absolution
7. Journey
8. Assassin's Creed III
9. Halo 4
10. Gateways
Kyle Hilliard's 2012
- Fez
- Halo 4
- Journey
- Dishonored
- Sound Shapes
- Mass Effect 3
- Darksiders II
- Assassin's Creed III
- 10000000
- Gravity Rush
Suriel Vazquez's 2012
1. Dota 2
2. Dishonored
3. Far Cry 3
4. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
5. Fez
6. Hotline Miami
7. Mark of the Ninja
8. The Walking Dead
9. Journey
10. Lumines: Electronic Symphony
Ben Hanson's 2013
1. Rayman Legends
2. Super Mario 3D World
3. State of Decay
4. BioShock Infinite
5. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
6. Pokemon X
7. Stanley Parable
8. Heart of the Swarm
9. DMC: Devil May Cry
10. Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon
Jeff Marchiafava's 2013
1. The Last of Us
2. Grand Theft Auto V
3. Diablo III
4. Antichamber
5. Metro: Last Light
6. The Stanley Parable
7. Need for Speed: Rivals
8. Star Wars Pinball
9. BioShock Infinite
10. Battlefield 4
Kyle Hilliard's 2013
- Tomb Raider
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
- Grand Theft Auto V
- The Last of Us
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
- Rayman Legends
- Super Mario 3D World
- Guacamelee
- BioShock Infinite
- Picross e2
Suriel Vazquez's 2013
1. Dota 2
2. DmC
3. BioShock Infinite
4. Super Mario 3D World
5. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
6. The Swapper
7. Papers, Please
8. Gone Home
9. The Last of Us
10. Fire Emblem
Ben Hanson's 2014
1. South Park: The Stick of Truth
2. Super Smash Bros on Wii U
3. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
4. Mario Kart 8
5. This War of Mine
6. Destiny
7. Fibbage
8. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
9. Valiant Hearts
10. Threes
Jeff Marchiafava's 2014
1. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
2. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
3. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
4. Far Cry 4
5. Dark Souls II
6. LittleBigPlanet 3
7. Destiny
8. Dragon Age: Inquisition
9. Alien: Isolation
10. South Park: The Stick of Truth
Kyle Hilliard's 2014
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Infamous Second Son
- Super Smash Bros.
- Dark Souls II
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
- Mario Kart 8
- Far Cry 4
- Sunset Overdrive
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Suriel Vazquez's 2014
1. P.T.
2. Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes
3. Dark Souls II
4. Transistor
5. Far Cry 4
6. Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
7. The Banner Saga
8. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
9. Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
10. Metrico
Ben Hanson's 2015
1. Metal Gear Solidi V: The Phantom Pain
2. Rocket League
3. Jackbox Party Pack 2
4. Destiny: The Taken King
5. Batman: Arkham Knight
6. Splatoon
7. Legacy of the Void
8. Her Story
9. Undertale
10. Cities: Skylines
Jeff Marchiafava's 2015
1. Fallout 4
2. Bloodborne
3. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
4. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
5. Dying Light
6. Axiom Verge
7. Helldivers
8. Until Dawn
9. Just Cause 3
10. TIS-100
Kyle Hilliard's 2015
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
- You Must Build a Boat
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Broken Age
- Until Dawn
- Just Cause 3
- Yoshi's Woolly World
Suriel Vazquez's 2015
1. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
2. Undertale
3. Soma
4. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
5. Mortal Kombat X
6. Guitar Hero Live
7. Heroes of the Storm
8. Her Story
9. Axiom Verge
10. Resident Evil: Revelations 2
Ben Hanson's 2016
1. Stardew Valley
2. Overwatch
3. Pokemon Go
4. The Last Guardian
5. Amplitude
6. Inside
7. Forza Horizon 3
8. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
9. Jackbox Party Pack 3
10. Superhot
Jeff Marchiafava's 2016
1. Overwatch
2. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
3. Stardew Valley
4. Doom
5. Dark Souls III
6. Battlefield 1
7. Inside
8. The Last Guardian
9. No Man's Sky
10. Dishonored 2
Kyle Hilliard's 2016
- Inside
- Hyper Light Drifter
- Pokémon Go
- The Last Guardian
- Picross 3D Round 2
- Titanfall 2
- Dark Souls III
- The Witness
- Final Fantasy XV
- Overwatch
Suriel Vazquez's 2016
1. Dota 2
2. Overwatch
3. Street Fighter V
4. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine
5. Anatomy
6. Pac-Man Championship Edition 2
7. Dark Souls III
8. Owlboy
9. The Witness
10. Another Metroid 2 Remake
Ben Hanson's 2017
1. Breath of the Wild
2. PUBG
3. Super Mario Odyssey
4. Night in the Woods
5. South Park: The Fractured But Whole
6. What Remains of Edith Finch
7. Horizon Zero Dawn
8. Puyo Puyuo Tetris
9. HQ
10. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
Jeff Marchiafava's 2017
1. Horizon Zero Dawn
2. Super Mario Odyssey
3. Destiny 2
4. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
5. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
6. Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle
7. What Remains of Edith Finch
8. Prey
9. Assassin's Creed Origins
10. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Kyle Hilliard's 2017
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Hollow Knight
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Heat Signature
- Little Nightmares
Suriel Vazquez's 2017
1. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2. Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
3. Night in the Woods
4. Cuphead
5. Yakuza 0
6. For Honor
7. Assassin's Creed Origins
8. Destiny 2
9. Pyre
10. Injustice 2
Ben Hanson's 2018
1. God of War
2. Red Dead Redemption 2
3. Black Ops 4
4. Super Smash Ultimate
5. Astro Bot Rescue Mission
6. Jurassic World Evolution
7. Subnautica
8. Dragon Quest 11
9. Florence
10. Tetris Effect
Jeff Marchiafava's 2018
1. Red Dead Redemption II
2. Spider-Man
3. Assassin's Creed Odyssey
4. God of War
5. Into the Breach
6. Monster Hunter: World
7. Tetris Effect
8. Hitman 2
9. Just Cause 4
10. Unravel Two
Kyle Hilliard's 2018
- Red Dead Redemption II
- God of War
- Spider-Man
- Iconoclasts
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Beat Saber
- Astro Bot Rescue Mission
- Mega Man 11
- Minit
Suriel Vazquez's 2018
1. God of War
2. Dragon Ball FighterZ
3. Destiny 2: Forsaken
4. Red Dead Redemption 2
5. Soulcalibur VI
6. Celeste
7. Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
8. Deltarune
9. Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
10. Artifact
Comments
Greg Kolisnyk
Fun listen but Suriels every second word is "like", so just a constructive criticism hopefully. But it took me out of the conversation because Suriel kept saying something was like something instead of what it is. It was odd lol
Props to Suriel for his comments on SOMA. When I look back through the decade, that game still resonates with me. The story was just so deep and moving.
Taylor Whitt
Category idea (am I commenting in the right place?): What games currently use or would you like to see use a nemesis-type system?
Ben Hanson
Ooooh SoulSilver... good choice.
Ben Hanson
Thanks so much, Stud!
the game Suriel was talking about from PS1. was it Perfect Weapon. i played that game and it sounded like the game Suriel described. https://youtu.be/MyJ7It9naV0
Wes Bates
Great segment. Love these kinds of conversations! Here is my GOTY by year 😊: 2010 – Red Dead Redemption 2011 – Skyrim 2012 – Far Cry 3 2013 – The Last of Us 2014 – Shadow of Mordor 2015 – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2016 – Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End 2017 – Horizon Zero Dawn 2018 – Red Dead Redemption 2 2019 - Control
Im so ready to listen to this tomorrow at work! Just took a peak and you guys went really in depth! This is why I decided to support beyond just following and watching/listening on youtube and spotify.
Wow this is extensive! I saw top 10 and figured it was the whole decade but no you went year but year!
Christopher Reardon
Maybe more of a testament to the stacked-ness of 2017 than my own bitterness, but I'm surprised there was no mention of either Persona 5 or NieR: Automata, two of my favorite games of all time.
Bob Buel
2010 - Pokemon Soul Silver 2011 - Marvel v Capcom 3 2012 - XCom: Enemy Unknown 2013 - Fire Emblem Awakening 2014 - Dark Souls 2 2015 - Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain 2016 - The Witness 2017 - Cuphead 2018 - Read Dead Redemption 2 2019 - Death Stranding
Hilarious segment, especially when it came to Red Dead 2 and Detroit. Nice work, fellas!
