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This is a list of [[cult video game]]s.

== 1970s&ndash;1980s ==

: 1979: ''[[Star Raiders]]''<ref>«A cult classic on the Atari 400 & 800 computers». {{cite web|url=http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/atari26/q1-05/a.htm |title=Star Raiders |accessdate=2008-06-18 |publisher=Phosphor Dot Fossils |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080417015219/http://www.thelogbook.com/phosphor/atari26/q1-05/a.htm |archivedate=2008-04-17 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref>
: 1981: ''[[Castle Wolfenstein]]'',<ref name="history">{{cite web| url=http://www.buzzle.com/articles/history-of-video-games.html|title=History of Video Games |last=D'Silva| first=Roy.| date = April 4, 2007 | publisher= [[Buzzle.com]] |accessdate=2009-04-15}}</ref> ''[[Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord|Wizardry]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=8980470&publicUserId=5379721|title=The Coming RPG Storm: The Dark Spire |last=Parish |first=Jeremy.|year=2009 | publisher=[[1UP.com]] |accessdate=21 November 2009 }}</ref>
: 1984: ''[[Boulder Dash]]''<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pspupdates.qj.net/category/Boulder-Dash-Rocks-/cid/3743 | title=Tour the planet: ''Boulder Dash'' - Rocks! new trailer| date= December 16, 2007 | accessdate=2008-06-18}}</ref>
: 1986: [[Kid Icarus]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.theweek.co.uk/games/46057/kid-icarus-flies-again-best-nintendo-game-years}}</ref>
: 1987: ''[[Maniac Mansion]]'', ''[[Phantasy Star (video game)|Phantasy Star]]''<ref name="1uptop">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3141616 |title=Top 10 cult classics |publisher=[[1UP.com]] |date=June 22, 2005 |accessdate=2008-06-18 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6hp5vquBw?url=http://www.1up.com/features/top-10-cult-classics |archivedate=May 27, 2016 |df= }}</ref>
: 1988: ''[[Bionic Commando (Nintendo Entertainment System)|Bionic Commando]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.1up.com/previews/bionic-commando_3 | title = Previews: ''Bionic Commando'' | publisher = [[1UP.com]] |date = March 6, 2008 |accessdate = 2008-06-18 }}</ref> ''[[Snatcher (video game)|Snatcher]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Kojima To Unveil "Massive PS3 Exclusive" at TGS 2010|author=Tom Goldman |work=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]|date=19 Jun 2010|url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101495-Kojima-To-Unveil-Massive-PS3-Exclusive-at-TGS-2010|accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> ''
: 1989: ''[[Herzog Zwei]]'',<ref name="GSpy">{{cite web|title=Game of The Week: Herzog Zwei |author=Ian Erickson |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |url=http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/View.php?view=GameMuseum.Detail&id=242 |accessdate=2011-03-31 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309151417/http://classicgaming.gamespy.com/View.php?view=GameMuseum.Detail&id=242 |archivedate=2012-03-09 |df= }}</ref>  ''[[Mother (video game)|Mother]]'',<ref name="1UP.com"/> ''[[River City Ransom]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Atlus Set To Release River City Ransom Ex|publisher=[[GameZone]]|date=May 14, 2003|url=http://www.gamezone.com/news/atlus_set_to_release_river_city_ransom_ex|accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> ''[[Strider (arcade game)|Strider]]''<ref>[http://m.digitalspy.co.uk/gaming/levelup/a553119/strider-retrospective-cult-classic-from-capcom.html]</ref>

== 1990s ==

: 1990: ''[[StarTropics]]'',<ref>http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/27/nintendo-startropics-virtual-console/</ref> ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]''<ref>http://www.concrete-online.co.uk/retro-column-the-secret-of-monkey-island/</ref> 
: 1991: ''[[Battletoads (video game)|Battletoads]]''<ref>http://uproxx.com/gammasquad/2015/07/10-battletoads-facts-how-to-skip-hard-levels/</ref>	
: 1992: ''[[KGB (video game)|KGB]]''<ref>http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/reviews/388/</ref>
: 1993: ''[[Gunstar Heroes]]'',<ref name="1uptop"/>
: 1994: ''[[EarthBound]]'',<ref name="1UP.com"/> ''[[Marathon (video game)|Marathon]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Bungie Day Brings Marathon to the iPad|publisher=Mishmash Magazine|author=Mike "Scrimshaw" Potts|date=2011-07-07|url=http://www.mishmashmagazine.com/2011/games/bungie-day-brings-marathon-to-the-ipad/}}</ref> ''[[Policenauts]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Retroactive: Kojima's Productions |publisher=[[1UP.com]] |author=David Chen |date=2005-12-14 |url=http://www.1up.com/features/retroactive-metal-gear |accessdate=2011-04-01 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20121209003855/http://www.1up.com/features/retroactive-metal-gear |archivedate=2012-12-09 |df= }}</ref> ''[[Samurai Shodown II]]'',<ref name="1uptop"/> ''[[Wild Guns]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2010/07/13/wild-guns-review |title=Wild Guns Review – IGN |publisher=ign.com |date=2010-07-13 |accessdate=2015-11-25}}</ref> ''[[Jazz Jackrabbit (1994 video game)|Jazz Jackrabbit]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dvsgaming.org/whatever-happened-to-jazz-jackrabbit/|title=Whatever Happened To: Jazz Jackrabbit|date=June 16, 2016|accessdate=2017-05-29|author=Jose "AWPerative" Alvarez|publisher=DVS Gaming
}}</ref>
: 1995: ''[[Cosmology of Kyoto]]'',<ref name="latimes">David Coller (October 30, 1994), [http://articles.latimes.com/1994-10-30/entertainment/ca-56374_1_cd-rom-game CD-ROM REVIEW : The Endless Cosmology of Kyoto], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''</ref> ''[[D (video game)|D]]'',<ref name="dhcg101">{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/warp/warp.htm|title=Hardcore Gaming 101: Kenji Eno's WARP and the D Legacy|date=|website=www.hardcoregaming101.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728185325/http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/warp/warp.htm|archive-date=July 28, 2016|dead-url=no|last1=Szczepaniak|first1=John|accessdate=October 2, 2016}}</ref>
: 1996: ''[[Dragon Force]]'',<ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/top-10-cult-classics |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2016-12-10 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120629175729/http://www.1up.com/features/top-10-cult-classics |archivedate=2012-06-29 |df= }}</ref> ''[[The Neverhood]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Cult PC game Neverhood being pitched as a mobile title|publisher=Destructoid|author=Jim Sterling|date=2011-04-07|url=http://www.destructoid.com/cult-pc-game-neverhood-being-pitched-as-a-mobile-title-205226.phtml}}</ref> ''[[Tetris Attack]]'',<ref name="1uptop"/> ''[[Toonstruck]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Cult PC game Throwback Thursday: Toonstruck Review title|publisher=Gamenesia |author=Cameron Ward|date=2013-11-28|url=http://www.gamnesia.com/reviews/throwback-thursday-toonstruck-review#.Uwk0AWO9Kc1}}</ref> ''[[Nights into Dreams...]]''<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
: 1997: ''[[Fallout (video game)|Fallout]]'',<ref>http://gearburn.com/2016/01/fallout-1-reviewing-the-classics/</ref>  ''[[Intelligent Qube]]'',<ref>http://diehardgamefan.com/2010/09/09/15-years-of-the-sony-playstation-15-fun-games-you-might-have-missed/</ref> ''[[Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee]]'',<ref name="ReferenceA"/> ''[[Blood (video game)|Blood]]'',<ref name="GeekSquad">{{cite web|work=[[Geek Squad]]|url=http://www.geeksquad.co.uk/articles/underdogs-six-forgotten-classics-from-pc-gaming-history|title=Underdogs: six forgotten classics from PC gaming history |date=2016-07-15 }}</ref><ref name="GamePressure">{{cite web|work=GAMEPRESSURE.COM |url=http://www.gamepressure.com/e.asp?ID=395|title=Going in with a bang – the best debuts in the history of gaming |date=2015-12-25 }}</ref> ''[[Shadow Warrior]]'' <ref name="1uptop"/>
: 1998: ''[[Grim Fandango]]'', ''[[Guilty Gear]]'',<ref name="1uptop"/> ''[[LSD (video game)|LSD]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=LSD: Dream Emulator, A Game That Conveys The Weirdness of Dreams|author=Justin Page|date=December 6, 2012|url=http://laughingsquid.com/lsd-dream-emulator-a-game-that-conveys-the-weirdness-of-dreams/}}</ref> ''[[Panzer Dragoon Saga]]'',<ref name="1uptop"/> ''[[Suikoden II]] ,<ref>{{cite web|title=Retro Gaming Session: Suikoden II|author=Jenny Major/Kevin|date=March 1, 2012|work=[[GPXGaming]]|url=http://www.gpxgaming.net/gaming/gamers-united-uk/638-suikoden-ii.html}}</ref>	
: 1999: ''[[Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber]]'',<ref name="GamePro">{{cite web|title=The 19 Best Underrated Games|author=Stewart Shearer|date=February 14, 2011|work=[[GamePro]]|url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/218237/the-19-best-underrated-games/|accessdate=2011-04-01|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/218237/the-19-best-underrated-games/&date=2011-11-30+18:57:44|archivedate=2011-11-30}}</ref> ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'',<ref name="The Escapist magazine">{{cite web|title=Planescape: Torment |author=Chris Dahlen |date=August 23, 2005 |work=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]] |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_7/47-Planescape-Torment |accessdate=2011-08-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5iqx3F0no?url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_7/47-Planescape-Torment |archivedate=August 7, 2009 |df= }}</ref> ''[[R-Type Delta]]'',<ref name="1uptop"/> ''[[Shenmue]]'',<ref>{{cite web|date=November 16, 2010|title=Shenmue creator wants to make a third title|author=Don Reisinger|publisher=[[CNET.com]]|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20022933-17.html|accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> ''[[System Shock 2]]'',<ref name="GameSpot">{{cite web|title=System Shock 2 Retrospective |author=Andrew Park|date=October 8, 2004|work=[[GameSpot]]|url=http://www.gamespot.com/features/system-shock-2-retrospective-6109881/|accessdate=2011-08-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ackerman|first=Dan|title=Cult classic PC game System Shock 2 getting rereleased|url=http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-9020_7-57569191-222/cult-classic-pc-game-system-shock-2-getting-rereleased/|work=CNET|accessdate=12 June 2013|date=2013-02-13}}</ref>  ''[[The Longest Journey]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=THE LONGEST JOURNEY Series Gets Revived!|author=Davi|date=November 1, 2012|work=[[UnleashTheFanboy]]|url=http://www.unleashthefanboy.com/video-games/the-longest-journey-series-gets-revived/32689}}</ref> ''[[Valkyrie Profile]]'', ''[[Kingpin: Life of Crime]]'', ''[[Vib-Ribbon]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=6 Cult Japanese Video Games Still Worth Playing [MUO Gaming]|author=Dave Parrack|date=July 11, 2012|url=http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-cult-japanese-video-games-worth-playing-muo-gaming/}}</ref>

== 2000s ==

: 2000: ''[[American McGee's Alice]]'',<ref>[http://www.watchmojo.com/mobile/id/13390 Watchmojo]</ref> ''[[Deus Ex (video game)|Deus Ex]]'',<ref>http://ie.ign.com/videos/2015/06/26/dx15-the-legacy-of-deus-ex</ref> ''[[Jet Set Radio]]'', ''[[Skies of Arcadia]]'',<ref>[http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-cult-japanese-video-games-worth-playing-muo-gaming/]</ref> ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]'',<ref>[http://www.shacknews.com/article/87106/the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask---explaining-its-cult-following/]</ref>  
: 2001: ''[[Conker's Bad Fur Day]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Is Conker's Bad Fur Day actually good?|publisher=screwattack.com|date=2013-06-25|url=http://www.screwattack.com/news/conkers-bad-fur-day-actually-good|accessdate=2014-02-06}}</ref> ''[[Fatal Frame (video game)|Fatal Frame]]'', ''[[Ico]]'',<ref name="1uptop"/> ''[[Rez]]'',<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/a_bluffersguide_ps2_aug2004]</ref> ''[[Shadow Hearts]]'', ''[[Zone of the Enders (video game)|Zone of the Enders]]'' <ref name="WhatCulture">[http://whatculture.com/gaming/10-cult-gaming-classics-that-deserved-mainstream-success.php WhatCulture]</ref> ''[[Gitaroo Man]]''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2014/jan/21/30-greatest-video-games-that-time-forgot-part-two|title=The 30 greatest video games that time forgot – part two|last=Stuart|first=Keith|date=2014-01-21|work=The Guardian|access-date=2017-08-21|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>		
: 2002: ''[[Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes|publisher=MyGamer.com|author=Zachary Gasiorowski|date=19 August 2004|url=http://www.mygamer.com/index.php?page=gameportal&mode=reviews&id=511|accessdate=2011-04-01}}</ref> ''[[Mafia (video game)|Mafia]]'',<ref>http://pstrauss.tumblr.com/post/53886777196/cult-operated-mafia-city-of-lost-heaven</ref> ''[[Ikaruga]]'',<ref name="Paste Magazine">[http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/03/5-cult-games-that-never-got-sequels.html Paste Magazine]</ref> [[Shantae (video game)|Shantae]] <ref>https://www.destructoid.com/wayforward-to-bring-shantae-to-nintendo-3ds-in-june-252671.phtml</ref>	
: 2003: ''[[Resident Evil: Outbreak]]'',<ref>https://obsrv.org/</ref> ''[[Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/715/715091p1.html|title=Top 10: Why We Still Play|publisher=IGN}}</ref> ''[[Beyond Good & Evil]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Nacisse|first=Evan|title=Cult Classic "Beyond Good & Evil" Coming Back as HD Downloadable Release|url=http://www.ifc.com/fix/2010/10/cult-classic-beyond-good-evil|work=IFC|accessdate=2010-10-05}}</ref> ''[[Panzer Dragoon Orta]]'' <ref name="WatchMojo">[http://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/13390 WatchMojo]</ref>
: 2004: ''[[Cave Story]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Cult PC Game Being Remade For The 3DS|publisher=Kotaku|author=Luke Plunkett|date=2011-02-11|url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/02/cult-pc-game-being-remade-for-the-3ds/}}</ref> ''[[Katamari Damacy]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Chieng|first=Kevin|title=PS2 Classic Katamari Damacy Rolling to US PSN on April 30|url=http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/51019/ps2-classic-katamari-damacy-rolling-to-us-psn-on-april-30|work=Gametrailers.com|accessdate=12 June 2013}}</ref> ''[[Yume Nikki]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=The II Weirdest Games in the World|publisher=The Telegraph|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/video-games/Picture-galleries/8798535/The-Weirdest-Games-in-the-World.html?image=1}}</ref> ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Vampire: Bloodlines Achieves True Immortality, Hits Patch 9.0|publisher=Nathan Grayson|url=http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/04/25/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-patch-bugs-glitches/}}</ref> 
: 2005: ''[[Fahrenheit (2005 video game)|Fahrenheit]]'',<ref name="strategywiki">{{cite web|title=Fahrenheit, also known as Indigo Prophecy in North America, is a cult video game developed by Quantic Dream and manufactured and marketed by Atari.|accessdate=2012-11-22|url=http://strategywiki.org/wiki/Fahrenheit}}</ref> ''[[Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance]]'',<ref name="NintendoWorldReport">{{cite web|title=Nintendo World Report's Greatest GameCube Games|accessdate=2014-02-16|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/12794}}</ref> ''[[Haunting Ground]]'',<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/a_cultPS2-claassicspt3_ps2?page=2]</ref> ''[[Killer7]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Ashcraft|first=Brian|title=New Game Killer Is Dead Isn't a Sequel to Cult Hit Killer7|url=http://kotaku.com/5898977/new-game-killer-is-dead-isnt-a-sequel-to-cult-hit-killer7|work=Altered Gamer|accessdate=12 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Sanchez |first=David|title=Killer7: Is It Still Playable?|url=http://www.alteredgamer.com/other-games/116274-killer7-is-it-still-playable/|work=Kotaku|accessdate=16 February 2014}}</ref> ''[[Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath]]'',<ref name="1UP.com"/> ''[[Psychonauts]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Dutton|first=Fred|title=The Cult of Psychonauts|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-16-the-cult-of-psychonauts|work=Eurogamer|accessdate=12 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Hopkins|first=Tom|title=Double Fine's Cult Classic Psychonauts Hitting PSN Next Week|url=http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1553906/double_fines_cult_classic_psychonauts_hitting_psn_next_week.html|work=NowGamer|accessdate=12 June 2013}}</ref>	
: 2006: ''[[God Hand]]'',<ref name="1UP.com"/> ''[[Ōkami]]'',<ref name="1UP.com">{{cite web|title=The Five Cult Video Games that will never get their due|author=John Perkowski|date=February 11, 2010|work=[[1UP.com]]|url=http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9033512|accessdate=2012-07-03|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.1up.com%2Fdo%2FblogEntry%3FbId%3D9033512&date=2012-07-03|archivedate=2012-07-03}}</ref>
: 2007: ''[[Folklore (video game)|Folklore]]'',<ref name="Entertainment Buddha">[http://www.entertainmentbuddha.com/the-top-ten-cult-classics-of-the-last-generation/ Entertainment Buddha]</ref> ''[[Odin Sphere]]'',<ref>[http://www.gamezone.com/news/atlus-and-vanillaware-are-teaming-up-for-odin-sphere-hd-3421734]</ref> ''[[S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl]]''<ref name="WatchMojo"/>
: 2008: ''[[Mirror's Edge]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Reeves|first=Ben|title=Cult Classics – Mirror's Edge|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/05/27/cult-classics-mirror-39-s-edge.aspx|work=GameInformer|accessdate=2013-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=EA’s media briefing: Mirror’s Edge 2, Star Wars: Battlefront, and Peggle 2|url=http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/10/eas-media-briefing-mirrors-edge-2-star-wars-battlefront-and-peggle-2-3836067/|work=Metro|accessdate=12 June 2013}}</ref>  ''[[No More Heroes (video game)|No More Heroes]]'', ''[[Persona 4]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Gaston|first=Martin|title=Classic cult JRPG Persona 4 could be coming to PS3|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/classic-cult-jrpg-persona-4-could-be-coming-to-ps3/1100-6418703/|accessdate=2014-09-27}}</ref> ''[[The World Ends with You]]'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Yin-Poole|first=Wesley|title=The World Ends With You sequel hinted at|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-21-the-world-ends-with-you-sequel-hinted-at|work=Eurogamer|accessdate=18 June 2013}}</ref> ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]''<ref name="GamePro"/>	
: 2009: ''[[Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon]]'',<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/blogs/members/b/the_yeti_blog/archive/2013/05/31/cult-classics-fragile-dreams-farewell-ruins-of-the-moon.aspx]</ref> ''[[Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors|999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors]]'',<ref>[http://kotaku.com/999-is-coming-to-ios-sort-of-the-cult-nintendo-ds-gam-1541617765]</ref> ''[[Little King's Story]]'', ''[[The Saboteur]]'',<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/05/27/cult-classics-the-saboteur.aspx]</ref>

== 2010s ==

: 2010: ''[[Alan Wake]]'',<ref name="gamingbolt">{{cite web|title=Alan Wake sells 2 million units, game is a "cult classic"|author=Kartik Mudgal|date=13 Mar 2012 |work=[[Gaming Bolt]]|url=http://gamingbolt.com/alan-wake-sells-2-million-units-game-is-a-cult-classic|accessdate=2012-11-22}}</ref> ''[[Deadly Premonition]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=When You're Strange: The Story of Deadly Premonition |author=Will Herring |date=May 13, 2010 |work=[[GamePro]] |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/215173/when-youre-strange-the-story-of-deadly-premonition/ |accessdate=2011-03-21 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715050107/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/215173/when-youre-strange-the-story-of-deadly-premonition/ |archivedate=July 15, 2010 |deadurl=unfit }}</ref><ref name="Gamasutra-Cult">{{cite web|title=Gamasutra's Best Of 2010: Top 5 Cult Games|author=Brandon Sheffield|date=December 22, 2010|publisher=[[Gamasutra]]|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/32126/Gamasutras_Best_Of_2010_Top_5_Cult_Games.php|accessdate=2011-03-21}}</ref> ''[[Enslaved: Odyssey to the West]]'', ''[[Nier (video game)|Nier]]'',<ref name="gameinformer">{{cite web|title=Sleeper RPGS 10 Games You Shouldn't Miss|author=Kimberley Wallace|date=17 Aug 2012 |work=[[Game Informer]]|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/08/17/sleeper-rpgs-10-games-you-shouldn-t-miss.aspx|accessdate=2014-09-13}}</ref> ''[[Vanquish (video game)|Vanquish]]''<ref name="Entertainment Buddha"/>
:2011: ''[[Catherine (video game)|Catherine]]'',<ref name="Entertainment Buddha"/> ''[[Shadows of the Damned]]''<ref name="Entertainment Buddha"/> 
:2012: ''[[Spec Ops: The Line]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=SPEC OPS: THE LINE DEV WORKING ON NEXT-GEN GAME title|publisher=IGN |author=Colin Moriarty|date=2013-03-14|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/14/spec-ops-the-line-dev-working-on-next-gen-game}}</ref> ''[[Hotline Miami]]'',<ref>http://www.lazygamer.net/24/hotline-miami-2-includes-a-rape-scene-has-gaming-gone-too-far/</ref><ref>http://au.complex.com/pop-culture/2015/05/hotline-miami-video-game-documentary</ref> ''[[Ib (video game)|Ib]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.relyonhorror.com/latest-news/ib-releases-its-definitive-version/|title=Ib releases its definitive version {{!}} Rely on Horror|website=www.relyonhorror.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-21}}</ref> [[Lollipop Chainsaw]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.digitallydownloaded.net/2015/04/cult-classics-from-last-generation.html|title=Cult classics from last generation: Lollipop Chainsaw, the subversive masterpiece|last=S|first=Matt|website=www.digitallydownloaded.net|access-date=2017-08-19}}</ref>	
:2013: ''[[The Stanley Parable]]''<ref>[http://www.soundonsight.org/the-stanley-parable/]</ref>'' , [[Gravity Rush]]''<ref>[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-02-05-gravity-rush-remastered-reviewe/]</ref>
:2015: ''[[Undertale]]''<ref name="CliQuist">{{cite web |url=http://cliqist.com/2015/09/29/undertale-new-cult-hit-making/|title=Undertale: A New Cult Hit in the Making|last=Levine |first=Laguna |website=CliQist|date=September 29, 2015 |accessdate=June 10, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="Remeshed">{{cite web |url=http://remeshed.com/2015/undertale-won-internet/|title=Why Undertale Won the Internet|last=McDonald|first=Mariko|website=Remeshed.com|date=December 22, 2015 |accessdate=June 10, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="LeMonde">{{cite web |url=http://www.lemonde.fr/pixels/article/2015/12/17/undertale-elu-meilleur-jeu-video-de-l-histoire-a-la-surprise-generale_4833951_4408996.html|title=Undertale, élu " meilleur jeu vidéo de l’histoire " à la surprise générale|last=Audureau|first=William|website=[[Le Monde|LeMonde.fr]]|date=December 17, 2015 |accessdate=June 10, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="CGR">{{cite web |url=http://completegamereviews.com/will-define-undertales-legacy/|title=How Will We Define Undertale’s Legacy?|last=Abbott|first=Josh|website=Complete Game Reviews|date=February 21, 2016 |accessdate=June 10, 2016 }}</ref><ref name="DesignTrend">{{cite web |url=http://www.designntrend.com/articles/66980/20151219/legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-undertale-best-game-ever-mad.htm|title='The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time' Falls To 'Undertale' As Best Game Ever, Gamers Get Mad!|last=Groux|first=Christopher|website=Design & Trend|date=December 19, 2015 |accessdate=June 10, 2016 }}</ref> ''[[Life Is Strange]]''<ref>[https://www.inverse.com/article/16112-metroid-no-more-heroes-alan-wake-cult-video-games]</ref>
:2017: ''[[Gravity Rush 2]]''<ref>[https://www.vg247.com/2016/07/08/gravity-rush-2-has-cult-favourite-written-all-over-it-again/]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Video game lists|Cult]]
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