2014 in video games explained

The year 2014 saw a number of events in the video game industry. No new major consoles were released, but updates and upgrades were: the New Nintendo 3DS was released in Japan and Oceania, and Sony released new model 2000 PS Vita systems in Europe & North America. In video game-related corporate acquisitions, Amazon purchased the online video game streaming service Twitch, and Facebook acquired the virtual reality company and product Oculus. Nintendo released Amiibo in 2014, companion figurines that could be scanned by the 3DS and Wii U systems. On Twitter and other Internet social media, the Gamergate controversy began.

Among video games originally released in 2014, critics gave the highest reviews to Madden NFL 15, NBA 2K15, NBA Live 15, WWE 2K15, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Dark Souls II, Bayonetta 2, Shovel Knight, Velocity 2X, , Mario Kart 8, and . Other significant games that won awards included Destiny, , and Monument Valley, Grand Theft Auto Online, , and Watch_Dogs

Top-rated games

Major awards

Category/Organization		32nd Golden Joystick Awards ^[1]	The Game Awards 2014	18th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards	4th Annual New York Game Awards !	15th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards	11th British Academy Games Awards
Game of the Year		Dark Souls II					Destiny
Mobile/Handheld Game	Mobile				Threes	Monument Valley
	Handheld			Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	rowspan="2"
Art Direction				Monument Valley	Monument Valley	Lumino City
Audio	Music		Destiny	Destiny	Transistor		Far Cry 4
	Sound Design			Destiny
Character or Performance		rowspan="2"	Trey Parker	Talion	Trey Parker		Ashley Johnson
Game Direction or Design
Narrative						Kentucky Route Zero: Episode 3
Special Award		Lifetime Achievement	Industry Icon Award	Hall of Fame	rowspan="2"	Lifetime Achievement Award	BAFTA Fellowship
		Hideo Kojima				David Braben

Critically acclaimed titles

Metacritic (MC) and GameRankings (GR) are aggregators of video game journalism reviews.

2014 games and expansions scoring at least 90/100 (MC) or 90% (GR)^{[2] [3]}

Game	Publisher	Release date	Platform	MC score	GR score
Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	November 18, 2014	Xbox One	97/100	98.33%
Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	November 18, 2014	PlayStation 4	97/100	96.33%
The Last of Us Remastered	Sony Computer Entertainment	July 29, 2014	PlayStation 4	95/100	95.7%
Shovel Knight	Yacht Club Games	June 26, 2014	Nintendo 3DS	90/100	93.67%
Fez	Trapdoor	March 25, 2014	PlayStation Vita	91/100	92.5%^[4]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Nintendo	November 21, 2014		92/100	92.39%
Rayman Legends	Ubisoft	February 18, 2014	Xbox One	91/100	92.17%
Bayonetta 2	Nintendo	September 20, 2014		91/100	91.38%
Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition	Blizzard Entertainment	August 19, 2014	PlayStation 4	90/100	91.25%
Dark Souls II	Bandai Namco Games	March 11, 2014	PlayStation 3	91/100	89.68%
Kentucky Route Zero – Act III	Cardboard Computer	May 6, 2014	Microsoft Windows	91/100	89%
Dark Souls II	Bandai Namco Games	March 11, 2014	Xbox 360	91/100	88.95%
Dark Souls II	Bandai Namco Games	March 11, 2014	Microsoft Windows	91/100	88.3%
Out of the Park Baseball 15	Out of the Park Developments	April 24, 2014	Microsoft Windows	89/100	90.71%
Velocity 2X	FuturLab	September 2, 2014	PlayStation Vita	90/100	90.56%
Rayman Legends	Ubisoft	February 18, 2014	PlayStation 4	90/100	90.45%
Metro Redux	Deep Silver	August 25, 2014	Microsoft Windows	90/100	90.2%
	Nicalis	November 4, 2014	Microsoft Windows	86/100	90.2%
Child of Light	Ubisoft	April 29, 2014	PlayStation 3	89/100	90%^[5]
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition	DrinkBox Studios	July 2, 2014	Wii U	90/100	88.86%
Fez	Trapdoor	March 25, 2014	PlayStation 4	90/100	88.46%
	Nihon Falcom	September 25, 2014	PlayStation 3	90/100^[6]	87.5%^[7]

Highest-grossing games

The following were 2014's top ten highest-grossing video games in terms of worldwide revenue (including physical sales, digital purchases, subscriptions, microtransactions, free-to-play and pay-to-play) across all platforms (including mobile, personal computer, and console platforms).

	Game	Revenue	Publisher(s)	Genre(s)	Platform(s)	Business model
1	Puzzle & Dragons	$1,500,000,000		Puzzle	Mobile	Free-to-play	^[8]
2	Crossfire	$1,400,000,000	Smilegate / Tencent	First-person shooter	Windows	Free-to-play	^[9]
3	Candy Crush Saga	$1,330,000,000	King Digital	Puzzle	Mobile	Free-to-play	^[10]
4	Clash of Clans	$1,000,000,000		Strategy	Mobile	Free-to-play	^[11]
5	League of Legends	$946,000,000	Riot Games / Tencent	MOBA	PC	Free-to-play	^[12]
6	Dungeon Fighter Online	$891,000,000	Neople / Nexon	Beat 'em up	Windows
7		$840,000,000		First-person shooter	Multi-platform	Buy-to-play	^[13]
8	Grand Theft Auto V			Action-adventure	Multi-platform	Buy-to-play	^[14] ^[15] ^[16]
9	World of Warcraft	$728,000,000		MMORPG	PC	Subscription
10	Destiny	$500,000,000		First-person shooter	Multi-platform	Buy-to-play	^[17] Events Month Date(s) Event January unknown Atari emerges from Bankruptcy and plans to enter the Social Casino market. 6 2K Games discontinued the MLB 2K series. 7 PlayStation Now, a cloud-streaming from Sony Computer Entertainment was announced. 15 - 16 Steam Dev Days held in Seattle, Washington. 27 Microsoft acquired the Gears of War franchise from Epic Games. February 5 Double Helix Games was acquired by Amazon.com 18 Irrational Games, the creator of the BioShock series was shut down. March 12 10th British Academy Video Games Awards held in Tobacco Dock, London. 17 – 21 Game Developers Conference 2014 held in San Francisco, California. 18 Project Morpheus, a virtual reality initiative from Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 is announced. 25 Oculus VR was acquired by Facebook for $2 billion. 28 – 30 Rezzed 2014 held at the NEC Birmingham. April 11 – 13 PAX East 2014 held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. 12 – 13 Midwest Gaming Classic 2014 held at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel in Brookfield, Wisconsin. May 20 Nintendo discontinues the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection servers for Wii and Nintendo DS games. 29 Electronic Arts shut down Mythic Entertainment June 5 Nintendo announces that their president, Satoru Iwata won't attend E3 due to medical issues. 10 – 12 E3 2014 held at the Los Angeles Convention Center.^[18] 12 Nordic Games acquired the publishing label of THQ. 14 – 17 DreamHack-Summer held in Jönköping, Sweden. 25 Google releases the Google Cardboard a VR accessory designed for smartphones.^[19] 30 Crytek's IP's was acquired by Koch Media. Crytek UK, formerly Free Radical Design, and Crytek USA was shut down. Deep Silver set up a new subsidiary known as Deep Silver Dambuster. Electronic Arts shut down more than 50 multiplayer games.^[20] July 10 Tony Hawk's Pro Skaters creator Neversoft was merged into Infinity Ward by Activision. 17 – 20 QuakeCon 2014: The massive annual LAN party held in Dallas, Texas. 24 – 27 SDCC 2014 held at the San Diego Convention Center. 29 The Nvidia Shield Tablet is released in North America. Unknown Airtight Games was shut down approximately one month after the release of . August 7 Activision revived the brand of Sierra Entertainment. 11 Electronic Arts launched a subscription video game service called EA Access for the Xbox One. 13 – 17 Gamescom 2014 held in Cologne, Germany. 20 – 22 Unite 2014 held in Seattle, Washington. 25 Twitch was acquired by Amazon.com for $970 million. 28 The Gamergate controversy came to public attention due to the introduction of the GamerGate hashtag.^[21] 29 Nintendo announced the New Nintendo 3DS XL. 29 – September 1 PAX Prime 2014 held at the Washington State Convention Center. September 18 – 21 Tokyo Game Show 2014 at the Makuhari Messe in Tokyo. 25 – 28 EGX London 2014 held in Earls Court, London. 27 Naughty Dog celebrated its 30th anniversary. October 2 – 5 GIGACON 2014 held in Telenor Arena, Oslo, Norway. 3 – 5 EGS 2014 held in Centro Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico. 6 Ubisoft Reflections, formerly known as Reflections Interactive, celebrated its 30th anniversary. 11 – 12 Play Expo 2014 held at EventCity, Manchester. 11 – 12 FirstLook 2014 held at Jaarbeurs in Utrecht, the Netherlands. 19 2014 League of Legends World Championship was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium 24 32nd Golden Joystick Awards was held 24 - 26 Milan Games Week held at Fieramilanocity in Milan, Italy. November 31 – 2 PAX Australia 2014 held at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre in Melbourne, Australia. 6 Microsoft Studios acquired Minecraft developer Mojang for $2.5 billion. 7 – 8 BlizzCon 2014 held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. 12 - 17 E-Sports World Championship 2014 was held in Baku, Azerbaijan 27 – 30 DreamHack-Winter held in Jönköping, Sweden. December 4 2K Games announced a new subsidiary called Hangar 13. 5 The Game Awards 2014 held in Las Vegas. 6 Ralph H. Baer, credited as the creator of the Magnavox Odyssey, died at the age of 92. 6 – 7 PlayStation Experience held at The Venetian Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Notable deaths January 23 – Justin Carmical, 42, retro game enthusiast known online as JewWario.^[22] February 14 – Harold Ramis, 69, actor, writer, and director who created the Ghostbusters franchise and co-wrote the 2009 video game. April 8 – The Ultimate Warrior, 54, pro wrestler who appeared in WWE games (cover star of WWF WrestleMania Challenge, WWF European Rampage Tour, WWF Superstars, and WWE All Stars).^[23] August 11 – Robin Williams, 63, actor who appeared in ads for The Legend of Zelda alongside his daughter whose name originates from the series.^[24] ^[25] December 6 – Ralph H. Baer, 92, game designer credited for creating the first home console.^[26] December 22 – Christine Cavanaugh, 51, voice actor best known for the voice of Chuckie in the Rugrats franchise.^[27] Series with new entries Series with new installments in 2014 include Assassin's Creed, Bayonetta, Borderlands, Call of Duty, Castlevania, Civilization, Dark Souls, Divinity, Donkey Kong, Dragon Age, The Elder Scrolls, Elite, Far Cry, Final Fantasy, Forza Horizon, Infamous, Kinect Sports, Kirby, LittleBigPlanet, Mario Golf, Mario Kart, Metal Gear, MX vs. ATV, Ninja Gaiden, Persona, Pokémon, Professor Layton, Shantae, Sniper Elite, Sonic the Hedgehog, Strider Hiryu, Super Smash Bros., Tales, The Sims, Thief, Trials, Tropico, Wolfenstein, and World of Warcraft. In addition, 2014 saw the introduction of several new properties, including Destiny, Five Nights at Freddy's, Shovel Knight, Sunset Overdrive, Titanfall, The Evil Within and Watch Dogs. Game releases The list of games released in 2014 in North America. January–March Month Day Title Platform(s) Genre(s) J A N U A R Y 2 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed iOS, Droid Racing 7 Don't Starve: Console Edition PS4 Survival RoboCop iOS Tiny Brains PSN 8 Consortium Win Role-playing, first-person shooter 9 Castle Doombad iOS tower defense Chibi-Robo! Photo Finder 3DS iOS Platform Win Action, hack and slash Rhythm Thief & The Paris Caper iOS Rhythm, puzzle, adventure 13 Nidhogg Win Fighting 14 Age of Zombies PSVita Assassin's Creed Liberation HD PSN Action-adventure, stealth The Banner Saga Win, Mac, Lin, iOS, XBLA Tactical role-playing 15 Assassin's Creed Liberation HD Win, XBLA Action-adventure, stealth Final Fantasy VI Android Role-playing 16 Bardbarian iOS Action F1 Race Stars WiiU Kart racing Guilty Gear Isuka Win Single player, multiplayer NBA Rush iOS Shadow Blade iOS Platform Unepic WiiU Platform, role-playing, Metroidvania 20 KickBeat Win Music, Rhythm 21 Lucifer Ring PSN 22 Android Action role-playing, first-person shooter, stealth Insurgency Win First-person shooter OlliOlli PSVita Sports 23 Win Role-playing Tomb Raider Mac Action-adventure 27 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Mobile WP Action-adventure Redux: Dark Matters DC Shoot 'em up 28 Broken Age Act 1 Win, Mac, Lin Point-and-click adventure PS3, PSVita, X360 Action role-playing Rekoil Win First-person shooter Soul Fjord Ouya Roguelike, rhythm Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition PS4, XBO Action-adventure 29 Rekoil: Liberator XBLA First-person shooter 30 Hero of Many GameStick Action-adventure game Win, Mac, Lin Adventure Rocket Robo iOS, Droid Puzzle 31 XBLA Twin-stick shooter Loadout Win Third-person shooter F E B R U A R Y 4 Dustforce PSN, PSVita Platform Fable Anniversary X360 Action role-playing Outlast PS4 Survival horror The Wolf Among Us - Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors Win, Mac, PSN Graphic adventure 5 The Wolf Among Us - Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors XBLA Graphic adventure 6 Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse - Episode 1 iOS Point-and-click adventure Double Dragon Neon Win Beat 'em up Final Fantasy VI iOS Role-playing Retro City Rampage DX 3DS Action-adventure The Wolf Among Us - Episode 2: Smoke and Mirrors iOS Graphic adventure Threes iOS Puzzle 7 The Lego Movie Videogame Win, PS3, X360, PS4, XBO, WiiU Action-adventure Bravely Default 3DS Role-playing Jazzpunk Win, Lin, Mac Adventure 11 PSVita Adventure, visual novel Far Cry Classic PSN, XBLA First-person shooter PS3, X360 Action role-playing 3DS RPG Skullgirls Encore PS3 Fighting PSVita, PSP Action role-playing TxK PSVita Tube shooter 12 XBLA Vehicular combat, massively multiplayer online 13 Adventure Time Card Wars Droid, iOS AeternoBlade 3DS Win Fighting game Deadman's Cross iOS Inazuma Eleven 3DS NaissanceE Win 3DS Submarine simulator 14 PS3 Action-adventure, survival horror LocoCycle Win, X360 Racing, vehicular combat 18 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag - Freedom Cry PS3, PS4 Action-adventure, stealth Banished Win City-building, strategy Earth Defense Force 2025 PS3, X360 Third-person shooter Guacamelee! Gold Edition Mac, Lin Metroidvania, platform, beat 'em up Ikaruga Win Single-player, 2-player cooperative NASCAR '14 Win, PS3, X360 Sports, Racing Rayman Legends PS4, XBO Platform Strider PS3, PS4, X360, XBO, Win Platform-adventure, hack and slash, Metroidvania 20 Win Real-time strategy, simulation Quell Reflect 3DS Tengami iOS Adventure, puzzle Weapon Shop De Omasse 3DS Compilation, role-playing game, shoot 'em up, simulation 21 Disco Zoo iOS, Droid simulation video game WiiU Platform El Chavo Kart PS3, X360 Racing PS3, X360, Win Rail shooter 25 Basement Crawl PS4 Action Win, PS3, X360 Action-adventure, hack and slash Fractured Soul Win Magus PS3 Role-playing, Action Adventure Pac-Man Museum Win, PS3, X360 XBO, X360 Third-person shooter, tower defense Tales of Symphonia Chronicles PS3 Role-playing Thief Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Stealth 27 Resident Evil 4: Ultimate HD Edition Win Survival horror, third-person shooter Tappingo 3DS 28 Professor Layton and the Azran Legacy 3DS Puzzle, Adventure M A R C H 2 Alphadia Genesis iOS 4 Awesomenauts Assemble! PS4 Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition PS4 Shoot 'em up PSVita Rhythm game Master Reboot PSN Shadow Blade Ouya Platform Win, PS3, X360 Role-playing The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 2: A House Divided Win, Mac, PSN, XBLA Graphic adventure, Interactive movie 6 F1 2013 Mac Racing 7 Surgeon Simulator 2013 iOS Simulation The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 2: A House Divided iOS Graphic adventure, Interactive movie 10 Lego Legends of Chima Online iOS Massively multiplayer online role-playing 11 PS3 Fantasy Dark Souls II PS3, X360 Action role-playing Win, Mac Digital collectible card game Titanfall Win, XBO First-person shooter TowerFall Ascension PS4, Win Action Vessel PS3 Puzzle-platform 12 Constant C XBLA Threes Droid Puzzle 14 Fortoresse Win, Mac, Lin Yoshi's New Island 3DS Platform 15 Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse - Episode 1 Android Point-and-click adventure 17 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors iOS Adventure, visual novel 18 Win Action role-playing, first-person shooter, stealth Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster PS3, PSVita Role-playing Luftrausers Win, Mac, Lin, PS3, PSVita Shoot 'em up PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Action-adventure, stealth Stealth Inc: A Clone in the Dark: Ultimate Edition PS4 Platform, stealth SteamWorld Dig PS4, PSVita Platform, action-adventure, Metroidvania PS3, X360 Action, hack and slash 20 Pokémon Battle Trozei 3DS Puzzle Pure Chess 3DS, WiiU Board Yumi's Odd Odyssey 3DS Platform 21 PS4 Action-adventure Win Action, hack and slash 24 Escape Goat 2 Win, Mac, Lin Puzzle 25 BioShock Infinite: Burial At Sea-Episode 2 Win, PS3, X360 First-person shooter, stealth PS3 Fighting game Cut the Rope: Triple Treat 3DS Puzzle logic PS3, PSVita Action role-playing, strategy role-playing Destiny of Spirits PSVita Strategy, role-playing Win, Mac Action role-playing, hack and slash Dynasty Warriors 8:Xtreme Legends PS3, PS4, PSVita Hack and slash, Action Ether One Win Adventure Fez PSN, PS4, PSVita Puzzle-platform Little Tail Story iOS, Android Role-playing Mercenary Kings Win Shoot 'em up Smite Win Multiplayer online battle arena The Witch and the Hundred Knight PS3 Action role-playing game 27 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD Win Action-adventure, hack and slash I Am An Air Traffic Controller Airport Hero Hawaii 3DS Simulation 31 Age of Wonders III Win, Mac 4X turn-based strategy April–June Month Day Title Platform(s) Genre(s) A P R I L 1 Win, PSN, XBLA, WiiU Action-adventure, beat 'em up, stealth, Metroidvania Goat Simulator Win Action Mercenary Kings PS4 Shoot 'em up PS3, PSVita Sports Ragnarok Odyssey Ace PS3, PSVita Role-playing 3 Don Bradman Cricket 14 PS3, X360 Sports FTL: Advanced Edition iOS Strategy, roguelike Metroid Fusion WiiUVC Action-adventure Monument Valley iOS Puzzle Rusty's Real Deal Baseball 3DS Sports 4 Win Action role-playing The Elder Scrolls Online Win, Mac Massively multiplayer online role-playing 8 Kinect Sports Rivals XBO Sports LEGO: The Hobbit Win, PS3, PS4, WiiU, X360, XBO, 3DS, PSVita Action-adventure Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut PS4, XBO Space combat simulator The Wolf Among Us - Episode 3: A Crooked Mile Win, Mac, PSN Graphic adventure Titanfall X360 First-person shooter 9 The Wolf Among Us - Episode 3: A Crooked Mile XBLA Graphic adventure 10 RollerCoaster Tycoon 4 Mobile iOS Construction and management simulation The Wolf Among Us - Episode 3: A Crooked Mile iOS Graphic adventure Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms Win Tactical shooter Trials Frontier iOS Racing, platform 11 Contagion Win First-person shooter, survival horror Disney Magical World 3DS Life simulation Football Manager Classic 2014 PSVita Sport simulations, Business simulation 14 PS4 MMORPG 15 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil PS3, X360 Sports Backgammon Blitz PSN, PS4, PSVita PSVita, 3DS Role-playing game Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition PSVita Shoot 'em up Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director's Cut Mac Action role-playing, first-person shooter, stealth Win, Mac Graphic adventure No Heroes Allowed: No Puzzles Either PSVita Pure Chess PS4 Board War of the Vikings Win Action, hack and slash 16 Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse - Episode 2 Win, Mac, Lin Point-and-click adventure iOS Digital collectible card game Trials Fusion XBLA, XBO, PS4 Platform, racing 17 Agarest: Generations of War Zero Win Tactical RPG Android Role-playing Bit Boy!! Arcade 3DS Action Hitman Go iOS Puzzle Secrets of Rætikon Win, Mac, Lin Action-adventure Smash Cat Heroes 3DS 18 Win Real-time strategy 22 Demon Gaze PSVita Role-playing, dungeon crawler PS4 Adventure Skullgirls Encore XBLA Fighting PSN Fighting The Walking Dead: Season 2 - Episode 1: All That Remains PSVita Graphic adventure The Walking Dead: Season 2 - Episode 2: A House Divided PSVita Graphic adventure Warface XBLA First-person shooter Fract OSC Win, Mac Puzzle, rhythm 23 Android Turn-based tactics, tactical role-playing 24 9 Elefants iOS, Android Puzzle Blackwell Epiphany Win Graphic adventure Trials Fusion Win Platform, racing Wayward Souls iOS 25 Dark Souls II Win Action role-playing Dustforce XBLA Platform NES Remix 2 WiiU Action, arcade 28 The Undead Syndrome 2 XBLA 29 Daylight Win, PS4 Survival horror 3DS Simulation, minigame PS3 Fighting Raiden IV: Overkill PS3 Vertical scrolling shooter The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Win, PS3, PS4, WiiU, X360, 3DS, iOS, Android Action-adventure Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Duels PS3 30 Win Action-adventure, hack & slash Child of Light Win, PSN, PS4, WiiU, XBLA, XBO Platform, role-playing Croixleur Win M A Y 1 Botanicula iOS Graphic adventure game Metal Slug Defense iOS, Droid Picross e4 3DS Project Root Win Sir, You Are Being Hunted Win, Mac, Lin Survival horror, stealth Stick It To The Man! WiiU Superfrog HD iOS Platform 2 3DS Platform 3DS Sports République: Episode 2 iOS Action-adventure, stealth 6 God of War Collection PSVita Action-adventure, hack and slash PS4 Sports Sportsfriends PS3, PS4 Party Wordament Snap Attack Win, WP 7 Blade Symphony Win Action Peggle 2 XBLA Puzzle Win, Mac Adventure 8 Lego Marvel Super Heroes Mac Action-adventure Nutjitsu XBO The Denpa Men 3: The Rise of Digitoll 3DS Role-playing Wario Land 4 WiiUVC Platforming 9 Bound by Flame Win, PS4, PS3, X360 Action role-playing 12 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 XBO Action-adventure 13 Borderlands 2 PSVita Action role-playing, first-person shooter Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition Win Hack and slash, Action PS3 First-person shooter The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 3: In Harm's Way Win, Mac, PSN Graphic adventure 14 Super Time Force XBLA, XBO Action, Adventure, Shooter The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 3: In Harm's Way XBLA Graphic adventure 15 BattleBlock Theater Win, Lin Platform Grand Theft Auto III: 10 Year Anniversary Edition Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 10th Anniversary Edition FireOS Action-adventure Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 10 Year Anniversary Edition FireOS Mac Stealth Table Tennis Touch iOS Table tennis Thomas Was Alone iOS Puzzle-platform 20 Win Role-playing Drakengard 3 PS3 Action role-playing, hack and slash Mugen Souls Z PS3 RPG Transistor Win, PS4 Action role-playing, turn-based strategy Vertical Drop Heroes HD Win, Mac Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Action-adventure, first-person shooter 21 Trials Frontier Android Racing, platform Turbo Dismount Win Vehicle simulator, Sandbox 22 Drawn to Life iOS Action-adventure, platform Squids Odyssey WiiU Tactical role-playing Swords & Soldiers WiiU Real-time strategy The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing II Win Action role-playing The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition Lin Action role-playing 23 Distant Worlds: Universe Win Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition Win Action, hack and slash Tropico 5 Win Construction and management simulation, government simulation 26 Ibb and Obb Win Puzzle, Platform 27 Ace Combat Infinity PS3 Combat flight simulator Final Fantasy III Win Role-playing Mind Zero PSVita Role-playing, dungeon crawler Monster Monpiece PSVita Card battle The Wolf Among Us - Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing Win, Mac, PSN Graphic adventure Watch Dogs Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Action-adventure Whispering Willows Ouya Adventure 28 A Story About My Uncle Win Adventure Droid, iOS Role-playing Monochroma Win Cinematic puzzle-platform game Skulls of the Shogun Droid Turn-based tactics The Wolf Among Us - Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing XBLA Graphic adventure 29 Among the Sleep Win, Mac, Lin Survival horror, action-adventure The Wolf Among Us - Episode 4: In Sheep's Clothing iOS Graphic adventure WiiUVC Platform 30 Astebreed Win Action, shoot 'em up Broken Age Act 1 Ouya Point-and-click adventure Mario Kart 8 WiiU Kart racing TowerFall Ascension Mac, Lin Action J U N E 3 1001 Spikes Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO, 3DS, WiiU Platform, adventure Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Action-adventure, stealth PixelJunk Shooter PS3, PSVita Multidirectional shooter PixelJunk Shooter 2 PS3, PSVita Multidirectional shooter PlayStation Vita Pets PSVita Digital pet WildStar Win MMORPG Worms Battlegrounds PS4, XBO Artillery, strategy 4 Hitman Go Android Puzzle Marvel Heroes 2015 Win Massively multiplayer online role-playing, action role-playing 6 Crimzon Clover: World Ignition Win Scrolling shooter Win Action, puzzle Lifeless Planet Win, Mac Puzzle-platform Tomodachi Life 3DS Life simulation 9 Entwined PS4 Rhythm 10 Civilization V Lin Turn-based strategy, 4X Enemy Front Win, PS3, X360 First-person shooter 11 VVVVVV Ouya Puzzle-platform 12 AiRace Xeno 3DS Broken Age Act 1 iOS Point-and-click adventure VVVVVV Droid, iOS Puzzle-platform 17 Battle Princess of Arcadias PS3 EA Sports UFC PS4, XBO Fighting, sports PSN Platform Xenonauts Win Strategy, turn-based tactics 18 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Android Platform XBLA Platform 19 Pushmo World WiiU Puzzle How to Survive WiiU Action role-playing, survival horror, survival Outlast XBO Survival horror Pro Cycling Manager Season 2014: Le Tour de France Win Simulation Lin Turn-based tactics, tactical role-playing Lin Turn-based tactics 24 Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland PS3, PSVita Role-playing PSVita Fighting game Company of Heroes 2 - The Western Front Armies Win Real-time strategy Grid Autosport Win, PS3, X360 Racing Win Third-person shooter, tower defense Win, X360, XBO, PS4, PS3, WiiU, 3DS Third-person shooter, Strategy, role-playing PSN, PS4 Puzzle, adventure PS3, PSVita Visual novel 25 Another World-20th Anniversary Edition PS3, PS4, PSVita, XBO Cinematic platformer, action-adventure The World Ends with You Android Action role-playing Win, XBLA, XBO Puzzle, adventure 26 Contrast XBO Puzzle, platform Don Bradman Cricket 14 Win Sports Shovel Knight WiiU, 3DS, Win Action, platform 27 Goat Simulator Mac, Lin Action Sniper Elite III Win Tactical shooter, stealth 30 Disney Tsum Tsum iOS Win, Mac Role-Playing July–September Month Day Title Platform(s) Genre(s) J U L Y 1 Age of Zombies Ouya Child of Light PSVita Platform, role-playing Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn PS3, PSVita Action role-playing, hack and slash Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition PS4 Metroidvania, platform, beat 'em up Monsters Ate My Birthday Cake iOS, Win Puzzle Puddle PS4 Puzzle-platform Sniper Elite III PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Tactical shooter, stealth 2 Civilization Revolution 2 iOS Turn-based strategy Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition X360, XBO, WiiU Metroidvania, platform, beat 'em up 3 Armillo WiiU Action, platform, puzzle Bike Rider DX2: Galaxy 3DS Monster Hunter Freedom Unite iOS Action role-playing Squids Odyssey 3DS Tactical role-playing 8 3DS, WiiU, PS3, PSVita Action-adventure The Wolf Among Us - Episode 5: Cry Wolf Win, Mac, PSN Graphic adventure 9 Sakura Spirit Win Visual novel The Wolf Among Us - Episode 5: Cry Wolf XBLA Graphic adventure Whispering Willows Win Adventure 10 Quest for Infamy Win, Mac, Lin Sonic Jump Fever iOS, Android Platform The Wolf Among Us - Episode 5: Cry Wolf iOS Graphic adventure Urban Trial Freestyle iOS Racing 15 Win Platform, Metroidvania 21 Freedom Planet Win, Mac, Lin Action, Platform Win, Mac Platform 22 Entwined PSN, PSVita Rhythm Forza Motorsport 5 Racing Game of the Year Edition XBO Racing PS4 Cinematic platformer OlliOlli Win, Mac, Lin Sports The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 4: Amid The Ruins Win, Mac, PSN, PSVita Graphic adventure 23 Happy Wars Win Action, tactical role-playing The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 4: Amid The Ruins XBLA Graphic adventure Traps n' Gemstones iOS Platform Unrest Win, Mac, Lin Role-playing 24 Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse Mac Platform Gods Will Be Watching Win Modern Combat 5: Blackout iOS, Android First-person shooter Siesta Fiesta 3DS The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 4: Amid The Ruins iOS Graphic adventure Trine Enchanted Edition Win Puzzle-platform, action-adventure Wooden Sen'SeY WiiU Nekodancer Win, Mac, Lin 25 iOS Endless runner 27 Lethal League Win Fighting 28 The Room Win Puzzle 29 Firefall Win Massively multiplayer online, First-person shooter, Third-person shooter 3DS, PSVita Pure Pool PS4, Win Sports simulation Rogue Legacy PS4, PSN, PSVita Platform, roguelike, Metroidvania The Last of Us Remastered PS4 Action-adventure, survival horror Win Role-playing Treasures of Montezuma: Arena PSVita 30 AirMech Arena XBLA Multiplayer online battle arena Thomas Was Alone Android Puzzle-platform 31 Colin McRae Rally Win, Mac Racing iOS Racing, action Ouya Adventure, hidden object, puzzle Steel Empire 3DS Horizontal scrolling shooter Mac Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics A U G U S T 1 Eidolon Win, Mac Exploration, Survival 5 Killzone Shadow Fall Intercept PS4 First-person shooter Metrico PSVita Puzzle-platform Road Not Taken PS4 Roguelike, puzzle Sacred 3 Win, PS3, X360 Hack and slash, brawler Table Top Racing PSVita Racing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3DS The Swapper PS3, PS4, PSVita Puzzle-platform, Metroidvania Ultra Street Fighter IV PS3, X360 Fighting 6 Back to Bed Win Android Racing, action Rules! iOS 7 iOS Role-playing Godus iOS God game Jett Tailfin WiiU 8 Ultra Street Fighter IV Win Fighting Five Nights at Freddy's Win Survival horror, point-and-click 11 Mini Metro Win, Mac, Lin Puzzle, strategy 12 PSVita, PS3 Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited PSVita Tactical role-playing Gravity Crash Ultra PSVita Multidirectional shooter Hohokum PSN, PS4, PSVita Art game My Singing Monsters PSVita P.T. PS4 Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds PSVita Fighting game Win, PS3, X360 Action role-playing Surgeon Simulator: Anniversary Edition PS4 Simulation 13 WiiU, Wii, 3DS, NDS, X360 Platform 14 Pinball FX 2 XBO Pinball Surgeon Simulator Android Simulation WWE SuperCard Droid, iOS Card battle video game 19 CounterSpy PS3, PS4, PSVtia Stealth Crimsonland PSVita Shoot 'em up Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Action role-playing, hack and slash Hotline Miami PS4 Top-down shooter Kung Fu Rabbit PS3 Platform PS3, PS4 Third-person shooter, tower defense PSVita Role-playing PSVita Role-playing Tales of Xillia 2 PS3 Role-playing video game The Golf Club Win, XBO Sports PS4 Action-adventure 21 3DS Fighting Xtreme Sports 3DSVC Sports 25 Super Time Force Ultra Win Action, Adventure, Shooter Tetris Battle Fusion Ouya 26 Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1 PSVita Role-playing Infamous: First Light PS4 Action-adventure Madden NFL 15 PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Sports Metro Redux PS4, XBO, Win, Mac First-person shooter, Survival horror OlliOlli PSN, PS3, PS4 Sports The Golf Club PS4 Sports The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 5: No Going Back PSN, Win, Mac, PSVita Graphic adventure Under Defeat HD XBLA 27 BioShock iOS First-person shooter The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 5: No Going Back XBLA Graphic adventure Five Nights at Freddy's Android Survival horror, point-and-click 28 SteamWorld Dig WiiU Platform, action-adventure, Metroidvania The Walking Dead: Season Two - Episode 5: No Going Back iOS Graphic adventure 29 Azure Striker Gunvolt 3DS Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe 3DS Platform Kirby Fighters Deluxe 3DS Platform Mighty Gunvolt 3DS 3DS Adventure, puzzle, visual novel S E P T E M B E R 2 Dance Central Spotlight XBO Music, rhythm PSVita Adventure, visual novel Deathmatch Village PS3, PSVita Multiplayer online battle arena Don't Starve: Giants Edition PSVita Survival Joe Danger PSVita Racing, platform The Sims 4 Win, Mac Simulation Velocity 2X PS4, PSVita Shoot 'em up, puzzle Warframe XBO Action role-playing, third-person shooter Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate PS4, PS3, XBO, PSVita Hack and slash 4 Angry Birds Stella WP, iOS, Android Puzzle Ice Cream Surfer WiiU Mikey Boots iOS Speed-runner Cubemen 2 WiiU Minecraft PS4 Sandbox, survival Tappingo 2 3DS iOS Puzzle, adventure 5 CounterSpy Droid, iOS Stealth Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition Win Action-adventure, survival horror Minecraft XBO Sandbox, survival Planetary Annihilation Win, Mac, Lin Real-time strategy 9 Destiny PS3, PS4, X360, XBO First-person shooter Hack 'n' Slash Win Action-adventure NHL 15 PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Sports 11 Teslagrad WiiU Puzzle-platform The Keep 3DS Role-playing Five Nights at Freddy's iOS Survival horror, point-and-click Spider-Man Unlimited iOS Endless runner 12 Fable Anniversary Win Action role-playing Mega Man 7 WiiUVC Action, platform Terraria WP Action-adventure, sandbox 13 Shovel Knight Mac Action, platform 14 Anomaly 2 PS4 Real-time strategy, tower defense 15 Hero of Many Win Action-adventure game 16 ArcheAge Win MMORPG 3DS Simulation, minigame Fairy Fencer F PS3 Role-playing Goat Simulator iOS, Android Action KickBeat Special Edition PS4, WiiU Music, Rhythm Murasaki Baby PSVita Puzzle Win, PS3, X360 Fighting 3DS Rhythm Mac Turn-based strategy, real-time tactics 17 Win, WP Massively multiplayer online tower defense Final Fantasy IV Win Role-playing game Plunder Pirates iOS Strategy 18 Elminage Gothic Win 4x, turn-based strategy Endless Legend Win Role-playing Roundabout Win, Mac, Lin Open-world driving game 19 6180 the moon Win D4 XBO Adventure Tropico 5 Mac, Lin Construction and management simulation, government simulation Wasteland 2 Win, Mac, Lin Role-playing 23 Ar Nosurge: Ode to an Unborn Star PS3 Role-playing Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!! PS3, PSVita 2D Versus fighting CastleStorm: Definitive Edition PS4, XBO Tower defense Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies Win First-person shooter Defense Grid 2 Win, XBO, PS4 Tower defense PS3, PS4. Win, WiiU, X360. XBO, iOS Action-adventure, sandbox, toys-to-life FIFA 15 Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO, Wii, PSVita, 3DS, Android Sports Flockers Win, PS4, XBO Frozen Synapse Prime PSVita Turn-based tactics Gauntlet Win dungeon crawl PSN Survival horror Stronghold Crusader II Win Real-time strategy 24 Fenix Rage Win Platform XBLA Survival horror Turbo Dismount iOS Vehicle simulator, Sandbox 25 Grid 2 Reloaded Edition Mac Racing Just Dance Now iOS, Android Music, rhythm Mac Action, hack and slash The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Win Adventure Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL World Duel Carnival 3DS 26 Hyrule Warriors WiiU Hack and slash KickBeat Special Edition XBO Music, Rhythm Neverending Nightmares Win, Mac, Lin, Ouya Survival horror Starpoint Gemini 2 Win Space trading and combat simulator, Role playing video game 28 Massive Chalice Win, Mac, Lin Turn-based strategy, turn-based tactics 29 Outland Win Platform, Metroidvania Starwhal: Just the Tip Win, Mac, Lin 30 Borderlands 2 Lin Action role-playing, first-person shooter Chariot PS4 Forza Horizon 2 XBO, X360 Racing Futuridium EP Deluxe PS4, PSVita Shoot'em up Win, PS4, XBO Action-adventure Natural Doctrine PS3, PS4, PSVita Tactical role-playing game Persona 4 Arena Ultimax PS3, X360 Fighting Pier Solar HD Win, Mac, Lin, Ouya, PSN, PS4 Role-playing Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day PS3 Second Chance Heroes PS4 Action role-playing, hack and slash Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Adventure October–December Month Day Title Platform(s) Genre(s) O C T O B E R 1 Chariot XBO 2 Run for Cheese iOS, Android 3 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 3DS Fighting 5 3DS, PS3, PS4, Wii, WiiU, X360, XBO Toys-to-life, role-playing, platform 6 Win Action-adventure, platform 7 Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Action-adventure, stealth, survival horror Costume Quest 2 Win Role-playing Divekick: Addition Edition + PS4, XBO Fighting Driveclub PS4 Racing PS4 Action role-playing, hack and slash, Metroidvania Jet Car Stunts PS3, PSVita Racing video game NBA 2K15 Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Sports Pix the Cat PS4, PSVita Snake, Puzzle Project Spark XBO, X360, Win Sandbox, action-adventure Spelunky PS4 Platform, roguelike Win, PS4, XBO Stealth 3DS Fighting Vib-Ribbon PSN, PSVita Rhythm 9 Art of Balance WiiU Dragon Quest II Droid, iOS Role-playing Final Fantasy XIII Win Role-playing 10 Win Action-adventure, hack and slash 11 The Keep 3DS Role-playing 14 Win, PS3, X360 Action role-playing, first-person shooter Defense Grid 2 Mac, Lin Tower defense In Space We Brawl PS3, PS4 Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut PS4 Survival horror Minecraft PSVita Sandbox, survival Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures 2 3DS, PS3, WiiU, X360 Platform Peggle 2 PS4 Puzzle Petz Beach 3DS Virtual pets Petz Countryside 3DS Virtual pets Poptropica: Forgotten Islands 3DS Educational, Adventure Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus PSVita Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition PS4, XBO, Win Action-adventure Tears to Tiara II: Heir of the Overlord PS3 Tactical role-playing game, Visual novel, Eroge The Evil Within Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Survival horror The Walking Dead PS4, XBO Graphic adventure 15 Angry Birds Transformers iOS Run and gun Killer Instinct: Season 2 XBO Fighting Legend of Grimrock II Win Action role-playing, dungeon crawl 16 A City Sleeps Win Shoot 'em up Paper Monster Recut WiiU Lone Survivor WiiU Survival horror Pyramids 2 3DS Droid, iOS The Legend of Dark Witch 3DS 17 F.E.A.R. Online Win First-person shooter, survival horror 20 République: Episode 3 iOS Action-adventure, stealth 21 Win, Mac, Lin, PS4 Adventure Escape Goat 2 PS4 Puzzle F1 2014 Win, PS3, X360 Racing XBO, X360 Music, rhythm Jagged Alliance: Flashback Win, Mac, Lin Tactical role-playing, turn-based tactics Just Dance 2015 PS3, PS4, Wii, WiiU, X360, XBO Rhythm Need for Speed Rivals: Complete Edition PS3, PS4, Win, X360, XBO Racing Race the Sun PSN, PS4, PSVita Endless running Samurai Warriors 4 PS3, PS4, PSVita Hack and slash Screencheat Win First-person shooter Shadow Warrior PS4, XBO First-person shooter The Legend of Korra PSN, PS4, Win Action, beat 'em up PS3, Wii, X360, WiiU PS4, XBO Graphic adventure, Interactive movie 22 The Legend of Korra XBLA, XBO Action, beat 'em up 23 Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones WiiU Platform, stealth Shantae and the Pirate's Curse 3DS Platform, Metroidvania 24 Bayonetta 2 WiiU Action, hack and slash Win, Mac, Lin Turn-based strategy, 4X Fantasy Life 3DS Role-playing, life simulation Majestic Nights Win, Mac, iOS, Android Pokémon Art Academy 3DS Drawing game 26 How to Survive XBO Action role-playing, survival horror, survival 27 Dungeon of the Endless Win Roguelike, tower defense Spacebase DF-9 Win Space simulator 28 Big Hero 6 3DS Costume Quest 2 PSN, PS4 Role-playing Deadfall Adventures PS3 First-person shooter, action-adventure Freedom Wars PSVita Action role-playing Lords of the Fallen Win, PS4, XBO Action role-playing MX vs. ATV Supercross Win, X360, PS3, Mac, Lin Racing NBA Live 15 PS4, XBO Sports Poltergeist: A Pixelated Horror PSVita Power Rangers Super Megaforce 3DS Skulls of the Shogun Ouya Turn-based tactics Sunset Overdrive XBO Action-adventure, third-person shooter 3DS Tactical role-playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze PS3, X360, 3DS The Unfinished Swan PS4, PSVita Adventure WWE 2K15 PS3, X360 Sports 30 Angry Birds Transformers WP, Android Run and gun Costume Quest 2 Mac, Lin, WiiU, XBLA, XBO Role-playing Rock Zombie WiiU Run Sackboy! Run! iOS Puzzle-platform Secret of Mana Droid Action role-playing Transistor Mac, Lin Action role-playing, turn-based strategy Woah Dave! 3DS, iOS, Win Platform Zombie Panic in Wonderland DX 3DS Third-person shooter, shooting gallery 31 Winx Club: Saving Alfea 3DS N O V E M B E R 3 Depth Win First-person shooter, Action 4 BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition X360, PS3 First-person shooter Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO First-person shooter Frozen Synapse Prime PS3 Turn-based tactics 3DS Farm simulation, role-playing How to Survive PS4 Action role-playing, survival horror, survival MotoGP 14 Win, PS3, X360, PSVita, PS4 Racing Planes: Fire & Rescue Wii, NDS, WiiU, 3DS Rocksmith 2014 PS4, XBO Music video game PS4, PSVita, Win, Mac, Lin Roguelike The Hungry Horde PSVita The Wolf Among Us PS4, XBO Graphic adventure 5 A Bird Story Win, Mac, Lin Adventure, role-playing 6 Pier Solar HD WiiU Role-playing The Sailor's Dream iOS The Swapper WiiU Puzzle-platform, Metroidvania 7 Civilization Revolution 2 Android Turn-based strategy Football Manager 2015 Win, Mac, Lin Sports, business simulation 11 Assassin's Creed Rogue PS3, X360 Action-adventure, stealth Assassin's Creed Unity Win, PS4, XBO Action-adventure, stealth Candy Crush Soda Saga iOS, Android Puzzle Digimon All-Star Rumble PS3, X360 Fighting Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Win Survival horror XBO First-person shooter Win, PS3, PS4, WiiU, X360, XBO, 3DS, PSVita Action-adventure Retro City Rampage DX PS4 Action-adventure Ring Run Circus PSVita Senran Kagura: Bon Appétit! PSVita Shape Up XBO Fitness Sonic Toon: Ancient Treasure WiiU Action-adventure, platform Sonic Toon: Island Adventure 3DS Action-adventure, platform Tales of Hearts R PSVita Role-playing video game Terraria PS4 Action-adventure, sandbox Tetris Ultimate 3DS Puzzle Toybox Turbos Win Racing Tropico 5 X360 Construction and management simulation, government simulation Valkyria Chronicles Win Tactical role-playing 12 Chariot Win Turbo Dismount Android Vehicle simulator, Sandbox 13 A World of Keflings WiiU City-building game Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Android Survival horror Picross e5 3DS Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Sports Tengami WiiU Adventure, puzzle Win, Mac Massively multiplayer online role-playing game iOS, Android Turn-based tactics 14 Frozen Synapse Prime Win Turn-based tactics Pure Pool XBO Sports simulation Terraria XBO Action-adventure, sandbox This War of Mine Win, Mac, Lin Survival Toybox Turbos PSN, XBLA Racing 16 Vainglory iOS MOBA 18 3DS, PS3, PSVita, Win, X360 Action-adventure, role-playing Company of Heroes 2 - Ardennes Assault Win Real-time strategy Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO Action role-playing Escape Dead Island Win, PS3, X360 Adventure, survival horror Far Cry 4 Win, PS3, PS4, X360, XBO First-person shooter Grand Theft Auto V PS4, XBO Action-adventure Grand Theft Auto Online PS4, XBO Action-adventure PS3, PSVita Rhythm game LittleBigPlanet 3 PS3, PS4 Puzzle-platform, sandbox PS3, X360 Action-adventure Never Alone Win, PS4, XBO Puzzle-platform X360, XBO, PS4 Rollers of the Realm PS4, PSVita, Win PS4 Twin-stick shooter Watch Dogs WiiU Action-adventure WWE 2K15 PS4, XBO Sports 19 The Jackbox Party Pack PS4, PS4, XBO Party 20 Alphadia Genesis WiiU Crossy Road iOS arcade Five Nights at Freddy's 2 iOS Survival horror Win Role-playing video game 21 Kinetic Void Win, Mac, Lin Sandbox, Space trading and combat simulator Pier Solar HD XBO Role-playing Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire 3DS Role-playing Super Smash Bros. for Wii U WiiU Fighting Thomas Was Alone XBO Puzzle-platform 25 PS4 Action, beat 'em up Aqua Kitty DX PS4, PSVita Win, PSN, PS4, Mac, Lin Multidirectional shooting Haunted House: Cryptic Graves Win Survival horror 3DS Role-playing, dungeon crawl Penguins of Madagascar 3DS, WiiU Speakeasy PS4 Tales from the Borderlands - Episode 1: Zer0 Sum Win, PSN, PS4 Graphic adventure The Pinball Arcade XBO Pinball Thomas Was Alone PS4, WiiU Puzzle-platform Android Puzzle, adventure 26 Mac Turn-based strategy, 4X XBLA, XBO Multidirectional shooting The Jackbox Party Pack Win Party Tales from the Borderlands - Episode 1: Zer0 Sum XBO Graphic adventure 27 iOS First-person/third-person shooter, action-adventure Proun+ iOS Godus Android God game 28 Emergency 5 Win D E C E M B E R 2 Fantasy Hero Unsigned Legacy PSVita Final Horizon PS4, PSVita Tower defense Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice Win, Mac, PS4 Graphic adventure, interactive drama Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix PS3 Action role-playing Monopoly Plus PS4 Strategy, board game Secret Ponchos PS4 Top-down shooter The Crew Win, PS4, XBO, X360 Racing 3 PS3, X360 Hack and slash Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice XBO, X360 Graphic adventure, interactive drama I Am Bread Win Tales from the Borderlands - Episode 1: Zer0 Sum XBLA Graphic adventure Tomb Raider II iOS Action-adventure, platform 4 Dead State Win Role-playing, survival horror Dragon Quest III Droid, iOS Role-playing Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice iOS Graphic adventure, interactive drama 5 WiiU Action puzzle Five Nights at Freddy's WP Survival horror Five Nights at Freddy's 2 WP Survival horror Limbo XBO Puzzle, platform NES Remix Pack WiiU Action, arcade Ultimate NES Remix 3DS Action, arcade Threes XBO Puzzle 9 Game of Thrones - Episode 1: Iron From Ice PS3 Graphic adventure, interactive drama Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Director's Cut PS4 Puzzle-platform Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris Win, PS4, XBO Action-adventure Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy 3DS Adventure, visual novel Rock Boshers DX PS4, PSVita Suikoden PSN, PSVita Role-playing Suikoden II PSN, PSVita Role-playing 10 Elegy for a Dead World Win Marvel Contest of Champions Droid, iOS Fighting Minecraft WP Sandbox, survival 11 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend Win Fighting game Candy Crush Saga WP Puzzle Final Fantasy XIII-2 Win Role-playing Hazumi 3DS Scrolls Win, Mac, Android Role-playing The Talos Principle Win, Mac, Lin Puzzle Xeodrifter 3DS Metroidvania 12 Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams - Director's Cut XBO Puzzle-platform The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match Final Edition Win Fighting Metro 2033 Redux Lin First-person shooter, Survival horror Metro: Last Light Redux Lin First-person shooter, Survival horror Papers, Please iOS Puzzle, simulation 16 Win Space trading and combat Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- PS3, PS4 Fighting Android Digital collectible card game Loadout PS4 Third-person shooter Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD PSVita Platform SimCity BuildIt iOS, Android Construction and management simulation, city-building Tetris Ultimate PS4 Puzzle 17 iOS, Android Third-person shooter, action-adventure Kalimba XBO Puzzle-platform 18 Lin Turn-based strategy, 4X Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Mobile Android Action-adventure Win Action-adventure, stealth Plenty of Fishies WiiU 19 Assetto Corsa Win Racing simulation Sportsfriends Win Party 20 Luftrausers Amazon Fire TV Shoot 'em up 21 The Telltale Games Collection XBO 22 Geometry Dash Win, Mac Platformer 23 Fieldrunners 2 PSVita Tower defense Resogun PS3, PSVita Side-scroller, shoot 'em up Switch Galaxy Ultra PS4, PSVita Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Android Role-playing Trine Enchanted Edition PS4 Puzzle-platform, action-adventure 25 Duck Hunt WiiU Light gun shooter, sports Mario Party Advance WiiU Party Shantae and the Pirate's Curse WiiU Platform, Metroidvania Spy Chameleon WiiU WiiU Platform Video game-based film and television releases Title Date Type Distributor(s) Franchise Original game publisher(s) D-Frag! 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