Top 20 Games of the Decade (Part 2: 10-1)

By: Ryan Ramakrishnan

The 2010's were an impressive 10 years, seeing tens of hundreds of games released worth checking out.

My personal gaming taste differs from yours, that I am sure of, so be aware that this list is very subjective. I am not ranking the best games of the decade, just my favorites. So please be sure to be respectful with that in mind.

I invite you to go check out the first part of the list, where I have 20 through 11, ass this is my top 20 games of the 2010's. That would be a good read prior to this list!

With all that out of the way, let's take a deep dive into the 10 defining games of my last decade, with a few more honorable mentions to boot.

Enjoy!

Top Games Nintendo Should Bring to the Switch

By: Ryan Ramakrishnan

Happy birthday Nintendo Switch! The home console-handheld hybrid turns three today and with that, I knew I needed to talk about the Switch in some capacity.

Originally, a list of my favorite Switch titles was on my mind, but then I quickly realized how mine wouldn’t be very special compared to all of the other lists. I too love my Super Mario Odyssey and Super Smash Bros Ultimate as much as the next guy.

Then I realized I have been meaning to write something about Nintendo ports I want. Sure, plenty of third party games could make up their own list, and perhaps I will do that soon. This list however will strictly stick to games from Nintendo platforms.

In honor of the third birthday of the Nintendo Switch, a console that gets games on a daily basis from all consoles across all years, I am going to shame it for not having these awesome games.

Just kidding of course; I adore the Switch and greatly respect Nintendo’s efforts over the last few years. This is just a fun dream list of a few Nintendo games or games from their consoles that I would absolutely love to revisit on my Switch in the coming years.

Top 20 Games of the Decade (Part 1: 20-11)

By: Ryan Ramakrishnan

Seeing as it took until the end of February to post this list, it is safe to say narrowing down my favorite game of the 2010's was no easy task. There were just so many games I played but even harder after deciding on 20 was placing them properly. Giving numbers to these games on this ranking was difficult but I managed to narrow them down and I feel confident to share this with you all.
Be aware that this list is obviously very subjective so I probably won't include many of your favorites since they didn't resonate with me or perhaps I just didn't give them enough time.
Of course, this is only the first part of the list. That means another 10 games, plus some more honorable mentions are coming soon, so stay tuned.
Here is part 1 of my top 20 games of the decade of the 2010's. Enjoy!

Top 5 games of 2019 (Game of the Decade Countdown)

By: Ryan Ramakrishnan

2019 may have ended a few weeks ago but I am still trying to compile what is a definitive list of favorite games for the year. It was a year that I got caught up with a lot of things and oddly enough beat little to no titles at all. I did however have some great fun with a few of 2019’s games; therefore, it is a little late but still; exciting to talk about so here are my personal picks for 2019.

Top 5 Games of 2018 (Game of the Decade Countdown)

By: Ryan Ramakrishnan

2018 is hands-down my favorite year of the decade in gaming, even topping 2013 which was full of personal favorites in gaming. 2018 was full of titles that really stuck with me. Some of the games released that year are instant contenders across the board for game of the decade, a few even making it onto lists covering the best of all time. So it was difficult to include just five games here, given the fact that I made a top 10 list of 2018 games at the end of the respective year on YouTube. Even harder was ranking the five here.

Top 5 Games of 2017 (Game of the Decade Countdown)

By: Ryan Ramakrishnan

2017 was one of the finest years of this past decade for many games released, including the launch of the Nintendo Switch. That year has a few most notable titles that stand out above all for some but mine may differ a little. So let’s take a look back at 2017.

Top 5 Games of 2016 (Game of the Decade Countdown)

By: Ryan Ramakrishnan

2016 is sort of the middle of the current console generation. It was a time for some games we had been seeing since the PS4 and Xbox One debuted. It was a year of many notably great sequels and reboots. And 2016 saw some of my favorite games of the generation in a year I didn’t realize was so packed. Sadly however I did also miss some of the best games released then so this list is, in theory, subject to change.