1984: Elite

1985: Ultima 4

1986: The Legend of Zelda

1987: Final Fantasy

1988: Mega Man 2

1989: TMNT & Golden Axe

1990: Secret of Monkey Island

1991: LOZ: A Link to the Past

1992: Wolfenstein 3D

1993: Doom

1994: X-Com: UFO Defense

1995: Chrono Trigger

1996: Duke Nukem 3D, Diablo

1997: Goldeneye 007, Final Fantasy 7

1998: Ocarina of time, Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, and Starcraft

1999: Planescape Torment, THPS, GTA2, Unreal Tournament, System Shock 2, Smash Bros, EverQuest, Homeworld, and Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

2000: Deus Ex, Diablo 2, The Sims, Baldur’s Gate, and Majora’s Mask

2001: Halo, MGS2

2002: Vice City, Morrowind

2003: Wind Waker, KOTOR

2004: San Andreas, Half-Life 2, Halo 2, and WoW

2005: RE4, God of War, Shadow of the Colossus

2006: Bully, Wii Sports, Saints Row, Just Cause, and Dead Rising

2007: Bioshock, Portal, TF2, and Mass Effect

2008: Fallout 3, MGS4, and GTA 4

2009: Demon’s Souls, Arkham Asylum, Prototype, Borderlands, L4D2, and Minecraft.

2010: Red Dead Redemption

2011: Skyrim, Dark Souls, Portal 2

2012: Dishonored, Far Cry 3, Xcom: Enemy Unknown

2013: GTA5

2014: Dark Souls 2

2015: Bloodborne, MGS5

2016: Stardew Valley, Dark Souls 3

2017: Breath of the Wild

2018: RDR2

2019: Sekiro, Death Stranding, and Fallen Order

2020: Hades, HL: Alyx

2021: Disco Elysium

2022: Elden Ring

2023: Baldur’s Gate 3 and Tears of the Kingdom

2024: FF7 Rebirth and Helldivers 2

2025: Expedition 33 and Hades 2

2026: Nothing has come out this year that I truly appreciate. Yet. Most of the ones I want to try I haven’t played yet.