Jonathan's Top 100 Favourite Video Games of All-Time

As it stood, on the 3rd October 2021, as we finally reached the apex of our lists after almost 3 years of counting down video games, I was pleased to reveal to my two fellow Cents, that my favourite video game of all-time was Half-Life 2!

The finale was an enormous moment for me. To have started this little project and to see it all the way to it’s conclusion was an achievement in and of itself, but to be in the position we are in now to set our Top 100 lists aside and plow on in the realms of semi-unstructured video games journalism is a very exciting place to be in!

Our first port of call as we take this forward is to go back over our lists, machete them to pieces and crowbar in all the incredible games that we’ve played in the last 3 years that weren’t eligible for our lists!

For me this includes all manner of glories, such as Dark Souls, Dead Cells, Ori and the Blind Forest and Outer Wilds. But as it stood, on the 3rd October 2021, this was my definitive list of my Top 100 Favourite Video Games of All-Time!

100. Clockwork Knight 2 (Sega Saturn)
99. Superhot VR (PS4)
98. Jurassic Park (Gameboy)
97. Sonic R (Sega Saturn)
96. Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System)
95. Athlete Kings (Sega Saturn)
94. King’s Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity (PC)
93. Dragon Warrior Monsters (Gameboy Color)
92. Picross 3D (Nintendo DS)
91. Lemmings (Gameboy)
90. Thief: The Dark Project (PC)
89. Mario Kart Super Circuit (Gameboy Advance)
88. Worms Armageddon (PC)
87. Portal 2 (PC)
86. Counter-Strike: Condition Zero (PC)
85. Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze (Nintendo Switch)
84. Xenoblade Chronicles 3D (Nintendo 3DS)
83. Lego Harry Potter (PC)
82. SteamWorld Heist (Nintendo Switch)
81. Papers, Please (PC)
80. Harvest Moon (Gameboy)
79. Kirby’s Dream Land (Gameboy)
78. Overcooked (PS4)
77. Fantasy Life (Nintendo 3DS)
76. WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! (Gameboy Advance)
75. Dishonored (PC)
74. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Sega Saturn)
73. Wario Land 2 (Gameboy)
72. Metroid Fusion (Gameboy Advance)
71. Sonic & Knuckles (Sega Saturn)
70. Pokémon UltraSun (Nintendo 3DS)
69. Sonic 3D: Flickies’ Island (Sega Saturn)
68. The End is Nigh (Nintendo Switch)
67. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Gameboy Advance)
66. Rayman Legends (Nintendo Wii U)
65. Mario & Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Nintendo Switch)
64. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (Nintendo 3DS)
63. Thumper (PS4)
62. Machinarium (PC)
61. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo Switch)
60. Pokémon X (Nintendo 3DS)
59. Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo Switch)
58. Celeste (Nintendo Switch)
57. Thomas Was Alone (PC)
56. Viewtiful Joe (Nintendo GameCube)
55. Mario Golf (Gameboy Color)
54. Half-Life (PC)
53. Metroid Zero Mission (Gameboy Advance)
52. Wario Land 4 (Gameboy Advance)
51. Super Mario 3D Land (Nintendo 3DS)
50. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Nintendo GameCube)
49. Thief: Deadly Shadows (PC)
48. Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap (Master System)
47. Bastion (PC)
46. Luigi’s Mansion 2 (Nintendo 3DS)
45. Fallout 3 (PC)
44. Donkey Kong Country (Gameboy Color)
43. Tomb Raider Anniversary (PC)
42. Super Mario 64 DS (Nintendo DS)
41. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Nintendo GameCube)
40. Stardew Valley (PC)
39. New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo DS)
38. Panzer Dragoon Saga (Sega Saturn)
37. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 (Nintendo GameCube)
36. Resident Evil 4 (Nintendo GameCube)
35. Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS)
34. Hyrule Warriors (Nintendo Switch)
33. Rise of the Tomb Raider (PS4)
32. Super Mario Maker (Nintendo Wii U)
31. Octopath Traveler (Nintendo Switch)
30. NiGHTS into Dreams… (Sega Saturn)
29. Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo Switch)
28. Rayman (Sega Saturn)
27. Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (Nintendo GameCube)
26. Inside (PS4)
25. Super Monkey Ball (Nintendo GameCube)
24. Journey (PS4)
23. Heroes of Might & Magic 3 (PC)
22. Super Mario Sunshine (Nintendo GameCube)
21. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo GameCube)
20. Bioshock Infinite
19. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Nintendo 3DS)
18. Pokémon Blue (Gameboy)
17. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (Nintendo 3DS)
16. Super Smash Bros Melee (Nintendo GameCube)
15. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC)
14. The Witness (PC)
13. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo Switch)
12. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo 3DS)
11. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (Gameboy Color)
10. The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ (Nintendo Switch)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (Gameboy)
8. Golden Sun (Gameboy Advance)
7. Pokémon Gold (Gameboy Color)
6. Metal Gear: Ghost Babel (Gameboy Color)
5. Thief II: The Metal Age (PC)
4. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo GameCube)
3. Shining the Holy Ark (Sega Saturn)
2. Metroid Prime (Nintendo GameCube)
1. Half-Life 2 (PC)

I can’t wait to tear this to pieces!