The British Academy Film Television Awards has asked the public to determine what they deem to be the most influential video games of all-time. It is clearly not an easy choice to make, but make it they have. There are a range of classic video games covering platformers, first person shooters, open world titles and more. Here’s the results ahead of the 21st BAFTA Games Awards:
- Shenmue
- DOOM
- Super Mario Bros
- Half Life
- Ocarina of Time
- Minecraft
- Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
- Super Mario 64
- Half Life 2
- The Sims
- Tetris
- Tomb Raider
- Pong
- Metal Gear Solid
- World of Warcraft
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Final Fantasy VII
- Dark Souls
- GTA 3
- Skyrim
- GTA

Lolno.
Lolyes.
Lawlno.
Shenwho? Never heard of this but somehow the most influential game of all time??
That is called living under a rock my dude.
Right, I’m sure everyone else who has never heard of it will straight up admit that, to not upset the sheeple mob they belong to
Sheeplewho?
Lawlyes.
Cringe ‘n’ no.
Take a look in the mirror ‘n’ yes.
Surprised to see Shenmue, but got to admit; it did pave a way for many games to come.
Really interesting list! It’s no surprise that World of Warcraft made the cut—its influence is absolutely iconic. WoW completely reshaped the MMO genre and defined online gaming for millions of players around the world.
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