Video Games Bucket List
Finish the essential Prince of Persia games
The two Broderbund originals, the Sands of Time trilogy, the 2008 reboot and the 2024 Metroidvania.
Finish every Metroid game outside the Prime series
The main Metroid line outside the Prime games, from the 1986 original to Dread.
Finish the Gran Turismo games
Polyphony's simulation from the 1997 original to the PlayStation 5 entry, plus the online-only Sport.
Finish all the Heroes of Might and Magic games
Seven turn-based fantasy campaigns, from the 1995 original through New World Computing to Ubisoft.
Finish the essential Call of Duty campaigns
Eight of the single-player campaigns, from the 2003 Normandy landings to the 2019 reboot.
Finish all the numbered Tekken games
The King of Iron Fist Tournament eight times, 1994 to 2024.
Finish the essential Dragon Quest games
Seven of the eleven, from the 1986 game that invented the genre to the Akira Toriyama art of DQ XI.
Finish all the Gears of War games
The Locust war end to end: the Marcus trilogy, the courtroom prequel, the two Kait games and Emergence Day itself.
Finish the essential Street Fighter games
The 1987 original, the arcade sequel that filled the room, and every numbered game since.
Finish the DiRT games
Codemasters after the McRae name came off the box: festival rallies, gymkhana and two hard simulations.
Finish the essential Souls games
The FromSoftware line worth playing, from Demon's Souls to Elden Ring, Bloodborne and Sekiro included.
Finish all the Splinter Cell games
Sam Fisher's six missions, 2002 to Blacklist, with the three-light goggles on throughout.
Finish the essential X-COM games
Six turn-based alien invasions: the three MicroProse originals and Firaxis's reboot with its expansion.
Finish the essential Fire Emblem games
Six of the run: the two Japan-only classics people import, the first one the West got, and the modern three.
Finish all the Borderlands games
Four numbered looter shooters, the low-gravity Pre-Sequel and the tabletop spin-off, all on Pandora or near it.
Finish all the Hitman games
Agent 47 from Codename 47 in 2000 to the World of Assassination trilogy, six games and one barcode.
Finish all the Metal Gear Solid games
Kojima's stealth saga in release order, Shadow Moses to The Phantom Pain.
Finish all the Persona games
Atlus's school-year RPGs, the 1996 original and both halves of Persona 2 included.
Finish the essential Legend of Zelda games
From the 1986 original to Tears of the Kingdom.
Finish the essential Tony Hawk games
Pro Skater 1 to 4, Underground and the 2020 remake, with the soundtracks they shipped with.
Play the essential Mario Kart games
From the Mode 7 original to the open world on Switch 2, blue shells throughout.
Finish all the Doom games
The 1993 shareware original through to the 2025 medieval one, id Software throughout.
Play all the Forza Horizon games
Playground Games from Colorado in 2012 to Japan in 2026, one festival map each.
Finish all the Metroid Prime games
Retro Studios' first-person trilogy.
Finish the essential Worms games
Four turns of artillery and terrible puns, from the 1995 original to the crafting one.
Play all the Counter-Strike games
A Half-Life mod that became a sport: the 1999 original, Condition Zero, Source, Global Offensive and Counter-Strike 2.
Finish all the Baldur's Gate games and expansions
The Bhaalspawn saga with both its expansions, then Larian picking the story up twenty-three years later.
Finish the essential Kingdom Hearts games
The five that carry the Dark Seeker story, Disney worlds and Final Fantasy cameos throughout.
Finish the Colin McRae Rally games
Codemasters and a co-driver reading the notes, from the 1998 original to the last one that carried his name.
Finish the essential God of War games
Kratos from Greece to the Norse lands: the trilogy, the reboot and Ragnarok.