Did you play RDR1? I thought that one was much better than 2, story wise. Not that 2 was bad. Rockstar games are always good imo.

Baldur's gate 3 is also in my top 3, story wise and how well it was made and time spent playing it. I finished the campaign 6 times now, 4 of which with friends playing couch coop.

Also Age of Empires 2 because when I was young I played that game for over at least 3000 hours (if not double) and I still play it sometimes. Just well balanced and lots of good memories from back then, having LAN parties with my friends and playing it for days.

Grammar. ~~You're~~ -> Your*

The Last Of Us part 1 and 2 and the Witcher 3

Gonna show my age a bit here.

1. Chromehounds. Nothing since has filled that 20 story tall mecha hole in my heart. The way you could build your hound into the role you wanted to play really hasn't been done well in any game since

2. MAG (massive action game). Ps3/ps4 128vs128 matches online? It was such a clusterfuck and I loved it.

3. Binding of Isaac and all its expansions. Game has been a solid and consistent time sink in my life for more than 10 years. Quirky and infinitely replayable.

• Oldschool RuneScape
• Factorio
• Baldur's gate 3

1. World of Warcraft
2. TES V: Skyrim
3. Minecraft

Minecraft Borderlands 2 Bioshock

honourable mention for Zelda on N64

but the top 3 are based on replayability and just how easy it is to spend time playing them

In no particular order ( mostly cos i think ranking beyond a certain degree of precision hurts the art involved ):

• NieR Automata
• NieR Replicant (ver 1.22.. , realistically)
• The Talos Principle ( one of the most suprisingly brilliant games that too many people haven't played)

then i suppose one tier below, not consequent of any particular shortcomings, but rather just not being at the same "transendent" level as the above:

• Crosscode
• Citizen sleeper
• What Remains Of Edith Finch
• Portal & 2

NieR automata literally changed my life, so it kinda deserves it's own top spot, but placed as is in spirit of the question.

Going to have to go with the three that had the biggest impact on me.

1: Doom / Doom 2. In addition to being two of the most influential and important FPS games of all time, they got me into modding, programming, the internet, 3D graphics, shaping my entire future career path.

2: Kerbal space program. No moment in all of gaming had me leap out of my chair and whoop the way landing in the Mun for the first time did. Now that I understand orbital mechanics, I get annoyed at almost all depictions of space flight in movies.

3: Factorio. Got to this one late, on Switch about 6 months ago. I can't think of any game which has rewired my brain as much. As a programmer, I come away from each play through with entire new methods of solving problems at work. May be the single most in depth and addictive game I've ever played.

No one is going to agree with me, but here I go:

• Counter Strike (all versions): the perfect shooter.
• Terraria: the progression is amazing, but what never ceases to amaze me is how, despite the game's huge content, it is never overwhelming or intimidating. Just a lot of fun.
• Transport Fever 2: by far my favorite world-builder type game, and it still gets updates!

Gameboy Tetris, Galaga on the Amiga, ZX Spectrum Atic Atac.

Final Fantasy XI
Shovel Knight
Hades

Dune 2, WoW, Stardew Valley

Fallout New Vegas Batman: Arkham City Path Of Exile

1. Factorio

2. League of Legends

3. Call of Duty 2

It's hard as there's a lot of different games that I like for different reasons, but if I had to narrow it down it'd probably be:

• Minecraft
• Mirror's Edge
• Dragon's Dogma

• Shadow Warrior 2 (playing with Quake 3 arsenal)
• Prey (playing in VR)
• Burnout Paradise (playing with wheel and VR).

Oh, cheeky 4th one: Magicraft (best bite-sized PoE/arpg ever)

Planetside 2 used to be my no.1 game, but I haven't played in a couple years and do not believe I'll ever return.

• Wing Commander 4 - At the time, I was very young, and this game changed how I looked at videogames. For my little brain, the FMV cutscenes and genuinely decent acting (ffs, it has Mark Hammil) somehow made it click that games could have compelling narrative
• Kingdom Hearts - this game changed my life in many ways. I can genuinely say I wouldn't be doing what I do today if it weren't for this game and my involvement in the fan community around it. This game is very special to me because of its themes and major plot beats, and how those interacted with my life at the time. This game taught me that you could go beyond "compelling narrative" and break my heart with a video game lol
• Natural Selection 2 - I wish this game were more popular in its prime. This is the epitome of what I think good competition looks like, and a great manifestation of what I personally love in esports

Final Fantasy VII Kingdom Hearts II (or BBS depending on the day of the week) Persona 4 Golden

To be honest these three could be different any day of the week. I play more than just RPGs but because these are heavily story driven they stick in the front of my mind more when it comes to these questions.

Going by time played it's probably something like:

• WoW
• Rocket league
• Tony Hawk

The Last of Us, Mass Effect 2, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

1. Oldschool Runescape
2. Halo 2
3. GoldenEye 007

1. Chrono Trigger
2. Xenogears
3. Vagrant Story

Nier:Automata gets an honorable mention.

Smb3.

HL2.

Team Fortress Classic.

Falcon 4.0 gets my respect for forcing me into advanced computer tinkering and sending me into my career eventually.