The 20 most famous games in the history of the video game industry



 1. **Super Mario Bros. (1985)**: The famous Mario game that introduced the world to the characters Mario and Luigi and established the foundations of platform games.


 2. **Tetris (1984)**: The famous puzzle game that depends on arranging falling pieces.


 3. **Legend of Zelda (1986)**: An adventure series that is considered one of the most famous video game series.


 4. **Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)**: The adventures of Sonic the Blue Hedgehog has become an icon in the video game industry.


 5. **Street Fighter 2 (1991)**: The famous fighting game that contributed to the development of fighting games.


 6. **Mario Kart (1992)**: The cartoon racing game that brought together Nintendo characters.


 7. **Doom (1993)**: A first-person shooter that established the foundations of the FPS genre.


 8. **Warcraft (1994)**: A virtual reality strategy game that achieved massive popularity.


 9. **Tomb Raider (1996)**: Lara Croft's adventures established the genre of crossover games.


 10. **Pokemon Red and Blue (1996)**: The Pokémon series became a global phenomenon.


 11. **Halo: Kombat Evolved (2001)**: The Halo series brought huge success to Xbox games.


 12. **Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)**: The wonderful open-world game from the Grand Theft Auto series.


 13. **World of Warcraft (2004)**: A massively popular online co-op game.


 14. **Portland 2 (2007)**: A funny and popular cooperative shooter.


 15. **Minecraft (2011)**: The construction and exploration game that became a global phenomenon.


 16. **The Last of Us (2013)**: The survival game that influenced horror games.


 17. **Grand Theft Auto V (2013)**: A large, action-packed open-world game.


 18. **Bloodborne (2015)**: The RPG that revived the challenging “Souls” genre.


 19. **The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)**: The critically acclaimed RPG.


 20. **Fortnite (2017)**: The survival and construction game that became a phenomenon in the world of video games.


 This is a short list of the 20 most famous games of all time.  Reminder that this list is based on lore history through 2023 and there may be new games worth considering in the future.