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There’s nothing like playing through a great game and feeling like you’re in for a little secret. It could be a largely forgotten title from the past or a game that only gained recognition and acclaim ten years after its launch, but there have been a whole lot of amazing cult video games over the years. Some are from famous studios that would continue to make wildly successful games, while others are from studios that buzzed before they got a big chance. These are the best cult video games ever.
For the list, we focused primarily on games that did not receive successors. For those who did, most of the sequels came years after the previous game, and it is for this reason that a few other “cult hit” titles like Katamari Damacy and Shenmue were omitted.