These games weren’t smash-hit successes, but they have very devoted fans.

These are the best cult video games of all time.

For the list, we focused primarily on games that didn’t receive sequels.

Second Sight

Now, where’s that remake?

Luckily, that gameperformed a whole lot better.

A sequel has never materialized, but few games deserve a follow-up more than IO Interactive’s hidden gem.

Nier

Plus, you get to watch someone get squished and explode like a strawberry Gusher.

Yet somehow, through Suda51’s sheer confidence in its concepts or some inexplicable force, it all works.

Where else can you see a guy without eyes wearing a shirt that says “Bad Girl?”

EarthBound

Nowhere, that’s where else.

But the developer also created an unappreciated sports masterpiece.

Forget about Grand Theft Auto 6!

Psychonauts

It’s all about getting Rockstar to commit to another one of these.

Rockstar Games Presents Croquet has a nice ring to it.

Still, its legacy remains, and it even got an HD remaster for modern consoles.

Freedom Fighters

But what its biggest fans loved, however, was the story.

Is Ueda’s follow-up Shadow of the Colossus a better game?

Is Ueda’s The Last Guardian a better game?

Jade Empire

Would Ico benefit from being reintroduced to modern players?

Most definitely, even if it were just a simple port released for PS4 or PS5.

They include co-writer Alex Garland of Ex Machina and Annihilation fame, as well as lead actor Andy Serkis.

Beyond Good & Evil

Catherine

Atlus?

A Bizarre mix of genres?

Yes, it indeed looks like we have a cult-hit video game on our hands.

Killer7

It didn’t focus on cutting-edge graphics, nor did it seem eager to like anyone but its creators.

Vanquish

Binary Domain wasn’t the only Japanese third-person shooter to release in that era.

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