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  1. #1 Day of the Tentacle Remastered (2016) The 2016 remaster. Puzzle Adventure
  2. #2 Tales of Berseria (2016) The 2016 Tales prequel. Female protagonist Velvet. RPG JRPG
  3. #3 Planet Coaster (2016) The 3D RCT-spiritual-successor. Simulation
  4. #4 Grim Dawn (2016) The Titan Quest spiritual successor. Dark steampunk-fantasy ARPG. RPG Action
  5. #5 Battlefield 1 (2016) WWI-set Battlefield. Beautiful, atmospheric, peak modern BF. Shooter
  6. #6 VA-11 HALL-A (2016) Cyberpunk bartending narrative game. Simulation
  7. #7 Pony Island (2016) The 2016 metafictional indie that's really about... well, you find out. Puzzle
  8. #8 Firewatch (2016) Wyoming wildfire-lookout walking sim with Cissy Jones voice work. Adventure
  9. #9 🎮 ABZÛ (2016) Journey-esque underwater exploration by the original Journey art director. Adventure
  10. #10 Inside (2016) The 2016 spiritual successor to Limbo. Dystopian sci-fi 2D puzzler. Puzzle Adventure
  11. #11 Pokémon GO (2016) The 2016 AR phenomenon. Walked the world during launch summer. Adventure RPG
  12. #12 Clash Royale (2016) Real-time card-deck 1v1 mobile arena. Strategy
  13. #13 🎮 LEGO Marvel's Avengers (2016) LEGO Avengers movies tie-in. Adventure
  14. #14 Don't Starve Together (2016) The multiplayer Don't Starve. Co-op or PvP. Survival
  15. #15 Dead by Daylight (2016) The 4v1 asymmetric horror multiplayer. Every horror IP ever licensed in. Horror
  16. #16 Tom Clancy's The Division (2016) Online cover-shooter looter set in plague-stricken NYC. Shooter RPG
  17. #17 Watch Dogs 2 (2016) San Francisco. DedSec, Marcus Holloway, the franchise tonal pivot. Action Adventure
  18. #18 Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (2016) The arena-fighter capstone of the Storm series. Beautifully animated. Fighting
  19. #19 Mirror's Edge: Catalyst (2016) The open-world reboot. Tepid reception. Adventure
  20. #20 Dishonored 2 (2016) The 2016 sequel. Two playable characters, the Clockwork Mansion. Stealth Action
  21. #21 Overwatch (2016) The 2016 6v6 hero shooter that defined a genre. Replaced by Overwatch 2 in 2022. Shooter
  22. #22 Persona 5 (2016) Tokyo Phantom Thieves. The most-stylish JRPG of all time. "Take your heart." RPG JRPG
  23. #23 Stardew Valley (2016) One-developer farming sim that conquered the world. Eric Barone. Simulation
  24. #24 Stellaris (2016) Sci-fi grand strategy. Customisable empires, end-game crisis events. Strategy
  25. #25 XCOM 2 (2016) The sequel that perfected the formula. Turn-timer pressure, customizable soldiers. Strategy
  26. #26 Total War: Warhammer (2016) The franchise pivot into licensed fantasy. Massive success. Strategy
  27. #27 Civilization VI (2016) Districts, builder units. The most expandable Civ ever. Strategy
  28. #28 Salt and Sanctuary (2016) A 2D Soulslike from a husband-and-wife team. Tighter Souls in two dimensions. RPG
  29. #29 Dark Souls III (2016) The trilogy capstone. Faster combat, callbacks to DS1, the Ringed City. RPG
  30. #30 WWE 2K16 (2016) WWE/WWF wrestling sim. Roster, attitudes, the era's 2016 crop of superstars. Sports Wrestling

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