'Mature' games – as in games featuring gore, sex and swearing – are ten a penny these days, but genuinely mature games – as in games that tackle themes only an adult could understand and appreciate in a responsible, thoughtful way – are much, much harder to come by. Still, we have managed to pull together this list of ten games that truly have something to offer grown ups…
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Discover 10 timeless video games from the past that remain absolutely playable today. From Chrono Trigger to DOOM, these classics have aged like fine wine!
Hot damn that's a good list. The only one i never played is AOE2 and i never finshed Chrono Trigger but it was damn good.
Speaking of what's old but holds up amazingly well and plays like a dream.. i played Symphony of the Night for the first time in 2019.. yep that's right. It became one of my favourite games of all time that i replay almost every year. I couldn't believe how good it was. That is almost impossible for me with newer games let alone older ones. Truly a special gem.
The only one I’d disagree with is doom. It shows its age badly I think. After 5 minutes of play these days you put it down.
i love half life 2, bioshock, shadow of colosus and heavy rain
BioShock was a truly adult game until the point where it regressed to being just a shoot-em-up. Great story, world, characters… terrible end boss. In fact, terrible that it had a boss at all.
good list, a lot of true masterpieces here.
My personal fav' is Deus Ex, a game still unmatched in many ways imo, but most of the others are awesome too. Half Life 2, Shadow of the Colossus, Bioshock... all great games that tell their story through excellent gameplay and incredible immersion
Which looks to be made up by someone who hasn't played many games :/
After all, there are still many games which provide genuine mature themse being released even today - they're just not released by the big studios as this list was.
By the mid-90s video gaming was trying to copy Hollywood's most brainless titles and that's where they've stayed.
Only the Japanese and indie developers in the west are making games with deep mature themes (and the Japanese like to wrap most of them in manga graphics diminishing the impact).
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I've never really thought of games having gore and sex to be mature simply because they have gore and sex.