#8
Binding of Isaac / Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb
What? You're surprised to see Binding of Isaac show up on my list already? Well...keep in mind this is the original Binding of Isaac, not the far superior and better of the two remake. Some people may not even be aware that this is the where it all started, but yes, this is the game that started it all. To me, The Binding of Isaac has always been a bit of a...revolutionary game in the industry. It took elements of games that already existed (rogue like, etc) and made it into something beautiful. It's like taking one of your favorite music genres, and releasing the greatest album the genre has ever seen. I remember back when this game first came out, I had seen a video of it from a Youtuber I follow a lot, and instantly I was hooked on the idea of it. The random generation, the items you can pick up, the enemies, all of it was so well done and it really was made into a great game. Unlike the remake, this one isn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination. This one comes packed with little glitches and loading issues most likely due to the fact that the game was built in Flash. That never stopped me from really getting as much enjoyment as I did because before I played the remake, this game was all we had, and we just had to live with those little loading errors and still make a great experience out of it. Definitely one of the best games to be made in the last 10 years.