BAFTA Announces List Of Top 21 Most Influential Games Ever

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Ahead of the BAFTA Games Awards taking place next week, the organisation has announced the "Most Influential Game of All Time" as voted for by the public today - and the surprising winner is Shenmue.

The 1999 Dreamcast classic (which eventually ended up on Xbox) managed to surpass the likes of Tetris, DOOM, Minecraft and others to top the list. Fans were asked to vote for their picks on the BAFTA website over the past month.

Here's a look at the top 21 most influential games of all time according to BAFTA:

1. Shenmue
2. DOOM
3. Super Mario Bros.
4. Half-Life
5. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
6. Minecraft
7. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
8. Super Mario 64
9. Half-Life 2
10. The Sims
11. Tetris
12. Tomb Raider
13. Pong
14. Metal Gear Solid (1998)
15. World of Warcraft (2004)
16. Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)
17. Final Fantasy VII (1997)
18. Dark Souls (2011)
19. Grand Theft Auto 3 (2001)
20. Skyrim (2011)
21. Grand Theft Auto (1997)

Let's be honest - it's a weird list. These are all amazing games without a doubt, but is Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 more influential than Super Mario 64, Tetris or Pong? Should Grand Theft Auto 3 be all the way at the bottom?

That's what you get with fan-voted polls sometimes though, and it's fun to see something like Shenmue still getting recognition all these years later - if you haven't played it yet, it's a great game that's still enjoyable to this day on Xbox!