It is, by its nature, a compromise, but it’s the best we’ve got.įor criteria, we gave ourselves a lot of latitude. After we tallied the votes, we gathered together to sort out the unholy mess, and to argue the merits and faults of the top 150.Īfter a surprisingly calm and erudite discussion, we agreed on the following list. Then we individually voted for the 50 we most wanted to see in the list. We began with a long list of around 300 games that team members nominated. You know how these things go, so we’ll keep the explanation brief. As this extraordinary decade draws to a close, we decided it was time to make a list of the 100 best games of the past 10 years.