Games of the 2010s
169 titles from this decade, of which 19 are credited with introducing at least one mechanic. 21 mechanics in the ontology originate here.
Mechanics introduced in the 2010s
Randomized Loot Box 2010Bonfire Checkpoint & Currency Risk 2011Season Pass Bundle 2011Mobile Free-to-Play 2012Run-Persistent Meta-Progression 2013Seasonal Battle Pass 2013Soft-Body Deformation 2013Live-Service Seasonal Content 2014Procedural Nemesis Hierarchy 2014Rhythm-Locked Action 2015Asymmetric Multiplayer Roles 2016Planetary-Scale Streaming 2016Climb-Anything Stamina Traversal 2017Deck-Building Run Progression 2017Extraction Risk/Reward Loop 2017Shrinking-Circle Battle Royale 2017Systemic Elemental Chemistry 2017Cross-Platform Play 2018Simulated Ecology 2018Deflect-Focused Posture Combat 2019Non-Verbal Ping Communication 2019
All 169 titles
2010
Amnesia: The Dark Descent 2010Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010Dance Central 2010Fallout: New Vegas 2010God of War III 2010Halo: Reach 2010Just Cause 2 2010Kinect Adventures! 2010Limbo 2010Mass Effect 2 2010Metro 2033 2010NieR 2010Pokemon Black and White 2010Red Dead Redemption 2010Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010Super Meat Boy 2010VVVVVV 2010World of Tanks 2010Xenoblade Chronicles 2010
2011
Bastion 2011Batman: Arkham City 2011Battlefield 3 2011Dark Souls 2011Dead Space 2 2011Deus Ex: Human Revolution 2011Kerbal Space Program 2011L.A. Noire 2011Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 2011Portal 2 2011Saints Row: The Third 2011Temple Run 2011Terraria 2011The Binding of Isaac 2011The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 2011The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings 2011
2012
Animal Crossing: New Leaf 2012Borderlands 2 2012Candy Crush Saga 2012Clash of Clans 2012DayZ 2012Dear Esther 2012Dishonored 2012Dragon's Dogma 2012Far Cry 3 2012Fez 2012Fire Emblem: Awakening 2012FTL: Faster Than Light 2012Halo 4 2012Hotline Miami 2012Journey 2012Mass Effect 3 2012PlanetSide 2 2012Prison Architect 2012Sleeping Dogs 2012Slender: The Eight Pages 2012Thomas Was Alone 2012
2013
Antichamber 2013Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag 2013BeamNG.drive 2013BioShock Infinite 2013Don't Starve 2013Dota 2 2013Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn 2013Flappy Bird 2013Gone Home 2013Grand Theft Auto V 2013Ingress 2013Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2013Monster Hunter 4 2013Outlast 2013Papers, Please 2013Risk of Rain 2013Rogue Legacy 2013Rust 2013Super Mario 3D World 2013The Last of Us 2013The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 2013The Stanley Parable 2013Warframe 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Cuphead 2017Destiny 2 2017Divinity: Original Sin 2 2017Escape from Tarkov 2017Fortnite Battle Royale 2017Hollow Knight 2017Horizon Zero Dawn 2017Nioh 2017Prey 2017PUBG: Battlegrounds 2017Rain World 2017Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 2017Slay the Spire 2017Super Mario Odyssey 2017The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2017What Remains of Edith Finch 2017
2018
2019
Apex Legends 2019Baba Is You 2019Blasphemous 2019Control 2019Death Stranding 2019Disco Elysium 2019Dota Auto Chess 2019Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers 2019Fire Emblem: Three Houses 2019Hunt: Showdown 2019Outer Wilds 2019Oxygen Not Included 2019Persona 5 Royal 2019Pokémon Sword and Shield 2019Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 2019Teamfight Tactics 2019Untitled Goose Game 2019