Games

The games that made me

Long before I built anything, I was a kid getting lost in worlds and the communities that came with them. Grinds, guilds, late-night raids, lobbies full of strangers who became friends — that's where the community-driven part of me was forged. Here are the ones that shaped me, and the one I'm building now.

The one I'm building

The games that made me

10 worlds
RTS · 1996

Red Alert

Allied chronoshifts vs. Soviet tesla coils — base-building, tank rushes, and Tanya one-lining her way through it all.

FactionsAllies vs. Soviets
GenreReal-time strategy
IconicTanya · Tesla coils · time travel
PlaySkirmish & multiplayer
The spark

How this one fired up my creative drive — your note goes here.

My story with this one is still being written — it's a good one.
Command & Conquer
RTS · 1995

Command & Conquer

GDI versus the Brotherhood of Nod, fought over glowing Tiberium fields — the RTS that set the template.

FactionsGDI vs. Nod
ResourceTiberium
GenreReal-time strategy
HallmarkLive-action FMV briefings
The spark

How this one fired up my creative drive — your note goes here.

My story with this one is still being written — it's a good one.
FPS · 1998

Unreal

The OG. Crash-landed on Na Pali, hunted by the Skaarj, jaw on the floor at every alien vista — and then you could build your own.

TypeSingle-player FPS
EngineUnreal Engine 1
EditorUnrealEd — endlessly moddable
NemesisThe Skaarj
The spark

How this one fired up my creative drive — your note goes here.

My story with this one is still being written — it's a good one.
Unreal screenshot
ARPG · 2000

Diablo II

Isometric loot, Battle.net trade runs, and the eternal hunt for one more drop.

Classes7 — Barbarian, Sorceress, Paladin…
EconomyBattle.net trade
DifficultyNormal · Nightmare · Hell
The spark

How this one fired up my creative drive — your note goes here.

My story with this one is still being written — it's a good one.
MMORPG · 2001

RuneScape

The browser MMO where a whole generation learned that grinding could be friendship.

Skills20+ to grind
WorldsDozens of servers
ModelFree-to-play & Members
The spark

How this one fired up my creative drive — your note goes here.

My story with this one is still being written — it's a good one.
MMORPG · 1997

Tibia

One of the oldest MMORPGs still alive — open-world, hardcore, and unforgiving.

VocationsKnight · Paladin · Sorcerer · Druid
PvPOpen-world, full-loot worlds
RealmsMany separate worlds
The spark

How this one fired up my creative drive — your note goes here.

My story with this one is still being written — it's a good one.
FPS

Call of Duty

Clans, killcams, and late nights — where reflexes and the crew you ran with were everything.

ModeMultiplayer & clans
HallmarkKillcams · killstreaks
RootsClassic Modern Warfare era
The spark

How this one fired up my creative drive — your note goes here.

My story with this one is still being written — it's a good one.
MMORPG · 2003

MapleStory

Side-scrolling, impossibly grindy, and bursting with personality and people.

Style2D side-scroller
JobsWarrior · Mage · Archer · Thief · Pirate
WorldsMany servers
The spark

How this one fired up my creative drive — your note goes here.

My story with this one is still being written — it's a good one.
Artillery · 2003

Gunbound

Turn-based artillery chaos — wind, angles, and a global lobby full of rivals.

ModeTurn-based artillery
MechanicWind · angle · power
MobilesArmor, Mage, Turtle & more
The spark

How this one fired up my creative drive — your note goes here.

My story with this one is still being written — it's a good one.
MMORPG · 2003

Conquer Online

2.5D PvP and guild warfare that ran hot around the clock.

ClassesTrojan · Warrior · Archer · Taoist
PvPOpen PK
EndgameGuild wars
The spark

How this one fired up my creative drive — your note goes here.

My story with this one is still being written — it's a good one.

Share a history with any of these? Come tell me about it — I never get tired of these stories.