Stardew Valley
2016ConcernedApe (Eric Barone)
A farming-life role-playing game built almost entirely by one person: seasons, crops, fishing, mining, festivals, and a town of neighbors with their own seasons of life.
Collection → Puzzle & Sandbox
Puzzle & Sandbox
Games about rules and freedom: falling shapes, connected portals, and blocky worlds with no required goals at all.
Portal 2
2011Valve
A first-person puzzle game about connected portals, momentum, and gel-covered walls, wrapped in one of gaming's great comedy scripts.
Minecraft
2011Mojang
A world of blocks with no required goals: mine, craft, build, survive the night, or just build something beautiful.
Tetris
1984Alexey Pajitnov
Seven falling shapes, one well, no enemies and no story — and a claim to being the most-played game ever created.