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Games with Great Names

All these games have cool names. I'll add more as I remember them / discover new ones. Feel free to give suggestions.

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Psychonauts
Faxanadu
Ziggurat
Kentucky Route Zero
Wizorb
The Wolf Among Us
Hohokum
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
The World Ends with You
Proteus
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Vib-Ribbon
Eufloria
Policenauts

As you can see, I like when games put "-nauts" at the end of a word.
Marathon 2: Durandal
Gemini Rue
Jet Grind Radio

Jet Set Radio.
The Nightmare Cooperative
Crystal Castles
Starseed Pilgrim
Hotline Miami
Windjammers
MirrorMoon EP
Chrono Trigger
Metroid
Gods Will Be Watching
Shadow of the Colossus
Grim Fandango
Rez
Deus Ex

Suggested by ArtisanBreads.
Bastion

Suggested by adam1808.
Red Dead Redemption

Suggested by ArtisanBreads.
Sins of a Solar Empire

Suggested by ThatFrood.
Ben There, Dan That!

Suggested by DevourerOfTime.
Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura

Suggested by BatmanBatman.
BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Suggested by rmanthorp.
Panoramical
Teleglitch
Sentris
The Sea Will Claim Everything

Suggested by DevourerOfTime.
PixelJunk Eden

Mainly for the PixelJunk part.
Fract OSC
Zineth
Gorogoa
Cinders

Suggested by DevourerOfTime.
Patapon
LocoRoco

Suggested by DevourerOfTime.
Child of Light

Suggested by DevourerOfTime.
Sunset Riders

Suggested by DevourerOfTime.
Ōkami

Suggested by DevourerOfTime.
Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Suggested by DevourerOfTime.
Long Live the Queen

Suggested by DevourerOfTime.
Quadrilateral Cowboy

Suggested by AssInAss.
Trine
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Echochrome
Klonoa: Empire of Dreams
Thirty Flights of Loving

Suggested by Red12b.
Luftrausers

Suggested by Elwoodan and Triumvir.
Sine Mora

Suggested by vladk86.
Viewtiful Joe

Suggested by Tonch.
Elite Beat Agents

Suggested by Tonch.
Sunset Overdrive

Suggested by Skyfire453.
Jazzpunk

Suggested by Pepperooni.
ChuChu Rocket!
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Suggested by theantcitizen.
Einhänder

Suggested by JAH_Donuts.
BoxBoy!
Tiny Metal
Ruiner
Botolo
Hyper Light Drifter
Devil Daggers
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Iconoclasts
Return of the Obra Dinn
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
Gorogoa

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rmanthorp

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Great list! I was actually thinking of Mark of the Wolves when I opened this :D

I guess my other top pick would be BIT.TRIP Presents Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

9 years ago

joshwent

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My favorite remains the startling and deeply evocative...

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

9 years ago

impartialgecko

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Nice list. Transistor and Bastion are both dope names too, Supergiant has a talent for picking them. Also E.Y.E Divine Cybermancy(!)

9 years ago

mracoon

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@joshwent said:

My favorite remains the startling and deeply evocative...

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

I was going to add that but it's based on a short story of the same name, so I felt it was kind of cheating.

9 years ago

BatmanBatman

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Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura is something... I like it to be honest

9 years ago

AMyggen

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@joshwent said:

My favorite remains the startling and deeply evocative...

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

That might be my favourite name of any form of entertainment (I'm going with the short story here, since that's the original). Just a chilling name.

Great list btw!

9 years ago

DevourerOfTime

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I nominate Ben There, Dan That!, Escape Goat, and Cook, Serve, Delicious!

Also, permission to steal this list idea.

9 years ago

joshwent

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@mracoon said:

I was going to add that but it's based on a short story of the same name, so I felt it was kind of cheating.

Yeah, I was even gonna mention that in my post. ;)

But for a title that beautifully impactful, I let it slide.

9 years ago

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@devoureroftime said:

I nominate Ben There, Dan That!, Escape Goat, and Cook, Serve, Delicious!

I'm in favor of all of these.

9 years ago

thatfrood

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Sins of a Solar Empire

9 years ago

fisk0

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What about Wargasm? I still have a hard time deciding if it's one of the best or worst game names.

9 years ago

ArtisanBreads

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A few nominees:

Red Dead Redemption

Deus Ex (what else is a player character in almost all video games but that exactly?)

Metal Gear Solid (we are so used to it I think we don't realize how cool of a name it is, especially witht he full "Tactical Espionage Action" tagline)

Half-Life (also a great name, taken for granted probably)

Doom (ditto!)

Max Payne (perfect for their style of comic book noir)

Wolfenstein (and associated sequels).

Good list!

9 years ago

mracoon

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I've added the suggestions that I personally like.

@thatfrood said:

Sins of a Solar Empire

Yes! That's an amazing name. Can't believe I forgot about it.

9 years ago

AssInAss

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Great list. Love MirrorMoon EP.

Quadrilateral Cowboy, Alan Wake/Max Payne, Guacamelee, and Papers Please are my contributions.

9 years ago

sparky_buzzsaw

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I nominate Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist.

9 years ago

beard_of_zeus

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A random idea for a list, but I'm into it! May I suggest Decap Attack? (not sure why that was the first thing to come to mind, but hey!)

9 years ago

reverendhunt

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For some reason, the fact that there's a game simply called "Butt" tickles me just so. Maybe it does for you, too.

9 years ago

DevourerOfTime

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Some more suggestions:

9 years ago

Fitzgerald

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Please add:

Vanessa Saint-Pierre Delacroix & Her Nightmare

9 years ago

Rasmoss

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How about Crusader: No Remorse.

9 years ago

mracoon

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@devoureroftime: You and I have very similar taste in game names.

9 years ago

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How about Clayfighter 2: Judgement Clay (better than the original)?

9 years ago

Tonch

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Good list!
I'd have to suggest:

9 years ago

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Seven Cities of Gold

M.U.L.E

Alone in the Dark

Leather Goddesses of Phobos

Omikron: The Nomad Soul

9 years ago

audioBusting

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I thought of Revengeance when I saw the list title! I nominate Snake Eater and Katamari Damacy as well.

9 years ago

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I've always liked Dead Space.

9 years ago

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Return to Castle Wolfenstein

HeXen

Mass Effect

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee

Sine Mora

Wasteland

Sorry, too much?

9 years ago

Hajitorus

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I would suggest Fjordsss.

9 years ago

DevourerOfTime

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Edited By DevourerOfTime

@mracoon said:

@devoureroftime: You and I have very similar taste in game names.

That's because we have a good taste in game names.

9 years ago

Elwoodan

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LUFTRAUSERS If only because its so fun to say.

9 years ago

triumvir

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Generally solid list, but I don't know if The World Ends with You or BIT-TRIP Runner are super great titles.

Also, I agree with @elwoodan because this list needs more LUFTRAUSERS (with as heavy a campy German accent as possible).

9 years ago

ClairvoyantVibrations

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Sunset Overdrive is a fucking awesome name.

9 years ago

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I'd like to request Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos, a crappy old NES isometric platformer in some ways a very crude example of a "Metroidvania".

9 years ago

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The Need for Speed

Thirty flights of loving

Gone Home

9 years ago

BeachThunder

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Edited By BeachThunder

Some suggestions:

9 years ago

gulinotm

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No Mans Sky

Risk Of Rain

...Velvet Sundown

9 years ago

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Jazz Punk.

9 years ago

mracoon

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@pepperooni said:

Jazz Punk.

How did I forget that one? It came out earlier this year as well.

9 years ago

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I loved Fexanadu. I also remember my brother having Crystal Castles and who hasn't played the original Metroid?! It feels sacrilegious to say but I've never had the chance to play Chrono Trigger. Viewtiful Joe was fun as hell too.

9 years ago

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What about E. V. O.: Search for Eden, and Illusion of Gaia? Those are some pretty awesome names.

9 years ago

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EvE is a smooth one, I think.

9 years ago

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For some reason another game name that I just love is The World Ends With You

9 years ago

JAH_Donuts

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How about:

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May I humbly suggest for your consideration :

Soul Reaver

9 years ago

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I dunno if you're counting Japlish games but I was looking at rare GBA games the other day and there's some incredible ones in there.

Komugi-Chan no Happy Cake
Nakayoshi Pet Advance Series 4: Kawaii Koinu Mini - Wanko to Asobou!!
MiniMoni: Mika no Happy Morning Chatty
Bouken Yuuki Pluster World: Pluston GP
Konami Wai Wai Racing
and not least Hamster Club.

US-wise I think The Ripping Friends: The World's Most Manly Men! takes some beating, so to speak.

9 years ago

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I have to suggest A Machine For Pigs because it sounds pretty rad to me

9 years ago

mracoon

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@theanticitizen: great suggestion, I've added it to the list.

9 years ago

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When it came out in 1998 I thought Wargasm was a totally ridiculous name for a game and by totally ridiculous I mean totally awesome.

9 years ago

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Games with Great Names

List items

Psychonauts

Faxanadu

Ziggurat

Kentucky Route Zero

Wizorb

The Wolf Among Us

Hohokum

Garou: Mark of the Wolves

The World Ends with You

Proteus

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Vib-Ribbon

Eufloria

Policenauts

Marathon 2: Durandal

Gemini Rue

Jet Grind Radio

The Nightmare Cooperative

Crystal Castles

Starseed Pilgrim

Hotline Miami

Windjammers

MirrorMoon EP

Chrono Trigger

Metroid

Gods Will Be Watching

Shadow of the Colossus

Grim Fandango

Rez

Deus Ex

Bastion

Red Dead Redemption

Sins of a Solar Empire

Ben There, Dan That!

Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura

BIT.TRIP Presents: Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

Panoramical

Teleglitch

Sentris

The Sea Will Claim Everything

PixelJunk Eden

Fract OSC

Zineth

Gorogoa

Cinders

Patapon

LocoRoco

Child of Light

Sunset Riders

Ōkami

Octodad: Dadliest Catch

Long Live the Queen

Quadrilateral Cowboy

Trine

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Echochrome

Klonoa: Empire of Dreams

Thirty Flights of Loving

Luftrausers

Sine Mora

Viewtiful Joe

Elite Beat Agents

Sunset Overdrive

Jazzpunk

ChuChu Rocket!

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Einhänder

BoxBoy!

Tiny Metal

Ruiner

Botolo

Hyper Light Drifter

Devil Daggers

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Iconoclasts

Return of the Obra Dinn