Archive puzzle · August 15, 2026

Famous video games by year released

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About this puzzle

Video game release years are distorted by how long the great titles stay in circulation - a game still played daily feels new no matter when it shipped. The span here is almost half a century, from a two-paddle arcade experiment to a live-service phenomenon, with a Soviet puzzle game in the middle that most players first met on hardware released years later. Popularity peaks are the trap; the ranking wants first release.

Ranked earliest release to latest release · year it was released

What's in this puzzle

Listed alphabetically, without their values - the answer order stays hidden until you play.

Read the facts

Every item in a Sortations puzzle comes with the story behind its number. The Facts Library collects them all, already solved and safe to read.

Read the facts for Home game consoles by release year

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