This decade has seen some genre-defining games. The decade started with the latter half of the previous generation and went into the new one in 2013 with the Xbox One and PlayStation 4. In those ten years, players have gotten to experience some of the greatest titles the medium has to offer.
Like most great games, the desire for the developers to continue on with that title is always high. Players want to jump back into these amazing virtual worlds. This list is going to look at some games that were amazing in the decade but have yet to receive the sequel they deserve so much. Here are ten games from this decade that need a sequel in 2020 and beyond.
10 Marvel’s Spider-Man
Ever since 2004’s Spider-Man 2 game adaptation, fans have been begging for another game with their favorite web-slinger that captures that same magic. After many decent but not great games with the character, Sony finally captured magic with Insomnia’s latest Spider-Man game for the PlayStation 4 in 2018.
With a critically successful title, it’s clear that this will be the start of the franchise. Spidey still so many villains in his roster that could make for a sequel. Most notably, Venom was teased in the game’s end-credit sequence. Fans have also theorized that since Insomnia’s Spider-Man and Crystal Dynamics' upcoming Avengers game could be part of the same universe.
9 Bloodborne
Dark Souls 2, while still being a great game, showed that the Souls formula was getting repetitive. Then From Software released Bloodborne in 2013, which was a breath of fresh air for the developer. Replacing medieval fantasy for gothic Lovecraftian horror, Bloodborne became an entirely different game, despite still having a similar structure of Dark Souls.
The combat was fast and addicting. Veterans from the Soulsborne series can’t wait for a sequel. Whenever From Software drops a new teaser trailer, the second any sort of blood is shown, the immediate reaction is, “IS THIS BLOODBORNE 2?” It’s still up in the air since the developer has other projects but one can hope they’re just saving the sequel for the PS5.
8 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Possibly the most unlikely on this list but Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance deserves a sequel. It’s just a shame that the Metal Gear property may be forever tarnished due to the forced exit of Hideo Kojima, along with Metal Gear Solid V which, despite still being a solid open-world game, felt very unfinished.
After Kojima's exit, developer Konami made Metal Gear Survive, which was just a pathetic pathetic excuse for a game. Hopefully, a sequel could happen for Revengeance since it was a very unique game of its time, while still maintaining to be a worthy spinoff. The combat was the real standout thanks to a cutting system that still remains to be unrivaled to this day.
7 Bulletstorm
Bulletstorm didn’t quite get the love and attention it deserved back in 2011. Although, it’s understandable due to the numerous hit titles that came out that year, including Arkham City, Skyrim, and Gears of War 3. One of the biggest criticisms Bulletstorm faced before release was looking like a Gears of War ripoff (which is totally understandable).
Yet, the games are vastly different gameplay-wise. Bulletstorm had excellent gunplay coupled with a combat system that motivated you to get as creative as possible. Now that Gearbox has acquired developer People Can Fly, there could be hope for a sequel in the works.
6 Enslaved: Odyssey To The West
Enslaved: Odyssey To The West might just be one of the most overlooked games of the decade. Developer Ninja Theory tried to make an ambitious action-adventure game that just couldn’t quite grab the attention of gamers. Based on the novel, Journey To The West, Enslaved tells the tale of Monkey (played by Andy Serkis) and Trip.
The third-person gameplay was great for its time and the chemistry between the two leads added a lot of charm. Sadly, the game was a commercial failure. Now that Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice was a success for Ninja Theory, there’s hope that maybe they’ll revisit Enslaved since it’s gained a cult following.
5 Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto V still remains one of the most profitable entertainment products in history. Even since its release in 2013, the open-world masterpiece still brings in so much money thanks to GTA Online. With a cash-cow like that, we’d be very surprised if GTA VI wasn’t in the making.
The biggest question with every new GTA game is where the setting will be. Fans have speculated that GTA VI could essentially be a remade version of Vice City. After what Rockstar showed was possible in Red Dead Redemption 2’s open-world, one can only imagine what they would have cooked up for a new GTA title.
4 Horizon Zero Dawn
Not much was expected from Horizon Zero Dawn, which was Guerrilla Games' first attempt at an open-world game. Then it ended up becoming one of the most loved games of 2017. The immense world-building allowed it to create a very compelling narrative, which could’ve easily just been brushed aside for a game about fighting robot dinosaurs with a bow and arrow.
After the game was finished, fans were eager to know if this would be the start of a new Sony franchise, considering it has a sort of cliffhanger ending. Now that Uncharted is finished, Aloy can easily replace Nathan Drake and be the new face of PlayStation.
3 Titanfall 2
The original Titanfall from Respawn was a decent but shallow game since it was a full-priced multiplayer-only title. Still, the gameplay set the foundation that would become Titanfall 2. While the multiplayer was vastly improved, everyone remembers the sequel for its amazing single-player campaign. It had some of the best set-pieces in an FPS while still managing to tell a charming story about a Pilot and his Titan.
With EA acquiring Respawn, the fate of the Titanfall series remains unclear. Since then, Respawn made Apex Legends, EA’s answer to Fortnite. Then they made Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which has been the best Star Wars game in a very long time. Hopefully, EA is willing to fund a Titanfall 3.
2 The Outer Worlds
The Outer Worlds was the Fallout: New Vegas sequel fans never got. It has the deep RPG mechanics that allow you to truly customize your character, while also giving you complete freedom in your choices throughout every mission. The only major flaw this game gets is that, for a full-priced title, it’s pretty short compared to how much content past Fallout titles have.
This was understandable since Obsidian didn’t have the same budget that Bethesda would. Now that Outer Worlds is a smash hit, imagine if they could get the money to expand the game on the same scale as Skyrim or The Witcher 3.
1 God of War (2018)
Santa Monica Studios’s God of War reboot/sequel was about as close as a game comes to perfection. This was a huge gamble considering it completely overhauled the game’s mechanics to have a more personal third-person combat system, looking more like Last Of Us in many ways. It told a bittersweet tale of Kratos and his son Atreus as they go on an epic journey. The combat was simple to learn while still being incredibly diverse.
Moving from Greek mythology to Norse, Santa Monica has so many ways to expand on this new universe they’ve created. Director Cory Barlog has stated that a sequel is in the works, which isn’t surprising since the game ended on an exciting cliffhanger that gave fans just a tease of the God of Thunder himself.