Runescape. It's been around for more than 20 years and still is one of the most active online games.
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unfortunately people won't answer past "what game did you grow up with?"
I think the most recognizable game was the most culturally impactful so my vote is for SMB, even SM64 completely changed gaming
(not a Nintendo or Mario fan btw)
Doom, obviously.
RuneScape
I don't personally play it anymore but it having still players to this day and thriving proves it.
Edit: On second thought it's probably Java Edition Minecraft. Thing spawn an industry around it. Now people's livelyhood depend on it. A generation learning java programming just to make plugins or mods. I bet this also what increase the number of java developers. Probably inadvertently also introduced to Blender. Being accessable and sandbox made that possible.
I guess Guild Wars 2 because is tha game I’ve spent more hours playing, a few thousand.
Halo 2
Maybe Halo 3? The amount of content, the custom games, the competitive gaming, all of it was just so good and loved by so many people.
Obligatory Dark Souls nomination. It is an almost perfect depiction of the hero's journey with a captivating world filled with little moments of environmental story telling.
Runner up would be Metroid Prime 1 which similarly creates a very believable world you inhabit while playing.
Flashback A plateform game with a nice story telling. Graphics and music was unbelievable