Thanks to Vincent for linking us to this great Games.net list of “The 49 Best Sequel-Less Games“. It’s intention is to include great games that not only did not get a much deserved sequel, but also aren’t extended like Pirates! and Riddick’s game or remade as Pitfall Harry and Conker’s Bad Fur Day were. Definitely a great list, here it is from bottom to top:
49- XIII (PC, Xbox, PS2, GC)
48- Forsaken (N64, PS1, PC)
47- Uniracers (SNES)
46- Disruptor (PS1)
45- Conquest of the New World (PC, Mac)
44- Burning Rangers (Saturn)
43- General Chaos (Genesis)
42- Red Dead Revolver (Xbox, PS2)
41- Sunset Riders (SNES, Genesis)
40- Clive Barker’s Undying (PC)
39- Advent Rising (PC, Xbox)
38- B-17 Bomber (Intellivision)
37- Chu Chu Rocket! (DC, GBA)
36- Herzog Zwei (Genesis)
35- Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (Xbox, PS2)
34- Tech Romancer (DC)
33- Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (Xbox, PC)
32- Blade Runner (PC)
31- Oasis (PC)
30- The Seven Cities of Gold (Amiga, Apple II, Atari, C64, Mac, PC)
29- Alien Hominid (PS2, Xbox, GC, PC, Xbox 360)
28- Loom (PC, Amiga, Atari)
27- Sacrifice (PC)
26- Ikaruga (DC, GC)
25- The Last Express (PC, Mac)
24- Xenophobe (Amiga, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Lynx, NES, Xbox, PS2, GC, PSP, PC)
23- Legend of Dragoon (PS1)
22- Moonbase Commander (PC)
21- Killer 7 (PS2, GC)
20- Master of Magic (PC)
19- M.U.L.E. (Atari, C64, NES, PC)
18- Vagrant Story (PS1)
17- Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri (PC)
16- Stubbs the Zombie in “Rebel Without a Pulse” (Xbox, PC, Mac)
15- Indigo Prophecy (PS2, Xbox, PC)
14- SunDog: Frozen Legacy (Apple II, Atari ST)
13- Rampart (Amiga, Atari ST, C64, GBA, Genesis, Lynx, NES, Sega, PS2, PSP, PS3, GC, Xbox)
12- Planescape: Torment (PC)
11- Nintendogs (DS)
10- Freelancer (PC)
9- Ico (PS2)
8- Skies of Arcadia (DC, GC)
7- Rez (PS2, DC)
6- Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)
5- Adventure (Atari 2600)
4- Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem (GC)
3- Beyond Good & Evil (PC, Xbox, PS2, GC)
2- Grim Fandango (PC)
1- Psychonauts (Xbox, PS2, PC)
Lexicon of system abbreviations.
C64 = Commodore 64
PC = Personal Computer
Mac = Macintosh Computer
NES = Nintendo Entertainment System
SNES = Super Nintendo Entertainment System
N64 = Nintendo 64
GC = GameCube
DC = Dreamcast
PS1 = PlayStation One
PS2 = PlayStation 2
PS3 = PlayStation 3
PSP = PlayStation Portable
GBA = Game Boy Advance