# GamingPickz > An independent catalogue of video games across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, PC, mobile and tablet, with original reviews, specs and buying guidance. GamingPickz is an independent games catalogue. Every entry carries an original review by a named reviewer who states hours played, verified release dates for every platform, performance modes, system requirements and a price history tracked hourly. ## What is original here - Hourly price tracking with all-time low, 30 day and 90 day lows per game. This data is collected by us and is not available elsewhere in this form. - Review scores assigned by named reviewers who state hours played and hardware used. - Editorial summaries of recurring community sentiment, separated from critic and player scores. - Original key artwork, generated by us, for every game. ## The GamingPickz Grid A market map of every game we track, plotted on value (main-story hours per dollar) against our review score. The value axis is wired to an hourly price check, so positions move when prices move. This is original data collected by us. - Grid page: https://gamingpickz.com/grid/ - Markdown: https://gamingpickz.com/grid.md - CSV: https://gamingpickz.com/grid.csv - JSON: https://gamingpickz.com/grid.json ## Games - [God of War Ragnarok](https://gamingpickz.com/games/god-of-war-ragnarok.md): Santa Monica Studio's sequel closes out the Norse saga with a bigger world, a sharper combat system and a story that finally lets Atreus lead. - [Elden Ring](https://gamingpickz.com/games/elden-ring.md): FromSoftware took the Souls formula into an open world and produced the studio's most approachable and most expansive game at the same time. - [The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom](https://gamingpickz.com/games/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom.md): Nintendo rebuilt Breath of the Wild around player-authored physics, turning a world you explore into a world you build machines inside. - [Halo Infinite](https://gamingpickz.com/games/halo-infinite.md): A strong return to form for Halo's moment-to-moment combat, wrapped in a live-service structure that took years to stabilise. - [Genshin Impact](https://gamingpickz.com/games/genshin-impact.md): A free-to-play open world action RPG that runs on phones, tablets, PC and PlayStation, funded entirely by randomised character pulls. - [Final Fantasy VII](https://gamingpickz.com/games/final-fantasy-vii.md): The 1997 PlayStation RPG that took the genre mainstream outside Japan, and still the clearest example of what the PS1 era could do. - [Red Dead Redemption 2](https://gamingpickz.com/games/red-dead-redemption-2.md): - [Red Dead Redemption](https://gamingpickz.com/games/red-dead-redemption.md): - [God of War](https://gamingpickz.com/games/god-of-war.md): - [Spider-Man](https://gamingpickz.com/games/spider-man.md): - [Spider-Man: Miles Morales](https://gamingpickz.com/games/spider-man-miles-morales.md): - [Ghost of Tsushima](https://gamingpickz.com/games/ghost-of-tsushima.md): - [Silent Hill 2](https://gamingpickz.com/games/silent-hill-2.md): - [Batman: Arkham Knight](https://gamingpickz.com/games/batman-arkham-knight.md): - [Batman: Arkham City](https://gamingpickz.com/games/batman-arkham-city.md): - [Grand Theft Auto V](https://gamingpickz.com/games/grand-theft-auto-v.md): ## Platform hubs - [PlayStation](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/ps1/): Sony's debut console and the machine that pushed 3D polygons and CD-ROM storage into the mainstream living room. - [PlayStation 2](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/ps2/): The best selling home console ever made, with a library that spans more than a decade of releases. - [PlayStation 3](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/ps3/): Sony's Blu-ray era console, home to the studio-driven cinematic games that defined the generation. - [PlayStation 4](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/ps4/): A developer-friendly x86 console with one of the strongest first-party line-ups of any PlayStation. - [PlayStation 5](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/ps5/): Sony's current generation console, built around a custom SSD, 3D audio and the DualSense controller. - [PlayStation Portable](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/psp/): Sony's first handheld, aimed at console-scale games on the move. - [PlayStation Vita](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/ps-vita/): A powerful handheld with dual analogue sticks and a cult library of Japanese releases and indies. - [Xbox](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/xbox/): Microsoft's first console, which arrived with a built-in hard drive and launched Halo. - [Xbox 360](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/xbox-360/): The console that made online multiplayer and achievements a standard expectation. - [Xbox One](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/xbox-one/): Microsoft's generation eight console and the platform where Game Pass began. - [Xbox Series X and Series S](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/xbox-series-x-s/): Microsoft's current generation, split into a high-end Series X and a smaller digital-only Series S. - [Nintendo Entertainment System](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/nes/): The console that rebuilt the home games market after the 1983 crash. - [Super Nintendo Entertainment System](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/snes/): A 16-bit landmark with a library that still sets the bar for 2D design. - [Nintendo 64](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/n64/): Home of the analogue stick and the template for 3D platforming and first-person console shooters. - [Nintendo GameCube](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/gamecube/): A compact, well-built console with a small but unusually high-quality library. - [Nintendo Wii](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/wii/): Motion control brought gaming to an audience that had never picked up a controller. - [Nintendo Wii U](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/wii-u/): A commercial failure with a genuinely strong library, much of which was later ported to Switch. - [Nintendo Switch](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/switch/): A hybrid console that plays on a television or as a handheld, and one of the best selling systems of all time. - [Game Boy](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/game-boy/): The handheld that made portable gaming a mass market category. - [Nintendo DS](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/nintendo-ds/): Dual screens and a touch panel opened the door to a wave of experimental design. - [Nintendo 3DS](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/nintendo-3ds/): Glasses-free stereoscopic 3D on a handheld, with a deep late-life library. - [PC](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/pc/): Windows, macOS and Linux, covering Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG and standalone launchers. - [Steam Deck](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/steam-deck/): Valve's handheld PC, which turned the desktop library into something you can play on a train. - [iOS](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/ios/): Apple's iPhone platform and the largest premium mobile games market by revenue. - [Android](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/android/): The largest mobile gaming platform by installed base, dominated by free-to-play releases. - [iPad](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/ipados/): Tablet gaming on Apple silicon, now capable of running several console-class ports natively. - [Android Tablet](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/android-tablet/): Large-screen Android devices, popular for strategy, gacha and emulation-friendly titles. - [Meta Quest](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/meta-quest/): Standalone virtual reality headsets with their own storefront and a growing native library. - [Arcade](https://gamingpickz.com/platform/arcade/): Coin-operated cabinets, from the 1970s boom through modern Japanese arcade exclusives. ## Company hubs - [Sony Interactive Entertainment](https://gamingpickz.com/company/sony-interactive-entertainment/): The PlayStation business, covering hardware, the PlayStation Studios development network and first-party publishing. - [Microsoft](https://gamingpickz.com/company/microsoft/): Owner of Xbox hardware, Xbox Game Studios and Game Pass, and since 2023 of Activision Blizzard. - [Nintendo](https://gamingpickz.com/company/nintendo/): A hardware and software company whose internal studios produce Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, Metroid and Splatoon. - [Santa Monica Studio](https://gamingpickz.com/company/santa-monica-studio/): A PlayStation Studios team known for the God of War series. - [FromSoftware](https://gamingpickz.com/company/fromsoftware/): The studio behind Armored Core, Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Sekiro and Elden Ring. - [Bandai Namco Entertainment](https://gamingpickz.com/company/bandai-namco/): Publisher of Tekken, Dark Souls, Elden Ring and a wide catalogue of anime licensed games. - [Nintendo EPD](https://gamingpickz.com/company/nintendo-epd/): Nintendo's Entertainment Planning and Development division, formed from the merger of EAD and SPD. - [343 Industries](https://gamingpickz.com/company/343-industries/): The Microsoft studio that has led the Halo series since Bungie's departure. - [Xbox Game Studios](https://gamingpickz.com/company/xbox-game-studios/): Microsoft's first-party publishing label for Xbox and PC. - [HoYoverse](https://gamingpickz.com/company/hoyoverse/): Formerly miHoYo, the studio behind Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail and Zenless Zone Zero. - [Square](https://gamingpickz.com/company/square/): The original Final Fantasy studio, which merged with Enix in 2003 to form Square Enix. - [Square Enix](https://gamingpickz.com/company/square-enix/): Publisher of Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Kingdom Hearts. - [Valve](https://gamingpickz.com/company/valve/): Operator of Steam and developer of Half-Life, Portal, Counter-Strike and Dota 2. - [Apple](https://gamingpickz.com/company/apple/): Operator of the App Store and Apple Arcade across iPhone, iPad and Mac. - [Google](https://gamingpickz.com/company/google/): Operator of Google Play, the primary storefront for Android games. - [Meta](https://gamingpickz.com/company/meta/): Owner of the Quest headset line and the Meta Horizon Store. ## Genre hubs - [Action Adventure](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/action-adventure/): Combat and exploration in roughly equal measure, usually with a directed story and a world that opens up as you gain abilities. - [Action RPG](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/action-rpg/): Real-time combat layered over character progression, loot and stat building. - [JRPG](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/jrpg/): Japanese role-playing games, typically party-based with a strong authored narrative. - [Role-Playing](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/rpg/): Character-driven progression systems where your build and choices shape how the game plays. - [First-Person Shooter](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/fps/): Shooting from a first-person viewpoint, in campaigns, competitive arenas or both. - [Open World](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/open-world/): A single continuous map you can traverse largely at your own pace and in your own order. - [Platformer](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/platformer/): Precision movement and jumping as the core verb, in 2D or 3D. - [Fighting](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/fighting/): One-on-one or team combat built on frame data, spacing and matchup knowledge. - [Racing](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/racing/): Driving competition, from arcade handling to full simulation. - [Sports](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/sports/): Licensed or original takes on real-world sports. - [Strategy](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/strategy/): Planning, positioning and resource management, turn-based or real-time. - [Simulation](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/simulation/): Systems modelled in depth, whether that is a farm, a city, an aircraft or a life. - [Puzzle](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/puzzle/): Discrete problems built around a single well-taught mechanic. - [Horror](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/horror/): Games designed around tension, scarcity and threat. - [Gacha](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/gacha/): Free-to-play games funded by randomised character or item pulls. - [MMORPG](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/mmorpg/): Persistent online worlds shared by large numbers of players at once. - [Roguelike](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/roguelike/): Runs that reset on death, with randomised layouts and meta progression between attempts. - [Survival](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/survival/): Managing hunger, temperature, crafting and threat in a hostile environment. - [Sandbox](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/sandbox/): Tools and systems handed to the player with few imposed goals. - [Soulslike](https://gamingpickz.com/genre/soulslike/): Deliberate stamina-based combat, punishing death penalties and interconnected level design. ## Reviewers - [Ranjeeth](https://gamingpickz.com/authors/ranjeeth/), Editor: Twenty years of playing and reviewing, and roughly 3,000 games played across every generation since the PS1. - [Mikan](https://gamingpickz.com/authors/mikan/), Contributing writer: Three years reviewing games on camera, and the author of the MIKAN GAME LIFE channel on YouTube. ## Policies - Editorial policy: https://gamingpickz.com/editorial-policy/ - Pricing methodology: https://gamingpickz.com/how-we-price/ - Privacy policy: https://gamingpickz.com/privacy-policy/ ## Citation Cite as: GamingPickz, "", . 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