Finalists for World Video Game Hall of Fame 2025 revealed

The 12 finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame 2025 have now been revealed by The Strong National Museum of Play. These include classic/retro games that had a huge impact on the early generation of gamers and are considered some of the best game releases. Since its inception back in 2015, many games have made their way into the Hall of Fame.

One can say the criteria is the popularity of the game, it’s a bit more in-depth. To get inducted into the Hall of Fame, the game needs to be widely recognized and have to be celebrated over the years with a dedicated player base. Most of all, the game also needs to be influential and something that inspires more games to follow.

Here are all the nominees for World Video Game Hall of Fame 2025

• Age of Empires (Ensemble Studios 1997)
• Angry Birds (Rovio 2009)
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Activision 2007)
• Defender (Williams Electronics 1981)
• Frogger (Konami 1981)
• Goldeneye 007 (Rare 1997)
• Golden Tee (Incredible Technologies 1989)
• Harvest Moon (Amccus 1996)
• Mattel Football (Mattel 1977)
• NBA 2K (Visual Concepts 1999)
• Quake (Id Software 1996)
• Tamagotchi (Bandai 1996)

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Gamers get one vote a day

Voting is now also open to these games, with fans getting a chance to vote once per day till the submission closes on March 13. This is a great opportunity for gamers to bring their favorite game into the Hall of Fame. The top three most-voted games will then join the top three voted by the International Selection Advisory Committee.

“The three games that receive the most public votes will be submitted on one ballot and will join the other top three submissions from members of the International Selection Advisory Committee. The public will collectively act as one member of the committee,” The Strong Museum wrote.