The Greatest Books of All Time on Video Games

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
2829 Tomorrow, And Tomorrow, And Tomorrow Gabrielle Zevin 2022 American English
7616 Everything Bad Is Good For You Steven Johnson 2005 American English
7732 Ready Player One Ernest Cline 2011 American English
9317 Hamlet On The Holodeck Janet H. Murray 1997 American English
9705 Extra Lives Tom Bissell 2010 American English
11521 Spelunky Derek Yu 2015 American English
11632 Death By Video Game Simon Parkin 2015 British English
11662 Videogames For Humans Merritt Kopas 2015 Unknown English
12041 Crash Override Zoë Quinn 2017 American English
13941 Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life Bryan Lee O'Malley 2004 Canadian English
17165 Ready Player Two Ernest Cline 2020 American English
17165 Armada Ernest Cline 2015 American English
17165 Myst Rand Miller, Robyn Miller, David Wingrove 1996 American English
17165 The Ultimate History Of Video Games Steven L. Kent 2001 American English
17165 Mass Effect Drew Karpyshyn 2010 Canadian English
17165 Scott Pilgrim The Complete Series Bryan Lee O'Malley 2010 Canadian English
17165 The Book Of D'ni Rand Miller 1997 American English