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10 Greatest Fantasy Video Games of the Last 10 Years
Collider ranks fantasy video games released between 2017 and 2026, judging them on gameplay, design, worldbuilding, narrative, originality, visuals, critical reception and fan opinion.
– 10. Monster Hunter: World (2018) — praised for modernising the series while retaining its crafting-and-hunting loop, particularly through its convincing, interactive monster ecosystems.– 9. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) — highlighted for its multi-perspective story, strategic grid combat and social-management elements.– 8. Hades (2020) — commended for integrating its Greek-myth-inspired narrative into the repeated runs central to roguelike gameplay.
In short
- Collider ranks major fantasy games released since 2017.
- Monster Hunter: World modernised a longstanding hunting series.
- Hades blends roguelike repetition with ongoing storytelling.
Explained simply
Fantasy video games create imagined worlds, often drawing on mythology, magic or invented histories. They can range from action and exploration to strategy and role-playing, and may tell a story through quests, characters or repeated attempts at a challenge.
The games mentioned here show that variety: Monster Hunter: World centres on hunting creatures and making equipment from resources, while Fire Emblem: Three Houses combines tactical battles with relationships and school life. Hades retells elements of Greek mythology through a hero’s repeated attempts to escape the underworld.
Lists of the “greatest” games reflect choices about what matters, such as how a game plays, how its world is built and how players respond to it. These judgements can differ, so rankings offer one guide to a broad and varied genre.