1
Doom (1993)
A 1993 first-person shooter by id Software pitting a space marine against demonic invaders on Mars's moons, defining the FPS genre.
Looking for 1-syllable games? Here are 7 games that fit — each linked to a full profile.
Syllables are counted across the whole name (multi-word names sum). "Apple" is 2 syllables; "Macaroni and Cheese" is 6.
List of 1-syllable Games
2
Pong
A 1972 two-dimensional table-tennis arcade game by Atari that became the first commercially successful video game and launched the gaming industry.
3
Quake
A 1996 first-person shooter by id Software that introduced fully 3D environments and online multiplayer that became a cornerstone of competitive PC gaming.
4
Saw
A 2009 survival horror game by Zombie Studios based on the Saw film series, in which Detective David Tapp escapes the asylum traps of the serial killer Jigsaw.
5
Steep
A 2016 open-world extreme sports game by Ubisoft Annecy in which players ski, snowboard, paraglide, and wingsuit across faithfully recreated peaks in the Alps and Alaska.
6
VVVVVV
A 2010 indie platformer by Terry Cavanagh in which Captain Viridian and his crew explore a dimensional rift by flipping gravity instead of jumping.
7
Zork
A 1980 text adventure by Infocom set in the ruined Great Underground Empire, in which the player navigates dungeons by typing natural-language commands.
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