01. A new game (released within the past year)

02. An old game (released 10+ years ago)

05. A time sink (50+ hours)

08. A game you've been wishing and waiting for

09-1. A remake or remaster of a game

12. A game recommended to you by someone else

16. A game from a genre you don't usually play

17. A game that is themed around dogs or cats

19. A game where you play as an antihero or a villain

20-2. A game set in the far future

22. A game without any humans

23. A game where you play as a robot or an alien

27. A game that was adapted from another medium (book, movie, etc.) or a game that has been adapted into another medium

31. A cornerstone to gaming culture

32. A game that starts with the same first letter as in your username (if your username doesn’t contain letters, pick a random letter)

33-1. A “threequel” (third part of a series)

35. A game containing a real or fictional religion

36. A game that heavily features either fire or ice

38. A game with a subtitle

39. A game that surprised you

42. A game that had a red retirement rating on HLTB when you started playing it (10% or higher)

43. A game that one of your favorite artists worked on (artist, developer, musician, voice actor/actress, etc.)

48. A game that has been a HLTB Game of the Month

49. A game listed on the HLTB stats page, or the stats page filtered for a single platform

50. A game chosen by the HLTB randomizer