6. So-Bad-It's-Good Games (Goat Simulator & Octodad)
Coffee Stain StudiosSometimes a game knows that it's basically garbage, but through the art of irony, manages to spin that awfulness into something outrageously entertaining. Two recent examples are Goat Simulator and Octodad, two titles that in any other circumstances would be savaged by critics for their clunky physics and absurd bugginess, but because their respective developers are clearly in on the joke and molded the gameplay around the fact they couldn't code their way out of a paper bag, the tawdry lack of quality somehow becomes charming. Octodad's terrible controls are infuriating, but they are also what makes the game challenging, while Goat Simulator's craptastic physics are what makes it so hilarious to behold as you catapult your goat from a great height. These games transcend their inherent badness because they have personality: they're absolutely unlike anything else we've ever played, though at the same time, to other gamers not in on the joke, you're probably better off just lying and telling them you're playing something else. Some gamers are just destined not to get the joke...