16 Super Meat Boy

Xbox Live Arcade in the 360 era saw the birth of indie developer culture, opening game-making to more people brimming with ideas and able to sell them for just a few quid. We could include many examples, but Super Meat Boy is the hardcore highlight as the titular hero tackles one insanely tricky level after the other with precision platforming, or dies trying. Proof that gamers still like being put through the grinder. Xbox 360 / 2010