19 Best Video Game Books
Goal: Find the best Video Game books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best video game books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
19 Best Video Game Books
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Masters of Doom
How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
by David Kushner
Also recommended by:
Patrick Collison, Alexis Ohanian, Trung Phan, Austen Allred, Tobi Lütke, Jeff Atwood, Elon Musk
Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made
by Jason Schreier
The Ultimate History of Video Games
From Pong to Pokemon
by Steven L. Kent
Console Wars
Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
by Blake J. Harris
Also recommended by:
Extra Lives
Why Video Games Matter
by Tom Bissell
Power-Up
How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life
by Chris Kohler
Replay
The History of Video Games
by Tristan Donovan
Significant Zero
Heroes, Villains, and the Fight for Art and Soul in Video Games
by Walt Williams
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
Also recommended by:
Steve Jurvetson, Brian Armstrong, Astro Teller, Bill Gurley, George R. R. Martin, Jenn Im, Austen Allred, Mark Zuckerberg
A Wizard of Earthsea
The Earthsea Cycle Series, Book 1
by Ursula K. Le Guin
All Your Base Are Belong to Us
How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture
by Harold Goldberg
Gamelife
A Memoir
by Michael W. Clune
Men, Women, and Chain Saws
Gender in the Modern Horror Film
by Carol J. Clover
Reality Is Broken
Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
by Jane McGonigal
Spelunky
Boss Fight Books, Book 11
by Derek Yu
The Games That Weren't
by Frank Gasking
The Infinite Playground
A Player's Guide to Imagination
by Bernard De Koven
The Tetris Effect
The Game that Hypnotized the World
by Dan Ackerman
Sources
- 1
35 Video Game Books for the Gamer Who Loves Reading – Hey You Video Game!
heyyouvideogame.com
- 2
Best video game books
pennbookcenter.com
- 3
The 10 Best Books About Video Games
forbes.com
- 4
Why do video games matter? 20 books every player should read | Games | The Guardian
theguardian.com
- 5
The 10 best video game books of 2020 - Polygon
polygon.com
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