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Top 10 Creation Video Games


playing is great but creating is even
better welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top ten creation video games for
this list we’ve selected the best titles
that mandate strong creativity and
imagination on the part of players in
order for them to fully appreciate
partake in or complete the game that is
where’s the shooting and explosion boom
we’re also excluding any tycoon games
that is games that strongly emphasize
construction and resource management
skills since we have an entirely
separate list for those so before you
get destructive about not seeing your
favorite theme park or city creator game
on this list be sure to check out that
video too number 10 is siege staged in a
medieval setting this game allows
players to build far out mobile engines
of war and then play them out against
enemy fortresses and armies we know
cannons and catapults seriously no no no
while those machines are indeed
buildable the funding besiege doesn’t
end with flinging rocks around
with its customization tools permitting
users to engineer any kind of kooky
killing machine they can dream up and we
do mean any kind this is just one of
those games where failure is even more
fun than success number nine the movies
for those of you dreaming to be the next
Walt Disney or Steven Spielberg or both
seriously you need to get your hands on
this game
ah taking on the role of a major studio
mogul the movies gives you complete
control of the studio’s design and the
production of its films this means you
get to choose the actors direct the
action design the sets the sounds the
whole nine yards
though the online features for this game
have since been shut down the movies
have left quite the lasting legacy in
the genre with its software tools and
gimmicks still used to create machinima
videos number 8 spore a much hyped
release from the developers that brought
us every sim title the god game known as
spore was an entirely new and
out-of-this-world kind of animal Animal
Vegetable whatever deriving its
multi-genre concept from a variety of
successful sim games spore was primarily
an RPG meshed with an RTS they built
starships and they set out to conquer
the galaxy in the game players follow
and manipulate the development of
several alien races witnessing them
evolved from their microorganism origins
to full-fledged intelligent beings the
creation aspect here comes from how you
can design your creature from scratch
before setting it on the path of
evolution
how’s that for intelligent design number
7 project spark so much to explore
so much to create based on the co2 game
lab software from Microsoft this
dreamscape of endless possibilities is
all about imagining worlds and bringing
them to life you can change anything you
desire the setting the story the hero
the enemies at least exclusively for
Microsoft platforms project spark is
less of a game and more of a digital
canvas where users can create their own
mini or full-fledged games and machinima
movies a one-of-a-kind sandbox creation
game players can opt to start designing
from prepackaged templates or with a
completely blank plain what’s the
setting for your story from there they
proceed to design every detail of their
worlds environments from characters to
landscapes to obstacle placements and
even event triggers project spark gives
its dreamers absolute power market spot
hmm sounds more like a working title in
game number 6 Scribblenauts series
imagine a game we’re constructing or
spawning something was as simple as
spelling the word brought to us by the
developers of the equally kid-friendly
drawn to life games this science growing
adventure has players in control of a
boy with a magical notebook that makes
written words come to life an immense
success with critics and gamers of all
ages Scribblenauts is now a series of 5
superb games with one sequel featuring
major characters from the DC Comics
universe
fun crafty and educational this series
is a gorgeous modern gem for both the
creation and child suitable genres that
have been painfully lacking in gaming
number 5 terraria the first born
brainchild of indie developer
relaunching this sandbox title puts
players on an exploration journey in the
mysterious titular land where all its
treasures are yours to collect shape
defend and have fun with in the game
players dig in search for resources that
they can use to craft over 300 varieties
of weapons not to mention the infinite
structures that can be born from your
imagination
with over 12 million copies sold Co
designer Andrew Spinks has announced the
imminent arrival of two sequels one of
which will feature a new and separate
narrative in the world
number four LittleBigPlanet series a
PlayStation exclusive title
LittleBigPlanet or LDP follows The
Adventures of a player created sach
person as they run through a whimsical
world that you’ll swear Tim Burton had
some input in putting emphasis on replay
value and user-generated content
the tagline here is play create share as
creating new characters tools and
journeys with other players online is
encouraged after a once over on the main
campaign
generating two equally creative filled
sequels and five handheld spin-offs it
would appear that these sack dolls and
their paper mache s planet will be
around for imaginative gamers to toy
around with for years to come
number three Kerbal space program
here’s a game where exclaiming this
isn’t rocket science isn’t gonna fly pun
totally intended in this game players
are in control of their own space
program where they design construct test
launch and fly their own spacecraft
while still bound by the laws of physics
once you’re past to the atmosphere you
and your little kerbals are then given
the chance to explore numerous celestial
bodies aiming to achieve as much realism
as possible Kerbal space program has
achieved a rare feat in gaming by
attracting key members from the
scientific community including SpaceX
and Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk
number two Super Mario maker having
tackled virtually every adventure
possible intended to design a
back-to-basics platformer for this
particular Mario release freeing
nostalgic gamers back to the days of
classic titles as the name suggests the
innovation comes in the form of allowing
players to customize their own stages
this means you decide how many boxes to
break where friends and foes pop up the
number of gold coins the whole enchilada
hilariously this also means if you go
and plummet to your death you have only
yourself to blame
met with critical acclaim
especially for generating countless user
forces online it is easily one of
Mario’s most inventive WonderWorks and a
fine contemporary addition for creation
games before we let our imaginations run
wild with our top pick let’s have a look
at some honorable mentions
number one minecraft whether you love it
or hate it
there’s no denying these digital blocks
have become quite the force to be
reckoned with in modern gaming released
in 2011 this sandbox title has players
of all ages building virtually
everything with cubes anything and
everything from iconic buildings to
prominent locations to maps from other
game titles and even amusement park
rides if it exists it’s bound to have a
Minecraft counterpart with over 70
million copies sold it currently stands
as the third best-selling video game of
all time as well as PC gaming’s
best-selling title hence its seat on the
throne of this list do you agree with
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