How /v/'s Recommended Games Is Organized

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/v/'s Recommended Games is a community wiki that collects game recommendations originating from the /v/ imageboard. Its main page is a navigation hub: instead of one flat list, it groups content by platform status, platform type, and purpose, so you can jump straight to the hardware or guide you care about. The wiki describes itself as "UNDER (RE)CONSTRUCTION," and it notes that recommendations come from /v/ "or at least should be," with tastes that may not match your own.

Main page sections

The homepage is divided into these blocks:

  • Current Consoles — Atari VCS, Sony PlayStation 5, Microsoft Xbox Series X|S, Amazon Fire TV, Sony PlayStation 4
  • Current Handhelds — Nintendo Switch 2, Panic Playdate, Blaze Evercade, Nintendo Switch, Arduboy line
  • Current PC OSs — AIX, RaspBerry Pi OS, Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, Oracle Solaris, GNU/Linux, BSD family, RISC OS
  • Current Mobile OSs — Ubuntu Touch, Huawei HarmonyOS, Google Android (TCL), KaiOS, Apple iOS, Jolla Sailfish OS
  • Recently Discontinued Platforms — HP-UX (2025), Windows Embedded Compact (2023), Google Stadia (2023), BlackBerry OS family (2022), Samsung Tizen smartphones (2021)
  • Upcoming Experiences — entries such as Daniel Puchau Ink Console (TBD) and Clydeware GameTank (2026)

Below those, the page links to broader site sections: List of Gaming Platforms, Special Interest Groups, Guides, Miscellaneous, and Contributions.

The List of Gaming Platforms

This is the master index of hardware and operating systems covered by the wiki. Each row uses the same fields, so you can scan by any column:

Field What it tells you
Developer Who created the platform
Manufacturer Who built or produced it
Type Console, computer, OS, handheld, media player, etc.
Lifespan Years the platform was active
Name The platform itself

For example, the table lists Acorn Electron (microcomputer, 1983–1985), RISC OS (computer OS, 1987–current), Amazon Fire TV (media player / microconsole, 2014–current), Amazon Luna (cloud gaming service, 2022–current), and Intellivision Amico (console, never released in 2020). Entries run from the Apple I (1976–1977) through modern systems, so the list doubles as a rough timeline of gaming hardware.

How to use the site

  1. Pick your platform type first. If you want console recommendations, start with Current Consoles or Recently Discontinued Platforms rather than scrolling the full platform list.
  2. Open the platform page. Each entry in the List of Gaming Platforms links to its own page, which is where the actual recommended-games content lives.
  3. Check the Guides and Special Interest Groups sections if you want curated lists rather than a single platform's picks.
  4. Use Contributions if you want to add to a list — the wiki states it "lives and breathes on the efforts of volunteers."

What to expect

The wiki is explicit about its editorial voice: "Expect tastes that may not match your own, a healthy serving of hateful language, and punishing standards of quality." It also links to Reviews by /v/, Multiplayer games, and Recent changes as quick entry points. Treat it as a starting point for discovery rather than a neutral database — the recommendations reflect one community's preferences, and the site is still being rebuilt.