Melissa Sarnowski ranked 10 video game remakes of the 2020s so far for DualShockers. The list arrives after a run of remake releases that already includes Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Dead Space, with more projects still on the way.
Melissa Sarnowski's list
Sarnowski has covered games professionally since 2022, and that background shows in the way the ranking is built: it favors projects that do more than reproduce old material. She specializes in lists, reviews, and features, and the result is less a nostalgia parade than a snapshot of how remake design has changed across the decade.
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door appears in the discussion as a 2024 remake of the 2004 original. That placement fits the article's broader point that the 2020s have already produced a steady stream of remake releases, not a one-off burst.
Dead Space and Metal Gear Solid Delta
Dead Space gets singled out for keeping the core of the original intact while rebuilding it to resemble what it would have been like if it had been created in the 2020s. The remake also removes loading screens between areas of the Ishimura, a practical change that points to how modern remakes are expected to do more than sharpen textures.
Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater complicates that standard. The article treats it as a remake of the third MGS game with better graphics and controls, but says the developers played it safe and notes that Kojima was not involved this time.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter is described as an exciting experience in a cozy world, and the article uses it to show that remake coverage in 2020s is not limited to one genre or style. The second chapter of Trails in the Sky is set to release next year, which keeps the remake conversation moving beyond a single title.
The piece also points to an Ocarina of Time remake coming in fall 2026 and says the final part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is still to come. Taken together, those projects make the ranking feel less like a finish line and more like a working map of where video game remakes are headed next.
