Warner Bros has a patent on the nemesis system found in the ‘Middle Earth: Shadow of’ series. That’s probably the most popular example

Namco also patented loading screen games. That patent expired in 2015 though

I find it really hard to boil down to 10 games. 5 is easy but 10 varies from time to time. But I think a lot of what’s here is pretty solidly in place

10: Sonic 3

9: Outer Wilds

8: Split/Second

7: Uncharted 2

6: Bioshock

5: Portal 2 (and I suppose Portal 1 just because I feel like it’s more a tech-demo to the fully fledged Portal 2)

4: Assassin’s Creed II

3: GTA Vice City

2: Burnout 3: Takedown

1: Rollercoaster Tycoon 2

Honourable Mentions to Doom 16, Borderlands 2, Bioshock Infinite, Gran Turismo 4, Stardew Valley, Driver San Francisco… There’s more but I think it would just turn into an even bigger list!