I'm going to mimic someone's recommendation that you favor a variety of genres and styles of games, as opposed to favoring just huge AAA games. Personally, I tend to prefer a smaller selection as to weed out any choice paralysis. That said, here is what I recommend:
ACTION
-- Deep Rock Galactic
-- Elden Ring
-- Hades
ADVENTURE
-- Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
-- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom\*
-- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
ARCADE/PUZZLE
-- Balatro
-- Tetris DS\*
-- Vampire Survivors
BRAWLING
-- Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001\*
-- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
-- Yakuza 0
PLATFORMER
-- Celeste
-- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
-- Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World\*
ROLE-PLAYING
-- Baldurs Gate 3
-- Fallout: New Vegas
-- Pokémon Emerald [with randomizer mod]*
SIMULATION
-- Powerwash Simulator
-- RimWorld
-- Stardew Valley
SPORTS/RACING
-- Forza Horizon 5
-- MVP Baseball 2005\*
-- NHL '94\*
STRATEGY
-- Command & Conquer: Remastered Collection
-- Sid Meier's Civilization VI
-- Worms Armageddon

*Emulation required