10 games where every level is a masterpiece

Each generation and platform has rare games that chop out the filler to provide nothing but fantastic levels from start to finish, like these 10.

Video games are an art form, and the levels used to build many of them can be thought of as the brush strokes that make it all possible. And yet, as with any medium, there are moments that don’t go quite right. Even fantastic games feature stretches where design principles falter or potential remains unmet.