| 100% | SIMS | 4 | With “The,” video-game franchise that uses a diamond-shaped “plumbob” to mark a selected character |
| 50% | WII | 3 | Video game console that used the slogan "Experience a new way to play" |
| 48% | DIDDY | 5 | ___ Kong, monkey character who is a sidekick to Donkey Kong in the video game franchise |
| 48% | LOUISVUITTON | 12 | Fashion house that collaborated with the Final Fantasy XIII video game franchise in 2016 to create a new look for the heroine Lightning (2 wds.) |
| 45% | DONKEYKONG | 10 | Video game with a gorilla that first featured the main character of 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 45% | MARIO | 5 | First video game character to be honored with a figure in the Hollywood Wax Museum |
| 43% | STORYMODE | 9 | Video game setting that allows a player to focus on the narrative |
| 43% | MYST | 4 | Video game franchise with the main character Atrus |
| 43% | OUIJA | 5 | 2014 film franchise based on a sinister board game of the same name that some use to speak to ghosts |
| 41% | PEPPERS | 7 | With 15 Across, illusion that uses a reflection to create the appearance of a phantom |
| 41% | WII | 3 | Video game console that had the slogan "Experience a new way to play" |
| 41% | SIM | 3 | Video game character with a plumbob above their head |
| 40% | FLAVORTEXT | 10 | Words that add depth to a video game character |
| 40% | MARIOBROS | 9 | Video game franchise with characters found at the ends of 17-, 20-, 53- and 58-Across |
| 40% | SONIC | 5 | First video game character to have a balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade |
| 39% | KONG | 4 | "Donkey ___," video game franchise featuring a giant gorilla that took over cereal boxes in the '80s |
| 39% | CITY | 4 | Location marked with a dot in the board game Ticket to Ride |
| 38% | NINEPINS | 8 | Bowling game using a diamond shape |
| 37% | LAIR | 4 | Dragon's ___, '80s video game with a knight as the protagonist that is seen in "Stranger Things" |
| 37% | ATARI | 5 | Early video game company that had a rivalry with Intellivision |
| 37% | NEVER | 5 | "Lightning ___ strikes the same place twice," idiom with a natural phenomenon that is used to describe a rare event |
| 36% | THESIMS | 7 | Video game franchise with the cheat code "rosebud" |
| 36% | GONG | 4 | A massive bell that is hit with a mallet, usually used to signify the start of something |
| 36% | MARIO | 5 | "The Godfather" author who shares his name with a video game character |
| 36% | TONYHAWK | 8 | Legendary skateboarder with a video game franchise |
| 36% | PINTHETAIL | 10 | With 26-Across, game that uses a blindfold |
| 35% | CSI | 3 | Franchise with a ''Hard Evidence'' video game |
| 35% | QBERT | 5 | Video game with a cube-hopping character |
| 35% | WIIFIT | 6 | Video game that uses a balance board |
| 35% | MARIO | 5 | Video game character with a large mustache |