Miguel Concepcion recently posted a healthy reminder that gamers CAN be bibliophiles—especially where books about video games are concerned. Behold, the 25 Best Video Game Coffee Table Books.

These books look awesome. Among them:

• 1001 Video Games You Need To Play Before You Die. Enough said.
• Dawn: The Worlds Of Final Fantasy, an art showcase by Yoshitaka Amano, the series' main character designer through FFVI.
• Ico: Castle In The Mist, the only novel on the list, translated from Japanese.
• Portal 2 Collector's Edition Guide, a strategy guide with an artwork section included.
• i am 8-bit: Art Inspired by Classic Videogames of the ‘80s
• The Art of The Mass Effect Universe, which hopefully adheres to Mass Effect canon with a little more integrity than the recent novel.

The 25 Best Video Game Coffee Table Books [Complex]