Not sure if it would've sold more if released later, but Another World felt pretty ahead of its time when it was released in 1991

The Nomad Soul https://youtu.be/AlHrvQJqDMg was way ahead of its time. it was very well received at the time and I had a blast playing it.

But in 1997 it had limitations that today would make it incredible

Cyberpunk meets Watchdogs 3 in an alien world.

You, the gamer, astrotravel into the game and possess the soul of a character, taking their life, living in their apartment and saving the world (I can't quite remember the details of the story, there may have been a murder rampage). You could find other playable NPCs wondering around and you could transfer your soul to them, losing access to the previous ones life and taking on a new persona entirely while continuing on your quest. I think it was a one way transfer and if you character died you would have to find a new soul to possess.

Open world in a cyberpunk city. you played third person however combat was on 1st person.

David Bowie was a character.

Great soundtrack, huge scope before GTA 3D, lots to explore.

the more I think about it this is one game fully deserving of a remake and not get lost to time.

I would say the original Gran Turismo, for the ps1, was pretty ahead of time just because of the sheer amount of content polyphony managed to pack into a single disc. Also kickstarted the simcade genre.

Assassin's Creed Unity and Batman Arkham Knight, both early last gen games have aged amazingly well.

silent hill 3, while pretty standard in terms of its mechanics, has some of the best visuals i've ever seen on a ps2 game.

I think Starsiege Tribes was quite ahead of its time on release.