These titles consistently topped "Game of the Year" lists and maintain high Metacritic scores:

: A stylish, 100-hour JRPG featuring deep social simulation and turn-based combat.

: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) pioneered the battle royale phenomenon. Destiny 2 and Splatoon 2 dominated the live-service space. Essential Indie Games

: Resident Evil 7: Biohazard revitalized the franchise with a terrifying first-person perspective. The Evil Within 2 also provided a strong, grotesque survival-horror experience.

: A narrative-heavy "walking simulator" that tells the tragic, inventive history of a cursed family.

“ Breath of the Wild is pure gaming magic writ large... it might be one of my favorite games ever made.” Nintendo World Report · 8 years ago