10 Highest-Rated Video Games Of The Decade - Ranked Worst To Best
God Of War and The Witcher 3 missed the cut. THAT's how good these games are.
This decade has been a stellar ten years for games. We’ve seen the launch of the PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and the life and death of the WiiU in that time. There’s been a huge collection of absolutely fantastic games in there too, all catalogued here.
Importantly, this list is not entirely subjective. This is specifically about critical acclaim, so it uses the Metacritic ranking to determine the top ten. After that, they’ve been ranked more subjectively. That makes for some unexpected entries, as well as some games you might expect to be dead certs missing out.
As for that initial pick of 10 titles though - they're all based off the highest Metacritic rankings for the past decade, then the real ranking comes in.
It’s not to say that I know more than the critics, but games are reviewed in a vacuum. There’s no thought placed on their influence, cultural impact or longevity, but this list takes everything into consideration.
Using Metacritic means that some games miss the cut, but rest assured, the top ten here are complete and utter classics.