20 Best Video Games Of The GENERATION

Seven years of PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch games - what's number one?

By Scott Tailford /

Sony/CD Projekt RED

After one of the most important and medium-changing generations in console history, the eighth system cycle is drawing to a close.

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Yes, there'll still be games released on both the Xbox One, PS4 and obviously Nintendo Switch going forward, but for those first two consoles, the majority of titles will drop with Series S|X or PS5 in mind first.

That means the parameters for judging the best game of the generation are set: Games released between the close of 2013 when the PS4 and Xbox One became available, and the close of November 2020, when the next generation started taking hold.

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Obviously there are a TON of games to choose from, but as gaming thunders on into increasingly uncharted waters, let's take stock of the finest games from the last seven years.

First up though, a lot of honourable mentions:

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- 25 Honourable Mentions -

Super Mario Odyssey

Nintendo

Gears 5

The Coalition

P.T./Silent Hills

Konami

Cuphead

Studio MDHR

Resident Evil VII

Capcom

Shovel Knight

Yacht Club Games

Pokémon GO

Niantic

Stardew Valley

Eric Barone

Until Dawn

Sony

Alien Isolation

Monolith

Tetris Effect: Connected

Resonair

Celeste

Matt Makes Games

Return Of The Obra Dinn

3909

Half-Life Alyx

Valve

The Outer Wilds

Mobius Digital

Hitman 2

IO Interactive

Into The Breach

Subset Games

INSIDE

Playdead

Resident Evil 2

Capcom

The Legend Of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Nintendo

Marvel's Spider-Man

Insomniac

Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare

Activision

Devil May Cry 5

Capcom

Monster Hunter World

Capcom & Square Enix

Bloodborne

FromSoftware