20 Video Games Of This Generation You May Have Missed

Did you play every great game this generation had to offer before we move on?

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Time on the current generation of consoles is coming to a close with each passing day, and with the dwindling announcements of new titles it couldn't be more clear to gamers that developers are shifting their focus onto new hardware.

However, as the move to next gen is being made, this transitional period brings with it an opportunity reflect on games gone by - specifically, those titles that might not have garnered as much attention due to their less high profile releases.

To this end here is a list of such "lesser" titles that are worth checking out while waiting for 2020 and beyond.

Included with each entry are their aggregated Metacritic scores for each platform as a means to gauge whether or not the title catches your interest. Not included in this list are titles that are annually released, episodic, sports, and full-on exclusives (whereas timed exclusives are listed).

Finally, only the base versions of these games are listed because some titles were timed exclusives and upon later release they came with add-ons, bonuses, or different names to the original versions.

20. Celeste (2018)

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PC: 88% | PS4: 91% | XBO: 94% | NS: 92%

Kicking off the list is 2018's Game of the Year nominee. No small feat for an indie game that competed against triple AAA titles Red Dead Redemption 2, God of War, Marvel's Spider-Man, Monster Hunter: World, and Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Whether you live for indie titles or prefer triple AAA games, it's hard not to have heard one or two things about this breakout game, but if it has, for whatever reason, skipped your radar, then make sure play the critically acclaimed pixel art platformer where you control a girl named Madeline on a journey to the top of Celeste Mountain.

Braving tricky drops and clever puzzles, quick fingers and a perceptive eye are required to get through a game that melts beautiful music with a layered and rewarding story.

A typical playthrough will require roughly 8 hours of play and for completionists, that can very easily quadruple into 36 hours depending on skill level and leisure.

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