Games

With the pending arrival of Nintendo's Switch 2 console, we look back at the 20 best titles released exclusively for its predecessor, the original Switch.

Every Assassin's Creed Game, Ranked

Phil Owen

We rank every game in the Assassin's Creed franchise—including this week's new game Assassin's Creed Shadows—from worst to best based on Metascore.

Every Movie Based on a Videogame, Ranked

Jason Dietz

(Updated April 2025) We rank every live-action film adapted from a video game—dating from 1993's Super Mario Bros. to this month's new A Minecraft Movie—from worst to best according to their Metascores.

Metacritic's 15th Annual Game Publisher Rankings

Jason Dietz

We reveal the past year's best and worst video game publishers (based on their 2024 releases) in the 15th edition of our annual Game Publisher Rankings.

Every Like a Dragon/Yakuza Game, Ranked

Phil Owen

To celebrate the arrival of the new game Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, we rank every English-language release in the Like a Dragon [aka Yakuza] videogame series from worst to best by Metascore.

Every Metacritic Game of the Year Winner

Jason Dietz

These are the best-reviewed games released each year in the 21st century.

Games

New Releases

Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma

POPUCOM

F1 25

Elden Ring Nightreign

Scar-Lead Salvation

Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

to a T

Haneda Girl

Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny Remaster

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon

Blood Bar Tycoon

Blades of Fire

Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping

Deliver At All Costs

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny Remastered

Out of Sight

Survive the Fall

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown

Trident's Tale

JDM: Japanese Drift Master

Upcoming Games

MindsEye

The Alters

FBC: Firebreak

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4

Donkey Kong Bananza

Shadow Labyrinth

Killing Floor 3

Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game

Mafia: The Old Country

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater

Borderlands 4

Marathon

Ghost of Yotei

Pokemon Legends: Z-A

Best Games on

1. Elden Ring

2. Baldur's Gate 3

3. Astro Bot

4. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

5. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition

6. Metaphor: ReFantazio

7. God of War: Ragnarok

8. Hades

9. Tetris Effect: Connected

10. Resident Evil 4

11. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

12. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

13. Forza Horizon 5

14. Street Fighter 6

15. Demon's Souls

16. Slay The Princess - The Pristine Cut

17. Split Fiction

18. Persona 5 Royal

19. DAVE THE DIVER

20. Rogue Legacy 2

21. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

22. Marvel's Spider-Man 2

23. Destiny 2: The Final Shape

24. Cocoon

The Gold Standard in Critical Analysis

The Metascore Breakdown

New on PlayStation Plus

Alone in the Dark

Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

NBA 2K25

Skull and Bones

Another Crab's Treasure

Destiny 2: The Final Shape

Battlefield V

Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted

Gloomhaven

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Humankind

SAND LAND

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