Charts

The best games we have reviewed

1938 reviews, scored out of 10. We do not publish a ranked top ten, because the scores do not support one: 76 of these reviews share a score of 8.5 and eight share the top score. Pretending we can order those is a chart, not a judgement. So here they are in bands, with equal scores listed alphabetically.

The best of 2026

The highest-scoring games released in 2026 that we have reviewed.

  1. Dead as Disco Rhythm Beat-'em-up 8.5
  2. Dear Magical Girls Tower Defense 8.5
  3. Dwarf Eats Mountain Incremental 8.5
  4. Endacopia Point-and-Click Adventure 8.5
  5. Hermit and Pig Turn-Based RPG 8.5
  6. Our Wonderland Horror Visual Novel 8.5
  7. Pathogenic Roguelike / Twin-stick Shooter 8.5
  8. Shift At Midnight Co-op Horror 8.5
  9. Sovereign Tower Round Table Management RPG, Visual Novel, Strategy 8.5
  10. Truxton Extreme Action 8.5

All 2026 releases

Outstanding 9+

Games we would recommend without a caveat. 45 reviews — the 30 highest shown; equal scores are listed A–Z.

  1. Baldur's Gate 3 CRPG / Turn-Based RPG 9.5
  2. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Turn-Based RPG 9.5
  3. Dark Souls III Action RPG 9.5
  4. Disco Elysium CRPG / Detective RPG 9.5
  5. Factorio Factory automation and construction strategy 9.5
  6. Portal 2 Puzzle 9.5
  7. Terraria Action, Adventure, Sandbox, RPG 9.5
  8. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-Adventure 9.5
  9. Antimatter Dimensions Incremental 9
  10. Balatro Poker Roguelike / Deckbuilder 9
  11. Celeste Precision Platformer 9
  12. Cuphead Boss-Rush Platformer 9
  13. Cyberpunk 2077 Open-world Action RPG 9
  14. DELTARUNE Turn-Based RPG 9
  15. DOOM (2016) Action 9
  16. Elden Ring Action RPG 9
  17. Fallout: New Vegas Open-World RPG 9
  18. God of War Action Adventure 9
  19. Hades Action Roguelite 9
  20. Half-Life: Alyx VR Action-Adventure 9
  21. Hi-Fi RUSH Rhythm Action 9
  22. Hollow Knight Metroidvania 9
  23. Hollow Knight: Silksong Metroidvania 9
  24. Hotline Miami Top-Down Action 9
  25. Inscryption Deckbuilding Roguelike, Puzzle, Horror 9
  26. INSIDE Puzzle Platformer 9
  27. Minecraft Sandbox, Survival, Crafting 9
  28. Noita Action Roguelite / Physics Simulation 9
  29. OMORI RPG 9
  30. Outer Wilds Exploration Mystery 9

All 9+ reviews

Very good 8–8.9

Clearly worth your time, with something real to say for themselves. 278 reviews — the 30 highest shown; equal scores are listed A–Z.

  1. Caves of Qud Science fantasy roguelike RPG 8.8
  2. Deep Rock Galactic Co-op Sci-Fi FPS 8.7
  3. Against the Storm Roguelite city builder 8.5
  4. ANIMAL WELL Puzzle Metroidvania 8.5
  5. Arknights Tactical Tower Defense RPG 8.5
  6. BeamNG.drive Vehicle Simulation 8.5
  7. Bitburner Programming incremental / hacking simulation 8.5
  8. Black Myth: Wukong Action RPG 8.5
  9. Bloons TD 6 Tower Defense 8.5
  10. Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling Turn-Based RPG 8.5
  11. Chicory: A Colorful Tale Adventure, Puzzle 8.5
  12. Chronigma Puzzle 8.5
  13. Core Keeper Survival sandbox / mining RPG 8.5
  14. Crab Champions Roguelite Shooter 8.5
  15. Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal Strategy 8.5
  16. CrossCode Action RPG 8.5
  17. Darkest Dungeon Turn-Based Roguelike RPG 8.5
  18. Dead as Disco Rhythm Beat-'em-up 8.5
  19. Dead Cells Roguelite Metroidvania 8.5
  20. Dear Magical Girls Tower Defense 8.5
  21. Death of a Wish Action RPG, Hack and Slash 8.5
  22. Devil May Cry 5 Character Action / Hack-and-Slash 8.5
  23. Disco Elysium - The Final Cut Narrative RPG 8.5
  24. Dispatch Narrative Adventure 8.5
  25. Divinity: Original Sin 2 CRPG / Turn-Based Tactical RPG 8.5
  26. Don't Starve Together Survival crafting 8.5
  27. DOOM Eternal Action 8.5
  28. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age — Definitive Edition JRPG 8.5
  29. Dwarf Eats Mountain Incremental 8.5
  30. Endacopia Point-and-Click Adventure 8.5

All 8+ reviews

Good 7–7.9

Solid games that do what they set out to do. 644 reviews — the 30 highest shown; equal scores are listed A–Z.

  1. Cow Life Sim RPG Simulation, RPG, Casual, Indie, Adventure 7.8
  2. Iratus: Lord of the Dead Turn-Based Tactical Roguelike RPG 7.8
  3. Our Adventurer Guild Tactics RPG 7.8
  4. Space Grunts: Chrono Shard Turn-Based Tactical Roguelike 7.8
  5. Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense Strategy 7.7
  6. Card Survival: Tropical Island Survival Crafting / Card-Based Simulation 7.6
  7. 7 Days to Die Survival horror crafting 7.5
  8. AETHUS Survival Crafting 7.5
  9. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Real-Time Strategy 7.5
  10. Age of Empires IV Anniversary Edition Strategy 7.5
  11. A HERO AND A GARDEN Narrative idle clicker 7.5
  12. Albion Online Sandbox MMORPG 7.5
  13. A Little to the Left Puzzle, Cozy, Casual 7.5
  14. All Hail the Orb Incremental 7.5
  15. Almost a Hero Idle RPG 7.5
  16. A Plague Tale: Requiem Action-Adventure 7.5
  17. Archon Soul Roguelike Deckbuilder 7.5
  18. ARC Raiders Extraction Shooter 7.5
  19. Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced Action-Adventure 7.5
  20. Assassin's Creed Odyssey Open-world Action RPG 7.5
  21. Astral Ascent Roguelite 7.5
  22. ASTRONEER Space Survival Sandbox 7.5
  23. Autonauts Automation and colony simulation 7.5
  24. Avowed Action RPG 7.5
  25. Backpack Hero Roguelike Deckbuilder 7.5
  26. Barotrauma Submarine Survival Simulation 7.5
  27. Beacon Pines Narrative Adventure, Visual Novel, Mystery 7.5
  28. Berry Bury Berry Incremental Adventure 7.5
  29. Big Hops 3D Platformer 7.5
  30. Big Walk Co-op Adventure 7.5

All 7+ reviews

The best of each genre

Best RPG

  1. Baldur's Gate 3 CRPG / Turn-Based RPG 9.5
  2. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Turn-Based RPG 9.5
  3. Dark Souls III Action RPG 9.5
  4. Disco Elysium CRPG / Detective RPG 9.5
  5. Terraria Action, Adventure, Sandbox, RPG 9.5

Best Crafting & Building

  1. Factorio Factory automation and construction strategy 9.5
  2. Terraria Action, Adventure, Sandbox, RPG 9.5
  3. Inscryption Deckbuilding Roguelike, Puzzle, Horror 9
  4. Minecraft Sandbox, Survival, Crafting 9
  5. Noita Action Roguelite / Physics Simulation 9

Best Action

  1. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Turn-Based RPG 9.5
  2. Dark Souls III Action RPG 9.5
  3. Terraria Action, Adventure, Sandbox, RPG 9.5
  4. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Action-Adventure 9.5
  5. Cyberpunk 2077 Open-world Action RPG 9

Best Co-op & Multiplayer

  1. Baldur's Gate 3 CRPG / Turn-Based RPG 9.5
  2. Dark Souls III Action RPG 9.5
  3. Factorio Factory automation and construction strategy 9.5
  4. Portal 2 Puzzle 9.5
  5. Terraria Action, Adventure, Sandbox, RPG 9.5

Best Idle & Incremental

  1. Antimatter Dimensions Incremental 9
  2. Bitburner Programming incremental / hacking simulation 8.5
  3. Dwarf Eats Mountain Incremental 8.5
  4. Melvor Idle Idle RPG 8.5
  5. NGU Idle Incremental RPG 8.5

Best Strategy

  1. Factorio Factory automation and construction strategy 9.5
  2. Balatro Poker Roguelike / Deckbuilder 9
  3. RimWorld Colony simulation and management sim 9
  4. Slay the Spire Roguelike Deckbuilder 9
  5. Against the Storm Roguelite city builder 8.5

Best Simulation

  1. Cyberpunk 2077 Open-world Action RPG 9
  2. Noita Action Roguelite / Physics Simulation 9
  3. Papers, Please Puzzle Simulation 9
  4. Persona 5 Royal JRPG 9
  5. RimWorld Colony simulation and management sim 9

Best Narrative

  1. Baldur's Gate 3 CRPG / Turn-Based RPG 9.5
  2. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Turn-Based RPG 9.5
  3. Disco Elysium CRPG / Detective RPG 9.5
  4. Portal 2 Puzzle 9.5
  5. Celeste Precision Platformer 9