# IGN's best games of the decade: 2018 and 2019

The 2018 and 2019 games IGN picked in its list of the best games of the decade, published on 31 December 2019: from God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 to Outer Wilds.

- 33 votes · 18 items
- Apr 28, 2020 · Florian Rousseau
- https://even.best/en/l/1515/ign-s-best-games-of-the-decade-2018-and-2019

## Top 18

1. **Assassin's Creed Odyssey** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — 2018. Ancient Greece as an open world.
2. **Celeste** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 2018. Climbing a mountain, and anxiety.
3. **God of War** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 2018. Kratos and Atreus in Norse mythology, in one continuous shot.
4. **Monster Hunter: World** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 2018. Capcom's monster hunting turned global hit.
5. **Red Dead Redemption 2** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 2018. Arthur Morgan and the end of the Wild West according to Rockstar.
6. **Forza Horizon 4** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 2018. Open-world racing in a four-season Britain.
7. **Super Smash Bros. Ultimate** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 2018. "Everyone is here": Nintendo's fighting crossover.
8. **Pokémon Sword and Shield** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 2019. The first main Pokémon games on Switch, in the Galar region.
9. **Return of the Obra Dinn** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2018. Lucas Pope's investigation of a ghost ship.
10. **Subnautica** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2018. Survival under the oceans of an alien planet.
11. **Tetris Effect** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2018. Tetris with music and light, also in virtual reality.
12. **Control** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2019. Remedy's Federal Bureau of Control.
13. **Fire Emblem: Three Houses** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2019. Tactics, teaching and three rival houses.
14. **Outer Wilds** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2019. A solar system in a 22-minute loop.
15. **Resident Evil 2** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 2019. The remake of Capcom's Raccoon City classic.
16. **Beat Saber** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2019. The lightsaber rhythm game in virtual reality.
17. **Slay the Spire** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 2019. The card roguelike that launched a trend.
18. **Super Mario Maker 2** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — 2019. Building and sharing your own Mario levels.

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