The best PC games
The top 3 according to 6 votes from people: Disco Elysium: The Final Cut · Half-Life 2 · Persona 5 Royal. (Updated Sep 28, 2026.)
The 25 PC games with the highest critic scores on Metacritic, the weighted average of professional reviews. Expansions and compilations left out.
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Top 20
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1
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Released March 2021. Metascore: 97.
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2
Half-Life 2
Released November 2004. Metascore: 96.
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3
Persona 5 Royal
Released October 2022. Metascore: 95.
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4
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Released November 2011. Metascore: 94.
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5
Hades II
Released September 2025. Metascore: 94.
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6
BioShock Infinite
Released March 2013. Metascore: 94.
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7
Grand Theft Auto V
Released April 2015. Metascore: 96.
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8
Baldur's Gate 3
Released August 2023. Metascore: 96.
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9
Half-Life
Released November 1998. Metascore: 96.
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10
BioShock
Released August 2007. Metascore: 96.
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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
Released September 2000. Metascore: 95.
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12
Portal 2
Released April 2011. Metascore: 95.
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13
Mass Effect 2
Released January 2010. Metascore: 94.
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14
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Released May 2003. Metascore: 94.
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15
Sid Meier's Civilization II
Released February 1996. Metascore: 94.
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16
Quake
Released June 1996. Metascore: 94.
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17
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Released March 2006. Metascore: 94.
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18
Elden Ring
Released February 2022. Metascore: 94.
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19
Grim Fandango
Released October 1998. Metascore: 94.
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20
Diablo
Released December 1996. Metascore: 94.
Candidates
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21
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Released October 2005. Metascore: 94.
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22
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Released May 2015. Metascore: 93.
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23
Company of Heroes
Released September 2006. Metascore: 93.
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24
Dwarf Fortress
Released August 2006. Metascore: 93.
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25
Half-Life: Alyx
Released March 2020. Metascore: 93.
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26
Deus Ex
Action role-playing game from Ion Storm (2000), milestone with many solutions for each mission.
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27
StarCraft
Real-time strategy game from Blizzard (1998) with Terrans, Zerg and Protoss; a popular sport in South Korea.
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