# The best video games of 2013

The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2013 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.

- 19 votes · 25 items
- Feb 8, 2020 · sofia_noscope
- https://even.best/en/l/235/the-best-video-games-of-2013

## Top 20

1. **Grand Theft Auto V** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released September 2013. Metascore: 97.
2. **The Last of Us** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released June 2013. Metascore: 95.
3. **Super Mario 3D World** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released November 2013. Metascore: 93.
4. **Fire Emblem: Awakening** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released February 2013. Metascore: 92.
5. **BioShock Infinite** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released March 2013. Metascore: 94.
6. **Rayman Legends** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released September 2013. Metascore: 92.
7. **Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2013. Metascore: 88.
8. **Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2013. Metascore: 88.
9. **Pokemon Y** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2013. Metascore: 88.
10. **Animal Crossing: New Leaf** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released June 2013. Metascore: 88.
11. **Tearaway** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released November 2013. Metascore: 87.
12. **Pinball FX 2: Star Wars Pinball** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released February 2013. Metascore: 87.
13. **Velocity Ultra** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released July 2013. Metascore: 87.
14. **Gone Home** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released August 2013. Metascore: 86.
15. **The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2013. Metascore: 91.
16. **The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2013. Metascore: 90.
17. **Dota 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released July 2013. Metascore: 90.
18. **XCOM: Enemy Within** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2013. Metascore: 88.
19. **The Stanley Parable** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2013. Metascore: 88.
20. **Pokemon X** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2013. Metascore: 87.
21. **The Swapper** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released May 2013. Metascore: 87.
22. **MLB 13: The Show** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2013. Metascore: 87.
23. **Europa Universalis IV** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2013. Metascore: 87.
24. **Pikmin 3** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2013. Metascore: 87.
25. **Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released May 2013. Metascore: 88.

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