# The best video games of 2016

The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2016 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.

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- Apr 19, 2024 · Łukasz Z.
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## Top 20

1. **Uncharted 4: A Thief's End** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released May 2016. Metascore: 93.
2. **INSIDE** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2016. Metascore: 93.
3. **Out of the Park Baseball 17** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2016. Metascore: 92.
4. **Overwatch (2016)** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released May 2016. Metascore: 91.
5. **Forza Horizon 3** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2016. Metascore: 91.
6. **Stephen's Sausage Roll** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released April 2016. Metascore: 90.
7. **Rez Infinite** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2016. Metascore: 89.
8. **Titanfall 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2016. Metascore: 89.
9. **Dark Souls III** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released April 2016. Metascore: 89.
10. **Stardew Valley** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released February 2016. Metascore: 89.
11. **Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2016. Metascore: 88.
12. **NBA 2K17** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2016. Metascore: 88.
13. **XCOM 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released February 2016. Metascore: 88.
14. **Dishonored 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2016. Metascore: 88.
15. **Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released March 2016. Metascore: 88.
16. **Sid Meier's Civilization VI** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2016. Metascore: 88.
17. **Battlefield 1** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released October 2016. Metascore: 88.
18. **World of Warcraft: Legion** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2016. Metascore: 88.
19. **Owlboy** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2016. Metascore: 88.
20. **The Witness** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released January 2016. Metascore: 87.
21. **Pokemon Sun** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2016. Metascore: 87.
22. **Pokemon Moon** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2016. Metascore: 87.
23. **Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released February 2016. Metascore: 87.
24. **Odin Sphere Leifthrasir** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2016. Metascore: 87.
25. **Forza Horizon 3: Blizzard Mountain** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released December 2016. Metascore: 87.

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