# The best video games of 2017

The 25 best-reviewed games released in 2017 according to Metacritic's critic scores (all platforms). No DLC, expansions or compilations.

- 33 votes · 25 items
- Nov 12, 2019 · gangnamcontroller
- https://even.best/en/l/239/the-best-video-games-of-2017

## Top 20

1. **Persona 5** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Released April 2017. Metascore: 93.
2. **NieR: Automata** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Released March 2017. Metascore: 88.
3. **The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released March 2017. Metascore: 97.
4. **Super Mario Odyssey** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Released October 2017. Metascore: 97.
5. **Cave Story Plus** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Released June 2017. Metascore: 88.
6. **Divinity: Original Sin II** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released September 2017. Metascore: 93.
7. **Mario Kart 8 Deluxe** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released April 2017. Metascore: 92.
8. **Lone Echo** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released July 2017. Metascore: 89.
9. **XCOM 2: War of the Chosen** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released August 2017. Metascore: 88.
10. **Raw Data** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2017. Metascore: 87.
11. **Zero Escape: The Nonary Games** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released March 2017. Metascore: 87.
12. **Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2017. Metascore: 87.
13. **Forza Horizon 3: Hot Wheels** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released May 2017. Metascore: 87.
14. **Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Released March 2017. Metascore: 91.
15. **Horizon Zero Dawn** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Released February 2017. Metascore: 89.
16. **What Remains of Edith Finch** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Released April 2017. Metascore: 88.
17. **SteamWorld Dig 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2017. Metascore: 88.
18. **Night in the Woods** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released February 2017. Metascore: 88.
19. **Nex Machina: Death Machine** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released June 2017. Metascore: 88.
20. **Total War: WARHAMMER II** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2017. Metascore: 87.
21. **F1 2017** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2017. Metascore: 86.
22. **Cuphead** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2017. Metascore: 86.
23. **Nioh** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released February 2017. Metascore: 88.
24. **Injustice 2** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released May 2017. Metascore: 87.
25. **Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Released July 2017. Metascore: 86.

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