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The best Wii U games of 2014

The top 3 according to 8 votes from people: SteamWorld Dig · Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U · Bayonetta 2. (Updated Sep 3, 2026.)

The 20 best-reviewed Wii U games released in 2014, according to Metacritic's critic scores. No DLC, expansions or compilations.

joystick80 · · 21 items · 8 votes · 3 comments · updated Sep 3, 2026

Automatically translated (original in Italiano). See the original

Top 15

  1. 1

    SteamWorld Dig

    Released August 2014. Metascore: 83.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  2. 2

    Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

    Released November 2014. Metascore: 92.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  3. 3

    Bayonetta 2

    Released October 2014. Metascore: 91.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  4. 4

    Shovel Knight

    Released June 2014. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  5. 5

    Swords & Soldiers

    Released May 2014. Metascore: 78.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  6. 6

    Lone Survivor

    Released October 2014. Metascore: 76.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    Mario Kart 8

    Released May 2014. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  8. 8

    Bayonetta

    Released October 2014. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  9. 9

    Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

    Released December 2014. Metascore: 85.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  10. 10

    Child of Light

    Released April 2014. Metascore: 84.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  11. 11

    Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

    Released February 2014. Metascore: 83.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones

    Released October 2014. Metascore: 82.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  13. 13

    Art of Balance

    Released October 2014. Metascore: 82.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  14. 14

    Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

    Released December 2014. Metascore: 81.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    Stick it to the Man!

    Released May 2014. Metascore: 81.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0

Candidates

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  1. 16

    Pushmo World

    Released June 2014. Metascore: 80.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  2. 17

    Scram Kitty and his Buddy on Rails

    Released May 2014. Metascore: 79.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  3. 18

    Tetrobot and Co.

    Released October 2014. Metascore: 77.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  4. 19

    Hyrule Warriors

    Released September 2014. Metascore: 76.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  5. 20

    Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

    DrinkBox Studios' lucha libre-themed Metroidvania, which arrived on Wii U in 2014.

    Added by Stefano Rossi · ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  6. 21

    Teslagrad

    Released September 2014. Metascore: 79.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 1

    -1

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Alessandro D. · Italiano

Mario Kart 8 era già un capolavoro su Wii U.

Stefano Rossi · Italiano

Manca Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, su Wii U nel 2014 era una bomba.

historybuff_venezia · Italiano

Bayonetta 2 è il motivo per cui ho comprato la Wii U, e non me ne pento.

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