# The best PC games of 2016

The 20 best-reviewed PC games released in 2016, according to Metacritic's critic scores. No DLC, expansions or compilations.

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- Jun 21, 2026 · retro_happy
- https://even.best/en/l/981/the-best-pc-games-of-2016

## Top 15

1. **Out of the Park Baseball 17** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Released March 2016. Metascore: 92.
2. **Stephen's Sausage Roll** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released April 2016. Metascore: 90.
3. **Hex: Shards of Fate** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Released April 2016. Metascore: 87.
4. **Overwatch** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released May 2016. Metascore: 91.
5. **Dark Souls III** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released April 2016. Metascore: 89.
6. **Stardew Valley** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released February 2016. Metascore: 89.
7. **Sid Meier's Civilization VI** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2016. Metascore: 88.
8. **Battlefield 1** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2016. Metascore: 88.
9. **Gears of War 4** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released October 2016. Metascore: 86.
10. **Pony Island** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Released January 2016. Metascore: 86.
11. **XCOM 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released February 2016. Metascore: 88.
12. **World of Warcraft: Legion** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2016. Metascore: 88.
13. **Owlboy** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2016. Metascore: 88.
14. **The Witness** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released January 2016. Metascore: 87.
15. **INSIDE** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released July 2016. Metascore: 87.
16. **Forza Horizon 3** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released September 2016. Metascore: 86.
17. **Rise of the Tomb Raider** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released January 2016. Metascore: 86.
18. **Total War: WARHAMMER** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released May 2016. Metascore: 86.
19. **Dishonored 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released November 2016. Metascore: 86.
20. **F1 2016** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Released August 2016. Metascore: 86.
21. **HITMAN** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A stealth game from IO Interactive. It was released in episodic format in 2016.
22. **DOOM** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A reboot of the series by id Software. Released in May 2016.
23. **Darkest Dungeon** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A gothic roguelike from Red Hook Studios. Officially released in January 2016.
24. **Titanfall 2** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A shooter from Respawn Entertainment. The campaign was highly praised. Released in October 2016.
25. **Firewatch** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — A first-person adventure in Campo Santo. The story of a Wyoming wildfire warden. Released in February 2016.

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