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The best PC games of 2016

The top 3 according to 14 votes from people: Out of the Park Baseball 17 · Stephen's Sausage Roll · Hex: Shards of Fate. (Updated Sep 13, 2026.)

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

retro_happy · · 25 items · 14 votes · 18 comments · updated Sep 13, 2026

Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original

Top 15

  1. 1

    Out of the Park Baseball 17

    Released March 2016. Metascore: 92.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  2. 2

    Stephen's Sausage Roll

    Released April 2016. Metascore: 90.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  3. 3

    Hex: Shards of Fate

    Released April 2016. Metascore: 87.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  4. 4

    Overwatch

    Released May 2016. Metascore: 91.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  5. 5

    Dark Souls III

    Released April 2016. Metascore: 89.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  6. 6

    Stardew Valley

    Released February 2016. Metascore: 89.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  7. 7

    Sid Meier's Civilization VI

    Released October 2016. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  8. 8

    Battlefield 1

    Released October 2016. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  9. 9

    Gears of War 4

    Released October 2016. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  10. 10

    Pony Island

    Released January 2016. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 0

    1
  11. 11

    XCOM 2

    Released February 2016. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  12. 12

    World of Warcraft: Legion

    Released August 2016. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  13. 13

    Owlboy

    Released November 2016. Metascore: 88.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  14. 14

    The Witness

    Released January 2016. Metascore: 87.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  15. 15

    INSIDE

    Released July 2016. Metascore: 87.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0

Candidates

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  1. 16

    Forza Horizon 3

    Released September 2016. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  2. 17

    Rise of the Tomb Raider

    Released January 2016. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  3. 18

    Total War: WARHAMMER

    Released May 2016. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  4. 19

    Dishonored 2

    Released November 2016. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  5. 20

    F1 2016

    Released August 2016. Metascore: 86.

    ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  6. 21

    HITMAN

    A stealth game from IO Interactive. It was released in episodic format in 2016.

    Added by 吉田 明日香 · ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  7. 22

    DOOM

    A reboot of the series by id Software. Released in May 2016.

    Added by 青木 修 · ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  8. 23

    Darkest Dungeon

    A gothic roguelike from Red Hook Studios. Officially released in January 2016.

    Added by movie_kobe · ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  9. 24

    Titanfall 2

    A shooter from Respawn Entertainment. The campaign was highly praised. Released in October 2016.

    Added by Abe H. · ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0
  10. 25

    Firewatch

    A first-person adventure in Campo Santo. The story of a Wyoming wildfire warden. Released in February 2016.

    Added by 慎吾 · ▲ 0 ▼ 0

    0

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Comments (18)

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慎吾 · 日本語

Firewatchも2016年だよね。雰囲気最高だった。

Abe H. · 日本語

Titanfall 2はPC版もよかった。

movie_kobe · 日本語

Darkest Dungeonも正式リリースは2016年1月。入れてほしい。

jetsetter_kobe · 日本語

スターデューバレー、今でもたまにやってる。

tokyomovie · 日本語

The Witnessは難しすぎて途中で詰んだ…

吉田 優花 · 日本語

Owlboyのドット絵、本当にきれい。

Tanaka Y. · 日本語

野球ゲームが1位なのは謎すぎる笑

Daiki Abe · 日本語

Stephen's Sausage Roll、パズル好きには神ゲー。

青木 修 · 日本語

DOOM(2016)が入ってないのはおかしいでしょ。

Ogawa M. · 日本語

Overwatchがリリースされた年か。懐かしい。

hiroshimaramen · 日本語

INSIDEのラストは衝撃だった。

Haruka Shimizu · 日本語

Forza Horizon 3がPCで出たのも嬉しかった。

kaito_tokyo · 日本語

Civ6、あと1ターンが止まらない。

travel_hiroshima · 日本語

Dark Souls IIIは何度死んだか分からない。

Tanaka Y. · 日本語

Battlefield 1の雰囲気は最高。

森 翔太 · 日本語

Dishonored 2の時計仕掛けの屋敷、忘れられない。

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