Best Video Games Of The 2020's
A list of games that released between 2020-2029, will be actively updated with new games, from best, to the worst slop in that decade.
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- DirectorHidetaka MiyazakiYui TanimuraStarsMartha MackintoshAnthony HowellCon O'NeillIn a dark fantasy world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki (Dark Souls) and George R. R. Martin (A Song of Ice and Fire), the player is a Tarnished who is called back to the Lands Between to restore the Elden Ring and become the Elden Lord.They say that, "perfect games don't exist", that every piece of media is at least in some form flawed, i give them a disk copy of Elden Ring into their greasy hand, and with the mighty power of the gods i whisper into their ear, "play this one". A culmination that FromSoftware learned from their years working on Dark Souls, Sekiro and Bloodbourne, Elden Ring truly feels like the limit og what the soulsbourne genre can achieve. A proclaimer of God's message thag after this game, no other soulsbourne will be able to dethrone this one, and if possible, it will be a hard one to pull off. Also, i'm mysterious here for a reason, you know thr mythic status of Elden Ring and it's easy win at the game awards 2022, it's time for your lazy ass to stand up , grab your sword, and get yourself absorbed in the world, of Elden Ring.
- DirectorNate FoxStarsDaisuke TsujiEric SteinbergSumalee MontanoSet in 1274 on the Tsushima Island, the last samurai, Jin Sakai, must master a new fighting style, the way of the Ghost, to defeat the Mongol forces and fight for the freedom and independence of Japan.Ghost Of Tsushima is the prime example of every great Playstation exclusive that released on the PS4 back in the mid to late 2010's before Ghost Of Tsushima released. A gripping tale about the samurai code, absolutely stunning graphics even for the PS4 system that released back in 2013, this bad boy can be considered a definitive magnum opus of the decade. A must play indeed.
- DirectorAdam BadowskiStarsCherami LeighGavin DreaKeanu ReevesIn Night City, a mercenary known as V navigates a dystopian society in which the line between humanity and technology becomes blurred.While it didn't live to the expectation it's controversial marketing presented, Cyberpunk 2077 and it's DLC stand as one of the best pieces of storytelling in the 2020's. With expansive costomisation, a gameplay structure that adapts to how YOU play, humor on the same ironic level to the Grand Theft Auto series, and deep though provoking stories on not only the world-building of the universe, but also of our own world. Should i help a close one in need, or give myself a helping hand? Should i save a loved one, or save myself? In a world of alternative, cyberpunk dystopia set in the far future of 2077, these questions will linger with you throughout the entire playthrough. And your time is running out fast, and the choices you make will alter your life in Night City, forever.
- DirectorJordan LayaniStarsRae LimNicholas GohDan LiSifu is the new game of Sloclap, the independent studio behind Absolver. A third person action game featuring intense hand-to-hand combat. It puts you in control of a young Kung-Fu student on a path of revenge.Sifu has a great concept: what if you played a fighting game, but everytime you lost, your main character got older until they died out of age? Well, my dear friend, if you had that weirdly specific dream of a game, i have two news: good news is, they made it into reality, bad news is they made it before you did. Oh well, it still doesn't disqualify it from the top dogs of the 2020's thanks to it's art style, gameplay, story and music, along with movie references. You gotta try this one out!
- DirectorMorimasa SatoAmerica YoungStarsTodd SoleyKatie O'HaganJeff SchineEthan Winters' world suddenly comes crashing down when Chris Redfield's appearance sets off a chain of events that ultimately leads him to a mysterious village.Resident Evil Village brings the ending to Ethan Winter's storyline started with 2017's Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. It's gunplay has been expanded to be more versatile, the graphics are of true 9th gen quality, the story is great and fun AND batshit insane at times (i'm looking at you, Metal Gear Rising), and gives a somber, yet satisfying conclusion to albeit short but sweet storyline of the RE saga and prepares us for what feels like something even bigger: Resident Evil 9.
- DirectorEric WilliamsStarsChristopher JudgeSunny SuljicDanielle BisuttiKratos and his son Atreus face the oncoming Norse apocalypse, Ragnarok.God Of War: Ragnarök brings an end to a started in 2018 soft reboot duology, starring Kratos and his son, Lo- i mean Atreus, i mean Atreus. Stellar hack and slash gameplay, a fitting conclusion to this short nordic period, a black angreboda in skandynavia for some reason lol, and a fat, smelly, stinky Thor, this game, my nordic friends, has it all. Must play in my book.
- DirectorMattias EngströmStarsDavid BatesonJane PerryJohn HopkinsTogether with Diana Burnwood and Lucas Grey, Agent 47 must face off against The Constant and his mysterious colleagues to take down Providence once and for all.While Metal Gear Solid was in a turmoil, trying to get himself back up on it's legs after the fiasco in 2015, we had our bald, beloved Hitman. Hitman III brings an end to the trilogy started in 2016, and begins a new chapter in the Hitman franchise. The way you approach your target, or how you wanna kill him, is entirely up to you. Hitman III gives you all of the gameplay freedom you need and it doesn't get all of the credit it deserves in that regard. All hail Hitman III!
- DirectorHugo MartinStarsDarin De PaulKevin SchonJason SpisakIn this sequel to Doom (2016), Hell has taken Earth, so it's up to the Doom Slayer, the ultimate demon-killing machine created by a mystical force, to rip and tear the forces of Hell apart. However, Hell is not alone in this fight.A sequel to DOOM (2016), this bloodthirsty second part follows our beloved Doomguy on his ever prelonging quest to slay them demons. Great gameplay loop, incredi ble story, must play.
- StarsToru AsakawaKenny JamesSamantha KellyEnhanced port of Super Mario 3D World (2013) featuring online multiplayer, Amiibo functionality, a Snapshot feature for taking in-game screenshots, and four-player co-op to the Captain Toad levels.It ain't a good decade, without at least one awesome Mario game. While technically a remaster of a Wii U title (was it Wii U? Idk can't remember lol) the DLC, Bowser's Fury is a completely new, build from scratch (okay, maybe not from scratch but of rubble of Mario Oddysey lol), it gives you, the player, another definitive example: that ya can't beat Mario, when it comes to platforming.
- DirectorColas KoolaVivien Mermet-GuyenetStarsCatLost and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten city with the help from a small flying drone.You love cats? You love futuristic robots? You love post-apocalyptic vibes, with an incredible art style? Ya? Here you go, Stray, a story about a fairly intelligent cat stuck with his robot companion in a mysterious city, full of robotic allied along the way. The secrets of the cyber-city await you to uncover them. Stray's gameplay perfectly emulates the movement of a cat, and used it for clever puzzles that the player must go through to continue their story. A purr-tastic production, that's for sure.
- StarsOzioma AkaghaJames Moses BlackRhys DarbyA VR game of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Play as Alyx Vance, humanity's only chance for survival.One of the first and most impressive for it's time VR titles to ever release, the spin off the the half life franchise that laied dormant for 13 years at that point, showed off that Valve can still do great games, even without counting to 3.
- May and Cody are about to get divorced when their minds are transported to two dolls that their daughter, Rose, made to represent them. Now they must embark on a journey to find a way to return to their bodies.Winner of the best game to release in 2021, and rightfully so. It Takes Two is a gripping adventure about a couple turned into minature plushies, forced to wonder around the minature world of their daughter's toys and imagination. The game tackles themes of parenthood and parents separation, and how it all can aftect a child. Perfect game for your buddies to play with to shed a tear, or with your wife.
- StarsJames Arnold TaylorJennifer HaleDavid KayeThey've travelled through space. They've travelled through time. Now, they'll have to travel through dimensions as their galaxy seems to rip itself apart. Ratchet and Clank must save the universe - again.Five years on ice and a newfound love for the Spiderman IP hasn't stopped Insomniac Games in delivering another banger and mainline title of the Ratchet and Clank series for the PS5. Gameplay is smooth, the jokes are funny (actually), and the portal mechanic is truly something marvelous that while possible to run on a PS4, would not have the same magic as it had on a more advanced console. It truly feels like a dream come true: a playable Pixar movie.
- DirectorKevin ChoteauJason BaughanStarsRobyn WolfChloe LouisTom HudsonAfter escaping their devastated homeland, Amicia and Hugo travel far south. There, they attempt to start a new life and control Hugo's curse. But, when Hugo's powers reawaken, death and destruction return in a flood of devouring rats.Hugo and Amicia's last adventure together, is also a heartbreaking one. In an alternative universe, the plague that ravaged europe in the middle ages takes a fantasy turn, making all rats into this zombie-like hivemind, that Hugo has connections with. The gameplay consists of your typical modern AAA third person game, stealth in high foliage, with a tad bit of third person shooter. No spoilers here but you should check this one out if you ever get the chance.
- DirectorJames McLoughlinStarsA.J. LoCascioAdam DiggleAdam HowdenPlay through all nine Star Wars films in a LEGO Game of epic proportions.With the advent of 2000's nostalgia hitting every late 90's and early 2000's zoomer, a remake like this wasn't a case of "if?", but "when?". A faithful remake in the era of remakes, who would've thought? Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga not only brings in again the titles based off the OG trilogy and prequel trilogy, but also the new and controversial sequel trilogy. Lego Star Wars fans, you eating good tonight.
- DirectorRyan SmithStarsNadji JeterYuri LowenthalJacqueline PinolIn this sequel of Marvel's Spider-Man (2018), you can play as Miles Morales as a new and different Spider-Man while he learns some stories about his will of fighting crime and serving justice by his mentor and former hero, Peter Parker.Just like the game itself, i'll keep it short: miles morales is a sweet, short game in the franchise and is undoubtebly history's best launch title for a console. You won't be dissapointed with this one.
- DirectorTetsuya NomuraStarsCody ChristianBriana WhiteBritt BaronRe-imagining of Final Fantasy VII (1997). A former soldier joins an eco-terrorist group in a mission against the electric power company he used to work for in order to protect the planet and all who reside on it.A remake of 1997's OG Final Fantasy 7. The story takes, ahem, *some* creative liberties as to how faithfully the story is told, as in, starting a new trilogy based on this remake. Bold move, let's see how it pays off to the devs in the long run.
- DirectorFrançois DaubetStephane BoudonRichard M DumontStarsShohreh AghdashlooJan KamarLee MajdoubYou are Basim, a cunning street thief in the ninth-century Baghdad that becomes a deadly Assassin through a mysterious organization known as the Hidden Ones.A return to form of rhe Assassin's Creed franchise. Unlike Valhalla, stealth returns as a bigger priority in the game, bringing a more classical feel to the Assassin's Creed that it haven't felt since 2018.
- DirectorNeil DruckmannShaun EscaygMatthew GallantStarsAshley JohnsonTroy BakerHana HayesExperience the emotional storytelling and unforgettable characters in The Last of Us, winner of over 200 Game of the Year awards, now rebuilt from the ground up for the PlayStation 5 console.After the controversial second part to the series (god, feels wrong to call TLOU a series, the sony slop making machine never stops i guess), Naughty Dog decided to play it safe and release the remake to the acclaimed The Last Of Us from 2013. It's faithful to the original, the motion capture of the actors is completely the same, as they used the OG one to make it, and that's a fact you cannot possibly deny. If you, like most people, played the OG or the remaster version from 2014, i'd say pass on this one, but if you're new in this fungal town, welcome newbie, this remake is for you.
- StarsDavid AgranovDamon Victor AllenJeff BergmanSet during the early 80s of the Cold War, the campaign follows CIA operative Russel Adler as he pursues an alleged Soviet spy, whose goal is to subvert the United States and tilt the balance of power towards the Soviet Union.Black Ops: Cold War returns the series of Call Of Duty back to the era of the cold war in the year 1981. Much like MW2019, Black Ops Cold War features a suprisingly great campaign for modern cod standards, and a multiplayer components that seem pretty fun too. A good COD game the modern times is more rare than a ant in Antarctica. Not a must play, but if you ever feel like it, eh?
- DirectorYukio AndoYasuhiro AnpoKiyohiko SakataStarsNicole TompkinsJeff SchineNeil NewbonRe-imagining of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999). Jill Valentine escapes the crumbling Raccoon City amidst the nightmarish outbreak of the T-virus, a biological weapon developed by Umbrella, while being pursued by the unrelenting bioweapon Nemesis.Resident Evil 3 is the remake of the PS1 classic everyone loves. While the game still features the same quality you get from 2019's Resident Evil 2 remake, Resi 3 remake is much shorter than it's predecessor, which with that price may be off-putting. It just feels like there wasn't enough meat squeazed out of this one like with 2.
- DirectorJeffrey Keith NegusStarsAlain MesaBarry SloaneRamon FernandezTask Force 141 faces its greatest threat yet - a newly aligned menace with deep, yet unknown, connections.While having another amazing campaign, sporting superb graphics and memorable characters, MWII's multiplayer quickly fell into a well of controversies, as developers decided to remove legacy mechanics for the multiplayer for "realism", and start pumping out those immersion-breaking skins. If you want to play s "tacticool" arcade shooter set in the modern age, play the OG MW2. This game is truly a mixed beast, but hey, at least the story is good. Not as good as MW2019, but not as bad as the next entry in the series, MWIII, uhh, even makes my skin shiver when i mention that game.
- DirectorMarc AlbinetDanny BaldwinAdrian CiszewskiStarsJonah ScottRosario DawsonJonathan ForbesFifteen years after the virus in Harran, the infected world is plunged into a modern dark age, where players deal with bandits and factions during the day and the infected at night.DL2: Stay Human isn't as good as the first game, but it has it's merits. Set in 2036, 15 years after the world ended, DL2 brings a parkour twist to the post-apo genre. And boy i tell you, swinging through the city never felt this good, except Spiderman 2 but that's obvious.
- DirectorGlen A. SchofieldBenjamin LiuStarsJosh DuhamelKaren FukuharaZeke AltonA crashed cargo pilot struggles to survive against horrific mutating prisoners on Jupiters moon.The Callisto Protocol undoubtebly had some amazing graphics and performances from actors, including a industry return of that Dead Space-like gameplay. But the story, phew, could've been eons better. It's not THAT BAD per se like The Last Of Us Part II, but if you're really wanting to play dat "definitive" 2020's gaming experience, i suggest this be low on your priority list, you already have the Dead Space remake, which is better than Callisto Protocol.
- DirectorEric BaptizatFrançois DaubetBenoit RicherStarsCecilie StenspilMagnus BruunCarlo RotaEngland in the age of the Vikings is a fractured nation of petty lords and warring kingdoms. Beneath the chaos lies a rich and untamed land waiting for a new conqueror. Will it be you?Unlike other Assassin's Creed games, the Valhalla title takes a more RPG turn rather than a stealth approach to gameplay. Not that it doesn't exist lol. If you into vikings and all that shit, besides the newest god of war games, this is for you, my nordic loving friend. Just uhh, the game is long, super fucking long. And the story might be a bit meh.