Best Video Games Of the 2020s
A list of games that released between 2020-2029, will be actively updated with new games. From best to worst.
Remember: Just because your favorite game is at the bottom of the list, doesn't mean it's completely bad.
a very rocky and hard decade for AAA video games, as consumers begin to eye for productions that are more creative and "video game-like", that are less about a cinematic presentation, and more about gameplay and fun.
Meanwhile indie games produce another batch of amazing video games, that socialized us all in the uncertain times of 2020s.
From Cyberpunk 2077, to Grand Theft Auto VI, all the way to Elden Ring, Lethal Company and Hi-Fi Rush, this decade had it all, for everybody's taste.
PS: Geoff Keighley said DLC's count in the GOTY category, so why not try that here? Some great DLC's are also listed here.
Remember: Just because your favorite game is at the bottom of the list, doesn't mean it's completely bad.
a very rocky and hard decade for AAA video games, as consumers begin to eye for productions that are more creative and "video game-like", that are less about a cinematic presentation, and more about gameplay and fun.
Meanwhile indie games produce another batch of amazing video games, that socialized us all in the uncertain times of 2020s.
From Cyberpunk 2077, to Grand Theft Auto VI, all the way to Elden Ring, Lethal Company and Hi-Fi Rush, this decade had it all, for everybody's taste.
PS: Geoff Keighley said DLC's count in the GOTY category, so why not try that here? Some great DLC's are also listed here.
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- DirectorsHidetaka 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.
- DirectorSwen VinckeStarsAmelia TylerNeil NewbonJennifer EnglishReturn to Faerun in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, and the lure of absolute power. Mysterious abilities are awakening inside you. Resist, and turn darkness against itself, or, embrace corruption, and become ultimate evil.
- DirectorJerk GustafssonStarsTroy BakerAlessandra MastronardiMarios GavrilisUncover one of history's greatest mysteries in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, a first-person, single-player adventure set between the events of Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade.
- 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.
- DirectorHidetaka MiyazakiStarsNaomi McDonaldPip TorrensJack BartonIn this DLC expansion for Elden Ring (2022), players step into the Land of Shadow to explore a new adventure full of mysteries and danger, to confront threatening bosses with new weapons and armor. Follow in the footsteps of Miquella and unravel the dark side of the Elden Ring story.
- StarsLuke RobertsSalóme GunnarsdóttirEvie TempletonHaving received a letter from his deceased wife, James heads to where they shared so many memories, in the hope of seeing her one more time: Silent Hill. There, by the lake, he finds a woman eerily similar to her.
- DirectorNicolas DoucetStarsShôhei KajikawaNana KoishikawaTakayuki MiyamotoJOIN ASTRO IN A BRAND-NEW, SUPERSIZED SPACE ADVENTURE! The PS5® mothership has been wrecked, leaving ASTRO and the bot crew scattered all over the galaxies. Time to ride your trusty Dual Speeder across more than 50 planets full of fun, danger and surprises. On your journey, make the most of ASTRO's new powers and reunite with many iconic heroes from the PlayStation universe!
- DirectorsJohn JohanasYun M. WatanabeStarsRobbie DaymondErica LindbeckSunil MalhotraAs wannabe rock star Chai, you'll fight back against a sinister robotics enhancement conglomerate using rhythm-amplified combat where everything - from the motion in the environment to the blows of combat - is synced to the music.
- 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.
- DirectorHidemaro FujibayashiStarsKengo TakanashiYû ShimamuraKosuke TakaguchiWhen Link and princess Zelda investigate Zonai ruins in a cave beneath the castle, they witness the awakening of a mummified Ganondorf, whose powers then corrupt Link's arm, after which Hyrule Castle is sent floating upward into the sky.
- StarsErik BraaBoris HiestandJennifer LosiOri begins a new journey that goes beyond the forest of Nibel where he uncovers lost secrets, and unearths his true destiny.
- 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.
- DirectorGabriel AmantangeloStarsCherami LeighGavin DreaKeanu ReevesPhantom Liberty is a new spy-thriller adventure for Cyberpunk 2077. Return as cyber-enhanced mercenary V and embark on a high-stakes mission of espionage and intrigue to save the NUS President.
- DirectorsJohn DowerPaul-William MawhinneyStarsClive StandenArthur LeeMiles YekinniThe Galaxy is in peril. Entire worlds are falling. The Imperium needs you. Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine, the greatest of the Emperor's Warriors. Unleash deadly abilities and an arsenal of devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid hordes.
- DirectorsChad MoldenhauerJared MoldenhauerStarsCupheadLuke de AyoraLuke HattonThe two brothers, Cuphead and Mugman are joined by Ms. Chalice for a DLC add-on adventure on a brand new island. Are you ready to take on a new cast of multi-faceted, screen-filling bosses to assist Chef Saltbaker in Cuphead's final challenging quest?
- DirectorThaddeus SasserStarsYuri LowenthalJosh KeatonFred TatascioreMarvel Rivals is a Super Hero team-based PVP shooter! Assemble an all-star Marvel squad, devise countless strategies by combining powers to form unique Team-Up skills and fight in destructible, ever-changing battlefields across the continually evolving Marvel Universe!
- DirectorsMorimasa 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.
- DirectorNicolas DoucetAstro and his crew lead you on a magical introduction through your PlayStation 5 in this fun platformer that comes pre-loaded on your console. Explore four worlds, each based on the PS5's console components. Each area showcases innovative gameplay that taps into the new feature of the PS5's DualSense wireless controller.
- DirectorEric WilliamsStarsChristopher JudgeSunny SuljicDanielle BisuttiKratos and his son Atreus face the oncoming Norse apocalypse, Ragnarok.
- DirectorBilly BassoEncounter lively creatures small and large, helpful and ominous as you discover unconventional upgrades and unravel the well's secrets.
- 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.
- DirectorsYasuhiro AnpoKazunori KadoiStarsNick ApostolidesGenevieve BuechnerAndré PeñaIn this reimagining of the 2005 game, Leon Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the president's kidnapped daughter from a secluded European village where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
- 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.
