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Top 10 Games of The 2020's So Far

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Come forth, my good sir's and maam's, and argue ad infinitum.


1. Palworld (This is going to be quite contentious)
2. Elden Ring
3. Baulder's Gate 3
4. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
5. Cyberpunk 2077
6. Hades
7. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
8. Final Fantasy Remake
9. Granblue Fantasy: Relink
10. Helldivers 2
 
1. Elden Ring
2. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
3. Hollow Knight - Silksong
4. Alan Wake 2
5. Resident Evil 4 Remake
6. Lies of P
7. Xenoblade Chronicles 3
8. TLOZ - Tears of the Kingdom
9. Cyberpunk 2077
10. Hades 2
 
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Cyberpunk 2077
Half Life Alyx
Ori Will of the Wisps
It Takes Two
Resident Evil Village
Hi-Fi rush
Astro Bot
Ghosts of Tsushima (PC)

I need 3 more
I've yet to play Clair Obscur, Bauldurs Gate 3, But it sounds like those two will be on the list.

Need 1 more.
Starfield? Maybe? Maybe not. but I put a bunch of hours into it at least.
 
CP2077 really surprised me. I put off playing it forever due to the whole "garbage right out the gate" fiasco. But man, did they fix that game. I played it in VR, spent like 400 hours in that world. Top-notch stuff.
 
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In no particular order:

Manifold Garden
Unicorn Overlord
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Resident Evil Village
Sonic Frontiers
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Returnal
Signalis
NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
Final Fantasy VII Remake/Rebirth
 
1. Warcraft Reforged
2. Space Marine 2
3, Resident Evil 3 Remake
4. Resident Evil 4 Remake
5. Stellar Blade
6. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
7. Dawn of War Definitive Edition
8. Nuclear Nightmare
9. Infernax
10. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart

In no order after the top 3
 
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Elden Ring
Astro Bot
Balatro
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Baldur's Gate 3
Ghost of Tsushima
Silent Hill 2 Remake
Half-life Alyx
Dreams
Vampire Survivors
 
Magic Carpet said:
Cyberpunk 2077
Half Life Alyx
Ori Will of the Wisps
It Takes Two
Resident Evil Village
Hi-Fi rush
Astro Bot
Ghosts of Tsushima (PC)

I need 3 more
I've yet to play Clair Obscur, Bauldurs Gate 3, But it sounds like those two will be on the list.

Need 1 more.
Starfield? Maybe? Maybe not. but I put a bunch of hours into it at least.
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Without doubt, that's the number 1 for me.
 
HallsOfMidwich said:
CP2077 really surprised me. I put off playing it forever due to the whole "garbage right out the gate" fiasco. But man, did they fix that game. I played it in VR, spent like 400 hours in that world. Top-notch stuff.
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I waited until they fixed most of everything with Phantom Liberty and I'm glad I did. Much better experience for it.
 
Great thread idea!

No order:
  • The Last of Us Part II
  • Astro Bot
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Tunic
  • Returnal
  • It Takes Two
  • Elden Ring
  • Final Fantasy XVI
  • Silent Hill 2 Remake
 
I must be missing something with Clair Obscur. Yeah the story, art and soundtrack are good to great, but I'm just not understanding how the gameplay is fun after the first few hours.

The Parry/Dodge/jump mechanic is boring me to bits after act 2. I love me a bit of turn based, but having to do a QTE four or more times with varying levels of 'Im about to hit you, no really, I'm coming, press the button, go on I dare you before I...oh too late I've hit you' before we get a go isn't fun beyond about 10 fights. Everything seems to basically be that. It. Never. Changes.
 
We have it so good. :) Not really playing the latest releases due to an underpowered system but here's my favs so far...
  1. Doom Eternal
  2. Donkey Kong Bananza
  3. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
  4. Super Mario Wonder
  5. Half Life Alyx
  6. Sekiro
  7. Kill Knight
  8. Returnal
  9. Robo Quest
  10. Armored Core 6
 
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These are the games I enjoyed a lot, in no particular order:

Baldur's gate 3
Balatro
Armored Core 6
Space marine 2
Zelda: Tears of the kingdom
Astro Bot
Mario Wonder
 
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Holy Shit I just realized Psychonauts 2 came out in the 2020's, for some reason I though it was at the very start of the Series X gen in 2019. But even that started in 2020. oops
OK add the Aquatos family to my list and remove Starfield.
 
Cyberpunk 2077
Elden Ring
Baldur's Gate 3
Alan Wake 2
Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth
Forza Horizon 5
Outer Wilds
Monster Train 2
1000XResist
Battlefield 6 (early, but still)
 
I still have MANY games to play from the past 5 years, but my favorites so far in no order:

Demon's Souls Remake
Astro Bot
Elden Ring
The Last of Us Part 2
Gran Turismo 7 (VR)
Lies of P
Stellar Blade
Hitman 3 (WoA)
Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon
Resident Evil Village (VR)


Cronos: The New Dawn will likely make the top ten once I finish it. ARC Raiders is pretty much guaranteed to make the list too.
 
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no vote on the '20's, but the top video game series of the last 10 years has to be resident evil:

  • Resident Evil 7: Biohazard : 2017
  • Resident Evil 2 (remake) : January 25, 2019
  • Resident Evil 3 (remake) : April 3, 2020
  • Resident Evil Village : May 7, 2021
  • Resident Evil 4 (remake) : March 24, 2023
  • Upcoming: Resident Evil Requiem (2026)
 
In no particular order.

Elden Ring
Expedition 33
Chain Echoes
Cyberpunk 2077
Tears of the Kingdom
Nine Sols
Triangle Strategy
Nioh 2
Hades
Silksong.

Honorable mentions:
Rebirth, Armored Core 6, Hi Fi Rush.

Might make the list, but I haven't played them:
Baldur's Gate 3, Hades 2, Kingdom Come 2, Lies of P
 
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1. Zelda TOTK
2. Baldurs Gate 3
3. Warhammer 40K Rouge Trader
4. Elden Ring
5. Metroid Dread
5. Cyberpunk 2077
6. Armored core 6
7. Doom the dark ages
8. Donkey kong bananza
9. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
10. Helldivers 2
 
1. HL Alyx (Game Changer)
2. Elden Ring
3. RE4 Remake (in VR)
4. TLOU2
5. Demons Souls Remake
6. TotK
7. Cyberpunk 2077
8. Astrobot
 
In no particular order:

Hades
Elden Ring
Cyberpunk 2077
Tears of the Kingdom
Baldurs Gate 3
Astro Bot
Expedition 33
Alan Wake 2
Ghost of Tsushima
Vampire Survivors
 
2020s have not been that great so far (and super popular stuff like Zeldas, Astrobots or Elden Ring do not interest me), so I guess this is my list:

1) Kingdom Come Deliverance II (10)
2) Cyberpunk 2077 + Phantom Liberty PC (10)
3) The Last of Us Part II (10)
4) Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos (10)
5) Jagged Alliance 3 (9)
6) Forgotten City (9)
7) Baldur's Gate 3 (9)
8) Aliens: Dark Descent (9)
9) Guardians of the Galaxy (9)
10) Robocop: Rogue City (8)

Into storydriven high fidelity games, with preference for RPGs.
 
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1. Gravity Circuit
2. Chained Echoes
3. UFO50
4. Nobody Saves The World
5. Triangle Strategy
6. Nine Sols
7. Ninja Gaiden Ragebound
8. Bat Boy
9. Panzer Paladin
10. Iron Meat
 
Denton said:
2020s have not been that great so far (and super popular stuff like Zeldas, Astrobots or Elden Ring do not interest me), so I guess this is my list:

5) Jagged Alliance 3 (9)
8) Aliens: Dark Descent (9)
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Those two games are really underrated imho. I liked them alot.
 
No particular order of what I enjoyed the most.

Astro Bot
Metroid Dread
Ys IX
Zelda - Echoes Of Wisdom
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
Donkey Kong Bananza
Super Mario RPG Remake
Valkyrie Elysium
Stray
Final Fantasy XVI (without the awful The Rising Tide DLC, man that ruined the main game's story)
 
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Did Genshin Impact fall off with more competition from other Waifu Gacha games?

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I dont even recognize any characters in that banner cept the MC and that bitch Paimon.
 
Haven't finished Baldur's Gate 3 yet, but that will be in the top 5 eventually.

1. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
2. Yakuza: Like a Dragon
3. Ghost of Tsushima
4. Cyberpunk 2077
5. Metroid Dread
6. Super Mario Bros. Wonder
7. Elden Ring
8. Balatro
9. Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
10. Neon White
 
For Me:
  • Against the Storm
  • Baldur's Gate 3
  • Clair Obscur - Expedition 33
  • Dave the Diver
  • Deep Rock Galactic
  • Elden Ring
  • Ori and the Will of the Wisps
  • Persona 5 Royal
  • The Alters
  • The Riftbreaker

Honorable Mentions:
  • Astral Chain (came out in last half of 2019, I played in early 2020)
  • Core Keeper
  • Dyson Sphere Program (early access)
  • Fallen Aces (early access)
  • Gears Tactics
  • Monster Hunter Rise
  • Noita
  • Risk of Rain 2
  • The Rogue - Prince of Persia
  • Timberborn (early access)
 
1. FF7 Rebirth
2. Resident Evil 4
3. FF7 Remake
4. The Last of Us Part II
5. RE Village
6. Elden Ring
7. Tears of the Kingdom
8. God of War Ragnarok
9. Dead Space
10. Sonic Racing Crossworlds
 
In no order:

- Clair Obscure: Expedition 33
- Stellar Blade
- Baldurs Gate 3
- Lies of P + DLC
- Elden Ring
- Final Fantasy VII Remakes
- Cyberpunk 2077 + DLC
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Metroid Dread
 
I only have Nintendo systems. So I haven't played a ton of other games (but I have played RE4R which is on here).

10 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
9 Dragon Quest III HD-2D
8 Ace Attorney Investigations 2
7 Resident Evil 4 Remake
6 Kirby and the Forgotten Land
5 Streets of Rage 4
4 Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
3 Octopath Traveler 2
2 UFO 50
1 Donkey Kong Bananza
 
Baldurs Gate 3
Elden Ring
Forza Horizon 5
Psychonauts 2
Cyberpunk 2077
Call of Duty Warzone (despite how badly they ruined it)
FF7 Remake
The Last of Us Part 2
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Marvels Midnight Suns



I cannot rate the below as they are either in progress or in my backlog

Zelda TOTK
FF7 Rebirth
Expedition 33
 
To me it's:

No order

* TLOU Part II
* Cyberpunk 2077
* Baldurs Gate 3
* Elden Ring
* Silent Hill 2
* TLOZ: TOTK
* Returnal
* Clair Obscure
* FF VII Remake
* Yakuza Like a Dragon

Pretty amazing 5 years, I would say
 
I rather not put them in order, so:

Elden Ring
FFVII Rebirth
Ghost of Yotei
Vampire Survivors
Age of Empires 4
Nioh 2
Armored Core 6
A Plague Tale Requiem
TLU2
Silent Hill F
 
I see some not 2020's in people's lists.

Not in order but the goat is number 1.

1. Elden Ring
LOZ TOTK
BF6
RE4
RE Village
Borderlands 4
Metroid Dread
Demons Souls
Vampire Survivors
Hell Divers 2
 
Silent Hill 2R - my personal favourite.
Resi 4R - another remake but great
Kingdom come deliverance 2 - simply the peak of immersive sim gameplay and open world freedom
Darkest Dungeon - only discovered this recently but easily the best of it's genre.
Elden Ring
Baulder's Gate 3
Factorio/Space expansion (the new expansion elevates an already insane game to sublime status)
Rogue Trader (only just got into this as well but EASILY a genre leader)
Zelda: TOTK
Cronos (the single best NEW IP survival horror game in the last 5 years imho)
 
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The past few years have been pretty damn good. For me:

10. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered
9. Stellar Blade
8. Silent Hill 2 Remake
7. FFVII: Remake
6. FFVII: Rebirth
5. Expedition 33
4. Cyberpunk 2077
3. Baldur's Gate 3
2. Resident Evil 4 Remake
1. Elden Ring


Half the games on my list are remakes though. Make of that what you will.
 
  • Tears of the Kingdom
  • The Last of Us Part II
  • 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
  • Yakuza: Like A Dragon
  • Persona 5 Royal
  • Resident Evil 4
  • Super Mario Bros. Wonder
  • Donkey Kong Bananza
  • Hollow Knight Silksong
 
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