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Dec 6, 2019 · The Best Reviewed Games of 2019 - IGN. Disco Elysium Dec 6, 2019. The Best Reviewed Games of 2019. Here's our list of 2019's creme de la creme of video games, ordered from...
Sep 5, 2019 · Keep in mind we're posting this video in early September, so the big fall gaming season is only just beginning. So without further ado, here are the five games best reviewed games of...
- These are the year's best-reviewed games at IGN.
- Afterparty
- Dauntless
- Dirt Rally 2.0
- The Division 2
- F1 2019
- Metro Exodus
- My Friend Pedro
- The Outer Worlds
- Planet Zoo
By Jordan Sirani
Updated: Dec 14, 2020 8:35 pm
Posted: Dec 6, 2019 7:42 pm
With the end-of-year rush now behind us, we're looking back at the best games of 2019. We've already covered the best games on each system — PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC — but this list encompasses all platforms to provide a more complete look at this year's top reviewed games. Below you'll find all 53 games released in 2019 that received a review score of 8.5 or higher from IGN. Note that, despite their qualifying scores, expansions (e.g. Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers) and ports (e.g. Cuphead and Unravel 2 on Switch) aren't included. Remakes (e.g. Resident Evil 2 and Link's Awakening) are, however, since they are effectively new games rather than remasters.
Review Score: 8.5 | Developer: Night School | Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
From our review: There’s nothing damning about spending time in Afterparty’s version of Hell. Night School has crafted an original take on the Biblical location, smartly riffed on moral and societal ideas, and told a personal, intriguing story about Milo and Lola’s afterlives. With sharp writing, this choice-driven adventure manages to retain Night School’s knack for endearing, character-driven stories, but accentuates it with the unique new drinking menu that can further mix up – again, pun intended - how I decided to shape Milo and Lola’s personalities. Tackling some heady ideas with a down-to-earth approach makes Afterparty’s raucous, emotionally moving night in Hell one to remember. – Jonathon Dornbush
Review Score: 8.5 | Developer: Phoenix Labs | Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC (Switch, Mobile "coming soon")
From our review: Dauntless combines insanely fun and accessible monster hunting action with cross-platform multiplayer and non-intrusive free-to-play mechanics. Removing much of the complexity from games like Monster Hunter leaves a core that’s immensely fun to dive into for quick sessions or hours on end. Tightly crafted combat and rewarding progression prove you don’t need to cram every possible feature into a game for it to be great. – David Jagneaux
Review Score: 8.5 | Developer: Codemasters | Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
From our review: Dirt Rally 2.0 feels great, looks good, and sounds fabulous. It’s a confident rally racer for serious drivers. Stern, focused, and tough as nails, it’s as tricky to tame as its predecessor but doing so is as satisfying as ever. – Luke Reilly
Review Score: 8.5 | Developer: Massive Entertainment | Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
From our review: The Division 2 is a refined and intuitive shared-world shooter. Its wonderful recreation of Washington, D.C. is a pleasure to explore thanks to a generous amount of chests, collectibles, and dynamic open-world activities. Plus, the campaign is full of great gunplay and missions. The Division 2 was one of the strongest launches the shared-world shooter genre has seen yet. – James Duggan
Review Score: 8.5 | Developer: Codemasters | Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
From our review: Accessible yet unapologetically authentic, F1 2019 is still best-in-class when it comes to the art of bringing a modern motorsport to life. This is the best F1 game to date. – Luke Reilly
Review Score: 8.5 | Developer: 4A Games | Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, PC
From our review: Metro Exodus is the best Metro game yet. It takes the fear-inducing formula of the series and transplants it into expansive, sandbox levels without losing any of the oppressive tension that makes the Metro series memorable and distinctive. Frequently exhilarating and densely atmospheric, this journey across a Russian dystopia brims with detail, and is well worth the trip for its consistently hair-raising action. – Tristan Ogilvie
Review Score: 8.5 | Developer: Deadtoast Entertainment | Platform(s): Switch, PC
From our review: Like the John Woo movies that it successfully emulates, My Friend Pedro is all about the action – and that action is excellent. The slow-motion gunplay, fantastical stunts, and score-attack mechanics all work together to create one hell of an adrenaline-filled ride. – Mitchell Saltzman
Review Score: 8.5 | Developer: Obsidian Entertainment | Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC
From our review: With The Outer Worlds, Obsidian has found its own path in the space between Bethesda and BioWare, and it’s a great one. And considering that new RPGs from either of those influential developers are still years away, this game couldn’t have been timed any better. It’s not as explorable as one big open world but it still packs in a large portion of flexible quests and conflicts within its series of smaller ones. And the combat, character, and companion systems have enough new spins on existing ideas to make it feel like an homage with its own personality rather than a copy. – Dan Stapleton
Review Score: 8.5 | Developer: Frontier Developments | Platform(s): PC
From our review: Despite my soft heart bankrupting just about every zoo I touched because I refused to fire the Michelin Starred-chefs making three meals a day for my snow leopards, I had a great time with Planet Zoo. The environments look great and you’re given tons of tools to make them look better. The animals that inhabit them are lively and lifelike, and each presents a satisfying set of factors to balance if you want to max out their welfare. And while some of the online stuff feels half-baked, most of the modes are well-balanced and enjoyable – especially with the addition of conservation as a secondary goal to pure profit-making. I can see myself sinking dozens more hours into this rich sim… if I can ever force myself to put the bottom line before the silk-lined giraffe beds. – T.J. Hafer
May 24, 2019 · In This Video. Less than six months in, 2019 has already delivered a strong line-up of must-have PC games. Here's every PC game released this year that scored an 8 or above.
