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Best-reviewed PC games of 2019
Games released during the last three months (if any) are marked with a symbol.
Game | Buy It | Metascore | ||
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1 | ![]() |
Red Dead Redemption 2 ![]() |
93 | |
First released in 2018 for consoles, Rockstar's hugely acclaimed (and colossally successful) sequel to its 2010 open-world western made its way to PC in late 2019. | ||||
2 | Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | 91 | ||
3 | Disco Elysium ![]() | 91 | ||
4 | Tetris Effect | 90 | ||
5 | Resident Evil 2 | 89 | ||
6 | Devil May Cry 5 | 89 | ||
7 | Slay the Spire | 89 | ||
8 | Unity of Command II ![]() | 89 | ||
9 | Asgard's Wrath ![]() | 88 | ||
10 | Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice | Buy From Amazon | 88 | |
11 | Apex Legends | Buy From Amazon | 88 | |
12 | Baba Is You | 87 | ||
13 | F1 2019 | 87 | ||
14 | Sunless Skies | 86 | ||
15 | Valfaris ![]() | 86 | ||
16 | Control | 85 | ||
17 | Devotion | 85 | ||
18 | Life is Strange 2: Episode 5 - Wolves ![]() | 85 | ||
19 | AMID EVIL | 85 | ||
20 | Total War: Three Kingdoms | 85 | ||
21 | Outer Wilds | 85 | ||
22 | DiRT Rally 2.0 | 84 | ||
23 | Manifold Garden ![]() | 84 | ||
24 | Eliza | 84 | ||
25 | Football Manager 2020 ![]() | 84 | ||
... and the worst-reviewed: | ||||
245 | Headspun | 50 | ||
246 | Paranoia: Happiness is Mandatory ![]() | 49 | ||
247 | Devil's Hunt | 48 | ||
248 | Rune II ![]() | 47 | ||
249 | Narcos: Rise of the Cartels ![]() | 46 |
Includes games released between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019 with at least seven reviews in our database. Note that games are ranked by Metascore prior to rounding. The Metascore is a weighted average of critic reviews on a scale of 0 (bad) to 100 (good). All scores are from December 31, 2019.
Best-reviewed PC games of all time
Games released during the last three months (if any) are marked with a symbol.
Games with fewer than 7 reviews are not eligible for inclusion.
For a complete list of all PC high (and low) scores, visit Metacritic's PC Games section.
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