Years in Review

There are a ton of video games out there that are worth your time and hard earned money and we have covered a lot of them over the years. There are so many in fact that it can be very difficult to decide what to play next! Traditionally, we have capped off each year by producing a series of Top 10 videos from each member of the staff that highlight the games that we each consider to be the best of the best. From those lists, we developed a point system and used it to find a general consensus of what we, as a group, consider to be the best games of the year.

You can use the dropdown below to see the list from each year. The button below each list will bring up the playlist for that year which features our individual videos!

2020 Year in Review

These are the Top 10 Games of 2020 as voted by the 4Player staff and community. Use the button below to watch our individual Top 10 lists from that year. Hover/Tap over each block to reveal the title!

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    Hades

    Supergiant Games

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    Half Life: Alyx

    Valve

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    The Last of Us: Part II

    Naughty Dog

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    Ghost of Tsushima

    Sucker Punch

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    Final Fantasy VII Remake

    Square Enix

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    Desperados III

    Mimimi Games

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    Yakuza: Like a Dragon

    From Software

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    13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

    Vanillaware

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    Ori and the Will of the Wisps

    Moon Studios

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    Monster Train

    Shiny Shoe LLC

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2019 Year in Review

These are the Top 10 Games of 2019 as voted by the 4Player staff. Use the button below to watch our individual Top 10 lists from that year. Hover/Tap over each block to reveal the title!

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    Outer Wilds

    Mobius Digital

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    Supraland

    Supra Games

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    Disco Elysium

    ZA/UM

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    Resident Evil 2 Remake

    Capcom

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    Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

    ArtPlay

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    Slay the Spire

    Mega Crit Games

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    Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

    From Software

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    Fire Emblem: Three Houses

    Intelligent Systems

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    Untitled Goose Game

    House House

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    Days Gone

    Bend Studio

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2018 Year in Review

These are the Top 10 Games of 2018 as voted by the 4Player staff. Use the button below to watch our individual Top 10 lists from that year. Hover/Tap over each block to reveal the title!

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    Return of the Obra Dinn

    3909 LLC

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    Astro Bot: Rescue Mission

    Sony Japan Studio (ASOBI! Team)

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    Red Dead Redemption 2

    Rockstar Games

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    Subnautica

    Unknown Worlds Entertainment

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    God of War

    Sony Santa Monica

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    Spider-Man

    Insomniac Games

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    Into the Breach

    Subset Games

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    Frostpunk

    11-Bit Studios

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    Monster Hunter World

    Capcom

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    Dusk

    David Szymanski

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2017 Year in Review

These are the Top 10 Games of 2017 as voted by the 4Player staff. Use the button below to watch our individual Top 10 lists from that year. Hover/Tap over each block to reveal the title!

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    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

    Nintendo

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    Hollow Knight

    Team Cherry

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    Prey

    Arkane

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    Resident Evil 7

    Capcom

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    Horizon Zero Dawn

    Guerilla Games

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    Yakuza 0

    Sega

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    Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

    Ninja Theory

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    Divinity: Original Sin 2

    Larian Studios

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    Night in the Woods

    Infinite Fall

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    Nier: Automata

    Platinum Games

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2016 Year in Review

These are the Top 10 Games of 2016 as voted by the 4Player staff. Use the button below to watch our individual Top 10 lists from that year. Hover/Tap over each block to reveal the title!

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    The Witness

    Thekla, Inc

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    Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

    Naughty Dog

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    Darkest Dungeon

    Red Hook Studios

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    DOOM

    Id Software

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    INSIDE

    Playdead

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    Dishonored 2

    Arkane

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    Let It Die

    Grasshopper Manufacture

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    Titanfall 2

    Respawn

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    Overwatch

    Blizzard

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    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

    Eidos Montreal

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2015 Year in Review

These are the Top 10 Games of 2015 as voted by the 4Player staff. Use the button below to watch our individual Top 10 lists from that year. Hover/Tap over each block to reveal the title!

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    Bloodborne

    From Software

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    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

    CD Project Red

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    Tales from the Borderlands

    Telltale Games

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    Invisible, Inc.

    Klei Entertainment

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    Batman: Arkham Knight

    Rocksteady

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    Fallout 4

    Bethesda Softworks

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    Life is Strange

    Dontnod Entertainment

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    Ori and the Blind Forest

    Moon Studios

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    Dying Light

    Techland

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    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    Kojima Productions

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2014 Year in Review

These are the Top 10 Games of 2014 as voted by the 4Player staff. Use the button below to watch our individual Top 10 lists from that year. Hover/Tap over each block to reveal the title!

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    The Talos Principle

    Croteam

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    Dark Souls 2

    From Software

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    Alien Isolation

    Creative Assembly

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    Far Cry 4

    Ubisoft

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    The Walking Dead: Season 2

    Telltale Games

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    Super Time Force

    Capybara Games

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    Super Smash Bros WiiU

    Nintendo

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    Wolfenstein: The New Order

    Machine Games

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    Shovel Knight

    Yacht Club Games

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    Bayonetta 2

    Platinum Games

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2013 Year in Review

These are the Top 10 Games of 2013 as voted by the 4Player staff. Use the button below to watch our individual Top 10 lists from that year. Hover/Tap over each block to reveal the title!

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    The Last of Us

    Naughty Dog

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    The Wonderful 101

    Platinum Games

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    Gone Home

    The Fullbright Company

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    Papers Please

    3909 LLC

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    Rogue Legacy

    Cellar Door Games

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    Bioshock Infinite

    Irrational Games

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    Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

    Ubisoft

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    Guacamelee!

    Drinkbox

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    Splinter Cell Blacklist

    PS4, Xbox One, PC

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    Saint's Row 4

    Volition

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