Gaming Years in Review - The Best Console & PC Games by Year

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!

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2021 Year in Review

These are the Top 10 Games of 2021 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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Hitman 3

IO Interactive
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Unsighted

Studio Pixel Punk
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The Forgotten City

Modern Storyteller
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Psychonauts 2

Double Fine
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Halo Infinite

343 Industries
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Resident Evil Village

Capcom
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It Takes Two

Hazelight Studios
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Metroid Dread

Mercury Steam
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Monster Hunter Rise

Capcom
# 1

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Inscryption

Daniel Mullins Games

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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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Monster Train

Shiny Shoe LLC
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Moon Studios
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13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

Vanillaware
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Yakuza: Like a Dragon

From Software
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Desperados III

Mimimi Games
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Final Fantasy VII Remake

Square Enix
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Ghost of Tsushima

Sucker Punch
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The Last of Us: Part II

Naughty Dog
# 2

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Half Life: Alyx

Valve
# 1

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Hades

Supergiant Games

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2019 Year in Review

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Days Gone

Bend Studio
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Untitled Goose Game

House House
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Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Intelligent Systems
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

From Software
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Slay the Spire

Mega Crit Games
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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night

ArtPlay
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Resident Evil 2 Remake

Capcom
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Disco Elysium

ZA/UM
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Supraland

Supra Games
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Outer Wilds

Mobius Digital

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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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Dusk

David Szymanski
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Monster Hunter World

Capcom
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Frostpunk

11-Bit Studios
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Into the Breach

Subset Games
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Spider-Man

Insomniac Games
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God of War

Sony Santa Monica
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Subnautica

Unknown Worlds Entertainment
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Red Dead Redemption 2

Rockstar Games
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Astro Bot: Rescue Mission

Sony Japan Studio (ASOBI! Team)
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Return of the Obra Dinn

3909 LLC

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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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Nier: Automata

Platinum Games
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Night in the Woods

Infinite Fall
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Divinity: Original Sin 2

Larian Studios
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Ninja Theory
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Yakuza 0

Sega
# 5

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Horizon Zero Dawn

Guerilla Games
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Resident Evil 7

Capcom
# 3

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Prey

Arkane
# 2

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Hollow Knight

Team Cherry
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Nintendo

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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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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Eidos Montreal
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Overwatch

Blizzard
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Titanfall 2

Respawn
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Let It Die

Grasshopper Manufacture
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Dishonored 2

Arkane
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INSIDE

Playdead
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DOOM

Id Software
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Darkest Dungeon

Red Hook Studios
# 2

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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Naughty Dog
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The Witness

Thekla, Inc

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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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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Kojima Productions
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Dying Light

Techland
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Ori and the Blind Forest

Moon Studios
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Life is Strange

Dontnod Entertainment
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Fallout 4

Bethesda Softworks
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Batman: Arkham Knight

Rocksteady
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Invisible, Inc.

Klei Entertainment
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Tales from the Borderlands

Telltale Games
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

CD Project Red
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Bloodborne

From Software

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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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Bayonetta 2

Platinum Games
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Shovel Knight

Yacht Club Games
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Wolfenstein: The New Order

Machine Games
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Super Smash Bros WiiU

Nintendo
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Super Time Force

Capybara Games
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The Walking Dead: Season 2

Telltale Games
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Far Cry 4

Ubisoft
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Alien Isolation

Creative Assembly
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Dark Souls 2

From Software
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The Talos Principle

Croteam

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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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Saint's Row 4

Volition
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Splinter Cell Blacklist

PS4, Xbox One, PC
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Guacamelee!

Drinkbox
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Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

Ubisoft
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Bioshock Infinite

Irrational Games
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Rogue Legacy

Cellar Door Games
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Papers Please

3909 LLC
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Gone Home

The Fullbright Company
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The Wonderful 101

Platinum Games
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The Last of Us

Naughty Dog

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Years in Review