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Larian Studios · 2023 · RPG, Co-op
The new high-water mark for the genre: reactive D&D systems, an enormous branching story, and freedom most RPGs only gesture at.
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Larian Studios · 2023 · RPG, Co-op
The new high-water mark for the genre: reactive D&D systems, an enormous branching story, and freedom most RPGs only gesture at.

Valve · 2004 · FPS
The shooter that rewrote physics, pacing, and storytelling, and it is still studied two decades later.

FromSoftware · 2022 · RPG, Open World, Soulslike
FromSoftware's open world distilled the Souls formula into its most accessible and influential form to date.

Atlus · 2022 · RPG
A stylish JRPG that fuses dungeon-crawling with a slice-of-life calendar sim, immaculately presented.

Valve · 2011 · FPS, Co-op
A first-person puzzle masterclass with the sharpest comedy writing in games and a brilliant co-op mode.



Sprawling worlds, deep builds, and stories that stick with you.
Topped by Baldur's Gate 3 · 19 ranked



Gather, craft, build, and live to see another dawn.
Topped by RimWorld · 12 ranked



Tight gunplay, killer level design, and that perfect headshot feel.
Topped by Half-Life 2 · 16 ranked



Out-think, out-build, and out-maneuver, turn by turn or in real time.
Topped by Crusader Kings III · 16 ranked



Vast maps worth getting lost in, packed with things to do.
Topped by Elden Ring · 16 ranked



Run-based runs, permadeath, and just one more attempt.
Topped by Hades II · 16 ranked



The best games to play with friends, from couch to online.
Topped by Baldur's Gate 3 · 16 ranked



Survival horror, psychological dread, and things best not faced alone.
Topped by Resident Evil 4 (2023) · 12 ranked



Punishing combat, deliberate pacing, and hard-won victories.
Topped by Elden Ring · 11 ranked



Interconnected maps, ability-gated secrets, and that next upgrade.
Topped by Hollow Knight · 11 ranked
Every game starts with critic-score data, then gets normalized into a single HostedGG Score. Metacritic carries a slight majority weight because it has broader historical coverage, while OpenCritic helps balance newer releases with a second independent aggregate.
OpenCritic launched in 2015, so a few older classics use Metacritic alone. Lists are reviewed when major releases land or when a genre needs new coverage.
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Recent releases from 2022 onward with the strongest critic scores in the catalogue.
High-scoring games that support playing with friends, from full campaigns to survival sandboxes.
Sprawling worlds, deep builds, and stories that stick with you.
Gather, craft, build, and live to see another dawn.
Tight gunplay, killer level design, and that perfect headshot feel.
Out-think, out-build, and out-maneuver, turn by turn or in real time.
Vast maps worth getting lost in, packed with things to do.
Run-based runs, permadeath, and just one more attempt.
The best games to play with friends, from couch to online.
Survival horror, psychological dread, and things best not faced alone.
Punishing combat, deliberate pacing, and hard-won victories.
Interconnected maps, ability-gated secrets, and that next upgrade.
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Larian Studios · 2023 · RPG, Co-op
The new high-water mark for the genre: reactive D&D systems, an enormous branching story, and freedom most RPGs only gesture at.

Valve · 2004 · FPS
The shooter that rewrote physics, pacing, and storytelling, and it is still studied two decades later.

FromSoftware · 2022 · RPG, Open World, Soulslike
FromSoftware's open world distilled the Souls formula into its most accessible and influential form to date.

Atlus · 2022 · RPG
A stylish JRPG that fuses dungeon-crawling with a slice-of-life calendar sim, immaculately presented.

Valve · 2011 · FPS, Co-op
A first-person puzzle masterclass with the sharpest comedy writing in games and a brilliant co-op mode.

Supergiant Games · 2025 · Roguelike
A sequel that out-does a near-perfect original, now one of the highest-rated games ever.

Rockstar North · 2015 · Open World
A satirical sandbox metropolis still unmatched for sheer density and polish.

Atlus · 2024 · RPG
The Persona team’s fantasy JRPG: an Archetype-driven battle system, a striking world, and the social-sim polish only Atlus delivers.

Irrational Games · 2013 · FPS
A shooter with ideas to match its gunplay, set in the unforgettable sky-city of Columbia.

Rockstar Games · 2019 · Open World
The most detailed open world ever built, a living frontier that breathes.

CD Projekt Red · 2015 · RPG, Open World
Still the benchmark for open-world side quests and morally grey storytelling a decade on.

Larian Studios · 2017 · RPG, Co-op
The systemic, elemental CRPG that proved Larian could build the genre’s richest sandboxes.

Valve · 2020 · FPS
The game that proved VR can carry a full-length, top-tier FPS.

Supergiant Games · 2020 · Roguelike
The roguelite that perfected the genre’s pacing and wove story into every single run.

Capcom · 2023 · Horror
A near-flawless remake of the action-horror landmark, tighter and tenser than ever.

Sandfall Interactive · 2025 · RPG
A turn-based RPG with real-time dodges and parries, a haunting Belle Epoque world, and one of the best debuts in years.

Playground Games · 2021 · Open World
An open-world racing playground across a stunning, ever-changing Mexico.

Coffee Stain Studios · 2024 · Co-op
First-person factory building that turns shared automation into the most satisfying co-op project around.

ZA/UM · 2019 · RPG
A combat-free detective RPG carried entirely by writing: the best in any game, full stop.

BioWare · 2009 · RPG
BioWare’s dark-fantasy CRPG, still the high point of the series for tactics and choice.

Paradox Development Studio · 2020 · Strategy
A medieval grand-strategy soap opera where your dynasty’s drama is the real game.

Capcom · 2019 · Horror
The remake that set the modern survival-horror standard, with the relentless Mr. X.

LocalThunk · 2024 · Roguelike
Poker reimagined as a deck-building roguelike so moreish it’s borderline dangerous.

Mossmouth · 2020 · Roguelike
A devastatingly deep platforming roguelike where mastery comes one brutal death at a time.

PlatinumGames · 2017 · RPG
An action-RPG with unforgettable combat and a story that rewards multiple playthroughs.

Firaxis Games · 2010 · Strategy
For many fans the definitive Civ: hex tiles, one-unit-per-tile combat, and endless "one more turn".

FromSoftware · 2019 · Soulslike
A posture-and-parry duel-fest that strips the formula down to pure swordplay.

FromSoftware · 2016 · Soulslike
The polished, fast-paced send-off to the trilogy that started it all.

Team Cherry · 2017 · Soulslike, Metroidvania
A soulslike metroidvania with tough combat, hidden depths, and breathtaking art.

Moon Studios · 2020 · Metroidvania
A gorgeous, emotional platformer with fluid combat and best-in-class movement.

Subset Games · 2018 · Strategy
Perfect-information tactics distilled to a chess-like puzzle: small, flawless, endlessly replayable.

Nicalis · 2014 · Roguelike
A grimy, sprawling twin-stick roguelike with thousands of item combinations.

Obsidian · 2015 · RPG
A love letter to Baldur’s Gate that revived the isometric CRPG for a new era.

Valve · 2009 · FPS, Co-op
Co-op zombie survival with the legendary AI Director keeping every run tense.

Guerrilla Games · 2020 · Open World
Hunting robot dinosaurs across a stunning post-apocalypse, with a surprisingly great story.

MegaCrit · 2019 · Roguelike
The deck-builder that launched a genre: perfectly balanced and endlessly replayable.

Motion Twin · 2018 · Roguelike, Metroidvania
Razor-sharp roguelite combat with metroidvania bones and flawless game feel.

ConcernedApe · 2016 · Co-op
Run a farm together, the most relaxing co-op time-sink ever made.

Bethesda · 2011 · RPG
The open-world RPG that launched a thousand mods and still defines "go anywhere, be anyone".

Heart Machine · 2016 · Metroidvania
A wordless, stylish action-explorer dripping with atmosphere and mystery.

Gearbox · 2012 · FPS
The looter-shooter that nailed the formula, with bottomless guns and razor wit.

Sucker Punch · 2024 · Open World
A breathtaking samurai open world where the wind itself guides you.

Capcom · 2024 · RPG
A physics-driven open-world RPG built around your customizable AI Pawns.

Square Enix · 2022 · RPG
A spectacular reimagining of a classic, with real-time combat and lavish production.

id Software · 2020 · FPS
A relentless, high-skill combat puzzle disguised as a power fantasy.

DICE · 2016 · FPS
Large-scale WWI warfare with the best destruction and sound design of its era.

Ubisoft · 2012 · FPS
The open-world shooter that defined the modern Far Cry template, anchored by a magnetic villain.

Firaxis Games · 2016 · Strategy
The 4X flagship: empire-building with city districts that reshaped the formula.

Firaxis Games · 2016 · Strategy
Tense, brutal turn-based tactics where every soldier you lose actually hurts.

Hazelight Studios · 2021 · Co-op
A two-player-only adventure bursting with invention, and a Game of the Year winner.

Moon Studios · 2015 · Metroidvania
A heart-rending platforming fairytale that put Moon Studios on the map.

Motive Studio · 2023 · Horror
A masterful remake of the dismemberment-horror classic aboard the USG Ishimura.

Ludeon Studios · 2018 · Survival
A colony-survival sim and story generator with endless emergent drama.

Creative Assembly · 2022 · Strategy
Grand-scale fantasy battles married to turn-based campaign strategy at its most diverse.

Housemarque · 2023 · Roguelike
A high-octane third-person roguelike shooter wrapped in genuine sci-fi mystery.

DrinkBox Studios · 2018 · Metroidvania
A vibrant lucha-libre metroidvania with brawler combat and clever co-op.

Ubisoft · 2024 · Metroidvania
A slick, fast modern metroidvania with superb combat and traversal.

poncle · 2022 · Roguelike
A bullet-heaven phenomenon that turns minimal input into maximal chaos.

Bloober Team · 2024 · Horror
A faithful, unsettling remake of the most revered psychological horror story in games.

Unknown Worlds · 2018 · Survival, Horror
Underwater survival with genuine dread and wonder: the gold standard for atmosphere in the genre.

Dodge Roll · 2016 · Roguelike
A bullet-hell roguelike stuffed with gun puns and dodge-roll precision.

Iron Gate Studio · 2021 · Survival, Co-op
Viking survival with the tightest co-op loop around, and a 1.0 Deep North launch landing September 2026.

Respawn Entertainment · 2016 · FPS
The most inventive campaign of its era, wrapped around peerless movement.

Capcom · 2017 · Horror
The first-person reinvention that made the series genuinely frightening again.

BioWare · 2021 · RPG
The remastered original trilogy, still the gold standard for sci-fi RPG storytelling.

343 Industries · 2019 · FPS
Five remastered Halo campaigns and their multiplayer in one definitive package.

Massive Monster · 2022 · Roguelike
A roguelike crawler fused with a cult-management sim, dripping with charm.

Kojima Productions · 2020 · Open World
A divisive, hypnotic traversal game about reconnecting a fractured America.

Ryu Ga Gotoku · 2018 · RPG
A brawler-RPG crime drama that is equal parts melodrama and slapstick, and the best entry point to the series.

id Software · 2016 · FPS
The reboot that made shooters fast, aggressive, and fun again.

Creative Assembly · 2019 · Strategy
The most character-driven Total War, blending Romance and Records modes beautifully.

Ubisoft · 2018 · Open World
An enormous RPG-flavored take on ancient Greece, the best of the modern AC era.

Daniel Mullins Games · 2021 · Roguelike
A deck-building roguelike wrapped in one of gaming’s best-kept secrets.

Hopoo Games · 2020 · Roguelike
Co-op roguelike where escalating chaos and item stacking spiral gloriously out of control.

Ghost Ship Games · 2020 · Co-op
Rock and Stone: four-dwarf co-op mining with destructible caves and big personality.

Frictional Games · 2010 · Horror
The hide-and-survive game that defined a decade of helpless first-person horror.

Team Ninja · 2021 · Soulslike
A faster, loot-heavy take on the formula with deep stance-based combat.

11 bit studios · 2018 · Strategy
A society-survival city-builder full of agonising moral choices in a frozen apocalypse.

Capcom · 2021 · Horror
A theatrical, varied horror adventure anchored by its now-iconic castle.

Insomniac Games · 2022 · Open World
The most joyful traversal in any open world, swinging through a detailed New York.

Game Science · 2024 · Soulslike
A gorgeous action-soulslike retelling of Journey to the West with spectacular boss fights.

Respawn Entertainment · 2019 · FPS
The battle royale that nailed movement, gunplay, and squad-based ping communication.

Thomas Happ Games · 2015 · Metroidvania
A retro-styled sci-fi metroidvania built almost entirely by one person.

Stunlock Studios · 2024 · Survival
Vampire survival-action with castle-building and bloody, gear-driven boss hunts.

ArtPlay · 2019 · Metroidvania
The spiritual successor to Castlevania: Symphony of the Night from its original creator.

Obsidian · 2010 · RPG
The fan-favorite Fallout: a reactive Mojave where your choices genuinely reshape the ending.

Forgotten Empires · 2019 · Strategy
The RTS that refuses to age, lovingly remastered and still fiercely competitive.

Relic Entertainment · 2021 · Strategy
A confident modern RTS that respects the classics while sharpening the formula.

Red Hook Studios · 2016 · Roguelike
A punishing turn-based crawler where stress and madness are deadlier than monsters.

Subset Games · 2012 · Roguelike
The roguelike that made spaceship crisis-management endlessly tense and replayable.

Fatshark · 2018 · Co-op
Visceral first-person co-op slaughter against endless Skaven hordes.

Re-Logic · 2011 · Survival
A 2D sandbox of near-endless depth that keeps getting bigger with free content a decade later.

FromSoftware · 2018 · Soulslike
The game that named the genre, with the most interconnected world FromSoftware built.

Avalanche Software · 2023 · Open World
The Wizarding World realised as a sprawling, detail-rich open world.

Arrowhead Game Studios · 2024 · Co-op
Chaotic four-player co-op where friendly fire and democracy go hand in hand.

Ghost Town Games · 2018 · Co-op
A frantic kitchen party game guaranteed to test any friendship.

Bungie · 2017 · FPS
Bungie’s gunplay remains best-in-class across its raids, strikes, and crucible.

The Game Kitchen · 2023 · Metroidvania
A grisly, gorgeous pixel-art metroidvania with tighter combat than the original.

MachineGames · 2014 · FPS
A surprisingly heartfelt single-player shooter set in an alternate Nazi-ruled 1960s.

CD Projekt Red · 2020 · RPG, Open World
A rough launch redeemed into one of the densest first-person RPG cities ever built.

Endnight Games · 2024 · Survival
Cannibal-infested island survival with a brilliant AI companion and genuine horror.

Owlcat Games · 2021 · RPG
A vast, crunchy CRPG with a Mythic Path system that reshapes your whole campaign.

Obsidian · 2022 · Survival, Co-op
Honey-I-shrunk-the-kids survival that turns a backyard into a sprawling, dangerous biome.

4A Games · 2019 · FPS
A tense, semi-open post-apocalyptic shooter with stunning atmosphere.

Ubisoft · 2016 · Open World
A breezy, hacker-themed San Francisco with the most likeable cast in the series.

Frictional Games · 2015 · Horror
Underwater sci-fi horror that scares with ideas as much as monsters.

Gunfire Games · 2023 · Soulslike
A gun-focused soulslike with procedural worlds, built for three-player co-op.

Round8 Studio · 2023 · Soulslike
A stylish Pinocchio-themed soulslike with a satisfying parry-heavy combat system.

Paradox Development Studio · 2016 · Strategy
Sci-fi grand strategy with the most imaginative emergent stories in the genre.

Creative Assembly · 2014 · Horror
One unkillable Xenomorph, hunting you with terrifying adaptive AI.

Gearbox · 2015 · Strategy
Fully 3D space RTS, remastered: still unmatched for scale and atmosphere.

Relic Entertainment · 2013 · Strategy
Cover-based WWII RTS with cinematic battles and a deep competitive scene.

Hazelight Studios · 2018 · Co-op
A split-screen, two-player-only prison-break story with constant inventive set-pieces.

Red Barrels · 2013 · Horror
Found-footage asylum horror where your only tools are a camcorder and your legs.

Creepy Jar · 2019 · Survival
Brutally realistic Amazon survival that tracks every cut, infection, and ounce of sanity.

TaleWorlds · 2022 · Strategy
A sandbox of medieval warfare, politics, and economy you fight in first-hand.

Keen Games · 2024 · Survival
Voxel survival-RPG with the best freeform building system to arrive in years.

Ubisoft · 2018 · Open World
A gorgeous open-world Montana you can tear through solo or in full co-op.

Ubisoft · 2019 · Strategy
A gorgeous, intricate city-building economy sim set in the industrial revolution.

United Front Games · 2014 · Open World
An underrated Hong Kong crime sandbox with the best martial-arts combat of its kind.

Kinetic Games · 2024 · Horror
Co-op ghost hunting that turns voice chat into the scariest mechanic of all.

Nolla Games · 2020 · Roguelike
A roguelike where every pixel is simulated and your own spells routinely kill you.

Bend Studio · 2021 · Open World
A biker road trip through a zombie apocalypse defined by terrifying horde swarms.

Rare · 2020 · Co-op
Crew a pirate ship with friends in the most charming shared-world adventure around.

Numantian Games · 2019 · Strategy
A steampunk survival-RTS where one breach in your wall can end everything.

Bandai Namco · 2019 · Soulslike
An anime-styled soulslike with a constant AI partner that softens the difficulty.

Pocketpair · 2024 · Survival
Creature-collecting meets base-building and automation: the breakout survival hit of 2024.

The Game Kitchen · 2019 · Metroidvania
A punishing, religiously-themed metroidvania with unforgettable grim art.

Hello Games · 2016 · Survival
A rocky launch transformed by years of free updates into a vast space-survival sandbox.

Studio Wildcard · 2017 · Survival
Tame dinosaurs, build tribes, and wage war: the maximalist survival sandbox.
Each game receives a HostedGG Score based on critic data from Metacritic and OpenCritic. Metacritic is weighted at 55% and OpenCritic at 45%; older games without OpenCritic use Metacritic alone.
No. These rankings are editorial and data-led. Games do not pay for placement, and the list is sorted by score, genre fit, and independently maintained metadata.
Many modern games cross genre lines. Elden Ring, for example, can belong to RPG, open-world, and soulslike rankings, while Valheim fits both survival and co-op lists.
The rankings are reviewed when major releases, critic-score changes, or genre updates justify a refresh. Each genre page shows the current update month.