The 40 Best Console-Exclusive Games of This Generation (PS4, Xbox One, and Switch)

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – June 15, 2020

In the gallery above, we rank the 40 highest-scoring games that appeared on only one of the three current generation hardware platforms (Sony's PlayStation 4, Microsoft's Xbox One, and Nintendo's Switch). Titles are ranked by their Metascores, which reflect the consensus views of professional game critics.

Games with fewer than 15 reviews are excluded, and expansions, DLC packs, and multi-game compilations are excluded as well. (But games still qualify if they are also available on prior-generation hardware, PC, or handheld/mobile devices—just as long as they appear on no more than one of the three major current consoles.)

19 of 41 photo by Subset Games

89 #19 (tie): Into the Breach

Although best known as a PC game, this 2018 procedurally generated turn-based strategy title from the team behind the indie hit Faster Than Light also came out on one console: the Switch.

“Subset games has achieved a mastery of the microdrama, and as such, Into The Breach is about as essential as indie games get.” —Trusted Reviews

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