The 20 Best Video Games of 2019 So Far

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – July 5, 2019

Which games impressed professional reviewers the most during the first half of the year? Above, we rank the best-reviewed videogames released between January 1, 2019 and June 30, 2019 by Metascore. If a game was released on multiple platforms, we included only the version receiving the largest total number of reviews (usually, but not always, the PS4 version). Newly released ports of games released in prior years on other platforms are excluded, unless they are substantially different from the prior release.

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89 #3 (tie): Slay the Spire

Part roguelike, part deck-building card battle game, this Humble-published indie from Seattle studio Mega Crit Games was praised for its complexity and variability, which give Spire plenty of replayability.

“Slay the Spire blends roguelike and deck building to offer an experience that is accessible, challenging and fun as hell from the very beginning. One of the best recent indie games.” —Areajugones

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