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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85 #11 (tie): Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda

Also in the running for 2019's longest title, the Switch-exclusive Cadence of Hyrule does exactly what its name suggests: It takes the roguelike/rhythm gameplay of Brace Yourself's Crypt of the NecroDancer but populates it with characters, music, and settings drawn from Nintendo's the Legend of Zelda series. It works surprisingly well.

“A marriage made in heaven, Cadence of Hyrule is a toe-tapping, monster slaying groove-fest.” —God Is a Geek

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