The 20 Best Video Games of 2019 So Far
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.
Think No Man's Sky meets Russian Doll. Not to be confused with the upcoming Outer Worlds, Outer Wilds is a Microsoft-exclusive, open-world indie mystery beginning on a planet that will be destroyed by a supernova in just 22 minutes. Fortunately for you, it's not this year's shortest game; instead, your astronaut character is caught in a time loop, repeating those 22 minutes over and over, giving you time to learn the details of the world and perhaps change the future. (After dying a few dozen more times.)
“By letting you chart your own course and piece together its mystery at your own pace, Outer Wilds makes each of its expeditions feel incredibly personal and absolutely unmissable.” —GameSpot