Metacritic ha stilato l'elenco dei 50 videogiochi che hanno ricevuto il metascore più elevato nell'ultimo decennio. Per rientrare nell'elenco ogni singolo titolo deve aver ricevuto almeno 15 recensioni e per i prodotti multipiattaforma è stata tenuta in considerazione la versione che ha ottenuto più giudizi.
La prima posizione se la spartiscono Super Mario Galaxy 2 per Wii, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild per Nintendo Switch, Red Dead Redemption 2 per PlayStation 4 e Grand Theft Auto 5 per PlayStation 4.
Seguono Super Mario Odyssey, Mass Effect 2 e The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. La top 10 si chiude con The Last of Us, The Last of Us Remastered, il primo capitolo di Red Dead Redemption e Portal 2.
Qui di seguito l'elenco delle prime 50 posizioni:
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii, 2010) - 97
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch, 2017) - 97
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (PlayStation 4, 2018) - 97
- Grand Theft Auto V (PlayStation 4, 2014) - 97
- Super Mario Odyssey (Switch, 2017) - 97
- Mass Effect 2 (Xbox 360, 2010) - 96
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360, 2011) - 96
- The Last of Us (PlayStation 3, 2013) - 95
- The Last of Us Remastered (PlayStation 4, 2014) - 95
- Red Dead Redemption (Xbox 360, 2010) - 95
- Portal 2 (Xbox 360, 2011) - 95
- God of War (PlayStation 4, 2018) - 94
- Batman: Arkham City (Xbox 360, 2011) - 94
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (3DS, 2011) - 94
- BioShock Infinite (PC, 2013) - 94
- Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (Xbox 360, 2010) - 93
- Divinity: Original Sin II (PC, 2017) - 93
- Super Mario 3D World (Wii U, 2013) - 93
- Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (PC, 2010) - 93
- Persona 4 Golden (PlayStation Vita, 2012) - 93
- Persona 5 (PlayStation 4, 2017) - 93
- Mass Effect 3 (Xbox 360, 2012) - 93
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PlayStation 4, 2015) - 93
- The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii, 2011) - 93
- Rock Band 3 (Xbox 360, 2010) - 93
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (PlayStation 4, 2016) - 93
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch, 2018) - 93
- INSIDE (Xbox One, 2016) - 93
- Forza Horizon 4 (Xbox One, 2018) - 92
- God of War III (PlayStation 3, 2010) - 92
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (PlayStation 3, 2011) - 92
- Bloodborne (PlayStation 4, 2015) - 92
- Celeste (Switch, 2018) - 92
- Super Street Fighter IV (PlayStation 3, 2010) - 92
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PlayStation 4, 2015) - 92
- Undertale (PC, 2015) - 92
- Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS, 2013) - 92
- Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition (PlayStation 4, 2018) - 92
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Wii U, 2014) - 92
- Journey (PlayStation 3, 2012) - 92
- Xenoblade Chronicles (Wii, 2012) - 92
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch, 2017) - 92
- The ICO & Shadow of the Colossus Collection (PlayStation 3, 2011) - 92
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine (PC, 2016) - 92
- LittleBigPlanet 2 (PlayStation 3, 2011) - 91
- Overwatch (PC, 2016) - 91
- Bayonetta 2 (Wii U, 2014) - 91
- Forza Horizon 3 (Xbox One, 2016) - 91
- Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (PC, 2019) - 91
- Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Switch, 2019) - 91