The parade of publications picking the best games of the decade continues to roll on this week as DualShockers got their turn in front of the microphone with “The 50 Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-2019).”
DualShockers focused their list on “games that had significant impact on a cultural, artistic, or development level across both the landscape of video games and larger mainstream culture,” while also trying to encompass the rise of live service games, the return of single-player adventures, and nearly a dozen different platforms.
In the span of that ten year window, the video game industry has changed considerably. This past decade saw the final years of the PS3/Xbox 360/Wii generation and the introduction of the next generation (PS4/Xbox One/Wii U/Switch), with the NEXT next-generation looming around the corner in the coming year. The last decade saw the rise of the live-service online game, as developers shifted towards experiences that players could keep coming back to for years on end. The last decade also proved that single-player games are, in fact, not dead with massive worlds to explore, emotional stories to be told, and memorable characters that will last us a lifetime.
When the votes were tallied, Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V earned the #1 slot. It was closely followed by a steady stream of the decade’s big hitters, including Minecraft (#2), Fortnite (#3), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (#4), Dark Souls (#5), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (#6), and The Last of Us (#7). Further down the list, DualShockers also chose to honor Hideo Kojima’s PT (#24), even though it never received a full release from Konami.
You can see all 50 titles here:
DualShockers – The 50 Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-2019)
- 1. Grand Theft Auto V / Grand Theft Auto Online
- 2. Minecraft
- 3. Fortnite
- 4. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- 5. Dark Souls
- 6. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- 7. Last of Us, The
- 8. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- 9. Doom (2016)
- 10. God of War (2018)
- 11. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- 12. Overwatch
- 13. Red Dead Redemption
- 14. Mass Effect 2
- 15. Pokemon Go
- 16. Super Mario Odyssey
- 17. The Walking Dead
- 18. Rocket League
- 19. League of Legends
- 20. Bloodborne
- 21. Nier: Automata
- 22. Undertale
- 23. Dota 2
- 24. PT
- 25. Portal 2
- 26. Persona 5
- 27. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- 28. Journey
- 29. BioShock Infinite
- 30. Red Dead Redemption 2
- 31. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
- 32. Cuphead
- 33. Destiny
- 34. Batman: Arkham City
- 35. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
- 36. Return of the Obra Dinn
- 37. What Remains of Edith Finch
- 38. Limbo
- 39. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- 40. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- 41. Death Stranding
- 42. Pokemon HeartGold / SoulSilver
- 43. Valkyria Chronicles 4
- 44. Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
- 45. Super Mario Galaxy 2
- 46. Gone Home
- 47. FTL: Faster Than Light
- 48. Spider-Man
- 49. Titanfall 2
- 50. Inside