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Highest-rated video games of all time as of October 2025, based on Metascore

Game (release year)	Metacritic score
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)	99
SoulCalibur (1999)	98
Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)	98
Super Mario Galaxy (2007)	97
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)	97
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)	97
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001)	97
Perfect Dark (2000)	97
Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)	97
Grand Theft Auto V (2014)	97
Metroid Prime (2002)	97
Grand Theft Auto III (2001)	97
Super Mario Odyssey (2017)	97
Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)	97
NFL 2K1 (2000)	97
Half-Life 2 (2004)	96
BioShock (2007)	96
GoldenEye 007 (1997)	96
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)	96
Resident Evil 4 (2005)	96

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September 2025

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October 2025

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based on Metacritic Metascore; wider industry metrics may vary

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According to Metacritic:
"The Metascore is a single score that represents the critical consensus for games, movies, TV shows and albums. We curate a diverse group of highly respected critics and assign scores to their reviews. The weighted average of those scores results in a single number and color, the Metascore."

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Were the early 2000s the golden age of video game releases? When looking at the most critically acclaimed video games based on aggregate critic score, it certainly looks the case, as the majority of the top titles were released around that period. As of October 2025, fan favorite The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time held the top spot as the most critically acclaimed video game of all time, with a near-perfect Metacritic Metascore rating of 99 points.