The 50 best games of 2017

The writer's editorial order from the original article. We index, we don't re-rank.

01

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

2017 ·97 writers · 152 pieces

→03

Super Mario Odyssey

2017 ·97 writers · 159 pieces

→04

NieR: Automata

2017 ·109 writers · 175 pieces

→05

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

2017 ·82 writers · 131 pieces

→06

Persona 5

2016 ·60 writers · 101 pieces

→07

Prey

2017 ·55 writers · 62 pieces

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Horizon Zero Dawn

2017 ·98 writers · 253 pieces

→10

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

2017 ·72 writers · 94 pieces

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Butterfly Soup

2017 ·8 writers · 5 pieces

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Destiny 2

2017 ·197 writers · 664 pieces

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What Remains of Edith Finch

2017 ·68 writers · 80 pieces

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Cuphead

2017 ·37 writers · 32 pieces

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Assassin's Creed Origins

2017 ·61 writers · 117 pieces

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West of Loathing

2017 ·9 writers · 5 pieces

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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

2017 ·18 writers · 17 pieces

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Lone Echo

2017 ·4 writers · 3 pieces

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Gravity Rush 2

2017 ·19 writers · 53 pieces

→20

Fire Emblem Heroes

2017 ·14 writers · 11 pieces

→21

The Evil Within 2

2017 ·37 writers · 34 pieces

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Pyre

2017 ·30 writers · 20 pieces

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Night in the Woods

2017 ·29 writers · 32 pieces

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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

2017 ·56 writers · 75 pieces

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Blackwood Crossing

2017 ·4 writers · 2 pieces

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Emily Is Away Too

2017 ·2 writers · 1 pieces

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Little Nightmares

2017 ·20 writers · 15 pieces

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Dirt 4

2017 ·13 writers · 10 pieces

→29

Sonic Mania

2017 ·52 writers · 58 pieces

→30

Metroid: Samus Returns

2017 ·30 writers · 23 pieces

→31

Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

2016 ·11 writers · 6 pieces

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Rakuen

2017 ·5 writers · 4 pieces

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