Best Games of 2010

NXTO's catalog has 361 games released in 2010. These 30 rank highest once player ratings, Metacritic scores and Steam reviews are combined. The top three: Mass Effect 2, Fallout: New Vegas and Mount & Blade: Warband.

How it's ranked: a blend of RAWG player ratings, Metacritic and Steam reviews, adjusted so games with very few ratings can't outrank well-proven ones. Times are average player-reported playtime, so treat them as rough guides.

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   Mass Effect 2

   2010Action, RPGPC, Xbox One ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~24.6 h to beat
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   Fallout: New Vegas

   2010Shooter, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~26.7 h to beat
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   Mount & Blade: Warband

   2010Action, RPG ★ 4.5/5⏱ ~74.3 h to beat
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   Sid Meier's Civilization V

   2010StrategyPC ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~39.6 h to beat
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   God of War III

   2010Action ★ 4.4/5⏱ ~10 h to beat
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   StarCraft II

   2010StrategyPC ★ 4.4/5
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   Super Mario Galaxy 2

   2010PlatformerSwitch ★ 4.4/5~18 h avg. playtime
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   GHOST TRICK: Phantom Detective

   2010Adventure, Action ★ 4.4/5~1 h avg. playtime
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   Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

   2010Adventure, HorrorPC, PS4, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~25.2 h to beat
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    Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood

    2010ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5~16 h avg. playtime
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    Pokémon HeartGold, SoulSilver

    2010RPG ★ 4.3/5
12. 12
    

    Monkey Island 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge

    2010Adventure, ActionPC ★ 4.3/5~3 h avg. playtime
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    Halo: Reach

    2010ShooterPC, Xbox One ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~7.7 h to beat
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    Limbo

    2010Adventure, ActionPC, Xbox One, PS4 ★ 4.3/5⏱ ~3.6 h to beat
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    Super Meat Boy

    2010Platformer, IndiePC, PS4, Switch ★ 4.2/5⏱ ~9.2 h to beat
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    Alan Wake

    2010Shooter, AdventurePC, Xbox One ★ 4.2/5⏱ ~11.2 h to beat
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    Xenoblade Chronicles

    2010Action, RPG ★ 4.2/5~14 h avg. playtime
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    999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors

    2010Adventure, PuzzlePC ★ 4.2/5
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    Donkey Kong Country Returns

    2010Platformer ★ 4.2/5~10 h avg. playtime
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    Call of Duty: Black Ops

    2010Shooter, ActionPC, Xbox One ★ 4.2/5⏱ ~7.1 h to beat
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    Battlefield: Bad Company 2

    2010Shooter, ActionPC, Xbox One ★ 4.2/5⏱ ~6.9 h to beat
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    God of War: Ghost of Sparta

    2010Adventure, Action ★ 4.1/5~7 h avg. playtime
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    Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep

    2010Action, RPGPS4 ★ 4.1/5
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    Cave Story+

    2010Indie, PlatformerPC, Switch ★ 4.1/5~2 h avg. playtime
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    Metro 2033

    2010Shooter, ActionPC ★ 4.1/5⏱ ~9.5 h to beat
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    Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi

    2010AdventurePC ★ 4.1/5~4 h avg. playtime
27. 27
    

    Singularity

    2010Shooter, HorrorPC ★ 4.1/5~5 h avg. playtime
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    Professor Layton and the Unwound Future

    2010 ★ 4.1/5
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    Rock Band 3

    2010Arcade ★ 4.1/5~14 h avg. playtime
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    Vanquish

    2010Indie, ShooterPC, Xbox One ★ 4.1/5~4 h avg. playtime

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