Quarterly Report: The 25 Best PlayStation 4 Games

Our "Quarterly Reports" provide a handy list of the 25 best games for each platform, both for the current year so far and for all time. There's a separate report for each platform, and they will be updated again during the first week in January.

Best-reviewed PS4 games of all time (as of September 30th)

Games released during the last three months (if any) are marked with a

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  Game   Metascore

1The Last of Us Remastered (2014)

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95

2flower (2013)  91

3Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (2014)

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90

4Rayman Legends (2014) 90

5Fez (2014)  90

6Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition (2014)

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 87

7TowerFall Ascension (2014)  87

8FIFA 14 (2013) 87

9Velocity 2X (2014)

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 86

10Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn (2014) 86

11Resogun: Heroes (2014)  86

12Battlefield 4 (2013) 85

13Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014)

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85

14NBA 2K14 (2013) 85

15Rogue Legacy (2014)

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 85

16Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition (2014) 85

17The Swapper (2014)

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 84

18Resogun (2013)  84

19Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New 'n' Tasty (2014)

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 84

20Trine 2: Complete Story (2013)  84

21Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) 83

22Transistor (2014)  83

23LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (2013) 83

24MLB 14: The Show (2014) 83

25Metro Redux (2014)

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83

Note that games are ranked by Metascore prior to rounding. The Metascore is a weighted average of critic reviews on a scale of 0 (bad) to 100 (good). All scores are from September 30, 2014. Games with fewer than 7 reviews are not eligible for inclusion.

For a complete list of all PS4 high (and low) scores, visit Metacritic's PlayStation 4 section.