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Top 10 Video Games of 2016

Welcome to the best of 2016 - as chosen by Amazon customers. We’ve combined the highest-rated and most reviewed titles to reveal the top 10 customer picks of 2016.

10. Dark Souls III
9. Far Cry Primal
8. Doom
7. Lego Marvel Avengers
6. Ratchet and Clank
5. Overwatch
4. FIFA 17
3. Battlefield 1
2. Tom Clancy's The Division
1. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

 

[RichiRamjag]

Damn. Division just snuck the hell up there. I wouldn't have expected it. Not a bad list otherwise.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

I'm surprised Pokemon ain't on there, but I guess the two versions bisected those review numbers.

 

[LiK]

I'm surprised Pokemon ain't on there, but I guess the two versions bisected those review numbers.

Seems most games that were released in the latter half of the year won't make it judging by their criteria.

 

[MaverickHunterX]

Great to see Doom up there...

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

No Titanfall 2 is disappointing but sadly expected.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Ratchet and Clank on the list makes it a good list.

 

[semiconscious]

Damn. Division just snuck the hell up there. I wouldn't have expected it. Not a bad list otherwise.

hey, it's my #2 game this year (after last guardian). what can i say? it a gorgeous game, & i loved it! ...

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

Ratchet and Clank on the list makes it a good list.

Yeah my jaw dropped. Hopefully that means sales were good and the franchise has future potential.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

Seems most games that were released in the latter half of the year won't make it judging by their criteria.

Battlefield 1 being top 3 contradicts that thought.

Yeah my jaw dropped. Hopefully that means sales were good and the franchise has future potential.

They were and it does.

 

[GIANKRATOS]

6. Ratchet and Clank

 

[DriftingSpirit]

Yeah my jaw dropped. Hopefully that means sales were good and the franchise has future potential.

Oh, no worries there.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ratchet-and-clank-ps4-breaks-franchise-sales-recor/1100-6439357/

It sold quite well.

 

[Primethius]

So this is just the Amazon reviews themselves combined with how many to determine the list, yea? No outside control?

If so, turned out to be a pretty good list. Nice to see UC4 up at #1.

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

Battlefield 1 being top 3 contradicts that thought.

They were and it does.

I thought they said they were moving away from all that stuff to be more independent?

I need more RnC after the masterpiece that was ACiT.

 

[RichiRamjag]

hey, it's my #2 game this year (after last guardian). what can i say? it a gorgeous game, & i loved it! ...

I just got into it and I love it, but this still took me by surprise lol.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Nice that Doom charted

 

[Forerunner]

Far Cry Primal?

Decent list, but that one is kind of strange. I mean it's not a bad game, but there are a lot more worthy titles this year.

 

[Eggbok]

I came for the salty Uncharted posts.

 

[Wollan]

Surprisingly good list. Has Doom, Dark Souls, Uncharted, Overwatch etc.

 

[RichiRamjag]

I thought they said they were moving away from all that stuff to be more independent?

I need more RnC after the masterpiece that was ACiT.

Seeing as they're working on AAA game atm, i guess not.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

I had the most fun playing Doom and the best experience playing Uncharted 4. To me it is unnecessary to try to edge out one over the other so as to proclaim one as the best game of the year. They were both equally amazing experiences.

 

[jediyoshi]

Weird thing to do while it's still 2016. Seems like there'd be a case of games that have been out for longer having an advantage.

 

[StrongBlackVine]

I thought they said they were moving away from all that stuff to be more independent?

I need more RnC after the masterpiece that was ACiT.

They want to own any new IPs that they create. That won't stop them from working on existing properties like Spider-Man or Ratchet & Clank.

 

[LiK]

Battlefield 1 being top 3 contradicts that thought.

I said most.

 

[SliceSabre]

Having finally started playing Tom Clancy's The Division after avoiding it cause of what I heard on GAF, it well deserves that No. 2 spot.

 

[Mivey]

Weird thing to do while it's still 2016. Seems like there'd be a case of games that have been out for longer having an advantage.

This is probably about reviews from Amazon and I doubt the next 7 days will make a great difference.

 

[Drifters]

Two points...

1) This is for the UK so there's that.
2) Digital, Physical or both?

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

They want to own any new IPs that they create. That won't stop them from working on existing properties like Spider-Man or Ratchet & Clank.

Good. Looking forward to Spider-Man too. It'll be the first spidey game for me.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Having finally started playing Tom Clancy's The Division after avoiding it cause of what I heard on GAF, it well deserves that No. 2 spot.

You'll never like anything doing this.

Yay for ratchet give me another title soon insomniac

 

[GifGafIsTheBestGaf]

crap, i forgot to review DOOM. that was another 5/5

 

[Gator86]

Fire Far Cry Primal into the sun and swap in TF2.

Division was and is a really fun game. The game was awesome at launch from 0-30, but just had a really bad endgame. Unfortunately, every game must be some lifestyle now so people soured on it pretty quickly.

 

[Quentin]

I'm batting .300

 

[Primethius]

You'll never like anything doing this.

Yay for ratchet give me another title soon insomniac

Lol!

I hope another Ratchet remakes in the works but I kinda want Insomniac to be the go to Marvel dev as well for some of my favorite Marvel IPs.

Choices, choices...

 

[Venuspower]

Good to see Ratchet and Clank on that list.

I am surprised that The Division made it to the 2nd place.
Uncharted 4 on place 1 is not surprising at all.

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

Lol!

I hope another Ratchet remakes in the works but I kinda want Insomniac to be the go to Marvel dev as well for some of my favorite Marvel IPs.

Choices, choices...

Hmm they could handle both I feel they've been working on both apparently while also releasing games in-between ratchet and directly after as well as Sunset overdrive. Very efficient studio

 

[jediyoshi]

This is probably about reviews from Amazon and I doubt the next 7 days will make a great difference.

It is reviews, not only taking ratings but amounts into account. I wouldn't, not with Christmas being within that week.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Lol!

I hope another Ratchet remakes in the works but I kinda want Insomniac to be the go to Marvel dev as well for some of my favorite Marvel IPs.

Choices, choices...

A Doctor Strange game would be the mutt's nuts. An ever changing landscape in the vein of The Evil Within. I'd love it.

That or a Guardians of the Galaxy ARPG with elements of Mass Effect.

 

[cordy]

Ratchet being on the list is amazing. Love that game.

 

[ChaosZeroX]

Nice to see Ratchet up there

 

[LastMinuteHero]

You'll never like anything doing this.

Yay for ratchet give me another title soon insomniac

Haha. Yeah gimme that up your arsenal and maybe deadlocked remake/reimagining

 

[Cornbread78]

Having finally started playing Tom Clancy's The Division after avoiding it cause of what I heard on GAF, it well deserves that No. 2 spot.

You should know better buddy, lol.

 

[Falchion]

I keep forgetting Primal came out this year.

 

[EloquentM]

List is horrible. Good for uncharted though.

 

[Aselith]

RIP No Man's Sky

 

[OraleeWey]

I would have expected at least one Microsoft exclusive in there

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Drake stays treasured

 

[hanspampel]

RIP No Man's Sky

well the game won the most votes category
slightly ahead of UC4

 

[Memento]

Ratchet and Clank? :0

 

[StrongBlackVine]

nahh. xbox gets trashed all the time at amazon reviews

I have seen no evidence of this and I look at Amazon's lists daily.

 

[BigEmil]

The Division and FIFA do not deserve to be on this list.

This must be EU.