
Websites like OpenCritic and Metacritic monitor new video game releases and calculate average scores based on reviews from many gaming websites. According to OpenCritic, which has data from 2013 onward, the five highest-rated games of all time are Super Mario Odyssey (97), Baldur’s Gate 3 (96), The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (96), Red Dead Redemption 2 (95), and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (95). Metacritic, with a longer history and different scoring criteria, lists a different top five: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (99), SoulCalibur (98), Grand Theft Auto 4 (98), Super Mario Galaxy (97), and Super Mario Galaxy 2 (97).