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title: "Best Modern Games, Ranked by Belly Score | Belly Score"
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description: "Every Modern game The Belly has scored, ranked from the highest verdict down. Browse games with a Modern setting or subject and see where each one landed."
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# Best Modern Games

Every Modern game The Belly has scored, ranked from the highest verdict down. Browse games with a Modern setting or subject and see where each one landed.

Games with a Modern theme, ranked by Belly Score. Theme tags capture the subject matter and setting of a game — distinct from genre — so this list pulls together titles that share a Modern world or aesthetic regardless of how they play. See which Modern-themed games earned The Belly's top marks and which fell short.

## Best Modern Games rankings

92 games

9.9

### Persona 5 Royal

RPG · Adventure · Simulation

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC

Modern School / Academy Psychological +1

Immersive Strategic Atmospheric +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/persona-5-royal

9.8

### Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Action-Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Xbox · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation Vita · Nvidia Shield

Espionage / Spy Psychological Surreal +1

Mysterious Immersive Tense +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/metal-gear-solid-2-sons-of-liberty

9.8

### Fate/stay night REMASTERED

Visual Novel · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · PC

Fantasy Dark Fantasy Supernatural +1

Atmospheric Dramatic Cinematic +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/fate-stay-night-remastered

9.8

### METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch

Military Espionage / Spy Nature / Wilderness +1

Immersive Intense Strategic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/metal-gear-solid-3-snake-eater

9.7

### Project Zomboid

Survival · RPG · Simulation · Strategy

PC · macOS · Linux

Post-Apocalyptic Zombies Modern +1

Immersive Tense High-Stakes +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/project-zomboid

9.7

### Persona 4 Golden

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation Vita · PC · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

Modern Detective / Mystery School / Academy +1

Immersive Mysterious Emotional +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/persona-4-golden

9.7

### CASTLEVANIA: ARIA OF SORROW

Action · Action RPG · Adventure · Platformer

Game Boy Advance · Game Boy Advance SP · Game Boy Micro · Nintendo Wii U · Nintendo

Fantasy Dark Fantasy Supernatural +7

Adventurous Exploratory Discovery-Driven +26
https://bellyscore.com/game/castlevania-aria-of-sorrow

9.7

### Balatro

Strategy

PC · Mac · Android · iOS · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch

Modern Surreal

Strategic Addictive Satisfying +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/balatro

9.7

### Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

Fighting

Arcade · Dreamcast · PlayStation 2 · Xbox · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360

Martial Arts Modern

Competitive Challenging Intense +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/street-fighter-iii-3rd-strike

9.6

### Geometry Dash

Action · Platformer · Rhythm / Music

Windows · macOS · iOS · Android

Modern Surreal Contemporary

Intense Fast-Paced Challenging +5
https://bellyscore.com/game/geometry-dash

9.6

### Yakuza 0

Action-Adventure · Fighting

PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PC · Xbox One · Amazon Luna

Crime Modern Comedy +1

Immersive Intense Funny +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/yakuza-0

9.5

### TrackMania Nations Forever

Racing

PC

Modern

Fast-Paced Competitive Challenging +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/trackmania-nations-forever

9.5

### Counter-Strike 2

Shooter

PC · Linux

Military Modern Crime

Intense Competitive Tactical +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/counter-strike-2

9.5

### The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction

Action-Adventure

GameCube · PlayStation 2 · Xbox

Superhero Modern

Epic Open-Ended Intense +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/the-incredible-hulk-ultimate-destruction

9.5

### Phantom Forces

Shooter · FPS

PC · Xbox · PlayStation 5

Military War Modern

Fast-Paced Intense Competitive +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/roblox-phantom-forces

9.5

### Hearts of Iron IV

Strategy · Simulation

PC

Military War Modern

Strategic Tactical Serious +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/hearts-of-iron-4

9.4

### Until Then

Adventure · Visual Novel

PlayStation 5 · PC · Nintendo Switch · Xbox Series X/S · Linux · Mac

Modern Psychological Surreal +1

Atmospheric Emotional Melancholic +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/until-then

9.4

### CHAOS;HEAD NOAH

Visual Novel · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · PC · Xbox 360 · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita · PSP · Android · iOS

Modern Psychological Surreal +1

Mysterious Unsettling Suspenseful +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/chaos-head-noah

9.4

### Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

RPG · Action · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Windows · Steam

Crime Comedy Family +1

Adventurous Funny Quirky +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/like-a-dragon-infinite-wealth

9.3

### Marvel Rivals

Action · Shooter · Fighting

PlayStation 5 · PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox Series X|S

Superhero Modern

Fast-Paced Chaotic Competitive +2
https://bellyscore.com/game/marvel-rivals

9.3

### TEKKEN 8

Fighting

PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC

Martial Arts Modern

Intense Fast-Paced Competitive +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/tekken-8

9.3

### The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure

RPG

PlayStation Portable · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation Vita · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2

Modern Detective / Mystery Military +1

Immersive Strategic Tactical +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/trails-to-azure

9.2

### Cry of Fear

Adventure · Horror · FPS

Windows

Psychological Modern Monsters +1

Creepy Dark Bleak +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/cry-of-fear

9.2

### Yakuza 5

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC

Crime Modern Comedy +1

Immersive Intense Quirky +3
https://bellyscore.com/game/yakuza-5

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