Best Games of 2017

The best games released in 2017, ranked by Belly Score. The Belly's definitive 2017 game rankings.

The Belly's definitive rankings for games released in 2017. Every title from 2017 that earned a Belly Score appears here, sorted from the highest verdict down. It's a year-by-year snapshot of what The Belly thought of the releases — the standout hits, the disappointments, and everything in between from 2017.

9.9

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Action-Adventure · RPG · Sandbox

Nintendo Switch · Wii U · Nintendo Switch 2

Post-ApocalypticFantasyNature / Wilderness

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+3

9.5

Rain World

Action · Adventure · Platformer

Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

Post-ApocalypticNature / WildernessDark / Grim

AtmosphericBrutalUnforgiving+3

9.4

GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2

Fighting · Action

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 3 · PC · Arcade

Martial ArtsPost-ApocalypticFantasy

IntenseFast-PacedCompetitive+3

9.4

ARCAEA

Rhythm / Music

Nintendo Switch · Mobile

MysteriousDiscovery-DrivenRelaxing+12

9.4

Doki Doki Literature Club!

Visual Novel · Horror · Simulation

Windows · macOS · Linux

School / AcademyPsychologicalSurreal+1

MysteriousCreepyUnsettling+3

9.4

Xenoblade Chronicles 2

Action RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2

FantasyHigh FantasyNature / Wilderness

AdventurousExploratoryEpic+3

9.3

Flood Escape 2

Adventure · Survival · Platformer

Roblox

Nature / Wilderness

Fast-PacedFranticChaotic+3

9.3

Prey

FPS · Action · Simulation

PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One

Sci-FiSpaceAlien+1

MysteriousImmersiveUnsettling+3

9.3

EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 4 · Windows

Sci-FiAlienMonsters+1

ChaoticFast-PacedFunny+3

NO ART

9.2

Hollow Knight

Platformer · Action · Adventure

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation · Xbox

9.2

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux

RPG

Nintendo 3DS

Sci-FiSupernaturalMonsters+1

AtmosphericChallengingStrategic+3

9.1

RUINER

Shooter · Action · Adventure

Linux · Microsoft Windows · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch · Macintosh

Sci-FiCyberpunkDystopian+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.0

Flee the Facility

Horror · Survival · Action-Adventure

PC · Mac · iOS · Android · Xbox · PlayStation

MonstersPsychological

TenseIntenseFast-Paced+3

8.9

Project JoJo

Fighting · RPG

PC · Mobile · Xbox

FantasySupernaturalMartial Arts+1

AdventurousCompetitiveChallenging+3

8.8

Databrawl BattleZone

Action · Fighting

Roblox

Sci-FiRobots / MechsWar

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

8.4

Majotori

Adventure

Windows · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · iOS · Android

FantasyComedyDark / Grim

QuirkyDarkFunny+2

6.4

Hey! Pikmin

Action · Puzzle · Platformer

Nintendo 3DS

Sci-FiSpaceNature / Wilderness+1

AdventurousExploratoryCozy+3

5.0

Dead Alliance

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC

Post-ApocalypticMilitaryZombies

IntenseFast-PacedCompetitive+2

1.9

Vroom in the Night Sky

Racing

Nintendo Switch

FantasyComedySurreal

QuirkyWeirdRepetitive+1