10. The Last Guardian
9. Madden 17
8. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
7. Far Cry Primal
6. Gears of War 4
5. Titanfall 2
4. Quantum Break
3. Battlefield 1
2. Uncharted 4
1. Doom
Ever wonder what would happen if a crazy-ass over-the-top heavy metal album cover came to life? Doom, with it brutal ultra-violence and roided-out demons from hell is the answer, continually dropping you into balls-to-the-wall adrenaline-spiking action. Cut scenes? Heavy exposition and dialogue? Dramatic Call of Duty-style set pieces? Nah. Doom is totally immune to popular FPS tropes, relying instead on solid, old-fashioned level design and balanced combat. The game has a perfect, almost musical rhythm of highs and lows; verse (exploration) followed by chorus (a screen full of demons). And though it dispenses with conventional narrative techniques, the game still tells a coherent story. It seems crazy that more big budget games haven’t caught on to the fact that just a sprinkling of direct dialogue is more effective than burdening the player with convoluted lore upfront. Hopefully, Doom will be an emulated touchstone in the coming years. It perfectly executes everything it attempts, and for that reason, it is our game of the year.