Best PC games of 2010 by Metascore

The top 50 games on Steam by this measure, with the cheapest price we track for each. Ranked by Metacritic critic score as published on the game’s Steam page; ties broken by Steam review count. Only games whose Steam release date falls in 2010. Refreshed several times a day.

1. 1
   Mass Effect 2 (2010 Edition) Metascore 94
   from$7.49
2. 2
   Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition Metascore 91
   from$1.81
3. 3
   Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition Metascore 91
   from$7.39
4. 4
   Sid Meier's Civilization® V Metascore 90
   from$1.79
5. 5
   EVE Online Metascore 88
   Free
6. 6
   BioShock® 2 Metascore 88
   from$2.89
7. 7
   Super Meat Boy Metascore 87
   from$3.70
8. 8
   Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 Metascore 87
   from$28.35
9. 9
   Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™ Metascore 87
   from$1.74
10. 10
    Assassin's Creed 2 Metascore 86
    from$2.25
11. 11
    Age of Wonders II: The Wizard's Throne Metascore 86
    from$0.92
12. 12
    Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Vietnam Metascore 86
    from$2.13
13. 13
    Amnesia: The Dark Descent Metascore 85
    from$6.87
14. 14
    Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit Metascore 85
    from$10.66
15. 15
    Fallout: New Vegas Metascore 84
    from$3.22
16. 16
    Just Cause 2 Metascore 84
    from$1.76
17. 17
    Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® II Chaos Rising Metascore 84
    from$8.48
18. 18
    Shatter Metascore 84
    from$0.28
19. 19
    Darksiders™ Metascore 83
    from$1.60
20. 20
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ Metascore 83
    from$2.49
21. 21
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™ Metascore 83
    from$2.49
22. 22
    Riven (1997) Metascore 83
    from$2.39
23. 23
    Bejeweled® 3 Metascore 82
    from$2.04
24. 24
    Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale Metascore 82
    from$19.99
25. 25
    Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Metascore 82
    from$2.02
26. 26
    Age of Wonders Shadow Magic Metascore 82
    from$2.09
27. 27
    Call of Duty®: Black Ops Metascore 81
    from$39.99
28. 28
    Total War: NAPOLEON – Definitive Edition Metascore 81
    from$4.27
29. 29
    VVVVVV Metascore 81
    from$0.57
30. 30
    Call of Duty®: Black Ops - Multiplayer Metascore 81
    No offers
31. 31
    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat Metascore 80
    from$16.40
32. 32
    Day of Defeat: Source Metascore 80
    from$9.99
33. 33
    Toki Tori Metascore 80
    from$0.93
34. 34
    Nimbus Metascore 80
    from$2.27
35. 35
    LEGO® Harry Potter: Years 1-4 Metascore 79
    from$1.68
36. 36
    Worms Reloaded Metascore 79
    from$1.34
37. 37
    Puzzle Dimension Metascore 79
    from$9.99
38. 38
    The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom Metascore 79
    from$4.04
39. 39
    Depths of Peril Metascore 79
    from$0.95
40. 40
    Mount & Blade: Warband Metascore 78
    from$4.99
41. 41
    King's Bounty: Crossworlds Metascore 78
    from$2.14
42. 42
    Wings of Prey: Special Edition Metascore 78
    from$3.42
43. 43
    DeathSpank: Thongs of Virtue Metascore 78
    from$14.99
44. 44
    Alien Swarm Metascore 77
    Free
45. 45
    Supreme Commander 2 Metascore 77
    from$2.59
46. 46
    DeathSpank Metascore 77
    from$14.99
47. 47
    Lost Horizon Metascore 77
    from$1.49
48. 48
    Singularity™ Metascore 76
    from$9.89
49. 49
    R.U.S.E.™ Metascore 76
    from$29.99
50. 50
    Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter Metascore 76
    from$1.99