Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
As we get closer to the #1 spot on our countdown, these games are only getting better and better. Because that’s the way these things work. If it was the other way around, well, that’d just be silly. So it comes as no surprise that here in the top 20, a Resident Evil game lays in wait. It’s even less of a surprise that it’s Resident Evil 4. Some people may disagree about whether it’s the best of the series, but let’s admit it; they’re wrong. Capcom learned well from the previous entries in the series, honed what worked, trimmed whatever didn’t, and wound up crafting a new standard for their genre.
As we get closer to the #1 spot on our countdown, these games are only getting better and better. Because that’s the way these things work. If it was the other way around, well, that’d just be silly. So it comes as no surprise that here in the top 20, a Resident Evil game lays in wait. It’s even less of a surprise that it’s Resident Evil 4. Some people may disagree about whether it’s the best of the series, but let’s admit it; they’re wrong. Capcom learned well from the previous entries in the series, honed what worked, trimmed whatever didn’t, and wound up crafting a new standard for their genre.
