Top 30 Best Games of the Decade – Part 1

#19. GRAND THEFT AUTO V

Six years after their launch, games aren’t usually an active and prominent part of the zeitgeist as much as they are somewhat hazy memories- but Grand Theft Auto 5 is a game that just refuses to go away, enjoying the sort of sales and player engagement that even games that came out mere months ago might not be enjoying. And it’s not hard to see why the game has had such enduring success- because it represents Rockstar in top form. It’s GTA to the extreme- chaotic, bombastic, overflowing with mechanical and systemic depth, and covered in a shining coat of polish, all of which applies in equal measure to both, its equally sizeable single player and online components. It is, in essence, the very definition of “value for money.”