Best Video Games for fun factor

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Best for fun factor

Hades II

5.0 feature score

Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Donkey Kong Bananza

4.8 feature score

Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Most evidence

Diablo IV

13 supporting reviews

Has the broadest review evidence for this feature.

Best overall product

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

4.3 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.

#1 Hades II
5.0
4 reviews

Fun factor is very high, with reviewers emphasizing joy, grin-inducing play, and satisfying action.

Pros: world interactivity, side character depth

Cons: grind level

#2 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
4.9
3 reviews

Fun factor is high for patient players, with reviewers describing the game as entertaining, satisfying, and hard to stop playing.

Pros: core gameplay loop, emotional impact

Cons: family friendliness, checkpoint system

#3 Saros
4.9
4 reviews

Fun factor is extremely high, with reviewers calling play joyful, flow-state inducing, and exciting even after failures.

Pros: load times, fun factor

Cons: side character depth, facial animations

#4 Hollow Knight: Silksong
4.8
1 review

Even frustrated reviewers repeatedly describe Silksong as fun, compelling, or worth pushing through because its victories and discoveries feel so rewarding.

Pros: value for money, sound design

Cons: loot system, camera behavior

#5 Pragmata
4.8
5 reviews

Fun factor is one of the strongest areas, with reviewers repeatedly calling the game fun, entertaining, and a blast to play.

Pros: crash stability, bug frequency

Cons: accessibility options, map and navigation design

#6 Street Fighter 6
4.8
3 reviews

Fun factor is high across casual and experienced perspectives, with several reviewers emphasizing how enjoyable the game remains.

Pros: onboarding experience, animation quality

Cons: platforming precision, quest design

#7 Donkey Kong Bananza
4.8
10 reviews

Fun factor is the clearest consensus strength; reviewers repeatedly call the game a blast, pure fun, or a favorite experience.

Pros: load times, movement feel

Cons: enemy variety, platforming precision

#8 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4.8
2 reviews

Fun factor is high for reviewers who connected with the combat, story, and RPG systems.

Pros: world-building, crash stability

Cons: platforming precision, map and navigation design

#9 Forza Horizon 5
4.7
5 reviews

Reviewers repeatedly describe the game as joyful, fun, welcoming, and capable of converting non-racing fans.

Pros: cross-play support, open-world design

Cons: cross-save support, tutorial quality

#10 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
4.7
1 review

Multiple reviews describe the game as simply fun, with one explicitly saying they had a lot of fun throughout.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, combat system

Cons: user interface design, menu usability

#11 Dragon Ball FighterZ
4.7
8 reviews

The game is repeatedly described as fun, thrilling, and exciting for fans, casual players, and fighting-game enthusiasts.

Pros: animation quality, frame rate stability

Cons: cross-play support, load times

#12 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
4.7
5 reviews

Fun factor is high, with reviewers describing the battles as addictive, compelling, and still exciting even decades later.

Pros: handheld play suitability, gameplay mechanics

Cons: multiplayer design, companion AI

#13 Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
4.6
6 reviews

Fun factor is very strong, with multiple reviewers calling the demo fun, moreish, exciting, and hard to stop thinking about.

Pros: voice acting, performance optimization

Cons: multiplayer design, monetization fairness

#14 Monster Hunter Wilds
4.6
4 reviews

Fun factor remained high for many reviewers, including those who played extensively or called the game a favorite.

Pros: cross-play support, atmosphere

Cons: dialogue quality, mission design

#15 The First Berserker: Khazan
4.6
4 reviews

Fun factor is very strong, with reviewers repeatedly calling the game a blast, highly fun, and genre-reinvigorating.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, value for money

Cons: multiplayer design, character development

#16 Ghost of Yōtei
4.6
3 reviews

Fun factor is high, with reviewers calling the game enjoyable, satisfying, and simply fun despite familiar structure.

Pros: load times, art direction

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#17 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
4.6
6 reviews

Reviewer evidence is strongly positive, with support including “some of them are the best parts of Rebirth” and “one of the most lavish and charming RPGs I’ve ever played.”

Pros: crash stability, soundtrack quality

Cons: AI behavior, platform-specific feature support

#18 Doom: The Dark Ages
4.5
7 reviews

Fun factor is high overall, with many reviewers calling the game a blast, fun, or grin-inducing despite caveats.

Pros: load times, originality

Cons: multiplayer design, co-op experience

#19 Split Fiction
4.5
7 reviews

Fun factor is very high across positive and mixed reviews, with many emphasizing laughs, surprise, and pure game feel.

Pros: cross-play support, platforming precision

Cons: side character depth, matchmaking quality

#20 007 First Light
4.5
3 reviews

Several reviewers come away enthusiastic, describing the game as exciting, promising, and something they want to play.

Pros: soundtrack quality, atmosphere

Cons: AI behavior, camera behavior

#21 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
4.5
3 reviews

Fun factor is positive in preview reactions, with several reviewers expressing strong excitement or preorder intent.

Pros: environmental detail, platform-specific feature support

Cons: DLC value, multiplayer design

#22 Mario Kart World Review
4.4
9 reviews

Fun factor is very high across the review set, especially in racing, Knockout Tour, local play, and chaotic online sessions.

Pros: load times, crash stability

Cons: narrative quality, value for money

#23 Silent Hill f
4.4
4 reviews

Fun factor depended heavily on tolerance for combat, but several reviewers still called the game compelling, exciting, or among the best horror experiences.

Pros: originality, innovation

Cons: family friendliness, crash stability

#24 Forza Horizon 6
4.4
3 reviews

Fun factor is strong across previews, especially couch/controller play, cruising with friends, and the broader appeal of the Japan map.

Pros: replay value, level design

Cons: dialogue quality, writing quality

#25 Elden Ring Nightreign
4.3
7 reviews

Fun factor is high for the right audience, especially coordinated groups, though some reviewers find the same structure frustrating.

Pros: emotional impact, animation quality

Cons: cross-play support, flying mechanics

#26 Diablo IV
4.3
13 reviews

Reviewer evidence is positive but qualified: fun factor reviewers find useful strengths while also noting limits or context, with many reviewers describing the game as hard to put down despite...

Pros: cross-play support, faithfulness to franchise

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#27 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
4.3
5 reviews

Despite its strangeness and length, reviewers often found the sequel more fun, more gripping, or never boring.

Pros: load times, haptic feedback integration

Cons: online stability, quest design

#28 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
4.3
2 reviews

Fun factor is strongest for players who enjoy slow detective puzzling and the satisfaction of solving intricate clues.

Pros: faithfulness to franchise, load times

Cons: platforming precision, stealth mechanics

#29 Assassin's Creed Shadows
4.2
4 reviews

reviewers often call the moment-to-moment experience fun, even when structure or story disappoints.

Pros: polish, cross-save support

Cons: family friendliness, age appropriateness

#30 Invincible VS
4.1
11 reviews

Fun factor is broadly positive across previews and gameplay reactions, though one negative tutorial review only grudgingly admits the game can be fun.

Pros: world interactivity, visual effects quality

Cons: age appropriateness, family friendliness

#31 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
3.9
6 reviews

Fun factor is mostly positive despite caveats, with several reviewers saying the core adventure kept them engaged or was hard to put down.

Pros: bug frequency, frame rate stability

Cons: save system reliability, tutorial quality

#32 Crimson Desert
3.9
7 reviews

Fun factor depends heavily on tolerance for friction: many reviews report a blast, while others call it uneven.

Pros: visual effects quality, soundtrack quality

Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability

#33 South of Midnight
3.6
1 review

Fun factor depends on priorities: the package can be enjoyable, but mechanics are less exciting than presentation and story.

Pros: art direction, facial animations

Cons: onboarding experience, mission variety

#34 Directive 8020
3.5
2 reviews

Fun factor is polarized: several previews left excited or wanting more, while Eurogamer found a key section dull.

Pros: immersion, accessibility options

Cons: onboarding experience, AI behavior