Best Modern Games

The best Modern games ranked by Belly Score. Browse games with a Modern theme, scored by The Belly.

Games with a Modern theme, ranked by Belly Score. Theme tags capture the subject matter and setting of a game — distinct from genre — so this list pulls together titles that share a Modern world or aesthetic regardless of how they play. See which Modern-themed games earned The Belly's top marks and which fell short.

9.2

Azure Latch

Sports · Simulation

Roblox

Modern

CompetitiveIntenseFast-Paced+3

9.1

SIMCITY

Simulation · Strategy

PC · Mac

ModernWorkplace

Open-EndedStrategicSatisfying+3

9.1

CASSETTE BEASTS

RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch Lite · Nintendo Switch OLED · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · PC · Linux · Steam · Microsoft Store

Sci-FiAlienFantasy+7

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+36

9.1

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor

RPG · Strategy

Nintendo DS · Nintendo 3DS

ModernSupernaturalOccult+1

StrategicTacticalDark+3

9.1

Eternal Towers of Hell

Platformer

PC · Mobile · Tablet · Console · VR

Modern

ChallengingBrutalUnforgiving+3

9.1

Neon White

Shooter · Platformer · Visual Novel

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

FantasySupernaturalModern

Fast-PacedAdrenaline-FueledPrecision-Focused+3

9.0

Hashihime of the Old Book Town

Visual Novel · Adventure · Horror

PC · Nintendo Switch

ModernDetective / MysteryPsychological+1

MysteriousDarkUnsettling+3

9.0

Prototype

Action · Adventure · Sandbox

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Sci-FiDystopianModern+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.0

POSTAL 2

FPS · Action · Sandbox

Windows · macOS · Linux

SatireComedyModern

ChaoticFunnyQuirky+3

9.0

Jujutsu Shenanigans

Fighting · Action

Roblox

SupernaturalMartial ArtsModern

ChaoticFast-PacedCompetitive+3

9.0

Car Crushers 2

Simulation · Racing · Sandbox

PC · Mobile · Tablet · Console

ModernComedy

ChaoticFunnySatisfying+2

8.9

Marvel's Wolverine

Action-Adventure

PlayStation 5

SuperheroDark / GrimModern

IntenseBrutalCinematic+3

8.9

Project JoJo

Fighting · RPG

PC · Mobile · Xbox

FantasySupernaturalMartial Arts+1

AdventurousCompetitiveChallenging+3

8.8

EarthBound

RPG · Adventure · Strategy

Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii U · New Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Switch

ModernSupernaturalComedy+1

AdventurousQuirkyWeird+3

8.8

MOTHER 2: EARTHBOUND

RPG

Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii U · New Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo Switch · Game Boy Advance

ModernComedySatire+1

FunnyQuirkyWeird+3

8.8

Yakuza Kiwami

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2

CrimeModernMartial Arts+1

IntenseFunnyQuirky+3

8.8

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

Action · Adventure

PlayStation Portable · PlayStation Vita

MilitaryEspionage / SpyModern

AtmosphericCinematicStrategic+2

8.8

EarthBound Beginnings

RPG · Adventure

Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii U · Nintendo Switch · Game Boy Advance

ModernSupernaturalAlien+1

QuirkyWhimsicalCharming+2

8.6

KILLSTREAK!

Shooter

Desktop · Phones · Tablets · XBOX · PlayStation 5

WarModern

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

8.6

Dummy Defense

Strategy

PC · Mobile · Xbox · PlayStation

ComedyModern

ChaoticFunnyGoofy+3

8.6

Infamy

Fighting · Action · Survival

PC · Mobile · Tablet · Console · VR

CrimeModernDark / Grim

ChaoticIntenseHigh-Stakes+3

8.5

Negotiation Shooter

Shooter · Strategy

Roblox

WorkplaceCrimeModern

IntenseHigh-StakesChaotic+3

8.5

Brookhaven RP

Simulation · Sandbox

Roblox

ModernFamilyComedy

Open-EndedSocialCasual+1

8.5

Superstar Racers

Racing · Platformer

Roblox

Modern

Fast-PacedCompetitiveEnergetic+2