7) Starcraft: Remastered – Metacritic Score: 85
StarCraft: Remastered completely upgrades the 1998 essential sci-fi strategy title and its award-winning expansion, StarCraft: Brood War. The now famous series is set in the 26th century and centers on a struggle for dominance among four species – the adaptable and mobile Terrans, the ever-evolving Zerg, the powerfully enigmatic Protoss, and the Xel’Nagacreator race – in a distant part of the galaxy known as the Koprulu Sector.
While the remaster brings upgraded visuals and an excellent new lighting system, most of the game’s praise is attributed to what made the original so great. The gameplay is perfectly balanced, there’s a substantial multiplayer offering and an incredible story, and the remaster gives any Starcraft fan a hit of nostalgia. It is one of the best strategy games of all time.
