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Best Casual games of 2019

The 22 best Casual games released in 2019, ranked from 1,562 critic and player ratings.

The best Casual game of 2019 is What the Golf?, with a critic score of 88/100 — updated November 2026.

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 30 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 2019.
  • 22 games are listed on this page, carrying 1,562 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 13 November 2026.

Top 22

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01 What the Golf? What the Golf? 2019 · 44 ratings The golf game for people who hate golf. A silly physics-based golf parody where every golf course is a new surprising type of golf, some brilliant or hilarious, others so absurd they will make you go: What the golf! 88 /100
02 Mini Motorways Mini Motorways 2019 · 47 ratings Mini Motorways is a strategy simulation game about designing the road map for a growing city. Build a traffic network, one road at a time, to create a bustling metropolis. Redesign your roads and place your motorways to get everyone where they need to go. How long can you keep the city moving? 86 /100
03 Sky: Children of the Light Sky: Children of the Light 2019 · 78 ratings "Embark on an unforgettable social adventure and an ever-expanding world. Sky: Children of the Light is a heartwarming and beautifully animated social adventure experience designed to be played together by you and your loved ones. Set in a wonderland above the clouds, Sky invites you and your friends to fly up to explore the buried mysteries together and rebuild a fallen kingdom for its ancient inhabitants. Using your courage and compassion, players must connect as a community to share and build on their flame to spread light back into the world." 82 /100
04 Sayonara Wild Hearts Sayonara Wild Hearts 2019 · 110 ratings Sayonara Wild Hearts is a euphoric music video dream about being awesome, riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph. 81 /100
05 ISLANDERS ISLANDERS 2019 · 43 ratings · finished by 9% Islanders is a minimalist strategy game about building cities on colorful islands. Explore an infinite number of ever-changing new lands, expand your settlements from sprawling villages to vast cities and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere. 82 /100
06 One Finger Death Punch 2 One Finger Death Punch 2 2019 · 52 ratings 81 /100
07 The Jackbox Party Pack 6 The Jackbox Party Pack 6 2019 · 31 ratings It's the wildest Party Pack yet, with the absurd deathmatch Trivia Murder Party 2, the weird word circus Dictionarium, the hidden identity game Push The Button, the comedy contest Joke Boat and the offbeat personality test Role Models. Use your phones or tablets as controllers and play with up to 10 players, plus an audience of up to 10,000! 80 /100
08 Pilgrims Pilgrims 2019 · 75 ratings Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travellers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find? It is most enjoyable if you’re into: - Playfulness: Don’t beat it - play with it! Solve the various tasks using dozens of items and unique characters without being obliged to follow a single designated path. - Replayability: Packed with 45 achievements, Pilgrims is a game designed to be played through more than just once. Can you collect them all? - Hand-crafted appeal: Hundreds of unique animations and custom made sound effects result in countless humorous and unexpected outcomes. Try to discover as many as you can! - Original music: Floex (Machinarium, Samorost 3) is back at it with his mix of live instruments and organic electronics, joined by guests on guitar or clarinet. 78 /100
09 LEGO Builder’s Journey LEGO Builder’s Journey 2019 · 39 ratings A story about play, connections and adventure. Step through levels brick by brick with puzzles that ask us to sometimes follow the instructions… and sometimes to be creative and break the rules. Builder’s Journey is a poetic puzzle that takes place in a LEGO brick world, brought to life with the most accurately rendered LEGO elements yet to feature on screens. Be taken through a breathtaking world filled with brick-by-brick effects, accompanied by a beautiful soundtrack. Throughout the narrative, there will be ups and downs, challenges and celebrations. Take the time to experiment, and most importantly, to play as figuring out who we are and what we become is the Builder’s Journey. 77 /100
10 Dauntless Dauntless 2019 · 87 ratings · finished by 3% Dauntless takes place in a fantasy setting, where a cataclysmic event has torn the world apart, releasing monster-like Behemoths that prey on the surviving humans. As a Slayer of Ramsgate, you are all that stands between your world and the Behemoths that seek to devour it. Hunt huge monsters, alongside other Slayers on any platform, and craft awesome gear in this stylish free-to-play co-op action RPG. 76 /100
11 Pikuniku Pikuniku 2019 · 236 ratings · finished by 12% 75 /100
12 Unrailed! Unrailed! 2019 · 40 ratings · finished by 3% 73 /100
13 GRID (2019) GRID (2019) 2019 · 46 ratings 72 /100
14 Assemble with Care Assemble with Care 2019 · 51 ratings 72 /100
15 Erica Erica 2019 · 78 ratings · finished by 20% 72 /100
16 Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville A Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville 2019 · 37 ratings · 1 Tier vote · finished by 2% 71 /100
17 My Time at Portia My Time at Portia 2019 · 113 ratings · finished by 4% 70 /100
18 We Were Here Together We Were Here Together 2019 · 55 ratings · finished by 12% 70 /100
19 Mosaic Mosaic 2019 · 39 ratings 67 /100
20 Layers of Fear 2 Layers of Fear 2 2019 · 64 ratings 64 /100
21 Little Misfortune Little Misfortune 2019 · 141 ratings · finished by 16% 57 /100
22 Mario Kart Tour Mario Kart Tour 2019 · 56 ratings 50 /100
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Frequently asked questions

What is the best Casual game of 2019?

What the Golf? currently tops the ranking with a score of 88/100 across 44 ratings. Ranking updated November 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.