Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.

Updated: February 3, 2026

Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2010

Filters

31 of 31

#1 Mass Effect 2 (2010) (#12)

BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~25h | 106 lists

#2 Red Dead Redemption (2010) (#22)

Rockstar North, Rockstar San Diego | X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~18h | 91 lists

#3 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) (#66)

Nintendo EAD | Wii | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~13h | 56 lists

#4 Fallout: New Vegas (2010) (#176)

Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~27h | 34 lists

#5 Limbo (2010) (#177)

Playdead | 3, X360, XB1, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 39 lists

#6 Super Meat Boy (2010) (#188)

Team Meat | 3, X360 | Platform | ~9h | 32 lists

#7 Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010) (#224)

Firaxis Games | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~40h | 27 lists

#8 StarCraft II (2010) (#235)

Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~18h | 29 lists

#9 Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) (#239)

Monolith Soft | Wii | Action RPG | ~57h | 23 lists

#10 Rock Band 3 (2010) (#292)

Backbone Entertainment, Harmonix Music Systems | X360, Wii, PS3 | Music | ~9h | 22 lists

#11 Heavy Rain (2010) (#297)

Quantic Dream | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Interactive Drama | ~10h | 27 lists

#12 God of War III (2010) (#342)

SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~10h | 22 lists

#13 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) (#383)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~15h | 21 lists

#14 Halo Reach (2010) (#501)

Bungie | X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 22 lists

#15 Vanquish (2010) (#513)

PlatinumGames | X360, PS3 | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 13 lists

#16 Alan Wake (2010) (#533)

Remedy Entertainment | X360 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~11h | 13 lists

#17 Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) (#556)

Frictional Games | 3 | Adventure / Horror | ~8h | 9 lists

#18 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) (#629)

EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter / Tactical Shooter | ~7h | 11 lists

#19 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010) (#669)

Spike Chunsoft | PSP, PSV, iOS, AND | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~25h | 10 lists

#20 Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (2010) (#672)

Namco Bandai Games | X360, PS3 | Maze | ~3h | 5 lists

#21 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) (#682)

Kojima Productions | PSP | Stealth | ~18h | 7 lists

#22 BioShock 2 (2010) (#730)

2K Marin | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 8 lists

#23 NieR (2010) (#767)

Cavia | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~20h | 5 lists

#24 Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) (#770)

Treyarch | WIN, X360, Wii, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 16 lists

#25 Pokémon Black/White (2010) (#807)

Game Freak | DS | Role-Playing | ~32h | 7 lists

#26 Cart Life (2010) (#808)

Richard Hofmeier | WIN | Simulation | 4 lists

#27 NBA 2K11 (2010) (#809)

Visual Concepts | WIN, 3, X360, Wii | Sports | ~35h | 8 lists

#28 VVVVVV (2010) (#864)

Distractionware, Terry Cavanagh | 3, 3DS | Puzzle-Platformer | ~2h | 5 lists

#29 Deadly Premonition (2010) (#873)

Access Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Horror | ~18h | 7 lists

#30 FIFA 11 (2010) (#910)

EA Canada | WIN, X360, PS3 | Sports | ~56h | 10 lists

#31 Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010) (#975)

Retro Studios | Wii | Platform | ~11h | 8 lists

#12

BioWare Edmonton

PS3, WIN, X360

Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter

~25h

106 lists

Mass Effect 2 2010

#22

Rockstar North, Rockstar San Diego

PS3, X360

Action-Adventure

~18h

91 lists

Red Dead Redemption 2010

#66

Nintendo EAD

Wii

Action-Adventure / Platform

~13h

56 lists

Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010

#176

Obsidian Entertainment

PS3, WIN, X360

Action RPG

~27h

34 lists

Fallout: New Vegas 2010

#177

Playdead

MAC, LIN, SW, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, X360, XB1

Puzzle-Platformer

~4h

39 lists

Limbo 2010

#188

Team Meat

MAC, LIN, WIN, X360

Platform

~9h

32 lists

Super Meat Boy 2010

#224

Firaxis Games

MAC, WIN

Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy

~40h

27 lists

Sid Meier's Civilization V 2010

#235

Blizzard Entertainment

MAC, WIN

Real-Time Strategy

~18h

29 lists

StarCraft II 2010

#239

Monolith Soft

Wii

Action RPG

~57h

23 lists

Xenoblade Chronicles 2010

#10

#292

Backbone Entertainment, Harmonix Music Systems

Wii, PS3, X360

Music

~9h

22 lists

Rock Band 3 2010

#11

#297

Quantic Dream

PS3

Action-Adventure / Interactive Drama

~10h

27 lists

Heavy Rain 2010

#12

#342

SCE Santa Monica Studio

PS3

Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure

~10h

22 lists

God of War III 2010

#13

#383

Ubisoft Montreal

PS3, WIN, X360

Action-Adventure / Stealth

~15h

21 lists

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 2010

#14

#501

Bungie

X360

First-Person Shooter

~8h

22 lists

Halo Reach 2010

#15

#513

PlatinumGames

PS3, X360

Third-Person Shooter

~6h

13 lists

Vanquish 2010

#16

#533

Remedy Entertainment

X360

Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter

~11h

13 lists

Alan Wake 2010

#17

#556

Frictional Games

MAC, LIN, WIN

Adventure / Horror

~8h

9 lists

Amnesia: The Dark Descent 2010

#18

#629

EA Digital Illusions CE

PS3, WIN, X360

First-Person Shooter / Tactical Shooter

~7h

11 lists

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010

#19

#669

Spike Chunsoft

AND, iOS, PSP, PSV

Adventure / Visual Novel

~25h

10 lists

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010

#20

#672

Namco Bandai Games

PS3, X360

Maze

~3h

5 lists

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX 2010

#21

#682

Kojima Productions

PSP

Stealth

~18h

7 lists

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 2010

#22

#730

2K Marin

PS3, WIN, X360

First-Person Shooter

~10h

8 lists

BioShock 2 2010

#23

#767

Cavia

PS3, X360

Hack and Slash / Action RPG

~20h

5 lists

NieR 2010

#24

#770

Treyarch

Wii, PS3, WIN, X360

First-Person Shooter

~7h

16 lists

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010

#25

#807

Game Freak

Role-Playing

~32h

7 lists

Pokémon Black/White 2010

#26

#808

Richard Hofmeier

WIN

Simulation

4 lists

Cart Life 2010

#27

#809

Visual Concepts

Wii, PS2, PS3, PSP, WIN, X360

Sports

~35h

8 lists

NBA 2K11 2010

#28

#864

Distractionware, Terry Cavanagh

MAC, LIN, 3DS, WIN

Puzzle-Platformer

~2h

5 lists

VVVVVV 2010

#29

#873

Access Games

PS3, WIN, X360

Horror

~18h

7 lists

Deadly Premonition 2010

#30

#910

EA Canada

PS3, WIN, X360

Sports

~56h

10 lists

FIFA 11 2010

#31

#975

Retro Studios

Wii

Platform

~11h

8 lists

Donkey Kong Country Returns 2010

All 31 results loaded

Filters

CSV

Game Status

Release Year

Drag or shift+click for ranges

Platform

Genre

Series

Playtime (HowLongToBeat)

Presets

Short

Medium

Long

Completion

Range (hours)

Min

Max