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 2013
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#1 The Last of Us (2013) (#3)
Naughty Dog | PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 117 lists
#2 Grand Theft Auto V (2013) (#19)
Rockstar North | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~32h | 96 lists
#3 Papers, Please (2013) (#147)
Lucas Pope | 3 | Simulation / Puzzle | ~5h | 36 lists
#4 BioShock Infinite (2013) (#149)
Irrational Games | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 52 lists
#5 Gone Home (2013) (#165)
Fullbright | 3 | Walking Simulator | ~2h | 44 lists
#6 Dota 2 (2013) (#193)
Valve | 3 | MOBA | ~747h | 29 lists
#7 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) (#203)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, WiiU | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~24h | 43 lists
#8 Kentucky Route Zero (2013) (#232)
Cardboard Computer | 3 | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~9h | 36 lists
#9 The Stanley Parable (2013) (#294)
Cakebread | 3 | Adventure | ~1h | 25 lists
#10 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (2013) (#322)
Square Enix Product Development Division 3 | WIN, PS3, PS4 | MMORPG | ~98h | 18 lists
#11 Super Mario 3D World (2013) (#329)
Nintendo EAD | WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 30 lists
#12 Rayman Legends (2013) (#382)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, X360, XB1, 3, WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 22 lists
#13 Tomb Raider (2013) (#397)
Crystal Dynamics | MAC, WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 37 lists
#14 TowerFall / TowerFall: Ascension (2013) (#414)
Maddy Makes Games | 3, AND, PSV, PS4 | Action | ~4h | 14 lists
#15 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013) (#418)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | 3DS | Action-Adventure | ~16h | 26 lists
#16 Monster Hunter 4 (2013) (#537)
Capcom | 3DS | Action RPG | ~88h | 8 lists
#17 Tearaway (2013) (#559)
Media Molecule | PSV | Adventure / Platform | ~6h | 15 lists
#18 Pokémon X/Y (2013) (#607)
Game Freak | 3DS | Role-Playing | ~31h | 15 lists
#19 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013) (#750)
Starbreeze Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Adventure | ~3h | 13 lists
#20 Battlefield 4 (2013) (#805)
EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~6h | 8 lists
#21 Saints Row IV (2013) (#837)
High Voltage Software, Volition | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 14 lists
#22 Resogun (2013) (#843)
Housemarque | 3 | Shooter | ~2h | 4 lists
#1
#3
The Last of Us
2013
#2
#19
Grand Theft Auto V
2013
#3
#147
Papers, Please
2013
#4
#149
BioShock Infinite
2013
#5
#165
Gone Home
2013
#6
#193
Dota 2
2013
#7
#203
#8
#232
Kentucky Route Zero
2013
#9
#294
The Stanley Parable
2013
#10
#322
#11
#329
Super Mario 3D World
2013
#12
#382
Rayman Legends
2013
#13
#397
Tomb Raider
2013
#14
#414
#15
#418
#16
#537
Monster Hunter 4
2013
#17
#559
Tearaway
2013
#18
#607
Pokémon X/Y
2013
#19
#750
#20
#805
Battlefield 4
2013
#21
#837
Saints Row IV
2013
#22
#843
Resogun
2013
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