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 2014
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#1 Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2014) (#105)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | WiiU, SW | Kart Racing | ~6h | 52 lists
#2 Destiny (2014) (#186)
Bungie | X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 39 lists
#3 Hearthstone (2014) (#218)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Party | ~36h | 34 lists
#4 Bayonetta 2 (2014) (#241)
PlatinumGames | WiiU | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~9h | 32 lists
#5 Shovel Knight (2014) (#283)
Yacht Club Games | 3, 3, 3DS, WiiU, XB1 | Platform | ~7h | 25 lists
#6 Alien: Isolation (2014) (#296)
The Creative Assembly | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Horror / Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~18h | 24 lists
#7 P.T. (2014) (#406)
Kojima Productions | PS4 | Horror | ~2h | 14 lists
#8 Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) (#462)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action RPG | ~47h | 29 lists
#9 Nidhogg (2014) (#507)
Messhof | MAC, WIN, PSV, PS4 | Fighting | ~48m | 11 lists
#10 Threes! (2014) (#522)
Sirvo | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~2h | 11 lists
#11 Dark Souls 2 (2014) (#554)
FromSoftware | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~43h | 22 lists
#12 Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) (#561)
Monolith Productions | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~16h | 32 lists
#13 Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) (#605)
MachineGames | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 15 lists
#14 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS (2014) (#620)
Bandai Namco Studios, Sora | 3DS, WiiU | Fighting | ~5h | 24 lists
#15 80 Days (2014) (#637)
Cape Guy, inkle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Interactive Drama | ~3h | 6 lists
#16 Far Cry 4 (2014) (#650)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~18h | 20 lists
#17 South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014) (#677)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, X360, PS3 | Role-Playing | ~11h | 17 lists
#18 The Jackbox Party Pack (2014) (#683)
Jackbox Games | 3, PS3, PS4, XB1 | Party | ~4h | 4 lists
#19 Titanfall (2014) (#691)
Respawn Entertainment | WIN, X360, XB1 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 16 lists
#20 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) (#699)
Retro Studios | WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 11 lists
#21 Monument Valley (2014) (#704)
Ustwo Games | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~1h | 7 lists
#22 Transistor (2014) (#728)
Supergiant Games | 3, PS4 | Action RPG / Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 9 lists
#23 Child of Light (2014) (#840)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, 3, WiiU | Role-Playing / Platform | ~11h | 8 lists
#24 Forza Horizon 2 (2014) (#901)
Playground Games, Sumo Digital | X360, XB1 | Racing | ~18h | 7 lists
#25 The Talos Principle (2014) (#965)
Croteam | 3, iOS, AND, PS4 | Puzzle | ~16h | 6 lists
#26 FIFA 15 (2014) (#967)
EA Canada | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Sports | ~75h | 4 lists
#1
#105
#2
#186
Destiny
2014
#3
#218
Hearthstone
2014
#4
#241
Bayonetta 2
2014
#5
#283
Shovel Knight
2014
#6
#296
Alien: Isolation
2014
#7
#406
P.T.
2014
#8
#462
#9
#507
Nidhogg
2014
#10
#522
Threes!
2014
#11
#554
Dark Souls 2
2014
#12
#561
#13
#605
#14
#620
#15
#637
80 Days
2014
#16
#650
Far Cry 4
2014
#17
#677
#18
#683
#19
#691
Titanfall
2014
#20
#699
#21
#704
Monument Valley
2014
#22
#728
Transistor
2014
#23
#840
Child of Light
2014
#24
#901
Forza Horizon 2
2014
#25
#965
The Talos Principle
2014
#26
#967
FIFA 15
2014
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