Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2014
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#1 Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2014) (#108)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | WiiU, SW | Kart Racing | ~6h | 49 lists
#2 Destiny (2014) (#178)
Bungie | X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 39 lists
#3 Hearthstone (2014) (#202)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Party & Casual | ~36h | 34 lists
#4 Bayonetta 2 (2014) (#247)
PlatinumGames | WiiU | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~9h | 30 lists
#5 Shovel Knight (2014) (#270)
Yacht Club Games | 3, 3, 3DS, WiiU, XB1 | Platform | ~7h | 25 lists
#6 Alien: Isolation (2014) (#272)
The Creative Assembly | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Horror / Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~18h | 24 lists
#7 P.T. (2014) (#399)
Kojima Productions | PS4 | Horror | ~2h | 14 lists
#8 Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) (#418)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action RPG | ~47h | 29 lists
#9 Dark Souls 2 (2014) (#488)
FromSoftware | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~43h | 22 lists
#10 Threes! (2014) (#509)
Sirvo | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~2h | 11 lists
#11 Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) (#520)
Monolith Productions | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~16h | 32 lists
#12 Nidhogg (2014) (#531)
Messhof | MAC, WIN, PSV, PS4 | Fighting | ~48m | 10 lists
#13 Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) (#562)
MachineGames | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 15 lists
#14 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS (2014) (#594)
Bandai Namco Games, Sora | 3DS, WiiU | Fighting | 22 lists
#15 Far Cry 4 (2014) (#605)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~18h | 20 lists
#16 Titanfall (2014) (#630)
Respawn Entertainment | WIN, X360, XB1 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 16 lists
#17 South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014) (#644)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, X360, PS3 | Role-Playing | ~11h | 17 lists
#18 The Jackbox Party Pack (2014) (#666)
Jackbox Games | 3, PS3, PS4, XB1 | Party | ~4h | 4 lists
#19 Monument Valley (2014) (#674)
Ustwo Games | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~1h | 7 lists
#20 Transistor (2014) (#681)
Supergiant Games | 3, PS4 | Action RPG / Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 9 lists
#21 80 Days (2014) (#695)
Cape Guy, inkle | iOS, AND | Interactive Drama | ~3h | 5 lists
#22 Child of Light (2014) (#723)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, 3, WiiU | Role-Playing / Platform | ~11h | 8 lists
#23 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) (#805)
Retro Studios | WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 9 lists
#24 The Talos Principle (2014) (#935)
Croteam | 3, iOS, AND, PS4 | Puzzle | ~16h | 6 lists
#25 Elite Dangerous (2014) (#963)
Frontier Developments | MAC, WIN, XB1 | Adventure / Massively Multiplayer / First-Person Shooter / Space Combat | ~114h | 4 lists
#26 This War of Mine (2014) (#973)
11 bit studios | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Survival | ~11h | 7 lists
#1
#108
#2
#178
Destiny
2014
#3
#202
Hearthstone
2014
#4
#247
Bayonetta 2
2014
#5
#270
Shovel Knight
2014
#6
#272
Alien: Isolation
2014
#7
#399
P.T.
2014
#8
#418
#9
#488
Dark Souls 2
2014
#10
#509
Threes!
2014
#11
#520
#12
#531
Nidhogg
2014
#13
#562
#14
#594
#15
#605
Far Cry 4
2014
#16
#630
Titanfall
2014
#17
#644
#18
#666
#19
#674
Monument Valley
2014
#20
#681
Transistor
2014
#21
#695
80 Days
2014
#22
#723
Child of Light
2014
#23
#805
#24
#935
The Talos Principle
2014
#25
#963
Elite Dangerous
2014
#26
#973
This War of Mine
2014
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