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 2025
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#1 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025) (#55)
Sandfall Interactive | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~29h | 47 lists
#2 Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) (#100)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~19h | 42 lists
#3 Hades II (2025) (#110)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~30h | 45 lists
#4 Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) (#140)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW, SW2 | Metroidvania | ~28h | 39 lists
#5 Dispatch (2025) (#304)
AdHoc Studio | WIN, PS5 | Adventure / Simulation / Interactive Drama | ~8h | 29 lists
#6 Blue Prince (2025) (#321)
Dogubomb | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Adventure / Roguelike | ~18h | 42 lists
#7 Mario Kart World (2025) (#325)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9 | SW2 | Kart Racing | ~4h | 17 lists
#8 Ghost of Yōtei (2025) (#336)
Sucker Punch Productions | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~29h | 29 lists
#9 Silent Hill f (2025) (#357)
NeoBards Entertainment | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Horror | ~11h | 24 lists
#10 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025) (#448)
Kojima Productions | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~35h | 34 lists
#11 Split Fiction (2025) (#515)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS, SW2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~13h | 33 lists
#12 ARC Raiders (2025) (#520)
Embark Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Shooter | ~37h | 16 lists
#13 Baby Steps (2025) (#526)
Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch | WIN, PS5 | Walking Simulator | ~10h | 12 lists
#14 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (2025) (#529)
Warhorse Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~54h | 23 lists
#15 The Séance of Blake Manor (2025) (#592)
Spooky Doorway | WIN, LIN | Adventure / Puzzle | ~15h | 10 lists
#16 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (2025) (#593)
Lizardcube, Sega | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Platform | ~9h | 13 lists
#17 Ball x Pit (2025) (#603)
Kenny Sun | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2, PS5, XBXS | ~19h | 11 lists
#18 Consume Me (2025) (#666)
Hexecutable | MAC, WIN | Life Simulation | ~7h | 8 lists
#19 Lumines Arise (2025) (#685)
Enhance, Monstars | WIN, PS5 | Puzzle | ~3h | 9 lists
#20 Absolum (2025) (#790)
DotEmu | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Beat 'em Up / Roguelike | ~8h | 9 lists
#21 Monster Hunter Wilds (2025) (#814)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~18h | 9 lists
#22 Battlefield 6 (2025) (#868)
EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~6h | 11 lists
#23 Sektori (2025) (#875)
Kimmo Lahtinen | WIN, PS5, XBXS | ~8h | 5 lists
#24 and Roger (2025) (#899)
TearyHand Studio | MAC, WIN, SW | Adventure | ~1h | 7 lists
#25 Elden Ring Nightreign (2025) (#938)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~28h | 16 lists
#26 Despelote (2025) (#1000)
Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | ~2h | 16 lists
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#55
#2
#100
Donkey Kong Bananza
2025
#3
#110
Hades II
2025
#4
#140
#5
#304
Dispatch
2025
#6
#321
Blue Prince
2025
#7
#325
Mario Kart World
2025
#8
#336
Ghost of Yōtei
2025
#9
#357
Silent Hill f
2025
#10
#448
#11
#515
Split Fiction
2025
#12
#520
ARC Raiders
2025
#13
#526
Baby Steps
2025
#14
#529
#15
#592
#16
#593
#17
#603
Ball x Pit
2025
#18
#666
Consume Me
2025
#19
#685
Lumines Arise
2025
#20
#790
Absolum
2025
#21
#814
Monster Hunter Wilds
2025
#22
#868
Battlefield 6
2025
#23
#875
Sektori
2025
#24
#899
and Roger
2025
#25
#938
#26
#1000
Despelote
2025
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