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 the 2020s
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#1 Elden Ring (2022) (#15)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~60h | 54 lists
#2 Hades (2020) (#44)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 49 lists
#3 Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) (#51)
Larian Studios | MAC, WIN, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~72h | 52 lists
#4 The Last of Us Part II (2020) (#54)
Naughty Dog | PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~24h | 42 lists
#5 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) (#106)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~59h | 47 lists
#6 Astro Bot (2024) (#132)
Team Asobi | PS5 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~11h | 49 lists
#7 Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) (#144)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 | SW | Life Simulation | ~61h | 44 lists
#8 Hitman 3 / World of Assassination (2021) (#148)
IO Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Stealth | ~8h | 30 lists
#9 Half-Life: Alyx (2020) (#168)
Valve | VR | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 17 lists
#10 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023) (#205)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 42 lists
#11 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) (#217)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I | PS5 | Action RPG | ~48h | 40 lists
#12 Helldivers 2 (2024) (#224)
Arrowhead Game Studios | WIN, PS5 | Third-Person Shooter | ~32h | 33 lists
#13 God of War Ragnarök (2022) (#266)
SIE Santa Monica Studio | PS4, PS5 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~26h | 37 lists
#14 Deathloop (2021) (#268)
Arkane Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~16h | 36 lists
#15 It Takes Two (2021) (#290)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action | ~13h | 27 lists
#16 Resident Evil 4 (2023) (#292)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, 3, XBXS | Horror | ~16h | 33 lists
#17 Alan Wake II (2023) (#310)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Horror | ~19h | 44 lists
#18 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) (#331)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 28 lists
#19 Returnal (2021) (#340)
Housemarque | PS5 | Shooter / Roguelike / Third-Person Shooter | ~19h | 29 lists
#20 Ghost of Tsushima (2020) (#342)
Sucker Punch Productions | PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~25h | 27 lists
#21 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#348)
Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 31 lists
#22 Metroid Dread (2021) (#369)
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 31 lists
#23 Forza Horizon 5 (2021) (#371)
Playground Games | WIN, XB1, XBXS | Racing | ~21h | 26 lists
#24 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) (#382)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~12h | 24 lists
#25 Immortality (2022) (#383)
Half Mermaid, Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XBXS | Interactive Drama | ~6h | 26 lists
#26 Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024) (#386)
Studio Zero | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~65h | 37 lists
#27 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) (#412)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 40 lists
#28 Crusader Kings III (2020) (#428)
Paradox Development Studio | 3 | Role-Playing / Grand Strategy | ~76h | 8 lists
#29 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) (#435)
CD Projekt RED | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~26h | 10 lists
#30 Pentiment (2022) (#441)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing | ~15h | 21 lists
#31 Doom Eternal (2020) (#467)
id Software | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~14h | 21 lists
#32 Balatro (2024) (#473)
LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~7h | 43 lists
#33 Stray (2022) (#483)
BlueTwelve Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | ~5h | 23 lists
#34 Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) (#513)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I | PS4 | Action RPG | ~32h | 28 lists
#35 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) (#517)
Asobo Studio | WIN, XBXS | Flight Simulation | ~26h | 10 lists
#36 Loop Hero (2021) (#522)
Four Quarters | 3, SW | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~29h | 10 lists
#37 Dorfromantik (2022) (#539)
Toukana Interactive | WIN, SW | Strategy / Puzzle | ~5h | 5 lists
#38 Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) (#544)
Insomniac Games | PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~8h | 26 lists
#39 Total War: Warhammer III (2022) (#545)
The Creative Assembly | 3 | Real-Time Tactics / Turn-Based Strategy | ~34h | 6 lists
#40 Spelunky 2 (2020) (#548)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Platform | ~27h | 10 lists
#41 Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) (#551)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Role-Playing | ~46h | 16 lists
#42 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021) (#569)
Owlcat Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing | ~56h | 1 lists
#43 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#570)
Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 9 lists
#44 UFO 50 (2024) (#577)
Eirik Suhrke, FourbitFriday, Jon Perry, Moppin, Mossmouth, phubans | WIN | ~54h | 19 lists
#45 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#607)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists
#46 Farming Simulator 22 (2021) (#620)
Giants Software | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Simulation | ~153h | 1 lists
#47 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) (#632)
Simogo | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~17h | 21 lists
#48 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024) (#677)
MachineGames | WIN, XBXS | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~16h | 23 lists
#49 Animal Well (2024) (#680)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 24 lists
#50 Factorio (2020) (#705)
Wube Software | 3, SW | Real-Time Strategy / Construction & Management | ~50h | 1 lists
#51 Desperados III (2020) (#729)
Mimimi Games | 3, XB1, PS4 | Real-Time Tactics | ~27h | 4 lists
#52 Unpacking (2021) (#736)
Rodel | WIN, XB1, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~4h | 12 lists
#53 Genshin Impact (2020) (#746)
Cognosphere, HoYoverse | WIN, iOS, AND, PS4 | Action RPG | ~69h | 8 lists
#54 Halo Infinite (2021) (#774)
343 Industries | WIN, XB1, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 24 lists
#55 1000xResist (2024) (#778)
sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | WIN, SW | Adventure | ~11h | 12 lists
#56 Through the Darkest of Times (2020) (#786)
Paintbucket Games | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Strategy | ~7h | 2 lists
#57 Street Fighter 6 (2023) (#799)
Capcom | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Fighting | ~18h | 26 lists
#58 Hi-Fi Rush (2023) (#817)
Tango Gameworks | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action / Music | ~11h | 24 lists
#59 NBA 2K24 (2023) (#822)
Visual Concepts | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~41h | 1 lists
#60 Resident Evil Village (2021) (#833)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Horror | ~10h | 24 lists
#61 Silent Hill 2 (2024) (#839)
Bloober Team | WIN, PS5 | Horror | ~16h | 23 lists
#62 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020) (#856)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~61h | 16 lists
#63 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (2024) (#857)
Grezzo, Nintendo EPD | SW | Action-Adventure | ~21h | 24 lists
#64 Cocoon (2023) (#860)
Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 17 lists
#65 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#868)
Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~15h | 25 lists
#66 Fall Guys (2020) (#884)
Mediatonic | WIN, PS4 | Platform / Battle Royale | ~10h | 16 lists
#67 Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024) (#901)
Coal Supper | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~2h | 15 lists
#68 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023) (#917)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Vehicular Combat | ~18h | 18 lists
#69 Death's Door (2021) (#929)
Acid Nerve | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW, XBXS | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 19 lists
#70 Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024) (#938)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~31h | 17 lists
#71 Astro's Playroom (2020) (#977)
SIE Japan Studio | PS5 | Platform | ~3h | 11 lists
#72 Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2021) (#986)
Wishes Ultd. | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 17 lists
#1
#15
Elden Ring
2022
#2
#44
Hades
2020
#3
#51
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
#4
#54
#5
#106
#6
#132
Astro Bot
2024
#7
#144
#8
#148
#9
#168
Half-Life: Alyx
2020
#10
#205
#11
#217
#12
#224
Helldivers 2
2024
#13
#266
God of War Ragnarök
2022
#14
#268
Deathloop
2021
#15
#290
It Takes Two
2021
#16
#292
Resident Evil 4
2023
#17
#310
Alan Wake II
2023
#18
#331
#19
#340
Returnal
2021
#20
#342
Ghost of Tsushima
2020
#21
#348
Psychonauts 2
2021
#22
#369
Metroid Dread
2021
#23
#371
Forza Horizon 5
2021
#24
#382
#25
#383
Immortality
2022
#26
#386
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024
#27
#412
#28
#428
Crusader Kings III
2020
#29
#435
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
#30
#441
Pentiment
2022
#31
#467
Doom Eternal
2020
#32
#473
Balatro
2024
#33
#483
Stray
2022
#34
#513
#35
#517
#36
#522
Loop Hero
2021
#37
#539
Dorfromantik
2022
#38
#544
#39
#545
#40
#548
Spelunky 2
2020
#41
#551
#42
#569
#43
#570
#44
#577
UFO 50
2024
#45
#607
#46
#620
Farming Simulator 22
2021
#47
#632
#48
#677
#49
#680
Animal Well
2024
#50
#705
Factorio
2020
#51
#729
Desperados III
2020
#52
#736
Unpacking
2021
#53
#746
Genshin Impact
2020
#54
#774
Halo Infinite
2021
#55
#778
1000xResist
2024
#56
#786
#57
#799
Street Fighter 6
2023
#58
#817
Hi-Fi Rush
2023
#59
#822
NBA 2K24
2023
#60
#833
#61
#839
Silent Hill 2
2024
#62
#856
#63
#857
#64
#860
Cocoon
2023
#65
#868
Vampire Survivors
2022
#66
#884
Fall Guys
2020
#67
#901
#68
#917
#69
#929
Death's Door
2021
#70
#938
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
#71
#977
Astro's Playroom
2020
#72
#986
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