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 the 2020s
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#1 Elden Ring (2022) (#16)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~60h | 54 lists
#2 Hades (2020) (#45)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 50 lists
#3 Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) (#52)
Larian Studios | MAC, WIN, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~72h | 53 lists
#4 The Last of Us Part II (2020) (#54)
Naughty Dog | PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~24h | 44 lists
#5 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025) (#55)
Sandfall Interactive | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~29h | 47 lists
#6 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) (#65)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~59h | 49 lists
#7 Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) (#100)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~19h | 42 lists
#8 Hades II (2025) (#110)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~30h | 45 lists
#9 Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) (#128)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 | SW | Life Simulation | ~61h | 46 lists
#10 Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) (#140)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW, SW2 | Metroidvania | ~28h | 39 lists
#11 Astro Bot (2024) (#142)
Team Asobi | PS5 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~11h | 51 lists
#12 Hitman 3 / World of Assassination (2021) (#163)
IO Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Stealth | ~8h | 30 lists
#13 Half-Life: Alyx (2020) (#175)
Valve | VR | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 18 lists
#14 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023) (#210)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 43 lists
#15 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) (#229)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I | PS5 | Action RPG | ~48h | 42 lists
#16 Helldivers 2 (2024) (#244)
Arrowhead Game Studios | WIN, PS5 | Third-Person Shooter | ~32h | 34 lists
#17 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) (#269)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 41 lists
#18 God of War Ragnarök (2022) (#271)
SIE Santa Monica Studio | PS4, PS5 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~26h | 37 lists
#19 Deathloop (2021) (#285)
Arkane Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~16h | 37 lists
#20 Resident Evil 4 (2023) (#289)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, 3, XBXS | Horror | ~16h | 34 lists
#21 Metroid Dread (2021) (#298)
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 33 lists
#22 Dispatch (2025) (#304)
AdHoc Studio | WIN, PS5 | Adventure / Simulation / Interactive Drama | ~8h | 29 lists
#23 Alan Wake II (2023) (#308)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Horror | ~19h | 46 lists
#24 It Takes Two (2021) (#318)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action | ~13h | 28 lists
#25 Blue Prince (2025) (#321)
Dogubomb | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Adventure / Roguelike | ~18h | 42 lists
#26 Mario Kart World (2025) (#325)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9 | SW2 | Kart Racing | ~4h | 17 lists
#27 Ghost of Yōtei (2025) (#336)
Sucker Punch Productions | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~29h | 29 lists
#28 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) (#349)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 29 lists
#29 Silent Hill f (2025) (#357)
NeoBards Entertainment | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Horror | ~11h | 24 lists
#30 Returnal (2021) (#364)
Housemarque | PS5 | Shooter / Roguelike / Third-Person Shooter | ~19h | 30 lists
#31 Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024) (#380)
Studio Zero | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~65h | 39 lists
#32 Ghost of Tsushima (2020) (#385)
Sucker Punch Productions | PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~25h | 28 lists
#33 Immortality (2022) (#389)
Half Mermaid, Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XBXS | Interactive Drama | ~6h | 26 lists
#34 Forza Horizon 5 (2021) (#433)
Playground Games | WIN, XB1, XBXS | Racing | ~21h | 27 lists
#35 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) (#436)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~12h | 25 lists
#36 Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024) (#441)
Nintendo Cube | SW | Party | ~7h | 2 lists
#37 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#447)
Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 32 lists
#38 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025) (#448)
Kojima Productions | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~35h | 34 lists
#39 Balatro (2024) (#471)
LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~8h | 44 lists
#40 Pikmin 4 (2023) (#504)
Eighting, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Real-Time Strategy / Puzzle | ~18h | 15 lists
#41 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) (#508)
CD Projekt RED | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~26h | 11 lists
#42 Doom Eternal (2020) (#510)
id Software | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~14h | 22 lists
#43 Split Fiction (2025) (#515)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS, SW2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~13h | 33 lists
#44 ARC Raiders (2025) (#520)
Embark Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Shooter | ~37h | 16 lists
#45 Baby Steps (2025) (#526)
Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch | WIN, PS5 | Walking Simulator | ~10h | 12 lists
#46 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (2025) (#529)
Warhorse Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~54h | 23 lists
#47 Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) (#538)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I | PS4 | Action RPG | ~32h | 29 lists
#48 Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) (#553)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Role-Playing | ~46h | 17 lists
#49 Crusader Kings III (2020) (#560)
Paradox Development Studio | 3 | Role-Playing / Grand Strategy | ~76h | 8 lists
#50 Spelunky 2 (2020) (#569)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Platform | ~27h | 10 lists
#51 UFO 50 (2024) (#575)
Eirik Suhrke, FourbitFriday, Jon Perry, Moppin, Mossmouth, phubans | WIN | ~53h | 19 lists
#52 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) (#581)
Asobo Studio | WIN, XBXS | Flight Simulation | ~26h | 11 lists
#53 Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) (#582)
Insomniac Games | PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~8h | 26 lists
#54 Pentiment (2022) (#584)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing | ~15h | 22 lists
#55 Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) (#588)
HAL Laboratory | SW | Platform | ~10h | 19 lists
#56 The Séance of Blake Manor (2025) (#592)
Spooky Doorway | WIN, LIN | Adventure / Puzzle | ~15h | 10 lists
#57 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (2025) (#593)
Lizardcube, Sega | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Platform | ~9h | 13 lists
#58 Factorio (2020) (#600)
Wube Software | 3, SW | Real-Time Strategy / Construction & Management | ~50h | 2 lists
#59 Ball x Pit (2025) (#603)
Kenny Sun | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2, PS5, XBXS | ~19h | 11 lists
#60 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024) (#619)
MachineGames | WIN, XBXS | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~16h | 28 lists
#61 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) (#630)
Simogo | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~17h | 21 lists
#62 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) (#639)
Nintendo EAD Tokyo Software Development Group No.1 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 12 lists
#63 Stray (2022) (#644)
BlueTwelve Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | ~5h | 23 lists
#64 Animal Well (2024) (#662)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 25 lists
#65 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021) (#665)
Owlcat Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing | ~56h | 2 lists
#66 Consume Me (2025) (#666)
Hexecutable | MAC, WIN | Life Simulation | ~7h | 8 lists
#67 Total War: Warhammer III (2022) (#670)
The Creative Assembly | 3 | Real-Time Tactics / Turn-Based Strategy | ~34h | 7 lists
#68 Lumines Arise (2025) (#685)
Enhance, Monstars | WIN, PS5 | Puzzle | ~3h | 9 lists
#69 Splatoon 3 (2022) (#745)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 | SW | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 7 lists
#70 Loop Hero (2021) (#746)
Four Quarters | 3, SW | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~29h | 11 lists
#71 Unpacking (2021) (#760)
Rodel | WIN, XB1, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~4h | 12 lists
#72 Genshin Impact (2020) (#773)
Cognosphere, HoYoverse | WIN, iOS, AND, PS4 | Action RPG | ~69h | 9 lists
#73 1000xResist (2024) (#784)
sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | WIN, SW | Adventure | ~11h | 12 lists
#74 Absolum (2025) (#790)
DotEmu | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Beat 'em Up / Roguelike | ~8h | 9 lists
#75 Street Fighter 6 (2023) (#794)
Capcom | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Fighting | ~17h | 28 lists
#76 Halo Infinite (2021) (#800)
343 Industries | WIN, XB1, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 25 lists
#77 Silent Hill 2 (2024) (#813)
Bloober Team | WIN, PS5 | Horror | ~16h | 24 lists
#78 Monster Hunter Wilds (2025) (#814)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~18h | 9 lists
#79 Dorfromantik (2022) (#819)
Toukana Interactive | WIN, SW | Strategy / Puzzle | ~5h | 5 lists
#80 Hi-Fi Rush (2023) (#824)
Tango Gameworks | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action / Music | ~11h | 25 lists
#81 Resident Evil Village (2021) (#849)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Horror | ~10h | 25 lists
#82 Battlefield 6 (2025) (#868)
EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~6h | 11 lists
#83 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#869)
Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 10 lists
#84 Cocoon (2023) (#872)
Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 18 lists
#85 Sektori (2025) (#875)
Kimmo Lahtinen | WIN, PS5, XBXS | ~8h | 5 lists
#86 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#888)
Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~15h | 26 lists
#87 and Roger (2025) (#899)
TearyHand Studio | MAC, WIN, SW | Adventure | ~1h | 7 lists
#88 Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024) (#909)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~31h | 19 lists
#89 Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024) (#912)
Coal Supper | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~2h | 15 lists
#90 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023) (#921)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Vehicular Combat | ~18h | 20 lists
#91 NBA 2K24 (2023) (#926)
Visual Concepts | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~41h | 1 lists
#92 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (2024) (#931)
Grezzo, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~21h | 26 lists
#93 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020) (#933)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~61h | 17 lists
#94 Fall Guys (2020) (#937)
Mediatonic | WIN, PS4 | Platform / Battle Royale | ~10h | 16 lists
#95 Elden Ring Nightreign (2025) (#938)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~28h | 16 lists
#96 Death's Door (2021) (#950)
Acid Nerve | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW, XBXS | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 20 lists
#97 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#959)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists
#98 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (2024) (#971)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 20 lists
#99 Astro's Playroom (2020) (#993)
SIE Japan Studio | PS5 | Platform | ~3h | 11 lists
#100 Farming Simulator 22 (2021) (#996)
Giants Software | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Simulation | ~163h | 1 lists
#1
#16
Elden Ring
2022
#2
#45
Hades
2020
#3
#52
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
#4
#54
#5
#55
#6
#65
#7
#100
Donkey Kong Bananza
2025
#8
#110
Hades II
2025
#9
#128
#10
#140
#11
#142
Astro Bot
2024
#12
#163
#13
#175
Half-Life: Alyx
2020
#14
#210
#15
#229
#16
#244
Helldivers 2
2024
#17
#269
#18
#271
God of War Ragnarök
2022
#19
#285
Deathloop
2021
#20
#289
Resident Evil 4
2023
#21
#298
Metroid Dread
2021
#22
#304
Dispatch
2025
#23
#308
Alan Wake II
2023
#24
#318
It Takes Two
2021
#25
#321
Blue Prince
2025
#26
#325
Mario Kart World
2025
#27
#336
Ghost of Yōtei
2025
#28
#349
#29
#357
Silent Hill f
2025
#30
#364
Returnal
2021
#31
#380
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024
#32
#385
Ghost of Tsushima
2020
#33
#389
Immortality
2022
#34
#433
Forza Horizon 5
2021
#35
#436
#36
#441
#37
#447
Psychonauts 2
2021
#38
#448
#39
#471
Balatro
2024
#40
#504
Pikmin 4
2023
#41
#508
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
#42
#510
Doom Eternal
2020
#43
#515
Split Fiction
2025
#44
#520
ARC Raiders
2025
#45
#526
Baby Steps
2025
#46
#529
#47
#538
#48
#553
#49
#560
Crusader Kings III
2020
#50
#569
Spelunky 2
2020
#51
#575
UFO 50
2024
#52
#581
#53
#582
#54
#584
Pentiment
2022
#55
#588
#56
#592
#57
#593
#58
#600
Factorio
2020
#59
#603
Ball x Pit
2025
#60
#619
#61
#630
#62
#639
#63
#644
Stray
2022
#64
#662
Animal Well
2024
#65
#665
#66
#666
Consume Me
2025
#67
#670
#68
#685
Lumines Arise
2025
#69
#745
Splatoon 3
2022
#70
#746
Loop Hero
2021
#71
#760
Unpacking
2021
#72
#773
Genshin Impact
2020
#73
#784
1000xResist
2024
#74
#790
Absolum
2025
#75
#794
Street Fighter 6
2023
#76
#800
Halo Infinite
2021
#77
#813
Silent Hill 2
2024
#78
#814
Monster Hunter Wilds
2025
#79
#819
Dorfromantik
2022
#80
#824
Hi-Fi Rush
2023
#81
#849
#82
#868
Battlefield 6
2025
#83
#869
#84
#872
Cocoon
2023
#85
#875
Sektori
2025
#86
#888
Vampire Survivors
2022
#87
#899
and Roger
2025
#88
#909
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
#89
#912
#90
#921
#91
#926
NBA 2K24
2023
#92
#931
#93
#933
#94
#937
Fall Guys
2020
#95
#938
#96
#950
Death's Door
2021
#97
#959
#98
#971
#99
#993
Astro's Playroom
2020
#100
#996
Farming Simulator 22
2021
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