Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Survival Games of All Time
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#1 Minecraft (2011) (#39)
Mojang Studios | 3, X360, PS3 | Sandbox / Survival | ~65h | 87 lists
#2 Fortnite (2017) (#90)
Epic Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4 | Sandbox / Survival / Battle Royale | ~62h | 43 lists
#3 No Man's Sky (2016) (#351)
Hello Games | WIN, PS4 | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~32h | 18 lists
#4 Subnautica (2018) (#606)
Unknown Worlds | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4 | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~30h | 12 lists
#5 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#607)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists
#6 Dwarf Fortress (2006) (#687)
Bay 12 Games | 3 | Survival / Construction & Management / Roguelike | ~75h | 4 lists
#7 Frostpunk (2018) (#925)
11 bit studios | WIN | Survival / City Building | ~11h | 4 lists
#8 Tokyo Jungle (2012) (#937)
Crispy's!, SCE Japan Studio | PS3 | Action / Survival | ~15h | 5 lists
#9 This War of Mine (2014) (#973)
11 bit studios | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Survival | ~11h | 7 lists
#1
#39
Minecraft
2011
#2
#90
Fortnite
2017
#3
#351
No Man's Sky
2016
#4
#606
Subnautica
2018
#5
#607
#6
#687
Dwarf Fortress
2006
#7
#925
Frostpunk
2018
#8
#937
Tokyo Jungle
2012
#9
#973
This War of Mine
2014
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