Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Third-Person Shooter Games of All Time
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#1 Mass Effect 2 (2010) (#12)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~25h | 104 lists
#2 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) (#38)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 69 lists
#3 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) (#101)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~15h | 51 lists
#4 Gears of War (2006) (#187)
Epic Games | WIN, X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 27 lists
#5 Max Payne (2001) (#207)
Remedy Entertainment | MAC, WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 20 lists
#6 Helldivers 2 (2024) (#224)
Arrowhead Game Studios | WIN, PS5 | Third-Person Shooter | ~32h | 33 lists
#7 Gears of War 2 (2008) (#233)
Epic Games | X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 24 lists
#8 Mass Effect 3 (2012) (#234)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3, WiiU | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~24h | 35 lists
#9 Splatoon (2015) (#300)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 | WiiU | Third-Person Shooter | ~5h | 34 lists
#10 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) (#314)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 15 lists
#11 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) (#331)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 28 lists
#12 Returnal (2021) (#340)
Housemarque | PS5 | Shooter / Roguelike / Third-Person Shooter | ~19h | 29 lists
#13 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997) (#366)
LucasArts | WIN | First-Person Shooter / Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 11 lists
#14 Spec Ops: The Line (2012) (#390)
Yager Development | WIN, X360, PS3 | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 24 lists
#15 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) (#469)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 24 lists
#16 Vanquish (2010) (#502)
PlatinumGames | X360, PS3 | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 13 lists
#17 Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002) (#557)
Raven Software, Vicarious Visions, Westlake Interactive | MAC, WIN, GC, Xbox | Hack and Slash / First-Person Shooter / Third-Person Shooter | ~13h | 8 lists
#18 Alan Wake (2010) (#567)
Remedy Entertainment | X360 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~11h | 12 lists
#19 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) (#589)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~7h | 18 lists
#20 Gears of War 3 (2011) (#611)
Epic Games | X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 14 lists
#21 Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal (2004) (#903)
Insomniac Games | PS2 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 4 lists
#22 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) (#921)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 6 lists
#1
#12
Mass Effect 2
2010
#2
#38
#3
#101
#4
#187
Gears of War
2006
#5
#207
Max Payne
2001
#6
#224
Helldivers 2
2024
#7
#233
Gears of War 2
2008
#8
#234
Mass Effect 3
2012
#9
#300
Splatoon
2015
#10
#314
#11
#331
#12
#340
Returnal
2021
#13
#366
#14
#390
Spec Ops: The Line
2012
#15
#469
#16
#502
Vanquish
2010
#17
#557
#18
#567
Alan Wake
2010
#19
#589
#20
#611
Gears of War 3
2011
#21
#903
#22
#921
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