Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Third-Person Shooter Games of All Time
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#1 Resident Evil 4 (2005) (#8)
Capcom Production Studio 4 | PS2, GC, Wii | Horror / Third-Person Shooter | ~16h | 90 lists
#2 Mass Effect 2 (2010) (#12)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~25h | 106 lists
#3 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) (#36)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 71 lists
#4 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) (#106)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~15h | 52 lists
#5 Gears of War (2006) (#184)
Epic Games | WIN, X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 28 lists
#6 Max Payne (2001) (#201)
Remedy Entertainment | MAC, WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 21 lists
#7 Gears of War 2 (2008) (#217)
Epic Games | X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 26 lists
#8 Mass Effect 3 (2012) (#238)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3, WiiU | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~24h | 36 lists
#9 Helldivers 2 (2024) (#244)
Arrowhead Game Studios | WIN, PS5 | Third-Person Shooter | ~32h | 34 lists
#10 Splatoon (2015) (#313)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 | WiiU | Third-Person Shooter | ~5h | 35 lists
#11 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) (#324)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 15 lists
#12 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) (#349)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 29 lists
#13 Returnal (2021) (#364)
Housemarque | PS5 | Shooter / Roguelike / Third-Person Shooter | ~19h | 30 lists
#14 Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997) (#393)
LucasArts | WIN | First-Person Shooter / Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 11 lists
#15 Spec Ops: The Line (2012) (#400)
Yager Development | WIN, X360, PS3 | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 24 lists
#16 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) (#429)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 26 lists
#17 Vanquish (2010) (#513)
PlatinumGames | X360, PS3 | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 13 lists
#18 Alan Wake (2010) (#533)
Remedy Entertainment | X360 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~11h | 13 lists
#19 Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002) (#570)
Raven Software, Vicarious Visions, Westlake Interactive | MAC, WIN, GC, Xbox | Hack and Slash / First-Person Shooter / Third-Person Shooter | ~13h | 8 lists
#20 Gears of War 3 (2011) (#578)
Epic Games | X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 15 lists
#21 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) (#614)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~7h | 19 lists
#22 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) (#711)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 8 lists
#23 Splatoon 3 (2022) (#745)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 | SW | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 7 lists
#24 Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal (2004) (#927)
Insomniac Games | PS2 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 5 lists
#1
#8
Resident Evil 4
2005
#2
#12
Mass Effect 2
2010
#3
#36
#4
#106
#5
#184
Gears of War
2006
#6
#201
Max Payne
2001
#7
#217
Gears of War 2
2008
#8
#238
Mass Effect 3
2012
#9
#244
Helldivers 2
2024
#10
#313
Splatoon
2015
#11
#324
#12
#349
#13
#364
Returnal
2021
#14
#393
#15
#400
Spec Ops: The Line
2012
#16
#429
#17
#513
Vanquish
2010
#18
#533
Alan Wake
2010
#19
#570
#20
#578
Gears of War 3
2011
#21
#614
#22
#711
#23
#745
Splatoon 3
2022
#24
#927
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