Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Action-Adventure Games of All Time
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#1 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) (#1)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | WiiU, SW | Action-Adventure | ~50h | 107 lists
#2 The Last of Us (2013) (#3)
Naughty Dog | PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 117 lists
#3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) (#4)
Nintendo EAD | N64 | Action-Adventure | ~27h | 85 lists
#4 Super Mario 64 (1996) (#7)
Nintendo EAD | N64 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 85 lists
#5 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991) (#9)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 79 lists
#6 Shadow of the Colossus (2005) (#11)
Team Ico | PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~10h | 75 lists
#7 Grand Theft Auto V (2013) (#19)
Rockstar North | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~32h | 96 lists
#8 Super Metroid (1994) (#21)
Nintendo R&D1 | SNES | Action-Adventure | ~8h | 80 lists
#9 Red Dead Redemption (2010) (#22)
Rockstar North, Rockstar San Diego | X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~18h | 91 lists
#10 Metal Gear Solid (1998) (#25)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | PS | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~11h | 71 lists
#11 God of War (2018) (#29)
SIE Santa Monica Studio | WIN, PS4 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~21h | 87 lists
#12 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) (#36)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 71 lists
#13 Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) (#38)
Rockstar Games | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~51h | 82 lists
#14 Metroid Prime (2002) (#40)
Retro Studios | GC | Action-Adventure | ~14h | 65 lists
#15 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004) (#42)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | PS2 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~16h | 51 lists
#16 Super Mario Odyssey (2017) (#48)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 70 lists
#17 Super Mario Galaxy (2007) (#51)
Nintendo EAD | Wii | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~14h | 45 lists
#18 The Last of Us Part II (2020) (#54)
Naughty Dog | PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~24h | 44 lists
#19 Ico (2001) (#57)
Team Ico | PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~6h | 52 lists
#20 Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (#58)
DMA Design, TransGaming Inc. | WIN, PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~14h | 40 lists
#21 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) (#60)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | GC | Action-Adventure | ~29h | 43 lists
#22 Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (#63)
Rockstar North | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~27h | 46 lists
#23 Tomb Raider (1996) (#64)
Core Design | DOS, SAT, PS | Action-Adventure | ~16h | 52 lists
#24 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) (#65)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~59h | 49 lists
#25 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) (#66)
Nintendo EAD | Wii | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~13h | 56 lists
#26 Ōkami (2006) (#67)
Clover Studio, HexaDrive | PS2, Wii | Action-Adventure | ~33h | 46 lists
#27 Outer Wilds (2019) (#69)
Mobius Digital | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 54 lists
#28 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (#70)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~30h | 45 lists
#29 Batman: Arkham City (2011) (#72)
Rocksteady Studios | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 69 lists
#30 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (#80)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 37 lists
#31 Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) (#81)
Rocksteady Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 42 lists
#32 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000) (#82)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | N64 | Action-Adventure | ~22h | 34 lists
#33 The Legend of Zelda (1986) (#86)
Nintendo R&D4 | NES, FDS | Action-Adventure | ~8h | 30 lists
#34 Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) (#100)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~19h | 42 lists
#35 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (#103)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 43 lists
#36 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) (#106)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~15h | 52 lists
#37 Assassin's Creed 2 (2009) (#111)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~19h | 34 lists
#38 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) (#117)
Kojima Productions | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~46h | 58 lists
#39 God of War (2005) (#129)
SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~9h | 32 lists
#40 Shenmue (1999) (#130)
Sega AM2 | DC | Action-Adventure / Life Simulation | ~19h | 27 lists
#41 Astro Bot (2024) (#142)
Team Asobi | PS5 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~11h | 51 lists
#42 Dishonored 2 (2016) (#146)
Arkane Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 41 lists
#43 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (#154)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 24 lists
#44 Dishonored (2012) (#156)
Arkane Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 49 lists
#45 Beyond Good & Evil (2003) (#168)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 26 lists
#46 God of War II (2007) (#178)
SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~12h | 22 lists
#47 Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) (#182)
Insomniac Games | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 54 lists
#48 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening / DX (1993) (#189)
Nintendo EAD | GB, GBC | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 21 lists
#49 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) (#203)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, WiiU | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~24h | 43 lists
#50 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023) (#210)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 43 lists
#51 Metroid (1986) (#226)
Nintendo R&D1 | ARC, NES, FDS | Action-Adventure | ~6h | 20 lists
#52 Psychonauts (2005) (#228)
Double Fine Productions | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 20 lists
#53 Control (2019) (#233)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 47 lists
#54 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (2005) (#234)
Capcom Production Studio 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~12h | 21 lists
#55 Bayonetta 2 (2014) (#241)
PlatinumGames | WiiU | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~9h | 32 lists
#56 Bayonetta (2009) (#243)
Nex Entertainment, PlatinumGames | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~12h | 22 lists
#57 Death Stranding (2019) (#253)
Kojima Productions | WIN, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~40h | 39 lists
#58 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) (#255)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 17 lists
#59 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019) (#259)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~30h | 46 lists
#60 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) (#260)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | GC, Wii | Action-Adventure | ~37h | 20 lists
#61 Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987) (#264)
MicroProse Software, Inc. | 6, DOS, MAC, NES | Strategy / Action-Adventure | ~8h | 16 lists
#62 God of War Ragnarök (2022) (#271)
SIE Santa Monica Studio | PS4, PS5 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~26h | 37 lists
#63 Yakuza 0 (2015) (#276)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios, Sega Games | WIN, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Beat 'em Up | ~32h | 27 lists
#64 Alien: Isolation (2014) (#296)
The Creative Assembly | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Horror / Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~18h | 24 lists
#65 Heavy Rain (2010) (#297)
Quantic Dream | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Interactive Drama | ~10h | 27 lists
#66 Metroid Dread (2021) (#298)
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 33 lists
#67 The Last Guardian (2016) (#306)
genDESIGN, SIE Japan Studio, Team Ico | PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 27 lists
#68 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (2004) (#314)
Starbreeze Studios, Tigon Studios, Virtual Programming | WIN, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~8h | 15 lists
#69 Banjo-Kazooie (1998) (#317)
Rare | N64 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 17 lists
#70 Ninja Gaiden (2004) (#334)
Team NINJA | Xbox | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~18h | 13 lists
#71 Ghost of Yōtei (2025) (#336)
Sucker Punch Productions | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~29h | 29 lists
#72 God of War III (2010) (#342)
SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~10h | 22 lists
#73 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) (#348)
Kojima Productions | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~18h | 17 lists
#74 Ori and the Blind Forest (2015) (#362)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1 | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~8h | 25 lists
#75 Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015) (#367)
Crystal Dynamics | WIN, X360, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~13h | 31 lists
#76 Mafia (2002) (#379)
Illusion Softworks | WIN | Action-Adventure | ~16h | 13 lists
#77 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) (#383)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~15h | 21 lists
#78 Ghost of Tsushima (2020) (#385)
Sucker Punch Productions | PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~25h | 28 lists
#79 The Binding of Isaac (2011) (#388)
Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl | 3 | Action-Adventure / Roguelike | ~11h | 15 lists
#80 Tomb Raider (2013) (#397)
Crystal Dynamics | MAC, WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 37 lists
#81 No Man's Sky (2016) (#398)
Hello Games | WIN, PS4 | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~32h | 18 lists
#82 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) (#405)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | Wii | Action-Adventure | ~38h | 25 lists
#83 Devil May Cry (2001) (#408)
Capcom Production Studio 4 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~6h | 12 lists
#84 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) (#409)
Ninja Theory | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~8h | 24 lists
#85 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013) (#418)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | 3DS | Action-Adventure | ~16h | 26 lists
#86 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) (#429)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 26 lists
#87 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999) (#432)
Crystal Dynamics | WIN, PS, DC | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 10 lists
#88 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) (#436)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~12h | 25 lists
#89 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#447)
Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 32 lists
#90 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025) (#448)
Kojima Productions | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~35h | 34 lists
#91 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) (#453)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 13 lists
#92 Killer7 (2005) (#455)
Engine Software, Grasshopper Manufacture | PS2, GC | Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter | ~14h | 9 lists
#93 Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) (#465)
Rocksteady Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 24 lists
#94 Dead Rising (2006) (#468)
Capcom Production Studio 1, QLOC | X360 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 10 lists
#95 Adventure (1980) (#493)
Atari | A26 | Action-Adventure | ~12m | 9 lists
#96 Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) (#495)
Rare | N64 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~11h | 12 lists
#97 Tomb Raider II (1997) (#497)
Core Design | MAC, WIN, PS | Action-Adventure | ~16h | 11 lists
#98 Saints Row: The Third (2011) (#512)
Volition | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 20 lists
#99 Split Fiction (2025) (#515)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS, SW2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~13h | 33 lists
#100 Super Mario Sunshine (2002) (#517)
Nintendo EAD | GC | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 8 lists
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#1
#2
#3
The Last of Us
2013
#3
#4
#4
#7
Super Mario 64
1996
#5
#9
#6
#11
#7
#19
Grand Theft Auto V
2013
#8
#21
Super Metroid
1994
#9
#22
Red Dead Redemption
2010
#10
#25
Metal Gear Solid
1998
#11
#29
God of War
2018
#12
#36
#13
#38
#14
#40
Metroid Prime
2002
#15
#42
#16
#48
Super Mario Odyssey
2017
#17
#51
Super Mario Galaxy
2007
#18
#54
#19
#57
Ico
2001
#20
#58
Grand Theft Auto III
2001
#21
#60
#22
#63
Grand Theft Auto IV
2008
#23
#64
Tomb Raider
1996
#24
#65
#25
#66
Super Mario Galaxy 2
2010
#26
#67
Ōkami
2006
#27
#69
Outer Wilds
2019
#28
#70
#29
#72
Batman: Arkham City
2011
#30
#80
#31
#81
#32
#82
#33
#86
The Legend of Zelda
1986
#34
#100
Donkey Kong Bananza
2025
#35
#103
#36
#106
#37
#111
Assassin's Creed 2
2009
#38
#117
#39
#129
God of War
2005
#40
#130
Shenmue
1999
#41
#142
Astro Bot
2024
#42
#146
Dishonored 2
2016
#43
#154
#44
#156
Dishonored
2012
#45
#168
Beyond Good & Evil
2003
#46
#178
God of War II
2007
#47
#182
Marvel's Spider-Man
2018
#48
#189
#49
#203
#50
#210
#51
#226
Metroid
1986
#52
#228
Psychonauts
2005
#53
#233
Control
2019
#54
#234
#55
#241
Bayonetta 2
2014
#56
#243
Bayonetta
2009
#57
#253
Death Stranding
2019
#58
#255
#59
#259
#60
#260
#61
#264
Sid Meier's Pirates!
1987
#62
#271
God of War Ragnarök
2022
#63
#276
Yakuza 0
2015
#64
#296
Alien: Isolation
2014
#65
#297
Heavy Rain
2010
#66
#298
Metroid Dread
2021
#67
#306
The Last Guardian
2016
#68
#314
#69
#317
Banjo-Kazooie
1998
#70
#334
Ninja Gaiden
2004
#71
#336
Ghost of Yōtei
2025
#72
#342
God of War III
2010
#73
#348
#74
#362
#75
#367
#76
#379
Mafia
2002
#77
#383
#78
#385
Ghost of Tsushima
2020
#79
#388
The Binding of Isaac
2011
#80
#397
Tomb Raider
2013
#81
#398
No Man's Sky
2016
#82
#405
#83
#408
Devil May Cry
2001
#84
#409
#85
#418
#86
#429
#87
#432
#88
#436
#89
#447
Psychonauts 2
2021
#90
#448
#91
#453
#92
#455
Killer7
2005
#93
#465
#94
#468
Dead Rising
2006
#95
#493
Adventure
1980
#96
#495
Conker's Bad Fur Day
2001
#97
#497
Tomb Raider II
1997
#98
#512
#99
#515
Split Fiction
2025
#100
#517
Super Mario Sunshine
2002
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