Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Xbox Games of All Time
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#1 Half-Life 2 (2004) (#5)
Valve | WIN, Xbox, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~13h | 85 lists
#2 Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) (#26)
Bungie | MAC, WIN, Xbox | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 69 lists
#3 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) (#47)
BioWare | MAC, WIN, Xbox | Role-Playing | ~29h | 64 lists
#4 Silent Hill 2 (2001) (#49)
Team Silent | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Horror | ~16h | 58 lists
#5 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) (#68)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~30h | 43 lists
#6 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (#80)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 36 lists
#7 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002) (#82)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, Xbox | Action RPG | ~44h | 26 lists
#8 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (#102)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 41 lists
#9 Burnout 3: Takedown (2004) (#142)
Criterion Games | PS2, Xbox | Racing | ~13h | 28 lists
#10 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (2001) (#155)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 23 lists
#11 Beyond Good & Evil (2003) (#166)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 26 lists
#12 Halo 2 (2004) (#184)
Bungie | Xbox | First-Person Shooter | ~9h | 20 lists
#13 Max Payne (2001) (#207)
Remedy Entertainment | MAC, WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 20 lists
#14 Psychonauts (2005) (#222)
Double Fine Productions | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 20 lists
#15 Hitman: Blood Money (2006) (#229)
IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, Xbox, X360 | Stealth | ~12h | 16 lists
#16 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) (#244)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 17 lists
#17 Soulcalibur II (2002) (#248)
Project Soul | ARC, PS2, GC, Xbox | Fighting | ~3h | 18 lists
#18 The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay (2004) (#296)
Starbreeze Studios, Tigon Studios, Virtual Programming | WIN, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~8h | 15 lists
#19 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) (#314)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 15 lists
#20 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001) (#315)
Neversoft Entertainment | WIN, PS, PS2, N64, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~7h | 17 lists
#21 Ninja Gaiden (2004) (#320)
Team NINJA | Xbox | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~18h | 13 lists
#22 Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000) (#385)
Capcom Production Studio 1 | ARC, DC, PS2, Xbox | Fighting | ~1h | 12 lists
#23 OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) (#395)
Sumo Digital | WIN, PS2, PSP, Xbox | Racing | ~6h | 9 lists
#24 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin (2002) (#414)
IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Stealth | ~14h | 9 lists
#25 Phantasy Star Online (2000) (#419)
Sonic Team | WIN, DC, GC, Xbox | Action RPG | ~32h | 13 lists
#26 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (2002) (#431)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 13 lists
#27 Jet Set Radio Future (2002) (#447)
Smilebit | Xbox | Action / Sports / Platform | ~11h | 7 lists
#28 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
#29 SSX Tricky (2001) (#578)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~10h | 6 lists
#30 Shenmue II (2001) (#583)
Rutubo Games, Sega AM2 | DC, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~23h | 6 lists
#31 TimeSplitters 2 (2002) (#584)
Free Radical Design | PS2, GC, Xbox | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 9 lists
#32 SSX 3 (2003) (#625)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~16h | 8 lists
#33 Fable (2004) (#657)
Big Blue Box | WIN, Xbox | Action RPG | ~12h | 7 lists
#34 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 (2005) (#661)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Football (Association) / Sports | ~14h | 5 lists
#35 ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) (#672)
Visual Concepts | PS2, Xbox | Football (American) / Sports | ~11h | 5 lists
#36 Manhunt (2003) (#699)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Stealth | ~11h | 4 lists
#37 Burnout Revenge (2005) (#703)
Criterion Games | PS2, Xbox, X360 | Racing | ~16h | 5 lists
#38 Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (2004) (#710)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, Xbox | Role-Playing | ~30h | 5 lists
#39 Jade Empire (2005) (#725)
BioWare | Xbox | Action RPG | ~18h | 5 lists
#40 Madden NFL 2005 (2004) (#755)
Budcat Creations, EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~15h | 4 lists
#41 Thief: Deadly Shadows (2004) (#758)
Ion Storm | WIN, Xbox | Stealth | ~16h | 5 lists
#42 Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (2003) (#776)
Tecmo | PS2, Xbox | Horror | ~9h | 4 lists
#43 Madden NFL 2004 (2003) (#806)
EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~6h | 5 lists
#44 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 / World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International (2004) (#858)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Sports | ~26h | 7 lists
#45 Commandos 2: Men of Courage (2001) (#867)
Pyro Studios, Zonic Limited | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Real-Time Tactics | ~21h | 4 lists
#46 FlatOut 2 / Ultimate Carnage / Head On (2006) (#885)
Bugbear Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox, X360 | Action / Racing | ~12h | 4 lists
#47 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#941)
Sonic Team | ARC, MAC, WIN, DC, PS2, PSP, 3, Xbox | Puzzle | ~1h | 3 lists
#48 Burnout 2: Point of Impact (2002) (#944)
Criterion Games | PS2, GC, Xbox | Racing | ~9h | 3 lists
#49 Need for Speed: Underground 2 (2004) (#947)
EA Black Box | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Racing | ~20h | 5 lists
#50 Project Gotham Racing 2 (2003) (#955)
Bizarre Creations | Xbox | Racing | ~15h | 3 lists
#51 Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (2006) (#970)
Funcom | WIN, Xbox | Adventure | ~12h | 3 lists
#52 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (2004) (#974)
Ubisoft Shanghai | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~10h | 4 lists
#1
#5
Half-Life 2
2004
#2
#26
Halo: Combat Evolved
2001
#3
#47
#4
#49
Silent Hill 2
2001
#5
#68
#6
#80
#7
#82
#8
#102
#9
#142
Burnout 3: Takedown
2004
#10
#155
#11
#166
Beyond Good & Evil
2003
#12
#184
Halo 2
2004
#13
#207
Max Payne
2001
#14
#222
Psychonauts
2005
#15
#229
Hitman: Blood Money
2006
#16
#244
#17
#248
Soulcalibur II
2002
#18
#296
#19
#314
#20
#315
#21
#320
Ninja Gaiden
2004
#22
#385
#23
#395
#24
#414
#25
#419
Phantasy Star Online
2000
#26
#431
#27
#447
Jet Set Radio Future
2002
#28
#557
#29
#578
SSX Tricky
2001
#30
#583
Shenmue II
2001
#31
#584
TimeSplitters 2
2002
#32
#625
SSX 3
2003
#33
#657
Fable
2004
#34
#661
#35
#672
ESPN NFL 2K5
2004
#36
#699
Manhunt
2003
#37
#703
Burnout Revenge
2005
#38
#710
#39
#725
Jade Empire
2005
#40
#755
Madden NFL 2005
2004
#41
#758
#42
#776
#43
#806
Madden NFL 2004
2003
#45
#867
#46
#885
#47
#941
Puyo Pop Fever
2003
#48
#944
#49
#947
#50
#955
#51
#970
#52
#974
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