Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Nintendo Switch 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 | 105 lists
#2 Hades (2020) (#44)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 49 lists
#3 Super Mario Odyssey (2017) (#50)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 69 lists
#4 Inside (2016) (#72)
Playdead | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Horror / Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 61 lists
#5 Persona 5 (2016) (#86)
P Studio | WIN, 3, XB1, XBXS, SW | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~98h | 59 lists
#6 Stardew Valley (2016) (#94)
ConcernedApe | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Life Simulation | ~53h | 49 lists
#7 Rocket League (2015) (#95)
Psyonix | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Sports | ~5h | 55 lists
#8 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#97)
Lucas Pope | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~8h | 46 lists
#9 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) (#98)
Bandai Namco Studios, Sora | SW | Fighting | ~24h | 54 lists
#10 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) (#106)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~59h | 47 lists
#11 Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2014) (#108)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | WiiU, SW | Kart Racing | ~6h | 49 lists
#12 Celeste (2018) (#119)
Extremely OK Games | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Platform | ~8h | 57 lists
#13 What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) (#135)
Giant Sparrow | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | ~2h | 44 lists
#14 Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) (#144)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 | SW | Life Simulation | ~61h | 44 lists
#15 Limbo (2010) (#165)
Playdead | 3, X360, XB1, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 38 lists
#16 Fez (2012) (#181)
Polytron Corporation | 3, X360, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~6h | 32 lists
#17 Hollow Knight (2017) (#192)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania | ~27h | 28 lists
#18 Into the Breach (2018) (#220)
Subset Games | MAC, WIN, SW | Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 35 lists
#19 Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) (#282)
Intelligent Systems | SW | Tactical RPG | ~49h | 37 lists
#20 It Takes Two (2021) (#290)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action | ~13h | 27 lists
#21 Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018) (#291)
Ubisoft Québec | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Action RPG | ~46h | 34 lists
#22 Metroid Dread (2021) (#369)
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 31 lists
#23 Slay the Spire (2019) (#377)
Mega Crit Games | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike | ~12h | 17 lists
#24 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) (#382)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~12h | 24 lists
#25 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) (#412)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 40 lists
#26 Night in the Woods (2017) (#433)
Infinite Fall | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 25 lists
#27 Pentiment (2022) (#441)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing | ~15h | 21 lists
#28 Untitled Goose Game (2019) (#451)
House House | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing / Puzzle / Stealth | ~3h | 31 lists
#29 Dead Cells (2018) (#471)
Evil Empire, Motion Twin | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Metroidvania | ~14h | 29 lists
#30 Balatro (2024) (#473)
LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~7h | 43 lists
#31 Loop Hero (2021) (#522)
Four Quarters | 3, SW | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~29h | 10 lists
#32 Dorfromantik (2022) (#539)
Toukana Interactive | WIN, SW | Strategy / Puzzle | ~5h | 5 lists
#33 Spelunky 2 (2020) (#548)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Platform | ~27h | 10 lists
#34 Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous (2021) (#569)
Owlcat Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing | ~56h | 1 lists
#35 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#570)
Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 9 lists
#36 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#607)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists
#37 Thumper (2016) (#619)
Drool | WIN, 3, XB1, PS4, PSVR, SW | Music | ~8h | 11 lists
#38 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) (#632)
Simogo | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~17h | 21 lists
#39 Gorogoa (2017) (#640)
Jason Roberts | WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Puzzle | ~2h | 10 lists
#40 The Outer Worlds (2019) (#647)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Action RPG | ~13h | 25 lists
#41 Mortal Kombat 11 (2019) (#675)
NetherRealm Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Fighting | ~6h | 16 lists
#42 Oxenfree (2016) (#679)
Night School Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Point-and-Click | ~4h | 10 lists
#43 Animal Well (2024) (#680)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 24 lists
#44 Factorio (2020) (#705)
Wube Software | 3, SW | Real-Time Strategy / Construction & Management | ~50h | 1 lists
#45 Baba Is You (2019) (#707)
hempuli | 3, SW | Puzzle | ~8h | 18 lists
#46 Unpacking (2021) (#736)
Rodel | WIN, XB1, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~4h | 12 lists
#47 1000xResist (2024) (#778)
sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | WIN, SW | Adventure | ~11h | 12 lists
#48 Overcooked (2016) (#785)
Ghost Town Games | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Simulation | ~8h | 5 lists
#49 Through the Darkest of Times (2020) (#786)
Paintbucket Games | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Strategy | ~7h | 2 lists
#50 Gris (2018) (#809)
Nomada Studio | MAC, WIN, SW | Action-Adventure | ~4h | 9 lists
#51 NBA 2K24 (2023) (#822)
Visual Concepts | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~41h | 1 lists
#52 Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2018) (#840)
Omega Force, Square Enix Business Division 5 | WIN, PS4, SW | Sandbox / Action RPG | ~55h | 6 lists
#53 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (2024) (#857)
Grezzo, Nintendo EPD | SW | Action-Adventure | ~21h | 24 lists
#54 Cocoon (2023) (#860)
Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 17 lists
#55 Luigi's Mansion 3 (2019) (#861)
Next Level Games, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 6 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~13h | 18 lists
#56 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#868)
Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~15h | 25 lists
#57 Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024) (#901)
Coal Supper | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~2h | 15 lists
#58 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (2017) (#904)
Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris | SW | Action-Adventure / Tactical RPG | ~22h | 17 lists
#59 Pokémon Sword/Shield (2019) (#908)
Game Freak | SW | Role-Playing | ~26h | 15 lists
#60 Sayonara Wild Hearts (2019) (#913)
Simogo | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Action / Music | ~1h | 17 lists
#61 Death's Door (2021) (#929)
Acid Nerve | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW, XBXS | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 19 lists
#62 This War of Mine (2014) (#973)
11 bit studios | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Survival | ~11h | 7 lists
#63 Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2021) (#986)
Wishes Ultd. | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 17 lists
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#1
#2
#44
Hades
2020
#3
#50
Super Mario Odyssey
2017
#4
#72
Inside
2016
#5
#86
Persona 5
2016
#6
#94
Stardew Valley
2016
#7
#95
Rocket League
2015
#8
#97
#9
#98
#10
#106
#11
#108
#12
#119
Celeste
2018
#13
#135
#14
#144
#15
#165
Limbo
2010
#16
#181
Fez
2012
#17
#192
Hollow Knight
2017
#18
#220
Into the Breach
2018
#19
#282
#20
#290
It Takes Two
2021
#21
#291
#22
#369
Metroid Dread
2021
#23
#377
Slay the Spire
2019
#24
#382
#25
#412
#26
#433
Night in the Woods
2017
#27
#441
Pentiment
2022
#28
#451
Untitled Goose Game
2019
#29
#471
Dead Cells
2018
#30
#473
Balatro
2024
#31
#522
Loop Hero
2021
#32
#539
Dorfromantik
2022
#33
#548
Spelunky 2
2020
#34
#569
#35
#570
#36
#607
#37
#619
Thumper
2016
#38
#632
#39
#640
Gorogoa
2017
#40
#647
The Outer Worlds
2019
#41
#675
Mortal Kombat 11
2019
#42
#679
Oxenfree
2016
#43
#680
Animal Well
2024
#44
#705
Factorio
2020
#45
#707
Baba Is You
2019
#46
#736
Unpacking
2021
#47
#778
1000xResist
2024
#48
#785
Overcooked
2016
#49
#786
#50
#809
Gris
2018
#51
#822
NBA 2K24
2023
#52
#840
#53
#857
#54
#860
Cocoon
2023
#55
#861
Luigi's Mansion 3
2019
#56
#868
Vampire Survivors
2022
#57
#901
#58
#904
#59
#908
Pokémon Sword/Shield
2019
#60
#913
Sayonara Wild Hearts
2019
#61
#929
Death's Door
2021
#62
#973
This War of Mine
2014
#63
#986
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