Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Apple Macintosh Games of All Time
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#1 Portal 2 (2011) (#14)
Valve | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Puzzle-Platformer | ~9h | 102 lists
#2 World of Warcraft (2004) (#17)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | MMORPG | ~473h | 79 lists
#3 Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) (#26)
Bungie | MAC, WIN, Xbox | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 69 lists
#4 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) (#27)
Infinity Ward | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 74 lists
#5 Deus Ex (2000) (#37)
Ion Storm | MAC, WIN | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~23h | 64 lists
#6 Minecraft (2011) (#39)
Mojang Studios | 3, X360, PS3 | Sandbox / Survival | ~65h | 87 lists
#7 StarCraft (1998) (#43)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~25h | 52 lists
#8 Hades (2020) (#44)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 49 lists
#9 Diablo II (2000) (#45)
Blizzard North | MAC, WIN | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~34h | 54 lists
#10 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) (#47)
BioWare | MAC, WIN, Xbox | Role-Playing | ~29h | 64 lists
#11 Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) (#51)
Larian Studios | MAC, WIN, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~72h | 52 lists
#12 Disco Elysium (2019) (#59)
ZA/UM | MAC, WIN | Role-Playing | ~24h | 49 lists
#13 The Walking Dead (2012) (#64)
Telltale Games | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3, iOS | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~12h | 66 lists
#14 Batman: Arkham City (2011) (#69)
Rocksteady Studios | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 68 lists
#15 SimCity 2000 (1993) (#74)
Maxis | DOS, MAC, AMI | City Building | ~21h | 43 lists
#16 Undertale (2015) (#76)
tobyfox | 3 | Role-Playing | ~7h | 52 lists
#17 The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) (#78)
Lucasfilm Games | DOS, MAC, 3, SCD | Point-and-Click | ~7h | 43 lists
#18 Fortnite (2017) (#90)
Epic Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4 | Sandbox / Survival / Battle Royale | ~62h | 43 lists
#19 Stardew Valley (2016) (#94)
ConcernedApe | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Life Simulation | ~53h | 49 lists
#20 Rocket League (2015) (#95)
Psyonix | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Sports | ~5h | 55 lists
#21 The Sims (2000) (#96)
Maxis | MAC, WIN | Life Simulation | ~20h | 42 lists
#22 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#97)
Lucas Pope | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~8h | 46 lists
#23 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000) (#100)
BioWare Edmonton, MumboJumbo | MAC, WIN | Role-Playing | ~67h | 30 lists
#24 Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005) (#103)
Firaxis Games | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~13h | 30 lists
#25 Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle (1993) (#105)
LucasArts | DOS, MAC | Point-and-Click | ~5h | 29 lists
#26 Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos (2002) (#116)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~22h | 26 lists
#27 Celeste (2018) (#119)
Extremely OK Games | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Platform | ~8h | 57 lists
#28 SimCity (1989) (#126)
Maxis | DOS, MAC, 5, SNES | City Building | ~15h | 34 lists
#29 XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) (#127)
Firaxis Games | 3, X360, PS3, iOS, AND | Turn-Based Tactics | ~27h | 46 lists
#30 Lemmings (1991) (#128)
DMA Design | DOS, MAC, 5, SMS, GEN, TG16, SNES | Strategy / Puzzle | ~20h | 33 lists
#31 Sid Meier's Civilization II (1996) (#130)
MicroProse Software, Inc. | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy | ~21h | 26 lists
#32 Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994) (#131)
Totally Games | 3 | Space Simulation | ~28h | 30 lists
#33 BioShock Infinite (2013) (#134)
Irrational Games | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 52 lists
#34 Quake III: Arena (1999) (#137)
id Software | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 25 lists
#35 The Witness (2016) (#139)
Thekla, Inc | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4 | Puzzle | ~17h | 45 lists
#36 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) (#141)
LucasArts | DOS, MAC, AMI | Point-and-Click | ~7h | 27 lists
#37 Papers, Please (2013) (#146)
Lucas Pope | 3 | Simulation / Puzzle | ~5h | 35 lists
#38 Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) (#149)
Turtle Rock Studios, Valve | MAC, WIN, X360 | Horror / First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 29 lists
#39 Quake (1996) (#154)
id Software | 4 | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 27 lists
#40 Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness (1995) (#160)
Blizzard Entertainment | DOS, MAC | Real-Time Strategy | ~21h | 26 lists
#41 Hotline Miami (2012) (#161)
Dennaton Games | MAC, WIN, PS3, PSV | Shooter | ~5h | 36 lists
#42 Gone Home (2013) (#162)
Fullbright | 3 | Walking Simulator | ~2h | 44 lists
#43 Limbo (2010) (#165)
Playdead | 3, X360, XB1, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 38 lists
#44 Super Meat Boy (2010) (#175)
Team Meat | 3, X360 | Platform | ~9h | 32 lists
#45 Fez (2012) (#181)
Polytron Corporation | 3, X360, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~6h | 32 lists
#46 Prince of Persia (1989) (#188)
Brøderbund Software | 6, DOS, MAC, TG16 | Platform | ~2h | 25 lists
#47 Hollow Knight (2017) (#192)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania | ~27h | 28 lists
#48 Command & Conquer (1995) (#193)
Westwood Studios | 3 | Real-Time Strategy | ~17h | 23 lists
#49 Life Is Strange (2015) (#195)
DON'T NOD | 3, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Adventure | ~14h | 42 lists
#50 Borderlands 2 (2012) (#201)
Gearbox Software | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~30h | 39 lists
#51 Hearthstone (2014) (#202)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Party & Casual | ~36h | 34 lists
#52 Myst (1993) (#203)
Cyan Worlds | MAC, WIN, 3DO | Adventure | ~6h | 22 lists
#53 Dota 2 (2013) (#204)
Valve | 3 | MOBA | ~747h | 27 lists
#54 Dragon Age: Origins (2009) (#206)
BioWare Edmonton | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Role-Playing | ~40h | 22 lists
#55 Max Payne (2001) (#207)
Remedy Entertainment | MAC, WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 20 lists
#56 Fallout (1997) (#208)
Black Isle Studios | 3 | Role-Playing | ~16h | 17 lists
#57 StarCraft II (2010) (#218)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | 29 lists
#58 Into the Breach (2018) (#220)
Subset Games | MAC, WIN, SW | Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 35 lists
#59 Firewatch (2016) (#223)
Campo Santo | 3, XB1, PS4 | Adventure / Walking Simulator | ~4h | 41 lists
#60 Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010) (#227)
Firaxis Games | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~40h | 26 lists
#61 Kentucky Route Zero (2013) (#231)
Cardboard Computer | 3 | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~9h | 36 lists
#62 Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993) (#249)
LucasArts | DOS, MAC | Point-and-Click | ~5h | 20 lists
#63 Diablo (1997) (#252)
Blizzard North | MAC, WIN, PS | Action RPG / Dungeon Crawler | ~13h | 18 lists
#64 Zork (1977) (#253)
Infocom | 6, DOS, MAC | Adventure / Interactive Drama | 19 lists
#65 Her Story (2015) (#256)
Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Interactive Drama | ~2h | 32 lists
#66 Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987) (#258)
MicroProse Software, Inc. | 6, DOS, MAC, NES | Strategy / Action-Adventure | ~8h | 16 lists
#67 FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) (#261)
Subset Games | 3 | Strategy / Roguelike | ~12h | 25 lists
#68 Shovel Knight (2014) (#270)
Yacht Club Games | 3, 3, 3DS, WiiU, XB1 | Platform | ~7h | 25 lists
#69 Baldur's Gate (1998) (#271)
BioWare Edmonton | MAC, WIN | Role-Playing | ~44h | 16 lists
#70 The Stanley Parable (2013) (#275)
Cakebread | 3 | Adventure | ~1h | 25 lists
#71 The Sims 2 (2004) (#281)
Maxis | MAC, WIN | Life Simulation | ~26h | 13 lists
#72 Unreal Tournament (1999) (#288)
Epic Games | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 15 lists
#73 Diablo III (2012) (#308)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~18h | 22 lists
#74 Bastion (2011) (#311)
Supergiant Games | 3, X360 | Action RPG | ~6h | 26 lists
#75 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992) (#313)
LucasArts | DOS, MAC, AMI, FMT | Point-and-Click | ~8h | 13 lists
#76 Hitman (2016) (#322)
IO Interactive | 3, XB1, PS4 | Stealth | ~11h | 27 lists
#77 The Sims 3 (2009) (#334)
The Sims Studio | MAC, WIN | Life Simulation | ~53h | 16 lists
#78 Superhot / Superhot VR (2016) (#337)
SUPERHOT Team | 3, XB1, PSVR | First-Person Shooter | ~2h | 20 lists
#79 Total Annihilation (1997) (#345)
Cavedog Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~22h | 10 lists
#80 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#348)
Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 31 lists
#81 Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (1999) (#350)
Loki Software, New World Computing | 3 | Turn-Based Strategy | ~56h | 12 lists
#82 Quake II (1997) (#352)
Hammerhead, id Software | MAC, WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 13 lists
#83 Tomb Raider (2013) (#355)
Crystal Dynamics | MAC, WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 37 lists
#84 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012) (#357)
Hidden Path Entertainment, Valve | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter / Tactical | ~128h | 15 lists
#85 The Binding of Isaac (2011) (#365)
Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl | 3 | Action-Adventure / Roguelike | ~11h | 15 lists
#86 Slay the Spire (2019) (#377)
Mega Crit Games | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike | ~12h | 17 lists
#87 Immortality (2022) (#383)
Half Mermaid, Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XBXS | Interactive Drama | ~6h | 26 lists
#88 TowerFall / TowerFall: Ascension (2013) (#392)
Maddy Makes Games | 3, AND, PSV, PS4 | Action | ~4h | 14 lists
#89 Call of Duty (2003) (#402)
Infinity Ward | MAC, WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 12 lists
#90 Peggle (2007) (#410)
PopCap Games | MAC, WIN, iOS | Puzzle | ~4h | 10 lists
#91 MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (1995) (#411)
Activision | 3 | Simulation | ~8h | 11 lists
#92 Crusader Kings III (2020) (#428)
Paradox Development Studio | 3 | Role-Playing / Grand Strategy | ~76h | 8 lists
#93 XCOM 2 (2016) (#432)
Firaxis Games | 3, XB1, PS4 | Turn-Based Tactics | ~33h | 17 lists
#94 Night in the Woods (2017) (#433)
Infinite Fall | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 25 lists
#95 Star Wars (1983) (#436)
Atari, Atari Games | ARC, 3, 7, DOS, MAC | Shooter | ~48m | 10 lists
#96 Kerbal Space Program (2015) (#443)
Squad | 3 | Flight Simulation | ~113h | 14 lists
#97 Star Wars: X-Wing (1993) (#444)
Totally Games | 3 | Space Simulation | ~27h | 12 lists
#98 Untitled Goose Game (2019) (#451)
House House | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing / Puzzle / Stealth | ~3h | 31 lists
#99 Worms (1995) (#454)
Team17 | DOS, MAC, AMI, CD32, GEN, SAT, SNES, PS | Strategy | ~4h | 11 lists
#100 Medal of Honor: Allied Assault (2002) (#455)
2015 | MAC, WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~9h | 9 lists
#1
#14
Portal 2
2011
#2
#17
World of Warcraft
2004
#3
#26
Halo: Combat Evolved
2001
#4
#27
#5
#37
Deus Ex
2000
#6
#39
Minecraft
2011
#7
#43
StarCraft
1998
#8
#44
Hades
2020
#9
#45
Diablo II
2000
#10
#47
#11
#51
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
#12
#59
Disco Elysium
2019
#13
#64
The Walking Dead
2012
#14
#69
Batman: Arkham City
2011
#15
#74
SimCity 2000
1993
#16
#76
Undertale
2015
#17
#78
#18
#90
Fortnite
2017
#19
#94
Stardew Valley
2016
#20
#95
Rocket League
2015
#21
#96
The Sims
2000
#22
#97
#23
#100
#24
#103
#25
#105
#26
#116
#27
#119
Celeste
2018
#28
#126
SimCity
1989
#29
#127
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2012
#30
#128
Lemmings
1991
#31
#130
#32
#131
#33
#134
BioShock Infinite
2013
#34
#137
Quake III: Arena
1999
#35
#139
The Witness
2016
#36
#141
#37
#146
Papers, Please
2013
#38
#149
Left 4 Dead 2
2009
#39
#154
Quake
1996
#40
#160
#41
#161
Hotline Miami
2012
#42
#162
Gone Home
2013
#43
#165
Limbo
2010
#44
#175
Super Meat Boy
2010
#45
#181
Fez
2012
#46
#188
Prince of Persia
1989
#47
#192
Hollow Knight
2017
#48
#193
Command & Conquer
1995
#49
#195
Life Is Strange
2015
#50
#201
Borderlands 2
2012
#51
#202
Hearthstone
2014
#52
#203
Myst
1993
#53
#204
Dota 2
2013
#54
#206
Dragon Age: Origins
2009
#55
#207
Max Payne
2001
#56
#208
Fallout
1997
#57
#218
StarCraft II
2010
#58
#220
Into the Breach
2018
#59
#223
Firewatch
2016
#60
#227
#61
#231
Kentucky Route Zero
2013
#62
#249
#63
#252
Diablo
1997
#64
#253
Zork
1977
#65
#256
Her Story
2015
#66
#258
Sid Meier's Pirates!
1987
#67
#261
#68
#270
Shovel Knight
2014
#69
#271
Baldur's Gate
1998
#70
#275
The Stanley Parable
2013
#71
#281
The Sims 2
2004
#72
#288
Unreal Tournament
1999
#73
#308
Diablo III
2012
#74
#311
Bastion
2011
#75
#313
#76
#322
Hitman
2016
#77
#334
The Sims 3
2009
#78
#337
#79
#345
Total Annihilation
1997
#80
#348
Psychonauts 2
2021
#82
#352
Quake II
1997
#83
#355
Tomb Raider
2013
#84
#357
#85
#365
The Binding of Isaac
2011
#86
#377
Slay the Spire
2019
#87
#383
Immortality
2022
#88
#392
#89
#402
Call of Duty
2003
#90
#410
Peggle
2007
#91
#411
#92
#428
Crusader Kings III
2020
#93
#432
XCOM 2
2016
#94
#433
Night in the Woods
2017
#95
#436
Star Wars
1983
#96
#443
Kerbal Space Program
2015
#97
#444
Star Wars: X-Wing
1993
#98
#451
Untitled Goose Game
2019
#99
#454
Worms
1995
#100
#455
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