Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed PlayStation 5 Games of All Time
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#1 Elden Ring (2022) (#15)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~60h | 54 lists
#2 Hades (2020) (#44)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 49 lists
#3 Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) (#51)
Larian Studios | MAC, WIN, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~72h | 52 lists
#4 Persona 5 (2016) (#86)
P Studio | WIN, 3, XB1, XBXS, SW | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~98h | 59 lists
#5 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) (#101)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~15h | 51 lists
#6 Astro Bot (2024) (#132)
Team Asobi | PS5 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~11h | 49 lists
#7 Hitman 3 / World of Assassination (2021) (#148)
IO Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Stealth | ~8h | 30 lists
#8 Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) (#179)
Insomniac Games | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 53 lists
#9 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023) (#205)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 42 lists
#10 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) (#217)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I | PS5 | Action RPG | ~48h | 40 lists
#11 Helldivers 2 (2024) (#224)
Arrowhead Game Studios | WIN, PS5 | Third-Person Shooter | ~32h | 33 lists
#12 God of War Ragnarök (2022) (#266)
SIE Santa Monica Studio | PS4, PS5 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~26h | 37 lists
#13 Deathloop (2021) (#268)
Arkane Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~16h | 36 lists
#14 It Takes Two (2021) (#290)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action | ~13h | 27 lists
#15 Resident Evil 4 (2023) (#292)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, 3, XBXS | Horror | ~16h | 33 lists
#16 Alan Wake II (2023) (#310)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Horror | ~19h | 44 lists
#17 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) (#331)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 28 lists
#18 Returnal (2021) (#340)
Housemarque | PS5 | Shooter / Roguelike / Third-Person Shooter | ~19h | 29 lists
#19 Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024) (#386)
Studio Zero | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~65h | 37 lists
#20 Pentiment (2022) (#441)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing | ~15h | 21 lists
#21 Balatro (2024) (#473)
LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~7h | 43 lists
#22 Stray (2022) (#483)
BlueTwelve Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | ~5h | 23 lists
#23 Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) (#544)
Insomniac Games | PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~8h | 26 lists
#24 Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) (#551)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Role-Playing | ~46h | 16 lists
#25 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#570)
Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 9 lists
#26 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) (#589)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~7h | 18 lists
#27 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#607)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists
#28 Farming Simulator 22 (2021) (#620)
Giants Software | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Simulation | ~153h | 1 lists
#29 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) (#632)
Simogo | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~17h | 21 lists
#30 Animal Well (2024) (#680)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 24 lists
#31 Beat Saber (2019) (#711)
Beat Games, Hyperbolic Magnetism | WIN, PS4, PS5, VR | Music | ~6h | 7 lists
#32 Unpacking (2021) (#736)
Rodel | WIN, XB1, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~4h | 12 lists
#33 Street Fighter 6 (2023) (#799)
Capcom | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Fighting | ~18h | 26 lists
#34 Hi-Fi Rush (2023) (#817)
Tango Gameworks | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action / Music | ~11h | 24 lists
#35 NBA 2K24 (2023) (#822)
Visual Concepts | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~41h | 1 lists
#36 Resident Evil Village (2021) (#833)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Horror | ~10h | 24 lists
#37 Silent Hill 2 (2024) (#839)
Bloober Team | WIN, PS5 | Horror | ~16h | 23 lists
#38 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020) (#856)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~61h | 16 lists
#39 Cocoon (2023) (#860)
Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 17 lists
#40 Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024) (#901)
Coal Supper | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~2h | 15 lists
#41 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023) (#917)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Vehicular Combat | ~18h | 18 lists
#42 Death's Door (2021) (#929)
Acid Nerve | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW, XBXS | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 19 lists
#43 Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024) (#938)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~31h | 17 lists
#44 Astro's Playroom (2020) (#977)
SIE Japan Studio | PS5 | Platform | ~3h | 11 lists
#45 Chicory: A Colorful Tale (2021) (#986)
Wishes Ultd. | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 17 lists
#1
#15
Elden Ring
2022
#2
#44
Hades
2020
#3
#51
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
#4
#86
Persona 5
2016
#5
#101
#6
#132
Astro Bot
2024
#7
#148
#8
#179
Marvel's Spider-Man
2018
#9
#205
#10
#217
#11
#224
Helldivers 2
2024
#12
#266
God of War Ragnarök
2022
#13
#268
Deathloop
2021
#14
#290
It Takes Two
2021
#15
#292
Resident Evil 4
2023
#16
#310
Alan Wake II
2023
#17
#331
#18
#340
Returnal
2021
#19
#386
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024
#20
#441
Pentiment
2022
#21
#473
Balatro
2024
#22
#483
Stray
2022
#23
#544
#24
#551
#25
#570
#26
#589
#27
#607
#28
#620
Farming Simulator 22
2021
#29
#632
#30
#680
Animal Well
2024
#31
#711
Beat Saber
2019
#32
#736
Unpacking
2021
#33
#799
Street Fighter 6
2023
#34
#817
Hi-Fi Rush
2023
#35
#822
NBA 2K24
2023
#36
#833
#37
#839
Silent Hill 2
2024
#38
#856
#39
#860
Cocoon
2023
#40
#901
#41
#917
#42
#929
Death's Door
2021
#43
#938
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
#44
#977
Astro's Playroom
2020
#45
#986
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