Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
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#1 Minecraft (2011) (#39)
Mojang Studios | 3, X360, PS3 | Sandbox / Survival | ~66h | 89 lists
#2 Undertale (2015) (#79)
tobyfox | 3 | Role-Playing | ~7h | 53 lists
#3 Stardew Valley (2016) (#101)
ConcernedApe | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Life Simulation | ~53h | 49 lists
#4 Rocket League (2015) (#104)
Psyonix | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Sports | ~5h | 55 lists
#5 XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) (#133)
Firaxis Games | 3, X360, PS3, iOS, AND | Turn-Based Tactics | ~27h | 47 lists
#6 Celeste (2018) (#138)
Extremely OK Games | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Platform | ~8h | 57 lists
#7 Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) (#140)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW, SW2 | Metroidvania | ~28h | 39 lists
#8 Quake III: Arena (1999) (#143)
id Software | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 25 lists
#9 Papers, Please (2013) (#147)
Lucas Pope | 3 | Simulation / Puzzle | ~5h | 36 lists
#10 Quake (1996) (#157)
id Software | 4 | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 28 lists
#11 Gone Home (2013) (#165)
Fullbright | 3 | Walking Simulator | ~2h | 44 lists
#12 Limbo (2010) (#177)
Playdead | 3, X360, XB1, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 39 lists
#13 Super Meat Boy (2010) (#188)
Team Meat | 3, X360 | Platform | ~9h | 32 lists
#14 Fez (2012) (#190)
Polytron Corporation | 3, X360, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~6h | 33 lists
#15 Dota 2 (2013) (#193)
Valve | 3 | MOBA | ~747h | 29 lists
#16 Hollow Knight (2017) (#204)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania | ~27h | 29 lists
#17 Life Is Strange (2015) (#212)
DON'T NOD | 3, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Adventure | ~14h | 42 lists
#18 Ultima Online (1997) (#222)
Origin Systems | WIN, LIN | MMORPG | ~77h | 18 lists
#19 Firewatch (2016) (#227)
Campo Santo | 3, XB1, PS4 | Adventure / Walking Simulator | ~4h | 42 lists
#20 Kentucky Route Zero (2013) (#232)
Cardboard Computer | 3 | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~9h | 36 lists
#21 FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) (#258)
Subset Games | 3 | Strategy / Roguelike | ~12h | 26 lists
#22 Shovel Knight (2014) (#283)
Yacht Club Games | 3, 3, 3DS, WiiU, XB1 | Platform | ~7h | 25 lists
#23 The Stanley Parable (2013) (#294)
Cakebread | 3 | Adventure | ~1h | 25 lists
#24 Unreal Tournament (1999) (#299)
Epic Games | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 15 lists
#25 Bastion (2011) (#331)
Supergiant Games | 3, X360 | Action RPG | ~6h | 26 lists
#26 Hitman (2016) (#337)
IO Interactive | 3, XB1, PS4 | Stealth | ~11h | 27 lists
#27 Superhot / Superhot VR (2016) (#347)
SUPERHOT Team | 3, XB1, PSVR | First-Person Shooter | ~2h | 20 lists
#28 Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (1999) (#360)
Loki Software, New World Computing | 3 | Turn-Based Strategy | ~56h | 12 lists
#29 Slay the Spire (2019) (#374)
Mega Crit Games | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike | ~12h | 18 lists
#30 The Binding of Isaac (2011) (#388)
Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl | 3 | Action-Adventure / Roguelike | ~11h | 15 lists
#31 TowerFall / TowerFall: Ascension (2013) (#414)
Maddy Makes Games | 3, AND, PSV, PS4 | Action | ~4h | 14 lists
#32 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#447)
Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 32 lists
#33 Night in the Woods (2017) (#449)
Infinite Fall | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 25 lists
#34 Kerbal Space Program (2015) (#472)
Squad | 3 | Flight Simulation | ~113h | 14 lists
#35 XCOM 2 (2016) (#483)
Firaxis Games | 3, XB1, PS4 | Turn-Based Tactics | ~33h | 17 lists
#36 Dead Cells (2018) (#492)
Evil Empire, Motion Twin | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Metroidvania | ~14h | 29 lists
#37 Unreal Tournament 2004 (2004) (#539)
Epic Games | 3 | First-Person Shooter | ~15h | 8 lists
#38 Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) (#556)
Frictional Games | 3 | Adventure / Horror | ~8h | 9 lists
#39 Crusader Kings III (2020) (#560)
Paradox Development Studio | 3 | Role-Playing / Grand Strategy | ~76h | 8 lists
#40 The Séance of Blake Manor (2025) (#592)
Spooky Doorway | WIN, LIN | Adventure / Puzzle | ~15h | 10 lists
#41 Factorio (2020) (#600)
Wube Software | 3, SW | Real-Time Strategy / Construction & Management | ~50h | 2 lists
#42 Crusader Kings II (2012) (#610)
Paradox Development Studio | 3 | Role-Playing / Grand Strategy | ~67h | 5 lists
#43 Mark of the Ninja (2012) (#611)
Klei Entertainment | 3, X360 | Stealth / Platform | ~8h | 14 lists
#44 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999) (#635)
Firaxis Games | 3 | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~26h | 6 lists
#45 Total War: Warhammer III (2022) (#670)
The Creative Assembly | 3 | Real-Time Tactics / Turn-Based Strategy | ~34h | 7 lists
#46 The Jackbox Party Pack (2014) (#683)
Jackbox Games | 3, PS3, PS4, XB1 | Party | ~4h | 4 lists
#47 Neverwinter Nights (2002) (#703)
BioWare, MacSoft Games | 3 | Role-Playing | ~50h | 6 lists
#48 Cities: Skylines (2015) (#705)
Colossal Order | 3 | City Building / Construction & Management | ~28h | 8 lists
#49 Transistor (2014) (#728)
Supergiant Games | 3, PS4 | Action RPG / Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 9 lists
#50 Baba Is You (2019) (#743)
hempuli | 3, SW | Puzzle | ~8h | 18 lists
#51 Loop Hero (2021) (#746)
Four Quarters | 3, SW | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~29h | 11 lists
#52 Hyper Light Drifter (2016) (#753)
Heart Machine | 3, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~8h | 10 lists
#53 Dwarf Fortress (2006) (#761)
Bay 12 Games | 3 | Survival / Construction & Management / Roguelike | ~75h | 4 lists
#54 Everything (2017) (#776)
David OReilly | 3, PS4 | Simulation / God Game | ~3h | 9 lists
#55 Prey (2006) (#803)
Human Head Studios | 3, X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 5 lists
#56 VVVVVV (2010) (#864)
Distractionware, Terry Cavanagh | 3, 3DS | Puzzle-Platformer | ~2h | 5 lists
#57 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#869)
Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 10 lists
#58 Invisible, Inc. (2015) (#874)
Klei Entertainment | 3 | Turn-Based Tactics / Stealth | ~7h | 8 lists
#59 Sid Meier's Civilization VI (2016) (#891)
Firaxis Games | 3 | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~23h | 12 lists
#60 World of Goo (2008) (#925)
2D Boy | 3, Wii, iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~6h | 5 lists
#61 Darkest Dungeon (2016) (#936)
Red Hook Studios | 3, PSV, PS4 | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~57h | 9 lists
#62 SOMA (2015) (#964)
Frictional Games | 3, PS4 | Horror | ~9h | 11 lists
#63 The Talos Principle (2014) (#965)
Croteam | 3, iOS, AND, PS4 | Puzzle | ~16h | 6 lists
#64 Pyre (2017) (#987)
Supergiant Games | WIN, LIN, PS4 | Action RPG / Sports | ~11h | 10 lists
#65 Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001) (#988)
Gray Matter Interactive, Nerve Software, LLC, Raster Productions, Splash Damage, Westlake Interactive | 3 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 3 lists
#1
#39
Minecraft
2011
#2
#79
Undertale
2015
#3
#101
Stardew Valley
2016
#4
#104
Rocket League
2015
#5
#133
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2012
#6
#138
Celeste
2018
#7
#140
#8
#143
Quake III: Arena
1999
#9
#147
Papers, Please
2013
#10
#157
Quake
1996
#11
#165
Gone Home
2013
#12
#177
Limbo
2010
#13
#188
Super Meat Boy
2010
#14
#190
Fez
2012
#15
#193
Dota 2
2013
#16
#204
Hollow Knight
2017
#17
#212
Life Is Strange
2015
#18
#222
Ultima Online
1997
#19
#227
Firewatch
2016
#20
#232
Kentucky Route Zero
2013
#21
#258
#22
#283
Shovel Knight
2014
#23
#294
The Stanley Parable
2013
#24
#299
Unreal Tournament
1999
#25
#331
Bastion
2011
#26
#337
Hitman
2016
#27
#347
#29
#374
Slay the Spire
2019
#30
#388
The Binding of Isaac
2011
#31
#414
#32
#447
Psychonauts 2
2021
#33
#449
Night in the Woods
2017
#34
#472
Kerbal Space Program
2015
#35
#483
XCOM 2
2016
#36
#492
Dead Cells
2018
#37
#539
#38
#556
#39
#560
Crusader Kings III
2020
#40
#592
#41
#600
Factorio
2020
#42
#610
Crusader Kings II
2012
#43
#611
Mark of the Ninja
2012
#44
#635
#45
#670
#46
#683
#47
#703
Neverwinter Nights
2002
#48
#705
Cities: Skylines
2015
#49
#728
Transistor
2014
#50
#743
Baba Is You
2019
#51
#746
Loop Hero
2021
#52
#753
Hyper Light Drifter
2016
#53
#761
Dwarf Fortress
2006
#54
#776
Everything
2017
#55
#803
Prey
2006
#56
#864
VVVVVV
2010
#57
#869
#58
#874
Invisible, Inc.
2015
#59
#891
#60
#925
World of Goo
2008
#61
#936
Darkest Dungeon
2016
#62
#964
SOMA
2015
#63
#965
The Talos Principle
2014
#64
#987
Pyre
2017
#65
#988
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