Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Xbox Series X/S 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 Hitman 3 / World of Assassination (2021) (#148)
IO Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Stealth | ~8h | 30 lists
#6 Deathloop (2021) (#268)
Arkane Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~16h | 36 lists
#7 It Takes Two (2021) (#290)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action | ~13h | 27 lists
#8 Resident Evil 4 (2023) (#292)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, 3, XBXS | Horror | ~16h | 33 lists
#9 Alan Wake II (2023) (#310)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Horror | ~19h | 44 lists
#10 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#348)
Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 31 lists
#11 Forza Horizon 5 (2021) (#371)
Playground Games | WIN, XB1, XBXS | Racing | ~21h | 26 lists
#12 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) (#382)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~12h | 24 lists
#13 Immortality (2022) (#383)
Half Mermaid, Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XBXS | Interactive Drama | ~6h | 26 lists
#14 Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024) (#386)
Studio Zero | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~65h | 37 lists
#15 Pentiment (2022) (#441)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing | ~15h | 21 lists
#16 Balatro (2024) (#473)
LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~7h | 43 lists
#17 Stray (2022) (#483)
BlueTwelve Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | ~5h | 23 lists
#18 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) (#517)
Asobo Studio | WIN, XBXS | Flight Simulation | ~26h | 10 lists
#19 Spelunky 2 (2020) (#548)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Platform | ~27h | 10 lists
#20 Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) (#551)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Role-Playing | ~46h | 16 lists
#21 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#570)
Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 9 lists
#22 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#607)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists
#23 Farming Simulator 22 (2021) (#620)
Giants Software | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Simulation | ~153h | 1 lists
#24 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024) (#677)
MachineGames | WIN, XBXS | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~16h | 23 lists
#25 Animal Well (2024) (#680)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 24 lists
#26 Halo Infinite (2021) (#774)
343 Industries | WIN, XB1, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 24 lists
#27 Street Fighter 6 (2023) (#799)
Capcom | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Fighting | ~18h | 26 lists
#28 Hi-Fi Rush (2023) (#817)
Tango Gameworks | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action / Music | ~11h | 24 lists
#29 NBA 2K24 (2023) (#822)
Visual Concepts | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~41h | 1 lists
#30 Resident Evil Village (2021) (#833)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Horror | ~10h | 24 lists
#31 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020) (#856)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~61h | 16 lists
#32 Cocoon (2023) (#860)
Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 17 lists
#33 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#868)
Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~15h | 25 lists
#34 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023) (#917)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Vehicular Combat | ~18h | 18 lists
#35 Death's Door (2021) (#929)
Acid Nerve | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW, XBXS | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 19 lists
#36 Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024) (#938)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~31h | 17 lists
#1
#15
Elden Ring
2022
#2
#44
Hades
2020
#3
#51
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
#4
#86
Persona 5
2016
#5
#148
#6
#268
Deathloop
2021
#7
#290
It Takes Two
2021
#8
#292
Resident Evil 4
2023
#9
#310
Alan Wake II
2023
#10
#348
Psychonauts 2
2021
#11
#371
Forza Horizon 5
2021
#12
#382
#13
#383
Immortality
2022
#14
#386
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024
#15
#441
Pentiment
2022
#16
#473
Balatro
2024
#17
#483
Stray
2022
#18
#517
#19
#548
Spelunky 2
2020
#20
#551
#21
#570
#22
#607
#23
#620
Farming Simulator 22
2021
#24
#677
#25
#680
Animal Well
2024
#26
#774
Halo Infinite
2021
#27
#799
Street Fighter 6
2023
#28
#817
Hi-Fi Rush
2023
#29
#822
NBA 2K24
2023
#30
#833
#31
#856
#32
#860
Cocoon
2023
#33
#868
Vampire Survivors
2022
#34
#917
#35
#929
Death's Door
2021
#36
#938
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
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