Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Apple Macintosh Games of All Time
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#1 Portal 2 (2011) (#15)
Valve | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Puzzle-Platformer | ~9h | 103 lists
#2 World of Warcraft (2004) (#18)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | MMORPG | ~473h | 80 lists
#3 Halo: Combat Evolved (2001) (#28)
Bungie | MAC, WIN, Xbox | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 69 lists
#4 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) (#31)
Infinity Ward | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 75 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 | ~66h | 89 lists
#7 StarCraft (1998) (#43)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~25h | 52 lists
#8 Hades (2020) (#45)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 50 lists
#9 Diablo II (2000) (#47)
Blizzard North | MAC, WIN | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~34h | 54 lists
#10 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) (#50)
BioWare | MAC, WIN, Xbox | Role-Playing | ~29h | 64 lists
#11 Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) (#52)
Larian Studios | MAC, WIN, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~72h | 53 lists
#12 Disco Elysium (2019) (#62)
ZA/UM | MAC, WIN | Role-Playing | ~24h | 51 lists
#13 The Walking Dead (2012) (#71)
Telltale Games | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3, iOS | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~12h | 66 lists
#14 Batman: Arkham City (2011) (#72)
Rocksteady Studios | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 69 lists
#15 SimCity 2000 (1993) (#78)
Maxis | DOS, MAC, AMI | City Building | ~21h | 43 lists
#16 Undertale (2015) (#79)
tobyfox | 3 | Role-Playing | ~7h | 53 lists
#17 The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) (#85)
Lucasfilm Games | DOS, MAC, 3, SCD | Point-and-Click | ~7h | 43 lists
#18 The Sims (2000) (#95)
Maxis | MAC, WIN | Life Simulation | ~20h | 43 lists
#19 Fortnite (2017) (#96)
Epic Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4 | Sandbox / Survival / Battle Royale | ~62h | 44 lists
#20 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#97)
Lucas Pope | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~8h | 47 lists
#21 Stardew Valley (2016) (#101)
ConcernedApe | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Life Simulation | ~53h | 49 lists
#22 Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005) (#102)
Firaxis Games | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~13h | 30 lists
#23 Rocket League (2015) (#104)
Psyonix | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Sports | ~5h | 55 lists
#24 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000) (#107)
BioWare Edmonton, MumboJumbo | MAC, WIN | Role-Playing | ~67h | 30 lists
#25 Hades II (2025) (#110)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~30h | 45 lists
#26 Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle (1993) (#115)
LucasArts | DOS, MAC | Point-and-Click | ~5h | 29 lists
#27 SimCity (1989) (#121)
Maxis | DOS, MAC, 5, SNES | City Building | ~15h | 35 lists
#28 Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos (2002) (#123)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~22h | 26 lists
#29 Sid Meier's Civilization II (1996) (#125)
MicroProse Software, Inc. | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy | ~21h | 27 lists
#30 XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) (#133)
Firaxis Games | 3, X360, PS3, iOS, AND | Turn-Based Tactics | ~27h | 47 lists
#31 Lemmings (1991) (#136)
DMA Design | DOS, MAC, 5, SMS, GEN, TG16, SNES | Strategy / Puzzle | ~20h | 33 lists
#32 Celeste (2018) (#138)
Extremely OK Games | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Platform | ~8h | 57 lists
#33 Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) (#140)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW, SW2 | Metroidvania | ~28h | 39 lists
#34 Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994) (#141)
Totally Games | 3 | Space Simulation | ~28h | 30 lists
#35 Quake III: Arena (1999) (#143)
id Software | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 25 lists
#36 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) (#145)
LucasArts | DOS, MAC, AMI | Point-and-Click | ~7h | 27 lists
#37 Papers, Please (2013) (#147)
Lucas Pope | 3 | Simulation / Puzzle | ~5h | 36 lists
#38 Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) (#148)
Turtle Rock Studios, Valve | MAC, WIN, X360 | Horror / First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 31 lists
#39 BioShock Infinite (2013) (#149)
Irrational Games | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 52 lists
#40 The Witness (2016) (#151)
Thekla, Inc | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4 | Puzzle | ~17h | 45 lists
#41 Quake (1996) (#157)
id Software | 4 | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 28 lists
#42 Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness (1995) (#161)
Blizzard Entertainment | DOS, MAC | Real-Time Strategy | ~21h | 27 lists
#43 Hotline Miami (2012) (#162)
Dennaton Games | MAC, WIN, PS3, PSV | Shooter | ~5h | 37 lists
#44 Gone Home (2013) (#165)
Fullbright | 3 | Walking Simulator | ~2h | 44 lists
#45 Limbo (2010) (#177)
Playdead | 3, X360, XB1, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 39 lists
#46 Super Meat Boy (2010) (#188)
Team Meat | 3, X360 | Platform | ~9h | 32 lists
#47 Fez (2012) (#190)
Polytron Corporation | 3, X360, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~6h | 33 lists
#48 Dota 2 (2013) (#193)
Valve | 3 | MOBA | ~747h | 29 lists
#49 Myst (1993) (#196)
Cyan Worlds | MAC, WIN, 3DO | Adventure | ~6h | 23 lists
#50 Command & Conquer (1995) (#199)
Westwood Studios | 3 | Real-Time Strategy | ~17h | 23 lists
#51 Max Payne (2001) (#201)
Remedy Entertainment | MAC, WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 21 lists
#52 Prince of Persia (1989) (#202)
Brøderbund Software | 6, DOS, MAC, TG16 | Platform | ~2h | 25 lists
#53 Hollow Knight (2017) (#204)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania | ~27h | 29 lists
#54 Fallout (1997) (#211)
Black Isle Studios | 3 | Role-Playing | ~16h | 17 lists
#55 Life Is Strange (2015) (#212)
DON'T NOD | 3, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Adventure | ~14h | 42 lists
#56 Dragon Age: Origins (2009) (#213)
BioWare Edmonton | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Role-Playing | ~40h | 22 lists
#57 Borderlands 2 (2012) (#215)
Gearbox Software | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~30h | 39 lists
#58 Hearthstone (2014) (#218)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Party | ~36h | 34 lists
#59 Into the Breach (2018) (#219)
Subset Games | MAC, WIN, SW | Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 36 lists
#60 Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010) (#224)
Firaxis Games | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~40h | 27 lists
#61 Firewatch (2016) (#227)
Campo Santo | 3, XB1, PS4 | Adventure / Walking Simulator | ~4h | 42 lists
#62 Kentucky Route Zero (2013) (#232)
Cardboard Computer | 3 | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~9h | 36 lists
#63 StarCraft II (2010) (#235)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~18h | 29 lists
#64 Zork (1977) (#248)
Infocom | 6, DOS, MAC | Adventure / Interactive Drama | 21 lists
#65 Diablo (1997) (#252)
Blizzard North | MAC, WIN, PS | Action RPG / Dungeon Crawler | ~13h | 19 lists
#66 FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) (#258)
Subset Games | 3 | Strategy / Roguelike | ~12h | 26 lists
#67 Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987) (#264)
MicroProse Software, Inc. | 6, DOS, MAC, NES | Strategy / Action-Adventure | ~8h | 16 lists
#68 Her Story (2015) (#270)
Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Interactive Drama | ~2h | 32 lists
#69 Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993) (#272)
LucasArts | DOS, MAC | Point-and-Click | ~5h | 20 lists
#70 Shovel Knight (2014) (#283)
Yacht Club Games | 3, 3, 3DS, WiiU, XB1 | Platform | ~7h | 25 lists
#71 Baldur's Gate (1998) (#293)
BioWare Edmonton | MAC, WIN | Role-Playing | ~44h | 16 lists
#72 The Stanley Parable (2013) (#294)
Cakebread | 3 | Adventure | ~1h | 25 lists
#73 Unreal Tournament (1999) (#299)
Epic Games | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 15 lists
#74 The Sims 2 (2004) (#300)
Maxis | MAC, WIN | Life Simulation | ~26h | 13 lists
#75 Diablo III (2012) (#328)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~18h | 22 lists
#76 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992) (#330)
LucasArts | DOS, MAC, AMI, FMT | Point-and-Click | ~8h | 13 lists
#77 Bastion (2011) (#331)
Supergiant Games | 3, X360 | Action RPG | ~6h | 26 lists
#78 Hitman (2016) (#337)
IO Interactive | 3, XB1, PS4 | Stealth | ~11h | 27 lists
#79 Total Annihilation (1997) (#344)
Cavedog Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~22h | 10 lists
#80 Superhot / Superhot VR (2016) (#347)
SUPERHOT Team | 3, XB1, PSVR | First-Person Shooter | ~2h | 20 lists
#81 The Sims 3 (2009) (#358)
The Sims Studio | MAC, WIN | Life Simulation | ~53h | 16 lists
#82 Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (1999) (#360)
Loki Software, New World Computing | 3 | Turn-Based Strategy | ~56h | 12 lists
#83 Quake II (1997) (#363)
Hammerhead, id Software | MAC, WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 13 lists
#84 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012) (#369)
Hidden Path Entertainment, Valve | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter / Tactical | ~146h | 16 lists
#85 Slay the Spire (2019) (#374)
Mega Crit Games | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike | ~12h | 18 lists
#86 The Binding of Isaac (2011) (#388)
Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl | 3 | Action-Adventure / Roguelike | ~11h | 15 lists
#87 Immortality (2022) (#389)
Half Mermaid, Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XBXS | Interactive Drama | ~6h | 26 lists
#88 Tomb Raider (2013) (#397)
Crystal Dynamics | MAC, WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 37 lists
#89 TowerFall / TowerFall: Ascension (2013) (#414)
Maddy Makes Games | 3, AND, PSV, PS4 | Action | ~4h | 14 lists
#90 MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (1995) (#415)
Activision | 3 | Simulation | ~8h | 11 lists
#91 Peggle (2007) (#420)
PopCap Games | MAC, WIN, iOS | Puzzle | ~4h | 10 lists
#92 Star Wars (1983) (#423)
Atari, Atari Games | ARC, 3, 7, DOS, MAC | Shooter | ~48m | 11 lists
#93 Call of Duty (2003) (#437)
Infinity Ward | MAC, WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 12 lists
#94 Star Wars: X-Wing (1993) (#442)
Totally Games | 3 | Space Simulation | ~27h | 12 lists
#95 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#447)
Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 32 lists
#96 Night in the Woods (2017) (#449)
Infinite Fall | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 25 lists
#97 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011) (#452)
CD Projekt RED | MAC, WIN, X360 | Action RPG | ~24h | 18 lists
#98 Worms (1995) (#469)
Team17 | DOS, MAC, AMI, CD32, GEN, SAT, SNES, PS | Strategy | ~4h | 11 lists
#99 Balatro (2024) (#471)
LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~8h | 44 lists
#100 Kerbal Space Program (2015) (#472)
Squad | 3 | Flight Simulation | ~113h | 14 lists
#1
#15
Portal 2
2011
#2
#18
World of Warcraft
2004
#3
#28
Halo: Combat Evolved
2001
#4
#31
#5
#37
Deus Ex
2000
#6
#39
Minecraft
2011
#7
#43
StarCraft
1998
#8
#45
Hades
2020
#9
#47
Diablo II
2000
#10
#50
#11
#52
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
#12
#62
Disco Elysium
2019
#13
#71
The Walking Dead
2012
#14
#72
Batman: Arkham City
2011
#15
#78
SimCity 2000
1993
#16
#79
Undertale
2015
#17
#85
#18
#95
The Sims
2000
#19
#96
Fortnite
2017
#20
#97
#21
#101
Stardew Valley
2016
#22
#102
#23
#104
Rocket League
2015
#24
#107
#25
#110
Hades II
2025
#26
#115
#27
#121
SimCity
1989
#28
#123
#29
#125
#30
#133
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2012
#31
#136
Lemmings
1991
#32
#138
Celeste
2018
#33
#140
#34
#141
#35
#143
Quake III: Arena
1999
#36
#145
#37
#147
Papers, Please
2013
#38
#148
Left 4 Dead 2
2009
#39
#149
BioShock Infinite
2013
#40
#151
The Witness
2016
#41
#157
Quake
1996
#42
#161
#43
#162
Hotline Miami
2012
#44
#165
Gone Home
2013
#45
#177
Limbo
2010
#46
#188
Super Meat Boy
2010
#47
#190
Fez
2012
#48
#193
Dota 2
2013
#49
#196
Myst
1993
#50
#199
Command & Conquer
1995
#51
#201
Max Payne
2001
#52
#202
Prince of Persia
1989
#53
#204
Hollow Knight
2017
#54
#211
Fallout
1997
#55
#212
Life Is Strange
2015
#56
#213
Dragon Age: Origins
2009
#57
#215
Borderlands 2
2012
#58
#218
Hearthstone
2014
#59
#219
Into the Breach
2018
#60
#224
#61
#227
Firewatch
2016
#62
#232
Kentucky Route Zero
2013
#63
#235
StarCraft II
2010
#64
#248
Zork
1977
#65
#252
Diablo
1997
#66
#258
#67
#264
Sid Meier's Pirates!
1987
#68
#270
Her Story
2015
#69
#272
#70
#283
Shovel Knight
2014
#71
#293
Baldur's Gate
1998
#72
#294
The Stanley Parable
2013
#73
#299
Unreal Tournament
1999
#74
#300
The Sims 2
2004
#75
#328
Diablo III
2012
#76
#330
#77
#331
Bastion
2011
#78
#337
Hitman
2016
#79
#344
Total Annihilation
1997
#80
#347
#81
#358
The Sims 3
2009
#83
#363
Quake II
1997
#84
#369
#85
#374
Slay the Spire
2019
#86
#388
The Binding of Isaac
2011
#87
#389
Immortality
2022
#88
#397
Tomb Raider
2013
#89
#414
#90
#415
#91
#420
Peggle
2007
#92
#423
Star Wars
1983
#93
#437
Call of Duty
2003
#94
#442
Star Wars: X-Wing
1993
#95
#447
Psychonauts 2
2021
#96
#449
Night in the Woods
2017
#97
#452
#98
#469
Worms
1995
#99
#471
Balatro
2024
#100
#472
Kerbal Space Program
2015
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