Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed PlayStation 5 Games of All Time
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#1 Elden Ring (2022) (#16)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~60h | 54 lists
#2 Hades (2020) (#45)
Supergiant Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~23h | 50 lists
#3 Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) (#52)
Larian Studios | MAC, WIN, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~72h | 53 lists
#4 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025) (#55)
Sandfall Interactive | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~29h | 47 lists
#5 Persona 5 (2016) (#93)
P Studio | WIN, 3, XB1, XBXS, SW | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~98h | 60 lists
#6 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) (#106)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~15h | 52 lists
#7 Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) (#140)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW, SW2 | Metroidvania | ~28h | 39 lists
#8 Astro Bot (2024) (#142)
Team Asobi | PS5 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~11h | 51 lists
#9 Hitman 3 / World of Assassination (2021) (#163)
IO Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Stealth | ~8h | 30 lists
#10 Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) (#182)
Insomniac Games | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 54 lists
#11 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023) (#210)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 43 lists
#12 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024) (#229)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I | PS5 | Action RPG | ~48h | 42 lists
#13 Helldivers 2 (2024) (#244)
Arrowhead Game Studios | WIN, PS5 | Third-Person Shooter | ~32h | 34 lists
#14 God of War Ragnarök (2022) (#271)
SIE Santa Monica Studio | PS4, PS5 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~26h | 37 lists
#15 Deathloop (2021) (#285)
Arkane Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~16h | 37 lists
#16 Resident Evil 4 (2023) (#289)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, 3, XBXS | Horror | ~16h | 34 lists
#17 Dispatch (2025) (#304)
AdHoc Studio | WIN, PS5 | Adventure / Simulation / Interactive Drama | ~8h | 29 lists
#18 Alan Wake II (2023) (#308)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Horror | ~19h | 46 lists
#19 It Takes Two (2021) (#318)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action | ~13h | 28 lists
#20 Blue Prince (2025) (#321)
Dogubomb | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Adventure / Roguelike | ~18h | 42 lists
#21 Ghost of Yōtei (2025) (#336)
Sucker Punch Productions | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~29h | 29 lists
#22 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) (#349)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 29 lists
#23 Silent Hill f (2025) (#357)
NeoBards Entertainment | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Horror | ~11h | 24 lists
#24 Returnal (2021) (#364)
Housemarque | PS5 | Shooter / Roguelike / Third-Person Shooter | ~19h | 30 lists
#25 Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024) (#380)
Studio Zero | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~65h | 39 lists
#26 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025) (#448)
Kojima Productions | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~35h | 34 lists
#27 Balatro (2024) (#471)
LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~8h | 44 lists
#28 Split Fiction (2025) (#515)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS, SW2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~13h | 33 lists
#29 ARC Raiders (2025) (#520)
Embark Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Shooter | ~37h | 16 lists
#30 Baby Steps (2025) (#526)
Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch | WIN, PS5 | Walking Simulator | ~10h | 12 lists
#31 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (2025) (#529)
Warhorse Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~54h | 23 lists
#32 Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) (#553)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Role-Playing | ~46h | 17 lists
#33 Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) (#582)
Insomniac Games | PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~8h | 26 lists
#34 Pentiment (2022) (#584)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing | ~15h | 22 lists
#35 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (2025) (#593)
Lizardcube, Sega | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Platform | ~9h | 13 lists
#36 Ball x Pit (2025) (#603)
Kenny Sun | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2, PS5, XBXS | ~19h | 11 lists
#37 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) (#614)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~7h | 19 lists
#38 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) (#630)
Simogo | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~17h | 21 lists
#39 Stray (2022) (#644)
BlueTwelve Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | ~5h | 23 lists
#40 Animal Well (2024) (#662)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 25 lists
#41 Lumines Arise (2025) (#685)
Enhance, Monstars | WIN, PS5 | Puzzle | ~3h | 9 lists
#42 Beat Saber (2019) (#756)
Beat Games, Hyperbolic Magnetism | WIN, PS4, PS5, VR | Music | ~6h | 7 lists
#43 Unpacking (2021) (#760)
Rodel | WIN, XB1, PS4, PS5, SW | Puzzle | ~4h | 12 lists
#44 Absolum (2025) (#790)
DotEmu | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Beat 'em Up / Roguelike | ~8h | 9 lists
#45 Street Fighter 6 (2023) (#794)
Capcom | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Fighting | ~17h | 28 lists
#46 Silent Hill 2 (2024) (#813)
Bloober Team | WIN, PS5 | Horror | ~16h | 24 lists
#47 Monster Hunter Wilds (2025) (#814)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~18h | 9 lists
#48 Live A Live (1994) (#820)
Historia Inc, Square Enix Creative Business Unit II | WIN, SNES, SW, PS4, PS5 | Role-Playing / Turn-Based Tactics | ~19h | 7 lists
#49 Hi-Fi Rush (2023) (#824)
Tango Gameworks | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action / Music | ~11h | 25 lists
#50 Resident Evil Village (2021) (#849)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Horror | ~10h | 25 lists
#51 Battlefield 6 (2025) (#868)
EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~6h | 11 lists
#52 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#869)
Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 10 lists
#53 Cocoon (2023) (#872)
Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 18 lists
#54 Sektori (2025) (#875)
Kimmo Lahtinen | WIN, PS5, XBXS | ~8h | 5 lists
#55 Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024) (#909)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~31h | 19 lists
#56 Thank Goodness You're Here! (2024) (#912)
Coal Supper | MAC, WIN, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure | ~2h | 15 lists
#57 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023) (#921)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Vehicular Combat | ~18h | 20 lists
#58 NBA 2K24 (2023) (#926)
Visual Concepts | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~41h | 1 lists
#59 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020) (#933)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~61h | 17 lists
#60 Elden Ring Nightreign (2025) (#938)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~28h | 16 lists
#61 Death's Door (2021) (#950)
Acid Nerve | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW, XBXS | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 20 lists
#62 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#959)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists
#63 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (2024) (#971)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 20 lists
#64 Astro's Playroom (2020) (#993)
SIE Japan Studio | PS5 | Platform | ~3h | 11 lists
#65 Farming Simulator 22 (2021) (#996)
Giants Software | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Simulation | ~163h | 1 lists
#66 Despelote (2025) (#1000)
Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | ~2h | 16 lists
#1
#16
Elden Ring
2022
#2
#45
Hades
2020
#3
#52
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
#4
#55
#5
#93
Persona 5
2016
#6
#106
#7
#140
#8
#142
Astro Bot
2024
#9
#163
#10
#182
Marvel's Spider-Man
2018
#11
#210
#12
#229
#13
#244
Helldivers 2
2024
#14
#271
God of War Ragnarök
2022
#15
#285
Deathloop
2021
#16
#289
Resident Evil 4
2023
#17
#304
Dispatch
2025
#18
#308
Alan Wake II
2023
#19
#318
It Takes Two
2021
#20
#321
Blue Prince
2025
#21
#336
Ghost of Yōtei
2025
#22
#349
#23
#357
Silent Hill f
2025
#24
#364
Returnal
2021
#25
#380
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024
#26
#448
#27
#471
Balatro
2024
#28
#515
Split Fiction
2025
#29
#520
ARC Raiders
2025
#30
#526
Baby Steps
2025
#31
#529
#32
#553
#33
#582
#34
#584
Pentiment
2022
#35
#593
#36
#603
Ball x Pit
2025
#37
#614
#38
#630
#39
#644
Stray
2022
#40
#662
Animal Well
2024
#41
#685
Lumines Arise
2025
#42
#756
Beat Saber
2019
#43
#760
Unpacking
2021
#44
#790
Absolum
2025
#45
#794
Street Fighter 6
2023
#46
#813
Silent Hill 2
2024
#47
#814
Monster Hunter Wilds
2025
#48
#820
Live A Live
1994
#49
#824
Hi-Fi Rush
2023
#50
#849
#51
#868
Battlefield 6
2025
#52
#869
#53
#872
Cocoon
2023
#54
#875
Sektori
2025
#55
#909
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
#56
#912
#57
#921
#58
#926
NBA 2K24
2023
#59
#933
#60
#938
#61
#950
Death's Door
2021
#62
#959
#63
#971
#64
#993
Astro's Playroom
2020
#65
#996
Farming Simulator 22
2021
#66
#1000
Despelote
2025
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