Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Xbox Series X/S 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 Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) (#140)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW, SW2 | Metroidvania | ~28h | 39 lists
#7 Hitman 3 / World of Assassination (2021) (#163)
IO Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Stealth | ~8h | 30 lists
#8 Deathloop (2021) (#285)
Arkane Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~16h | 37 lists
#9 Resident Evil 4 (2023) (#289)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, 3, XBXS | Horror | ~16h | 34 lists
#10 Alan Wake II (2023) (#308)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Horror | ~19h | 46 lists
#11 It Takes Two (2021) (#318)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action | ~13h | 28 lists
#12 Blue Prince (2025) (#321)
Dogubomb | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Adventure / Roguelike | ~18h | 42 lists
#13 Silent Hill f (2025) (#357)
NeoBards Entertainment | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Horror | ~11h | 24 lists
#14 Metaphor: ReFantazio (2024) (#380)
Studio Zero | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~65h | 39 lists
#15 Immortality (2022) (#389)
Half Mermaid, Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XBXS | Interactive Drama | ~6h | 26 lists
#16 Forza Horizon 5 (2021) (#433)
Playground Games | WIN, XB1, XBXS | Racing | ~21h | 27 lists
#17 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) (#436)
Moon Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~12h | 25 lists
#18 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#447)
Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 32 lists
#19 Balatro (2024) (#471)
LocalThunk | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Roguelike | ~8h | 44 lists
#20 Split Fiction (2025) (#515)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS, SW2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~13h | 33 lists
#21 ARC Raiders (2025) (#520)
Embark Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Shooter | ~37h | 16 lists
#22 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (2025) (#529)
Warhorse Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~54h | 23 lists
#23 Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) (#553)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Role-Playing | ~46h | 17 lists
#24 Spelunky 2 (2020) (#569)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Platform | ~27h | 10 lists
#25 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) (#581)
Asobo Studio | WIN, XBXS | Flight Simulation | ~26h | 11 lists
#26 Pentiment (2022) (#584)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing | ~15h | 22 lists
#27 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (2025) (#593)
Lizardcube, Sega | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Platform | ~9h | 13 lists
#28 Ball x Pit (2025) (#603)
Kenny Sun | MAC, WIN, SW, SW2, PS5, XBXS | ~19h | 11 lists
#29 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024) (#619)
MachineGames | WIN, XBXS | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~16h | 28 lists
#30 Stray (2022) (#644)
BlueTwelve Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Adventure | ~5h | 23 lists
#31 Animal Well (2024) (#662)
Shared Memory | WIN, SW, PS5, XBXS | Puzzle / Metroidvania | ~7h | 25 lists
#32 Street Fighter 6 (2023) (#794)
Capcom | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Fighting | ~17h | 28 lists
#33 Halo Infinite (2021) (#800)
343 Industries | WIN, XB1, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 25 lists
#34 Monster Hunter Wilds (2025) (#814)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~18h | 9 lists
#35 Hi-Fi Rush (2023) (#824)
Tango Gameworks | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action / Music | ~11h | 25 lists
#36 Resident Evil Village (2021) (#849)
Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Horror | ~10h | 25 lists
#37 Battlefield 6 (2025) (#868)
EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, PS5, XBXS | First-Person Shooter | ~6h | 11 lists
#38 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#869)
Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 10 lists
#39 Cocoon (2023) (#872)
Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 18 lists
#40 Sektori (2025) (#875)
Kimmo Lahtinen | WIN, PS5, XBXS | ~8h | 5 lists
#41 Vampire Survivors (2022) (#888)
Poncle | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND, XB1, XBXS, SW | Shooter / Roguelike | ~15h | 26 lists
#42 Dragon's Dogma 2 (2024) (#909)
Capcom | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action RPG | ~31h | 19 lists
#43 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023) (#921)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Vehicular Combat | ~18h | 20 lists
#44 NBA 2K24 (2023) (#926)
Visual Concepts | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~41h | 1 lists
#45 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020) (#933)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG | ~61h | 17 lists
#46 Elden Ring Nightreign (2025) (#938)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Action RPG / Roguelike | ~28h | 16 lists
#47 Death's Door (2021) (#950)
Acid Nerve | WIN, PS4, PS5, SW, XBXS | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 20 lists
#48 Subnautica: Below Zero (2021) (#959)
Unknown Worlds Entertainment | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists
#49 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (2024) (#971)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 20 lists
#50 Farming Simulator 22 (2021) (#996)
Giants Software | MAC, WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Simulation | ~163h | 1 lists
#51 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
#140
#7
#163
#8
#285
Deathloop
2021
#9
#289
Resident Evil 4
2023
#10
#308
Alan Wake II
2023
#11
#318
It Takes Two
2021
#12
#321
Blue Prince
2025
#13
#357
Silent Hill f
2025
#14
#380
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024
#15
#389
Immortality
2022
#16
#433
Forza Horizon 5
2021
#17
#436
#18
#447
Psychonauts 2
2021
#19
#471
Balatro
2024
#20
#515
Split Fiction
2025
#21
#520
ARC Raiders
2025
#22
#529
#23
#553
#24
#569
Spelunky 2
2020
#25
#581
#26
#584
Pentiment
2022
#27
#593
#28
#603
Ball x Pit
2025
#29
#619
#30
#644
Stray
2022
#31
#662
Animal Well
2024
#32
#794
Street Fighter 6
2023
#33
#800
Halo Infinite
2021
#34
#814
Monster Hunter Wilds
2025
#35
#824
Hi-Fi Rush
2023
#36
#849
#37
#868
Battlefield 6
2025
#38
#869
#39
#872
Cocoon
2023
#40
#875
Sektori
2025
#41
#888
Vampire Survivors
2022
#42
#909
Dragon's Dogma 2
2024
#43
#921
#44
#926
NBA 2K24
2023
#45
#933
#46
#938
#47
#950
Death's Door
2021
#48
#959
#49
#971
#50
#996
Farming Simulator 22
2021
#51
#1000
Despelote
2025
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