Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed PlayStation 3 Games of All Time
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#1 The Last of Us (2013) (#3)
Naughty Dog | PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 117 lists
#2 Mass Effect 2 (2010) (#12)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~25h | 106 lists
#3 BioShock (2007) (#13)
2K Australia, 2K Boston | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 86 lists
#4 Portal 2 (2011) (#15)
Valve | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Puzzle-Platformer | ~9h | 103 lists
#5 Grand Theft Auto V (2013) (#19)
Rockstar North | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~32h | 96 lists
#6 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) (#20)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~35h | 113 lists
#7 Red Dead Redemption (2010) (#22)
Rockstar North, Rockstar San Diego | X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~18h | 91 lists
#8 Portal (2007) (#24)
Valve | WIN, X360, PS3 | Puzzle-Platformer | ~3h | 65 lists
#9 Dark Souls (2011) (#27)
FromSoftware | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~42h | 87 lists
#10 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) (#31)
Infinity Ward | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 75 lists
#11 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) (#36)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 71 lists
#12 Minecraft (2011) (#39)
Mojang Studios | 3, X360, PS3 | Sandbox / Survival | ~66h | 89 lists
#13 Journey (2012) (#41)
ThatGameCompany | PS3 | Adventure | ~2h | 85 lists
#14 Fallout 3 (2008) (#53)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~22h | 60 lists
#15 Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (#63)
Rockstar North | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~27h | 46 lists
#16 The Walking Dead (2012) (#71)
Telltale Games | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3, iOS | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~12h | 66 lists
#17 Batman: Arkham City (2011) (#72)
Rocksteady Studios | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 69 lists
#18 Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) (#81)
Rocksteady Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 42 lists
#19 Spelunky (2012) (#84)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, X360, PS3, PSV | Roguelike / Platform | ~20h | 39 lists
#20 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) (#92)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~28h | 40 lists
#21 Persona 5 (2016) (#93)
P Studio | WIN, 3, XB1, XBXS, SW | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~98h | 60 lists
#22 Assassin's Creed 2 (2009) (#111)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~19h | 34 lists
#23 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) (#117)
Kojima Productions | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~46h | 58 lists
#24 Team Fortress 2 (2007) (#120)
Valve | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~284h | 36 lists
#25 XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) (#133)
Firaxis Games | 3, X360, PS3, iOS, AND | Turn-Based Tactics | ~27h | 47 lists
#26 BioShock Infinite (2013) (#149)
Irrational Games | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 52 lists
#27 Dishonored (2012) (#156)
Arkane Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 49 lists
#28 Street Fighter IV (2008) (#160)
Dimps | ARC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Fighting | ~2h | 31 lists
#29 Hotline Miami (2012) (#162)
Dennaton Games | MAC, WIN, PS3, PSV | Shooter | ~5h | 37 lists
#30 Fallout: New Vegas (2010) (#176)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~27h | 34 lists
#31 Limbo (2010) (#177)
Playdead | 3, X360, XB1, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 39 lists
#32 Dead Space (2008) (#181)
EA Redwood Shores | WIN, X360, PS3 | Horror | ~11h | 28 lists
#33 Destiny (2014) (#186)
Bungie | X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 39 lists
#34 Fez (2012) (#190)
Polytron Corporation | 3, X360, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~6h | 33 lists
#35 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) (#203)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, WiiU | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~24h | 43 lists
#36 Life Is Strange (2015) (#212)
DON'T NOD | 3, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Adventure | ~14h | 42 lists
#37 Dragon Age: Origins (2009) (#213)
BioWare Edmonton | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Role-Playing | ~40h | 22 lists
#38 Borderlands 2 (2012) (#215)
Gearbox Software | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~30h | 39 lists
#39 Rock Band (2007) (#231)
Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios | PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~9h | 21 lists
#40 Rock Band 2 (2008) (#236)
Harmonix Music Systems | PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~10h | 15 lists
#41 Mass Effect 3 (2012) (#238)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3, WiiU | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~24h | 36 lists
#42 Bayonetta (2009) (#243)
Nex Entertainment, PlatinumGames | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~12h | 22 lists
#43 LittleBigPlanet (2008) (#247)
Media Molecule | PS3 | Sandbox / Platform | ~9h | 25 lists
#44 Demon's Souls (2009) (#254)
FromSoftware, SCE Japan Studio | PS3 | Action RPG | ~28h | 14 lists
#45 Yakuza 0 (2015) (#276)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios, Sega Games | WIN, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Beat 'em Up | ~32h | 27 lists
#46 Shovel Knight (2014) (#283)
Yacht Club Games | 3, 3, 3DS, WiiU, XB1 | Platform | ~7h | 25 lists
#47 Burnout Paradise (2008) (#287)
Criterion Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Racing | ~13h | 16 lists
#48 Far Cry 3 (2012) (#291)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~16h | 37 lists
#49 Rock Band 3 (2010) (#292)
Backbone Entertainment, Harmonix Music Systems | X360, Wii, PS3 | Music | ~9h | 22 lists
#50 Alien: Isolation (2014) (#296)
The Creative Assembly | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Horror / Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~18h | 24 lists
#51 Heavy Rain (2010) (#297)
Quantic Dream | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Interactive Drama | ~10h | 27 lists
#52 Valkyria Chronicles (2008) (#319)
Sega WOW | WIN, PS3 | Tactical RPG | ~30h | 10 lists
#53 Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (2013) (#322)
Square Enix Product Development Division 3 | WIN, PS3, PS4 | MMORPG | ~98h | 18 lists
#54 Diablo III (2012) (#328)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~18h | 22 lists
#55 God of War III (2010) (#342)
SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~10h | 22 lists
#56 Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011) (#343)
Eidos Montréal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~21h | 28 lists
#57 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) (#348)
Kojima Productions | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~18h | 17 lists
#58 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012) (#369)
Hidden Path Entertainment, Valve | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter / Tactical | ~146h | 16 lists
#59 Dead Space 2 (2011) (#371)
Visceral Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Horror | ~9h | 22 lists
#60 Rayman Legends (2013) (#382)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, X360, XB1, 3, WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 22 lists
#61 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) (#383)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~15h | 21 lists
#62 Tomb Raider (2013) (#397)
Crystal Dynamics | MAC, WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 37 lists
#63 Spec Ops: The Line (2012) (#400)
Yager Development | WIN, X360, PS3 | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 24 lists
#64 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) (#429)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 26 lists
#65 Dragon's Dogma (2012) (#458)
Capcom | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~37h | 13 lists
#66 Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) (#462)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action RPG | ~47h | 29 lists
#67 Borderlands (2009) (#489)
Feral Interactive, Gearbox Software | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~22h | 11 lists
#68 Virtua Fighter 5 (2006) (#490)
Sega AM2 | ARC, X360, PS3 | Fighting | ~1h | 8 lists
#69 Saints Row: The Third (2011) (#512)
Volition | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 20 lists
#70 Vanquish (2010) (#513)
PlatinumGames | X360, PS3 | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 13 lists
#71 Mirror's Edge (2008) (#521)
EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter / Platform | ~6h | 11 lists
#72 F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon (2005) (#535)
Monolith Productions | WIN, X360, PS3 | Horror / First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 7 lists
#73 Flower (2009) (#540)
ThatGameCompany | PS3 | Adventure | ~2h | 7 lists
#74 Dark Souls 2 (2014) (#554)
FromSoftware | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~43h | 22 lists
#75 Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) (#561)
Monolith Productions | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~16h | 32 lists
#76 Rayman Origins (2011) (#562)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, X360, Wii, 3DS, PS3, PSV | Platform | ~11h | 18 lists
#77 Killzone 2 (2009) (#568)
Guerrilla Games | PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 8 lists
#78 Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) (#605)
MachineGames | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 15 lists
#79 The Beatles: Rock Band (2009) (#621)
Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios | X360, Wii, PS3 | Music | ~4h | 4 lists
#80 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) (#629)
EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter / Tactical Shooter | ~7h | 11 lists
#81 Far Cry 2 (2008) (#633)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~17h | 7 lists
#82 Far Cry 4 (2014) (#650)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~18h | 20 lists
#83 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007) (#661)
Budcat Creations, Neversoft Entertainment, Vicarious Visions | MAC, WIN, PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~8h | 6 lists
#84 Sleeping Dogs (2012) (#668)
Square Enix London Studios, United Front Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 13 lists
#85 Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (2010) (#672)
Namco Bandai Games | X360, PS3 | Maze | ~3h | 5 lists
#86 South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014) (#677)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, X360, PS3 | Role-Playing | ~11h | 17 lists
#87 The Jackbox Party Pack (2014) (#683)
Jackbox Games | 3, PS3, PS4, XB1 | Party | ~4h | 4 lists
#88 Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds / Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011) (#684)
Eighting | X360, PS3, PSV | Fighting | ~1h | 10 lists
#89 L.A. Noire (2011) (#698)
Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North, Team Bondi | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~22h | 18 lists
#90 LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011) (#701)
Media Molecule | PS3 | Puzzle-Platformer / Sandbox | ~7h | 11 lists
#91 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011) (#709)
LEVEL-5 | PS3 | Action RPG | ~44h | 11 lists
#92 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (2007) (#711)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 8 lists
#93 FIFA 09 (2008) (#713)
EA Canada | X360, PS3 | Sports | ~39h | 5 lists
#94 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) (#720)
Infinity Ward | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 12 lists
#95 BioShock 2 (2010) (#730)
2K Marin | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 8 lists
#96 Infamous (2009) (#733)
Sucker Punch Productions | PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 6 lists
#97 FIFA 12 (2011) (#736)
EA Canada | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Sports | ~60h | 9 lists
#98 Mortal Kombat (2011) (#738)
NetherRealm Studios | X360, PS3, PSV | Fighting | ~9h | 10 lists
#99 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013) (#750)
Starbreeze Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Adventure | ~3h | 13 lists
#100 NieR (2010) (#767)
Cavia | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~20h | 5 lists
#1
#3
The Last of Us
2013
#2
#12
Mass Effect 2
2010
#3
#13
BioShock
2007
#4
#15
Portal 2
2011
#5
#19
Grand Theft Auto V
2013
#6
#20
#7
#22
Red Dead Redemption
2010
#8
#24
Portal
2007
#9
#27
Dark Souls
2011
#10
#31
#11
#36
#12
#39
Minecraft
2011
#13
#41
Journey
2012
#14
#53
Fallout 3
2008
#15
#63
Grand Theft Auto IV
2008
#16
#71
The Walking Dead
2012
#17
#72
Batman: Arkham City
2011
#18
#81
#19
#84
Spelunky
2012
#20
#92
#21
#93
Persona 5
2016
#22
#111
Assassin's Creed 2
2009
#23
#117
#24
#120
Team Fortress 2
2007
#25
#133
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2012
#26
#149
BioShock Infinite
2013
#27
#156
Dishonored
2012
#28
#160
Street Fighter IV
2008
#29
#162
Hotline Miami
2012
#30
#176
Fallout: New Vegas
2010
#31
#177
Limbo
2010
#32
#181
Dead Space
2008
#33
#186
Destiny
2014
#34
#190
Fez
2012
#35
#203
#36
#212
Life Is Strange
2015
#37
#213
Dragon Age: Origins
2009
#38
#215
Borderlands 2
2012
#39
#231
Rock Band
2007
#40
#236
Rock Band 2
2008
#41
#238
Mass Effect 3
2012
#42
#243
Bayonetta
2009
#43
#247
LittleBigPlanet
2008
#44
#254
Demon's Souls
2009
#45
#276
Yakuza 0
2015
#46
#283
Shovel Knight
2014
#47
#287
Burnout Paradise
2008
#48
#291
Far Cry 3
2012
#49
#292
Rock Band 3
2010
#50
#296
Alien: Isolation
2014
#51
#297
Heavy Rain
2010
#52
#319
Valkyria Chronicles
2008
#53
#322
#54
#328
Diablo III
2012
#55
#342
God of War III
2010
#56
#343
#57
#348
#58
#369
#59
#371
Dead Space 2
2011
#60
#382
Rayman Legends
2013
#61
#383
#62
#397
Tomb Raider
2013
#63
#400
Spec Ops: The Line
2012
#64
#429
#65
#458
Dragon's Dogma
2012
#66
#462
#67
#489
Borderlands
2009
#68
#490
Virtua Fighter 5
2006
#69
#512
#70
#513
Vanquish
2010
#71
#521
Mirror's Edge
2008
#72
#535
#73
#540
Flower
2009
#74
#554
Dark Souls 2
2014
#75
#561
#76
#562
Rayman Origins
2011
#77
#568
Killzone 2
2009
#78
#605
#79
#621
#80
#629
#81
#633
Far Cry 2
2008
#82
#650
Far Cry 4
2014
#83
#661
#84
#668
Sleeping Dogs
2012
#85
#672
#86
#677
#87
#683
#89
#698
L.A. Noire
2011
#90
#701
LittleBigPlanet 2
2011
#91
#709
#92
#711
#93
#713
FIFA 09
2008
#94
#720
#95
#730
BioShock 2
2010
#96
#733
Infamous
2009
#97
#736
FIFA 12
2011
#98
#738
Mortal Kombat
2011
#99
#750
#100
#767
NieR
2010
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