Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,400 most recommended games across 920 critic lists from 146 publications.
Updated: October 16, 2026
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2000
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#1 Deus Ex (2000) (#35)
Ion Storm
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MAC,
WIN
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Action RPG /
First-Person Shooter /
Stealth
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~23h
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71 lists
#2 Diablo II (2000) (#46)
Blizzard North
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MAC,
WIN
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Hack and Slash /
Action RPG
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~34h
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59 lists
#3 Counter-Strike / Counter-Strike 1.6 (2000) (#71)
Valve
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WIN
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Tactical Shooter
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~25h
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51 lists
#4 The Sims (2000) (#79)
Maxis
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MAC,
WIN
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Life Simulation
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~19h
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48 lists
#5 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000) (#90)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
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N64
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Action-Adventure
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~21h
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35 lists
#6 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000) (#105)
BioWare Edmonton, MumboJumbo
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MAC,
WIN
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Role-Playing
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~68h
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32 lists
#7 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000) (#112)
Neversoft Entertainment
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PS,
N64,
DC
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Sports
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~9h
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39 lists
#8 Thief II: The Metal Age (2000) (#213)
Looking Glass Studios
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WIN
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Stealth
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~20h
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22 lists
#9 Final Fantasy IX (2000) (#225)
Square Product Development Division 1, Square USA
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PS
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Role-Playing
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~38h
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20 lists
#10 Vagrant Story (2000) (#325)
Square Product Development Division 4
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PS
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Action RPG
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~25h
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12 lists
#11 Perfect Dark (2000) (#374)
Rare
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N64
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First-Person Shooter /
Stealth
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~8h
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18 lists
#12 Jet Grind Radio / Jet Set Radio (2000) (#394)
Smilebit
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DC
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Action /
Sports /
Platform
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~7h
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13 lists
#13 Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000) (#408)
Capcom Production Studio 1
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ARC,
DC,
PS2,
Xbox
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Fighting
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~1h
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13 lists
#14 Skies of Arcadia (2000) (#458)
Overworks
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DC,
GC
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Role-Playing
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~42h
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15 lists
#15 Phantasy Star Online (2000) (#474)
Sonic Team
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WIN,
DC,
GC,
Xbox
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Action RPG
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~32h
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11 lists
#16 Paper Mario (2000) (#482)
Intelligent Systems
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N64
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Role-Playing
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~23h
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14 lists
#17 Resident Evil - Code: Veronica (2000) (#622)
Nextech
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DC,
PS2,
GC
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Horror
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~12h
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7 lists
#18 The Operative: No One Lives Forever (2000) (#641)
Monolith Productions
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MAC,
WIN,
PS2
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First-Person Shooter /
Stealth
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~13h
|
7 lists
#19 Power Stone 2 (2000) (#719)
Capcom
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ARC,
DC
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Fighting
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~1h
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6 lists
#20 Crimson Skies (2000) (#797)
Zipper Interactive
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WIN
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Action /
Flight Simulation
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~10h
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5 lists
#21 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (2000) (#809)
Westwood Pacific
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WIN
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Real-Time Strategy
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~15h
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7 lists
#22 WWF No Mercy (2000) (#813)
AKI Corporation, Asmik Ace Entertainment
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N64
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Fighting /
Sports
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~6h
|
8 lists
#23 Grandia II (2000) (#963)
Game Arts
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WIN,
DC,
PS2
|
Role-Playing
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~31h
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5 lists
#24 Hitman: Codename 47 (2000) (#1037)
IO Interactive
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WIN
|
Stealth
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~11h
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4 lists
#25 Metal Slug 3 (2000) (#1191)
SNK
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ARC,
NG
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Run and Gun
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~1h
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2 lists
#26 Giants: Citizen Kabuto (2000) (#1217)
Planet Moon Studios
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MAC,
WIN,
PS2
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Real-Time Strategy /
Third-Person Shooter
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~10h
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2 lists
#27 Colin McRae Rally 2.0 (2000) (#1226)
Codemasters
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WIN,
PS
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Racing
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~6h
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3 lists
#28 Pokémon Puzzle League (2000) (#1234)
Nintendo Software Technology
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N64
|
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
4 lists
#29 Banjo-Tooie (2000) (#1302)
Rare
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N64
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Platform
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~17h
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4 lists
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