Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,400 most recommended games across 913 critic lists from 142 publications.
Updated: March 25, 2026
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2006
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#1 Ōkami (2006) (#66)
Clover Studio, HexaDrive
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PS2
,
Wii
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Action-Adventure
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~33h
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48 lists
#2 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) (#87)
Bethesda Game Studios
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
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Action RPG
|
~28h
|
42 lists
#3 Wii Sports (2006) (#169)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2
|
Wii
|
Sports
|
~5h
|
32 lists
#4 Gears of War (2006) (#178)
Epic Games
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WIN
,
X360
|
Third-Person Shooter
|
~9h
|
29 lists
#5 Company of Heroes (2006) (#212)
Relic Entertainment
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WIN
|
Real-Time Strategy
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~19h
|
20 lists
#6 Hitman: Blood Money (2006) (#238)
IO Interactive
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WIN
,
PS2
,
Xbox,
X360
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Stealth
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~12h
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16 lists
#7 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) (#267)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
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GC,
Wii
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Action-Adventure
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~37h
|
20 lists
#8 Guitar Hero II (2006) (#369)
Harmonix Music Systems
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PS2
,
X360
|
Music
|
~8h
|
16 lists
#9 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 / Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (2006) (#378)
Konami
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WIN
,
PS2
,
X360
|
Sports
|
~30h
|
10 lists
#10 Final Fantasy XII (2006) (#408)
Square Enix Product Development Division 4
|
PS2
|
Role-Playing
|
~61h
|
10 lists
#11 OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) (#422)
Sumo Digital
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WIN
,
PS2,
PSP
,
Xbox
|
Racing
|
~6h
|
9 lists
#12 Dead Rising (2006) (#433)
Capcom Production Studio 1, QLOC
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X360
|
Action-Adventure
|
~12h
|
11 lists
#13 Elite Beat Agents (2006) (#476)
iNiS
|
DS
|
Music
|
~4h
|
7 lists
#14 Virtua Fighter 5 (2006) (#502)
Sega AM2
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ARC
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Fighting
|
~1h
|
8 lists
#15 Bully (2006) (#529)
Rockstar New England, Rockstar Vancouver
|
PS2
|
Action-Adventure
|
~15h
|
7 lists
#16 Mother 3 (2006) (#548)
Brownie Brown, HAL Laboratory
|
GBA
|
Role-Playing
|
~25h
|
7 lists
#17 God Hand (2006) (#551)
Clover Studio
|
PS2
|
Beat 'em Up
|
~13h
|
5 lists
#18 Medieval II: Total War (2006) (#597)
The Creative Assembly
|
WIN
|
Real-Time Tactics /
Turn-Based Strategy
|
~31h
|
7 lists
#19 DEFCON (2006) (#669)
Introversion Software
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MAC,
WIN
|
Real-Time Strategy
|
~1h
|
4 lists
#20 Viva Piñata (2006) (#755)
Climax Group, Rare
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WIN
,
X360
|
Life Simulation
|
~19h
|
5 lists
#21 Dwarf Fortress (2006) (#767)
Bay 12 Games
|
3
|
Survival /
Construction & Management /
Roguelike
|
~75h
|
4 lists
#22 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (2006) (#780)
Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Québec
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WIN
,
PSP,
PS3
,
X360
|
First-Person Shooter /
Tactical Shooter
|
~8h
|
5 lists
#23 GTR 2: FIA GT Racing Game (2006) (#786)
Blimey! Games
|
WIN
|
Racing
|
~12h
|
4 lists
#24 Prey (2006) (#793)
Human Head Studios
|
3
,
X360
|
First-Person Shooter
|
~7h
|
5 lists
#25 Pokémon Diamond/Pearl (2006) (#923)
Game Freak
|
DS
|
Role-Playing
|
~41h
|
3 lists
#26 Persona 3 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (2006) (#942)
Atlus
|
PS2
|
Role-Playing /
Life Simulation
|
~82h
|
3 lists
#27 Microsoft Flight Simulator X (2006) (#987)
Microsoft Game Studios
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WIN
|
Flight Simulation
|
~182h
|
3 lists
#28 Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (2006) (#1005)
Funcom
|
WIN
,
Xbox
|
Adventure
|
~12h
|
3 lists
#29 Garry's Mod (2006) (#1034)
Facepunch Studios
|
WIN
|
Sandbox
|
~51h
|
3 lists
#30 FlatOut 2 / Ultimate Carnage / Head On (2006) (#1048)
Bugbear Entertainment
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WIN
,
PS2
,
Xbox,
X360
|
Action /
Racing
|
~12h
|
4 lists
#31 Tetris DS (2006) (#1077)
Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 2
|
DS
|
Puzzle
|
~10h
|
4 lists
#32 Black (2006) (#1149)
Criterion Games
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PS2
,
Xbox
|
First-Person Shooter
|
~6h
|
3 lists
#33 Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (2006) (#1151)
Rockstar San Diego
|
X360
,
Wii
|
Sports
|
~4h
|
2 lists
#34 New Super Mario Bros. (2006) (#1182)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
|
DS
|
Platform
|
~7h
|
4 lists
#35 Football Manager / Worldwide Soccer Manager 2007 (2006) (#1210)
Sports Interactive
|
MAC,
WIN
,
PSP
,
X360
|
Sports
|
~150h
|
2 lists
#36 Virtua Tennis 3 (2006) (#1279)
Sega AM3, Sumo Digital
|
ARC
,
WIN
,
PSP,
PS3
,
X360
|
Sports
|
~15h
|
2 lists
#37 TrackMania United (2006) (#1314)
Nadeo
|
WIN
|
Racing
|
~15h
|
2 lists
#38 Puzzle Series Vol. 5: Slitherlink (2006) (#1323)
Hudson Soft
|
DS
|
2 lists
#39 Fight Night Round 3 (2006) (#1395)
EA Chicago
|
PS2,
PS3
,
Xbox,
X360
|
Sports
|
~10h
|
3 lists
#1
#66
Ōkami
2006
#2
#87
#3
#169
Wii Sports
2006
#4
#178
Gears of War
2006
#5
#212
Company of Heroes
2006
#6
#238
Hitman: Blood Money
2006
#7
#267
#8
#369
Guitar Hero II
2006
#10
#408
Final Fantasy XII
2006
#11
#422
#12
#433
Dead Rising
2006
#13
#476
Elite Beat Agents
2006
#14
#502
Virtua Fighter 5
2006
#15
#529
Bully
2006
#16
#548
Mother 3
2006
#17
#551
God Hand
2006
#18
#597
#19
#669
DEFCON
2006
#20
#755
Viva Piñata
2006
#21
#767
Dwarf Fortress
2006
#22
#780
#23
#786
#24
#793
Prey
2006
#25
#923
#26
#942
#27
#987
#28
#1005
#29
#1034
Garry's Mod
2006
#30
#1048
#31
#1077
Tetris DS
2006
#32
#1149
Black
2006
#33
#1151
#34
#1182
#35
#1210
#36
#1279
Virtua Tennis 3
2006
#37
#1314
TrackMania United
2006
#38
#1323
#39
#1395
Fight Night Round 3
2006
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