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 2008

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Fallout 3

#1 Fallout 3 (2008) (#57)

Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~22h | 63 lists

Grand Theft Auto IV

#2 Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (#64)

Rockstar North | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~27h | 51 lists

Braid

#3 Braid (2008) (#96)

Number None Inc. | WIN, X360 | Puzzle-Platformer | ~5h | 45 lists

Persona 4 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4

#4 Persona 4 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008) (#103)

Atlus | WIN, PS2, PSV | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~73h | 32 lists

Left 4 Dead

#5 Left 4 Dead (2008) (#134)

Certain Affinity, Turtle Rock Studios, Valve | WIN, X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 34 lists

Street Fighter IV

#6 Street Fighter IV (2008) (#170)

Dimps | ARC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Fighting | ~2h | 31 lists

Dead Space

#7 Dead Space (2008) (#183)

EA Redwood Shores | WIN, X360, PS3 | Horror | ~11h | 29 lists

Gears of War 2

#8 Gears of War 2 (2008) (#230)

Epic Games | X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 25 lists

Fable II

#9 Fable II (2008) (#255)

Lionhead Studios | X360 | Action RPG | ~13h | 23 lists

Rock Band 2

#10 Rock Band 2 (2008) (#258)

Harmonix Music Systems | PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~10h | 15 lists

LittleBigPlanet

#11 LittleBigPlanet (2008) (#260)

Media Molecule | PS3 | Sandbox / Platform | ~9h | 25 lists

Burnout Paradise

#12 Burnout Paradise (2008) (#282)

Criterion Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Racing | ~13h | 17 lists

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

#13 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) (#317)

Kojima Productions | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~18h | 18 lists

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

#14 Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) (#330)

Sora | Wii | Fighting | ~12h | 15 lists

Valkyria Chronicles

#15 Valkyria Chronicles (2008) (#342)

Sega WOW | WIN, PS3 | Tactical RPG | ~30h | 10 lists

Mirror's Edge

#16 Mirror's Edge (2008) (#498)

EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter / Platform | ~6h | 12 lists

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2

#17 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 (2008) (#513)

Bizarre Creations | X360 | Shooter | ~3h | 11 lists

Castle Crashers

#18 Castle Crashers (2008) (#639)

The Behemoth | X360 | Beat 'em Up | ~7h | 7 lists

Far Cry 2

#19 Far Cry 2 (2008) (#667)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~17h | 7 lists

FIFA 09

#20 FIFA 09 (2008) (#741)

EA Canada | X360, PS3 | Sports | ~38h | 5 lists

Sins of a Solar Empire

#21 Sins of a Solar Empire (2008) (#846)

Ironclad Games | WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~8h | 4 lists

Mario Kart Wii

#22 Mario Kart Wii (2008) (#891)

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1 | Wii | Kart Racing | ~6h | 8 lists

Race Driver: Grid

#23 Race Driver: Grid (2008) (#896)

Codemasters Southam | WIN, X360, PS3 | Racing | ~20h | 5 lists

World of Goo

#24 World of Goo (2008) (#962)

2D Boy | 3, Wii, iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~6h | 5 lists

Bionic Commando Rearmed

#25 Bionic Commando Rearmed (2008) (#1027)

GRIN | WIN, X360, PS3 | Metroidvania / Platform | ~5h | 3 lists

NHL 09

#26 NHL 09 (2008) (#1041)

EA Canada, HB Studios | WIN, PS2, PS3, X360 | Sports | ~20h | 4 lists

Wipeout HD

#27 Wipeout HD (2008) (#1063)

SCE Studio Liverpool | PS3 | Racing | ~14h | 3 lists

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts

#28 Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008) (#1187)

Rare | X360 | Construction & Management / Platform | ~16h | 4 lists

Mega Man 9

#29 Mega Man 9 (2008) (#1244)

Inti Creates | X360, Wii, PS3 | Platform | ~4h | 4 lists

God of War: Chains of Olympus

#30 God of War: Chains of Olympus (2008) (#1250)

Ready At Dawn, SCE Santa Monica Studio | PSP | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~5h | 4 lists

Ninja Gaiden II

#31 Ninja Gaiden II (2008) (#1294)

Team NINJA | X360 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~14h | 3 lists

Tales of Vesperia

#32 Tales of Vesperia (2008) (#1341)

Namco Tales Studio | X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~51h | 2 lists

Siren: Blood Curse

#33 Siren: Blood Curse (2008) (#1359)

Project Siren | PS3 | Horror / Stealth | ~11h | 2 lists

Resistance 2

#34 Resistance 2 (2008) (#1365)

Insomniac Games | PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 4 lists

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2

#35 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (2008) (#1399)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter / Tactical Shooter | ~8h | 3 lists

Soulcalibur IV

#36 Soulcalibur IV (2008) (#1400)

Project Soul | X360, PS3 | Fighting | ~3h | 3 lists

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