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 2008
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#1 Fallout 3 (2008) (#53)
Bethesda Game Studios
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
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Action RPG
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~22h
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62 lists
#2 Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (#57)
Rockstar North
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
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Action-Adventure
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~27h
|
49 lists
#3 Braid (2008) (#95)
Number None Inc.
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WIN
,
X360
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Puzzle-Platformer
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~5h
|
43 lists
#4 Persona 4 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008) (#99)
Atlus
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WIN
,
PS2,
PSV
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Role-Playing /
Life Simulation
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~72h
|
34 lists
#5 Left 4 Dead (2008) (#120)
Certain Affinity, Turtle Rock Studios, Valve
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WIN
,
X360
|
First-Person Shooter
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~7h
|
35 lists
#6 Street Fighter IV (2008) (#162)
Dimps
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ARC
,
WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
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Fighting
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~2h
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32 lists
#7 Dead Space (2008) (#183)
EA Redwood Shores
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Horror
|
~11h
|
29 lists
#8 Gears of War 2 (2008) (#210)
Epic Games
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X360
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Third-Person Shooter
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~10h
|
28 lists
#9 Fable II (2008) (#236)
Lionhead Studios
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X360
|
Action RPG
|
~13h
|
23 lists
#10 Rock Band 2 (2008) (#241)
Harmonix Music Systems
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PS2,
PS3
,
X360
,
Wii
|
Music
|
~10h
|
15 lists
#11 LittleBigPlanet (2008) (#246)
Media Molecule
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PS3
|
Sandbox /
Platform
|
~9h
|
25 lists
#12 Burnout Paradise (2008) (#285)
Criterion Games
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Racing
|
~13h
|
16 lists
#13 Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008) (#319)
Sora
|
Wii
|
Fighting
|
~12h
|
15 lists
#14 Valkyria Chronicles (2008) (#320)
Sega WOW
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WIN
,
PS3
|
Tactical RPG
|
~30h
|
10 lists
#15 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (2008) (#350)
Kojima Productions
|
PS3
|
Action-Adventure /
Stealth
|
~18h
|
17 lists
#16 Mirror's Edge (2008) (#489)
EA Digital Illusions CE
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Action-Adventure /
First-Person Shooter /
Platform
|
~6h
|
12 lists
#17 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 (2008) (#500)
Bizarre Creations
|
X360
|
Shooter
|
~3h
|
11 lists
#18 Castle Crashers (2008) (#617)
The Behemoth
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X360
|
Beat 'em Up
|
~7h
|
7 lists
#19 Far Cry 2 (2008) (#642)
Ubisoft Montreal
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
First-Person Shooter
|
~17h
|
7 lists
#20 FIFA 09 (2008) (#725)
EA Canada
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X360
,
PS3
|
Sports
|
~39h
|
5 lists
#21 Sins of a Solar Empire (2008) (#829)
Ironclad Games
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WIN
|
Real-Time Strategy
|
~8h
|
4 lists
#22 Race Driver: Grid (2008) (#866)
Codemasters Southam
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Racing
|
~20h
|
5 lists
#23 Mario Kart Wii (2008) (#895)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
|
Wii
|
Kart Racing
|
~6h
|
8 lists
#24 World of Goo (2008) (#937)
2D Boy
|
3
,
Wii
,
iOS,
AND
|
Puzzle
|
~6h
|
5 lists
#25 Bionic Commando Rearmed (2008) (#994)
GRIN
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Metroidvania /
Platform
|
~5h
|
3 lists
#26 NHL 09 (2008) (#1006)
EA Canada, HB Studios
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WIN
,
PS2,
PS3
,
X360
|
Sports
|
~20h
|
4 lists
#27 Wipeout HD (2008) (#1030)
SCE Studio Liverpool
|
PS3
|
Racing
|
~14h
|
3 lists
#28 Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008) (#1167)
Rare
|
X360
|
Construction & Management /
Platform
|
~16h
|
4 lists
#29 God of War: Chains of Olympus (2008) (#1214)
Ready At Dawn, SCE Santa Monica Studio
|
PSP
|
Hack and Slash /
Action-Adventure
|
~5h
|
4 lists
#30 Mega Man 9 (2008) (#1217)
Inti Creates
|
X360
,
Wii
,
PS3
|
Platform
|
~4h
|
4 lists
#31 Ninja Gaiden II (2008) (#1276)
Team NINJA
|
X360
|
Hack and Slash /
Action-Adventure
|
~14h
|
3 lists
#32 Resistance 2 (2008) (#1327)
Insomniac Games
|
PS3
|
First-Person Shooter
|
~10h
|
4 lists
#33 Tales of Vesperia (2008) (#1349)
Namco Tales Studio
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X360
,
PS3
|
Action RPG
|
~50h
|
2 lists
#34 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (2008) (#1350)
Ubisoft Montreal
|
WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
First-Person Shooter /
Tactical Shooter
|
~8h
|
3 lists
#35 Siren: Blood Curse (2008) (#1351)
Project Siren
|
PS3
|
Horror /
Stealth
|
~11h
|
2 lists
#36 Rhythm Heaven / Rhythm Paradise (2008) (#1369)
Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 1, TNX Music Recordings
|
DS
|
Music
|
~6h
|
2 lists
#37 Soulcalibur IV (2008) (#1372)
Project Soul
|
X360
,
PS3
|
Fighting
|
~3h
|
3 lists
#1
#53
Fallout 3
2008
#2
#57
Grand Theft Auto IV
2008
#3
#95
Braid
2008
#4
#99
#5
#120
Left 4 Dead
2008
#6
#162
Street Fighter IV
2008
#7
#183
Dead Space
2008
#8
#210
Gears of War 2
2008
#9
#236
Fable II
2008
#10
#241
Rock Band 2
2008
#11
#246
LittleBigPlanet
2008
#12
#285
Burnout Paradise
2008
#13
#319
#14
#320
Valkyria Chronicles
2008
#15
#350
#16
#489
Mirror's Edge
2008
#17
#500
#18
#617
Castle Crashers
2008
#19
#642
Far Cry 2
2008
#20
#725
FIFA 09
2008
#21
#829
#22
#866
Race Driver: Grid
2008
#23
#895
Mario Kart Wii
2008
#24
#937
World of Goo
2008
#25
#994
#26
#1006
NHL 09
2008
#27
#1030
Wipeout HD
2008
#28
#1167
#29
#1214
#30
#1217
Mega Man 9
2008
#31
#1276
Ninja Gaiden II
2008
#32
#1327
Resistance 2
2008
#33
#1349
Tales of Vesperia
2008
#34
#1350
#35
#1351
Siren: Blood Curse
2008
#36
#1369
#37
#1372
Soulcalibur IV
2008
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