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 2009
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#1 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009) (#37)
Naughty Dog
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PS3
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Action-Adventure /
Third-Person Shooter
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~10h
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72 lists
#2 Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) (#72)
Rocksteady Studios
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
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Action-Adventure
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~12h
|
45 lists
#3 Assassin's Creed 2 (2009) (#111)
Ubisoft Montreal
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Action-Adventure /
Stealth
|
~19h
|
36 lists
#4 League of Legends (2009) (#117)
Riot Games
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WIN
|
MOBA
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~1175h
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37 lists
#5 Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) (#139)
Turtle Rock Studios, Valve
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MAC,
WIN
,
X360
|
Horror /
First-Person Shooter
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~10h
|
33 lists
#6 Dragon Age: Origins (2009) (#214)
BioWare Edmonton
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MAC,
WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
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Role-Playing
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~40h
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22 lists
#7 Bayonetta (2009) (#242)
Nex Entertainment, PlatinumGames
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X360
,
PS3
|
Hack and Slash /
Action-Adventure
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~12h
|
22 lists
#8 Demon's Souls (2009) (#256)
FromSoftware
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PS3
|
Action RPG
|
~27h
|
14 lists
#9 The Sims 3 (2009) (#372)
The Sims Studio
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MAC,
WIN
|
Life Simulation
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~53h
|
16 lists
#10 Angry Birds (2009) (#495)
Rovio Entertainment
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iOS,
AND
|
Party /
Puzzle
|
~7h
|
11 lists
#11 Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver (2009) (#496)
Game Freak
|
DS
|
Role-Playing
|
~36h
|
13 lists
#12 Borderlands (2009) (#505)
Feral Interactive, Gearbox Software
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Action RPG /
First-Person Shooter
|
~22h
|
11 lists
#13 Plants vs. Zombies (2009) (#535)
PopCap Games
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MAC,
WIN
,
X360
,
iOS,
AND
|
Strategy
|
~8h
|
9 lists
#14 Flower (2009) (#541)
ThatGameCompany
|
PS3
|
Adventure
|
~2h
|
7 lists
#15 Killzone 2 (2009) (#571)
Guerrilla Games
|
PS3
|
First-Person Shooter
|
~8h
|
8 lists
#16 The Beatles: Rock Band (2009) (#634)
Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios
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X360
,
Wii
,
PS3
|
Music
|
~4h
|
4 lists
#17 Drop7 (2009) (#651)
Area/Code Entertainment
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iOS,
AND
|
Puzzle
|
4 lists
#18 Skate 2 (2009) (#661)
EA Black Box
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X360
,
PS3
|
Sports
|
~18h
|
5 lists
#19 Shadow Complex (2009) (#681)
ChAIR Entertainment Group, Epic Games
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X360
|
Metroidvania
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~5h
|
7 lists
#20 Forza Motorsport 3 (2009) (#691)
Turn 10 Studios
|
X360
|
Racing
|
~36h
|
5 lists
#21 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) (#720)
Infinity Ward
|
WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
First-Person Shooter
|
~7h
|
12 lists
#22 Infamous (2009) (#727)
Sucker Punch Productions
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PS3
|
Action-Adventure
|
~15h
|
6 lists
#23 Punch-Out!! (2009) (#750)
Next Level Games
|
Wii
|
Sports
|
~5h
|
6 lists
#24 Wii Sports Resort (2009) (#794)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2
|
Wii
|
Sports
|
~9h
|
6 lists
#25 Sin and Punishment: Star Successor / Successor of the Skies (2009) (#805)
Nintendo SPD, Treasure
|
Wii
|
Shooter
|
~6h
|
6 lists
#26 FIFA 10 (2009) (#872)
EA Canada
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X360
,
PS3
|
Sports
|
~48h
|
6 lists
#27 Empire: Total War (2009) (#884)
The Creative Assembly
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WIN
|
Real-Time Tactics /
Turn-Based Strategy /
Grand Strategy
|
~68h
|
3 lists
#28 DJ Hero (2009) (#1032)
FreeStyleGames
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PS2,
PS3
,
X360
,
Wii
|
Music
|
~8h
|
3 lists
#29 Steins;Gate (2009) (#1047)
5pb., MAGES., Nitro Plus
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WIN
,
3
,
X360
,
iOS,
AND
|
Visual Novel
|
~26h
|
2 lists
#30 New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009) (#1055)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
|
Wii
|
Platform
|
~9h
|
6 lists
#31 Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (2009) (#1060)
Chunsoft
|
DS
|
Adventure /
Visual Novel
|
~10h
|
3 lists
#32 Zen Bound (2009) (#1107)
3
,
iOS,
AND
|
Puzzle
|
~7h
|
2 lists
#33 Halo 3: ODST (2009) (#1130)
Bungie
|
X360
|
First-Person Shooter
|
~6h
|
3 lists
#34 Red Faction: Guerrilla (2009) (#1133)
Reactor Zero, Volition
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WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Third-Person Shooter
|
~13h
|
2 lists
#35 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009) (#1136)
Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North
|
DS
,
PSP
|
Action-Adventure
|
~9h
|
5 lists
#36 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II (2009) (#1160)
Relic Entertainment
|
WIN
|
Real-Time Strategy /
Real-Time Tactics /
Tactical RPG
|
~15h
|
3 lists
#37 Trials HD (2009) (#1168)
RedLynx
|
X360
|
Puzzle /
Racing
|
~6h
|
3 lists
#38 Muramasa: The Demon Blade (2009) (#1224)
Vanillaware
|
Wii
,
PSV
|
Action RPG
|
~12h
|
4 lists
#39 Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (2009) (#1252)
Armor Project, Bird Studio, LEVEL-5, Square Enix Product Development Division 9
|
DS
|
Role-Playing
|
~47h
|
3 lists
#40 Resident Evil 5 (2009) (#1293)
Capcom
|
WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Third-Person Shooter
|
~12h
|
3 lists
#41 Little King's Story (2009) (#1296)
Cing, Marvelous Entertainment
|
Wii
|
Role-Playing /
Life Simulation /
Real-Time Strategy
|
~24h
|
2 lists
#42 Anno 1404 (2009) (#1311)
Blue Byte, Related Designs
|
WIN
|
Simulation /
Real-Time Strategy /
City Building
|
~18h
|
2 lists
#1
#37
#2
#72
#3
#111
Assassin's Creed 2
2009
#4
#117
League of Legends
2009
#5
#139
Left 4 Dead 2
2009
#6
#214
Dragon Age: Origins
2009
#7
#242
Bayonetta
2009
#8
#256
Demon's Souls
2009
#9
#372
The Sims 3
2009
#10
#495
Angry Birds
2009
#11
#496
#12
#505
Borderlands
2009
#13
#535
Plants vs. Zombies
2009
#14
#541
Flower
2009
#15
#571
Killzone 2
2009
#16
#634
#17
#651
Drop7
2009
#18
#661
Skate 2
2009
#19
#681
Shadow Complex
2009
#20
#691
Forza Motorsport 3
2009
#21
#720
#22
#727
Infamous
2009
#23
#750
Punch-Out!!
2009
#24
#794
Wii Sports Resort
2009
#26
#872
FIFA 10
2009
#27
#884
Empire: Total War
2009
#28
#1032
DJ Hero
2009
#29
#1047
Steins;Gate
2009
#30
#1055
#31
#1060
#32
#1107
Zen Bound
2009
#33
#1130
Halo 3: ODST
2009
#34
#1133
#35
#1136
#36
#1160
#37
#1168
Trials HD
2009
#38
#1224
#39
#1252
#40
#1293
Resident Evil 5
2009
#41
#1296
Little King's Story
2009
#42
#1311
Anno 1404
2009
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