Acclaimed Video Games

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 2010

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Mass Effect 2
#1 Mass Effect 2 (2010) (#11)
BioWare Edmonton | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~25h | 109 lists
Red Dead Redemption
#2 Red Dead Redemption (2010) (#22)
Rockstar North, Rockstar San Diego | X360 , PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~18h | 93 lists
Super Mario Galaxy 2
#3 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) (#67)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | Wii | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~13h | 57 lists
Fallout: New Vegas
#4 Fallout: New Vegas (2010) (#159)
Obsidian Entertainment | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action RPG | ~27h | 37 lists
Limbo
#5 Limbo (2010) (#170)
Playdead | 3 , X360, XB1 , 3 , SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 40 lists
Super Meat Boy
#6 Super Meat Boy (2010) (#180)
Team Meat | 3 , X360 | Platform | ~9h | 33 lists
Sid Meier's Civilization V
#7 Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010) (#227)
Firaxis Games | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~40h | 27 lists
StarCraft II
#8 StarCraft II (2010) (#232)
Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~18h | 29 lists
Xenoblade Chronicles
#9 Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) (#243)
Monolith Soft | Wii | Action RPG | ~57h | 23 lists
Rock Band 3
#10 Rock Band 3 (2010) (#272)
Backbone Entertainment, Harmonix Music Systems | X360 , Wii , PS3 | Music | ~9h | 23 lists
Heavy Rain
#11 Heavy Rain (2010) (#288)
Quantic Dream | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Interactive Drama | ~10h | 27 lists
God of War III
#12 God of War III (2010) (#342)
SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~10h | 22 lists
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
#13 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) (#389)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~15h | 21 lists
Halo Reach
#14 Halo Reach (2010) (#450)
Bungie | X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 23 lists
Alan Wake
#15 Alan Wake (2010) (#497)
Remedy Entertainment | X360 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~11h | 14 lists
Vanquish
#16 Vanquish (2010) (#524)
PlatinumGames | X360 , PS3 | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 13 lists
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
#17 Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) (#567)
Frictional Games | 3 | Adventure / Horror | ~8h | 9 lists
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
#18 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) (#625)
EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN , X360 , PS3 | First-Person Shooter / Tactical Shooter | ~7h | 12 lists
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
#19 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010) (#673)
Spike Chunsoft | PSP, PSV , iOS, AND | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~25h | 10 lists
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
#20 Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (2010) (#682)
Namco Bandai Games | X360 , PS3 | Maze | ~3h | 5 lists
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
#21 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) (#684)
Kojima Productions | PSP | Stealth | ~18h | 7 lists
BioShock 2
#22 BioShock 2 (2010) (#731)
2K Marin | WIN , X360 , PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 8 lists
NieR
#23 NieR (2010) (#771)
Cavia | X360 , PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~20h | 5 lists
Call of Duty: Black Ops
#24 Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) (#773)
Treyarch | WIN , X360 , Wii , PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 16 lists
NBA 2K11
#25 NBA 2K11 (2010) (#814)
Visual Concepts | WIN , 3 , X360 , Wii | Sports | ~35h | 8 lists
Pokémon Black/White
#26 Pokémon Black/White (2010) (#816)
Game Freak | DS | Role-Playing | ~32h | 7 lists
Cart Life
#27 Cart Life (2010) (#823)
Richard Hofmeier | WIN | Simulation | 4 lists
VVVVVV
#28 VVVVVV (2010) (#855)
Distractionware, Terry Cavanagh | 3 , 3DS | Puzzle-Platformer | ~2h | 5 lists
Deadly Premonition
#29 Deadly Premonition (2010) (#878)
Access Games | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Horror | ~18h | 7 lists
FIFA 11
#30 FIFA 11 (2010) (#898)
EA Canada | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Sports | ~56h | 10 lists
Donkey Kong Country Returns
#31 Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010) (#962)
Retro Studios | Wii | Platform | ~11h | 8 lists
Just Cause 2
#32 Just Cause 2 (2010) (#1013)
Avalanche Studios | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~18h | 5 lists
Darksiders
#33 Darksiders (2010) (#1050)
Vigil Games | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~17h | 4 lists
Metro 2033
#34 Metro 2033 (2010) (#1062)
4A Games | WIN , X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 4 lists
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
#35 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (2010) (#1085)
Capcom | DS | Adventure / Puzzle | ~12h | 3 lists
Yakuza 4
#36 Yakuza 4 (2010) (#1102)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Beat 'em Up | ~21h | 3 lists
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
#37 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) (#1280)
Criterion Games, EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Racing | ~14h | 5 lists
#1
#11 Mass Effect 2
BioWare Edmonton
PS3, WIN, X360
Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter
~25h
109 lists
Mass Effect 2 2010
#2
#22 Red Dead Redemption
Rockstar North, Rockstar San Diego
PS3, X360
Action-Adventure
~18h
93 lists
Red Dead Redemption 2010
#3
#67 Super Mario Galaxy 2
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Wii
Action-Adventure / Platform
~13h
57 lists
Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010
#4
#159 Fallout: New Vegas
Obsidian Entertainment
PS3, WIN, X360
Action RPG
~27h
37 lists
Fallout: New Vegas 2010
#5
#170 Limbo
Playdead
MAC, LIN, SW, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, X360, XB1
Puzzle-Platformer
~4h
40 lists
Limbo 2010
#6
#180 Super Meat Boy
Team Meat
MAC, LIN, WIN, X360
Platform
~9h
33 lists
Super Meat Boy 2010
#7
#227 Sid Meier's Civilization V
Firaxis Games
MAC, WIN
Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy
~40h
27 lists
Sid Meier's Civilization V 2010
#8
#232 StarCraft II
Blizzard Entertainment
MAC, WIN
Real-Time Strategy
~18h
29 lists
StarCraft II 2010
#9
#243 Xenoblade Chronicles
Monolith Soft
Wii
Action RPG
~57h
23 lists
Xenoblade Chronicles 2010
#10
#272 Rock Band 3
Backbone Entertainment, Harmonix Music Systems
Wii, PS3, X360
Music
~9h
23 lists
Rock Band 3 2010
#11
#288 Heavy Rain
Quantic Dream
PS3
Action-Adventure / Interactive Drama
~10h
27 lists
Heavy Rain 2010
#12
#342 God of War III
SCE Santa Monica Studio
PS3
Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure
~10h
22 lists
God of War III 2010
#13
#389 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Ubisoft Montreal
PS3, WIN, X360
Action-Adventure / Stealth
~15h
21 lists
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood 2010
#14
#450 Halo Reach
Bungie
X360
First-Person Shooter
~8h
23 lists
Halo Reach 2010
#15
#497 Alan Wake
Remedy Entertainment
X360
Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter
~11h
14 lists
Alan Wake 2010
#16
#524 Vanquish
PlatinumGames
PS3, X360
Third-Person Shooter
~6h
13 lists
Vanquish 2010
#17
#567 Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Frictional Games
MAC, LIN, WIN
Adventure / Horror
~8h
9 lists
Amnesia: The Dark Descent 2010
#18
#625 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
EA Digital Illusions CE
PS3, WIN, X360
First-Person Shooter / Tactical Shooter
~7h
12 lists
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010
#19
#673 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Spike Chunsoft
AND, iOS, PSP, PSV
Adventure / Visual Novel
~25h
10 lists
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010
#20
#682 Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
Namco Bandai Games
PS3, X360
Maze
~3h
5 lists
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX 2010
#21
#684 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
Kojima Productions
PSP
Stealth
~18h
7 lists
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 2010
#22
#731 BioShock 2
2K Marin
PS3, WIN, X360
First-Person Shooter
~10h
8 lists
BioShock 2 2010
#23
#771 NieR
Cavia
PS3, X360
Hack and Slash / Action RPG
~20h
5 lists
NieR 2010
#24
#773 Call of Duty: Black Ops
Treyarch
Wii, PS3, WIN, X360
First-Person Shooter
~7h
16 lists
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010
#25
#814 NBA 2K11
Visual Concepts
Wii, PS2, PS3, PSP, WIN, X360
Sports
~35h
8 lists
NBA 2K11 2010
#26
#816 Pokémon Black/White
Game Freak
DS
Role-Playing
~32h
7 lists
Pokémon Black/White 2010
#27
#823 Cart Life
Richard Hofmeier
WIN
Simulation
4 lists
Cart Life 2010
#28
#855 VVVVVV
Distractionware, Terry Cavanagh
MAC, LIN, 3DS, WIN
Puzzle-Platformer
~2h
5 lists
VVVVVV 2010
#29
#878 Deadly Premonition
Access Games
PS3, WIN, X360
Horror
~18h
7 lists
Deadly Premonition 2010
#30
#898 FIFA 11
EA Canada
PS3, WIN, X360
Sports
~56h
10 lists
FIFA 11 2010
#31
#962 Donkey Kong Country Returns
Retro Studios
Wii
Platform
~11h
8 lists
Donkey Kong Country Returns 2010
#32
#1013 Just Cause 2
Avalanche Studios
PS3, WIN, X360
Action-Adventure
~18h
5 lists
Just Cause 2 2010
#33
#1050 Darksiders
Vigil Games
PS3, WIN, X360
Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure
~17h
4 lists
Darksiders 2010
#34
#1062 Metro 2033
4A Games
WIN, X360
First-Person Shooter
~10h
4 lists
Metro 2033 2010
#35
#1085 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Capcom
DS
Adventure / Puzzle
~12h
3 lists
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective 2010
#36
#1102 Yakuza 4
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios
PS3
Action-Adventure / Beat 'em Up
~21h
3 lists
Yakuza 4 2010
#37
#1280 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Criterion Games, EA Digital Illusions CE
PS3, WIN, X360
Racing
~14h
5 lists
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010
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