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 2010

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Mass Effect 2

#1 Mass Effect 2 (2010) (#18)

BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~25h | 109 lists

Red Dead Redemption

#2 Red Dead Redemption (2010) (#23)

Rockstar North, Rockstar San Diego | X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~18h | 96 lists

Super Mario Galaxy 2

#3 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) (#70)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | Wii | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~13h | 56 lists

Fallout: New Vegas

#4 Fallout: New Vegas (2010) (#144)

Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~27h | 37 lists

Limbo

#5 Limbo (2010) (#189)

Playdead | 3, X360, XB1, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 40 lists

Super Meat Boy

#6 Super Meat Boy (2010) (#190)

Team Meat | 3, X360 | Platform | ~9h | 34 lists

StarCraft II

#7 StarCraft II (2010) (#223)

Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~18h | 32 lists

Sid Meier's Civilization V

#8 Sid Meier's Civilization V (2010) (#238)

Firaxis Games | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~40h | 28 lists

Xenoblade Chronicles

#9 Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) (#247)

Monolith Soft | Wii | Action RPG | ~56h | 24 lists

Heavy Rain

#10 Heavy Rain (2010) (#265)

Quantic Dream | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Interactive Drama | ~10h | 29 lists

Rock Band 3

#11 Rock Band 3 (2010) (#296)

Backbone Entertainment, Harmonix Music Systems | X360, Wii, PS3 | Music | ~9h | 23 lists

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

#12 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) (#345)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~15h | 21 lists

God of War III

#13 God of War III (2010) (#363)

SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~10h | 22 lists

Halo Reach

#14 Halo Reach (2010) (#428)

Bungie | X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 24 lists

Alan Wake

#15 Alan Wake (2010) (#464)

Remedy Entertainment | X360 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~11h | 15 lists

Vanquish

#16 Vanquish (2010) (#565)

PlatinumGames | X360, PS3 | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 13 lists

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

#17 Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) (#582)

Frictional Games | 3 | Adventure / Horror | ~8h | 9 lists

Battlefield: Bad Company 2

#18 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) (#647)

EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter / Tactical Shooter | ~7h | 11 lists

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

#19 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc (2010) (#684)

Spike Chunsoft | PSP, PSV, iOS, AND | Adventure / Visual Novel | ~25h | 10 lists

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX

#20 Pac-Man Championship Edition DX (2010) (#709)

Namco Bandai Games | X360, PS3 | Maze | ~3h | 5 lists

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker

#21 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (2010) (#711)

Kojima Productions | PSP | Stealth | ~18h | 7 lists

BioShock 2

#22 BioShock 2 (2010) (#753)

2K Marin | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 8 lists

Call of Duty: Black Ops

#23 Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010) (#782)

Treyarch | WIN, X360, Wii, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 16 lists

NieR

#24 NieR (2010) (#792)

Cavia | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~20h | 5 lists

Pokémon Black/White

#25 Pokémon Black/White (2010) (#821)

Game Freak | DS | Role-Playing | ~32h | 7 lists

Cart Life

#26 Cart Life (2010) (#841)

Richard Hofmeier | WIN | Simulation | 4 lists

NBA 2K11

#27 NBA 2K11 (2010) (#847)

Visual Concepts | WIN, 3, X360, Wii | Sports | ~25h | 8 lists

VVVVVV

#28 VVVVVV (2010) (#865)

Distractionware, Terry Cavanagh | 3, 3DS | Puzzle-Platformer | ~2h | 5 lists

Deadly Premonition

#29 Deadly Premonition (2010) (#882)

Access Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Horror | ~18h | 7 lists

FIFA 11

#30 FIFA 11 (2010) (#908)

EA Canada | WIN, X360, PS3 | Sports | ~56h | 10 lists

Donkey Kong Country Returns

#31 Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010) (#958)

Retro Studios | Wii | Platform | ~11h | 8 lists

Just Cause 2

#32 Just Cause 2 (2010) (#1040)

Avalanche Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~18h | 5 lists

Darksiders

#33 Darksiders (2010) (#1084)

Vigil Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~17h | 4 lists

Metro 2033

#34 Metro 2033 (2010) (#1091)

4A Games | WIN, X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 4 lists

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective

#35 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (2010) (#1125)

Capcom | DS | Adventure / Puzzle | ~12h | 3 lists

Yakuza 4

#36 Yakuza 4 (2010) (#1144)

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Beat 'em Up | ~20h | 3 lists

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit

#37 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) (#1321)

Criterion Games, EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, X360, PS3 | Racing | ~14h | 5 lists

Gran Turismo 5

#38 Gran Turismo 5 (2010) (#1337)

Polyphony Digital | PS3 | Racing | ~46h | 5 lists

Kirby's Epic Yarn

#39 Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010) (#1380)

Good-Feel | Wii | Platform | ~6h | 6 lists

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