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 2011

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#1 Portal 2 (2011) (#15)

Valve | MAC, WIN , X360 , PS3 | Puzzle-Platformer | ~8h | 105 lists

#2 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) (#18)

Bethesda Game Studios | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action RPG | ~35h | 116 lists

#3 Dark Souls (2011) (#29)

FromSoftware | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action RPG | ~42h | 89 lists

#4 Minecraft (2011) (#39)

Mojang Studios | 3 , X360 , PS3 | Sandbox / Survival | ~66h | 91 lists

#5 Batman: Arkham City (2011) (#76)

Rocksteady Studios | MAC, WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 69 lists

#6 Bastion (2011) (#309)

Supergiant Games | 3 , X360 | Action RPG | ~6h | 27 lists

#7 Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011) (#344)

Eidos Montréal | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~21h | 28 lists

#8 Dead Space 2 (2011) (#377)

Visceral Games | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Horror | ~9h | 22 lists

#9 The Binding of Isaac (2011) (#398)

Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl | 3 | Action-Adventure / Roguelike | ~11h | 15 lists

#10 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) (#400)

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | Wii | Action-Adventure | ~38h | 25 lists

#11 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) (#424)

Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 26 lists

#12 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011) (#453)

CD Projekt RED | MAC, WIN , X360 | Action RPG | ~24h | 18 lists

#13 Saints Row: The Third (2011) (#514)

Volition | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 20 lists

#14 Gears of War 3 (2011) (#525)

Epic Games | X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 16 lists

#15 Rayman Origins (2011) (#566)

Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN , X360 , Wii, 3DS , PS3, PSV | Platform | ~11h | 18 lists

#16 Forza Motorsport 4 (2011) (#631)

Turn 10 Studios | X360 | Racing | ~30h | 11 lists

#17 Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds / Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011) (#685)

Eighting | X360 , PS3, PSV | Fighting | ~1h | 10 lists

#18 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011) (#694)

LEVEL-5 | PS3 | Action RPG | ~44h | 11 lists

#19 L.A. Noire (2011) (#697)

Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North, Team Bondi | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~22h | 18 lists

#20 LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011) (#698)

Media Molecule | PS3 | Puzzle-Platformer / Sandbox | ~7h | 11 lists

#21 Super Mario 3D Land (2011) (#715)

Brownie Brown, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | 3DS | Platform | ~7h | 14 lists

#22 To the Moon (2011) (#728)

Freebird Games | WIN | Adventure | ~4h | 8 lists

#23 FIFA 12 (2011) (#740)

EA Canada | MAC, WIN , X360 , PS3 | Sports | ~62h | 9 lists

#24 Mortal Kombat (2011) (#744)

NetherRealm Studios | X360 , PS3, PSV | Fighting | ~9h | 10 lists

#25 Catherine (2011) (#774)

Atlus | X360 , PS3 | Puzzle | ~13h | 10 lists

#26 Battlefield 3 (2011) (#777)

EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN , X360 , PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~6h | 15 lists

#27 Mario Kart 7 (2011) (#906)

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1 | 3DS | Kart Racing | ~8h | 7 lists

#28 Infamous 2 (2011) (#953)

Sucker Punch Productions | PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 6 lists

#29 NBA 2K12 (2011) (#1025)

Visual Concepts | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Sports | ~60h | 4 lists

#30 Child of Eden (2011) (#1120)

Q Entertainment | X360 , PS3 | Shooter / Music | ~4h | 4 lists

#31 Assassin's Creed Revelations (2011) (#1154)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 8 lists

#32 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) (#1254)

Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games | WIN , X360 , Wii , PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~6h | 10 lists

#33 Bulletstorm (2011) (#1257)

Epic Games, People Can Fly | WIN , X360 , PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 5 lists

#15

Valve

MAC, PS3, WIN, X360

Puzzle-Platformer

~8h

105 lists

Portal 2 2011

#18

Bethesda Game Studios

PS3, WIN, X360

Action RPG

~35h

116 lists

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011

#29

FromSoftware

PS3, WIN, X360

Action RPG

~42h

89 lists

Dark Souls 2011

#39

Mojang Studios

MAC, LIN, PS3, WIN, X360

Sandbox / Survival

~66h

91 lists

Minecraft 2011

#76

Rocksteady Studios

MAC, PS3, WIN, X360

Action-Adventure

~12h

69 lists

Batman: Arkham City 2011

#309

Supergiant Games

MAC, LIN, WIN, X360

Action RPG

~6h

27 lists

Bastion 2011

#344

Eidos Montréal

PS3, WIN, X360

Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth

~21h

28 lists

Deus Ex: Human Revolution 2011

#377

Visceral Games

PS3, WIN, X360

Horror

~9h

22 lists

Dead Space 2 2011

#398

Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl

MAC, LIN, WIN

Action-Adventure / Roguelike

~11h

15 lists

The Binding of Isaac 2011

#10

#400

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3

Wii

Action-Adventure

~38h

25 lists

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 2011

#11

#424

Naughty Dog

PS3

Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter

~9h

26 lists

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 2011

#12

#453

CD Projekt RED

MAC, WIN, X360

Action RPG

~24h

18 lists

The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings 2011

#13

#514

Volition

PS3, WIN, X360

Action-Adventure

~15h

20 lists

Saints Row: The Third 2011

#14

#525

Epic Games

X360

Third-Person Shooter

~10h

16 lists

Gears of War 3 2011

#15

#566

Ubisoft Montpellier

3DS, Wii, PS3, PSV, WIN, X360

Platform

~11h

18 lists

Rayman Origins 2011

#16

#631

Turn 10 Studios

X360

Racing

~30h

11 lists

Forza Motorsport 4 2011

#17

#685

Eighting

PS3, PSV, X360

Fighting

~1h

10 lists

Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds / Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 2011

#18

#694

LEVEL-5

PS3

Action RPG

~44h

11 lists

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch 2011

#19

#697

Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North, Team Bondi

PS3, WIN, X360

Action-Adventure

~22h

18 lists

L.A. Noire 2011

#20

#698

Media Molecule

PS3

Puzzle-Platformer / Sandbox

~7h

11 lists

LittleBigPlanet 2 2011

#21

#715

Brownie Brown, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

3DS

Platform

~7h

14 lists

Super Mario 3D Land 2011

#22

#728

Freebird Games

WIN

Adventure

~4h

8 lists

To the Moon 2011

#23

#740

EA Canada

MAC, PS3, WIN, X360

Sports

~62h

9 lists

FIFA 12 2011

#24

#744

NetherRealm Studios

PS3, PSV, X360

Fighting

~9h

10 lists

Mortal Kombat 2011

#25

#774

Atlus

PS3, X360

Puzzle

~13h

10 lists

Catherine 2011

#26

#777

EA Digital Illusions CE

PS3, WIN, X360

First-Person Shooter

~6h

15 lists

Battlefield 3 2011

#27

#906

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1

3DS

Kart Racing

~8h

7 lists

Mario Kart 7 2011

#28

#953

Sucker Punch Productions

PS3

Action-Adventure

~12h

6 lists

Infamous 2 2011

#29

#1025

Visual Concepts

PS3, WIN, X360

Sports

~60h

4 lists

NBA 2K12 2011

#30

#1120

Q Entertainment

PS3, X360

Shooter / Music

~4h

4 lists

Child of Eden 2011

#31

#1154

Ubisoft Montreal

PS3, WIN, X360

Action-Adventure / Stealth

~12h

8 lists

Assassin's Creed Revelations 2011

#32

#1254

Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games

Wii, PS3, WIN, X360

First-Person Shooter

~6h

10 lists

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011

#33

#1257

Epic Games, People Can Fly

PS3, WIN, X360

First-Person Shooter

~8h

5 lists

Bulletstorm 2011

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