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 2011
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#1 Portal 2 (2011) (#15)
Valve
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MAC,
WIN,
X360,
PS3
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Puzzle-Platformer
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~8h
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106 lists
#2 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) (#19)
Bethesda Game Studios
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
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Action RPG
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~35h
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117 lists
#3 Dark Souls (2011) (#32)
FromSoftware
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
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Action RPG
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~42h
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89 lists
#4 Minecraft (2011) (#37)
Mojang Studios
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3,
X360,
PS3
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Sandbox /
Survival
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~65h
|
93 lists
#5 Batman: Arkham City (2011) (#73)
Rocksteady Studios
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MAC,
WIN,
X360,
PS3
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Action-Adventure
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~12h
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73 lists
#6 Bastion (2011) (#313)
Supergiant Games
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3,
X360
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Action RPG
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~6h
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27 lists
#7 Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011) (#327)
Eidos Montréal
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
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Action RPG /
First-Person Shooter /
Stealth
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~22h
|
29 lists
#8 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) (#378)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3
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Wii
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Action-Adventure
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~38h
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25 lists
#9 Dead Space 2 (2011) (#382)
Visceral Games
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
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Horror
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~9h
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22 lists
#10 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) (#409)
Naughty Dog
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PS3
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Action-Adventure /
Third-Person Shooter
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~9h
|
26 lists
#11 The Binding of Isaac (2011) (#413)
Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl
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3
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Action-Adventure /
Roguelike
|
~11h
|
15 lists
#12 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011) (#463)
CD Projekt RED
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MAC,
WIN,
X360
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Action RPG
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~24h
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18 lists
#13 Saints Row: The Third (2011) (#511)
Volition
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
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Action-Adventure
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~16h
|
20 lists
#14 Gears of War 3 (2011) (#519)
Epic Games
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X360
|
Third-Person Shooter
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~10h
|
16 lists
#15 Rayman Origins (2011) (#542)
Ubisoft Montpellier
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WIN,
X360,
Wii,
3DS,
PS3,
PSV
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Platform
|
~11h
|
18 lists
#16 Forza Motorsport 4 (2011) (#569)
Turn 10 Studios
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X360
|
Racing
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~30h
|
12 lists
#17 L.A. Noire (2011) (#654)
Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North, Team Bondi
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
|
Action-Adventure
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~22h
|
18 lists
#18 To the Moon (2011) (#691)
Freebird Games
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WIN
|
Adventure
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~4h
|
9 lists
#19 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011) (#699)
LEVEL-5
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PS3
|
Action RPG
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~44h
|
11 lists
#20 LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011) (#700)
Media Molecule
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PS3
|
Puzzle-Platformer /
Sandbox
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~7h
|
11 lists
#21 Super Mario 3D Land (2011) (#704)
Brownie Brown, Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
|
3DS
|
Platform
|
~7h
|
14 lists
#22 Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds / Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011) (#716)
Eighting
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X360,
PS3,
PSV
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Fighting
|
~2h
|
10 lists
#23 Mortal Kombat (2011) (#734)
NetherRealm Studios
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X360,
PS3,
PSV
|
Fighting
|
~9h
|
10 lists
#24 FIFA 12 (2011) (#744)
EA Canada
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MAC,
WIN,
X360,
PS3
|
Sports
|
~62h
|
9 lists
#25 Battlefield 3 (2011) (#746)
EA Digital Illusions CE
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
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First-Person Shooter
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~6h
|
15 lists
#26 Catherine (2011) (#750)
Atlus
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X360,
PS3
|
Puzzle
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~13h
|
10 lists
#27 Mario Kart 7 (2011) (#918)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1
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3DS
|
Kart Racing
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~7h
|
7 lists
#28 Infamous 2 (2011) (#953)
Sucker Punch Productions
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PS3
|
Action-Adventure
|
~12h
|
6 lists
#29 NBA 2K12 (2011) (#1057)
Visual Concepts
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
|
Sports
|
~45h
|
4 lists
#30 Assassin's Creed Revelations (2011) (#1114)
Ubisoft Montreal
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
|
Action-Adventure /
Stealth
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~12h
|
8 lists
#31 Child of Eden (2011) (#1127)
Q Entertainment
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X360,
PS3
|
Shooter /
Music
|
~4h
|
4 lists
#32 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011) (#1163)
Infinity Ward, Sledgehammer Games
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WIN,
X360,
Wii,
PS3
|
First-Person Shooter
|
~6h
|
10 lists
#33 Bulletstorm (2011) (#1285)
Epic Games, People Can Fly
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
|
First-Person Shooter
|
~8h
|
5 lists
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