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 2014
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#1 Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2014) (#97)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9
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WiiU,
SW
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Kart Racing
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~6h
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54 lists
#2 Destiny (2014) (#209)
Bungie
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X360,
XB1,
PS3,
PS4
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First-Person Shooter
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~12h
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39 lists
#3 Hearthstone (2014) (#243)
Blizzard Entertainment
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MAC,
WIN,
iOS,
AND
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Party
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~38h
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34 lists
#4 Bayonetta 2 (2014) (#250)
PlatinumGames
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WiiU
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Action-Adventure
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~9h
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33 lists
#5 Alien: Isolation (2014) (#287)
The Creative Assembly
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WIN,
X360,
XB1,
PS3,
PS4
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Horror /
Action-Adventure /
Stealth
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~18h
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25 lists
#6 Shovel Knight (2014) (#305)
Yacht Club Games
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3,
3,
3DS,
WiiU,
XB1
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Platform
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~7h
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25 lists
#7 P.T. (2014) (#437)
Kojima Productions
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PS4
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Horror
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~2h
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14 lists
#8 Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) (#461)
BioWare Edmonton
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WIN,
X360,
XB1,
PS3,
PS4
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Action RPG
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~47h
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29 lists
#9 Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) (#517)
Monolith Productions
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WIN,
X360,
XB1,
PS3,
PS4
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Action-Adventure
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~16h
|
33 lists
#10 Threes! (2014) (#534)
Sirvo
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iOS,
AND
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Puzzle
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~2h
|
11 lists
#11 Nidhogg (2014) (#550)
Messhof
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MAC,
WIN,
PSV,
PS4
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Fighting
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~48m
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11 lists
#12 Dark Souls 2 (2014) (#563)
FromSoftware
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
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Action RPG
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~43h
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22 lists
#13 Titanfall (2014) (#599)
Respawn Entertainment
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WIN,
X360,
XB1
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First-Person Shooter
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~7h
|
17 lists
#14 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS (2014) (#600)
Bandai Namco Studios, Sora
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3DS,
WiiU
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Fighting
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~5h
|
24 lists
#15 Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) (#610)
MachineGames
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WIN,
X360,
XB1,
PS3,
PS4
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First-Person Shooter
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~11h
|
15 lists
#16 80 Days (2014) (#679)
Cape Guy, inkle
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MAC,
WIN,
iOS,
AND
|
Adventure /
Interactive Drama
|
~3h
|
6 lists
#17 Far Cry 4 (2014) (#686)
Ubisoft Montreal
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WIN,
X360,
XB1,
PS3,
PS4
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First-Person Shooter
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~18h
|
20 lists
#18 South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014) (#694)
Obsidian Entertainment
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
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Role-Playing
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~11h
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17 lists
#19 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) (#724)
Retro Studios
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WiiU
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Platform
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~10h
|
11 lists
#20 The Jackbox Party Pack (2014) (#728)
Jackbox Games
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3,
PS3,
PS4,
XB1
|
Party
|
~3h
|
4 lists
#21 Monument Valley (2014) (#733)
Ustwo Games
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iOS,
AND
|
Puzzle
|
~1h
|
7 lists
#22 Transistor (2014) (#756)
Supergiant Games
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3,
PS4
|
Action RPG /
Turn-Based Strategy
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~6h
|
9 lists
#23 Child of Light (2014) (#870)
Ubisoft Montreal
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WIN,
X360,
XB1,
3,
WiiU
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Role-Playing /
Platform
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~11h
|
8 lists
#24 Forza Horizon 2 (2014) (#929)
Playground Games, Sumo Digital
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X360,
XB1
|
Racing
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~18h
|
7 lists
#25 FIFA 15 (2014) (#1003)
EA Canada
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WIN,
X360,
XB1,
PS3,
PS4
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Sports
|
~77h
|
4 lists
#26 The Talos Principle (2014) (#1010)
Croteam
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3,
iOS,
AND,
PS4
|
Puzzle
|
~16h
|
6 lists
#27 Elite Dangerous (2014) (#1118)
Frontier Developments
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MAC,
WIN,
XB1
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Adventure /
Massively Multiplayer /
First-Person Shooter /
Space Combat
|
~112h
|
4 lists
#28 This War of Mine (2014) (#1145)
11 bit studios
|
3,
iOS,
AND,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
|
Survival
|
~11h
|
7 lists
#29 Assetto Corsa (2014) (#1146)
Kunos Simulazioni
|
WIN
|
Racing
|
~40h
|
2 lists
#30 Valiant Hearts: The Great War (2014) (#1212)
Ubisoft Montpellier
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WIN,
X360,
XB1,
PS3,
PS4,
iOS,
AND
|
Adventure /
Puzzle
|
~7h
|
6 lists
#31 LittleBigPlanet 3 (2014) (#1253)
Sumo Digital
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PS3,
PS4
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Puzzle-Platformer /
Sandbox
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~6h
|
3 lists
#32 Sunset Overdrive (2014) (#1284)
Insomniac Games
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XB1
|
Action-Adventure /
Third-Person Shooter
|
~10h
|
8 lists
#33 The Wolf Among Us (2014) (#1295)
Telltale Games
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MAC,
WIN,
X360,
XB1,
3,
iOS,
AND
|
Point-and-Click /
Interactive Drama
|
~9h
|
9 lists
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