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 2014

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#1 Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2014) (#100)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9 | WiiU, SW | Kart Racing | ~6h | 54 lists

2 (#185)

Destiny (2014)

Bungie | , , , | | ~12h | 39 lists

#2 Destiny (2014) (#185)

Bungie | X360, XB1 , PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 39 lists

#3 Hearthstone (2014) (#218)

Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN , iOS, AND | Party | ~36h | 34 lists

#4 Bayonetta 2 (2014) (#244)

PlatinumGames | WiiU | Action-Adventure | ~9h | 32 lists

#5 Shovel Knight (2014) (#284)

Yacht Club Games | 3 , 3 , 3DS, WiiU , XB1 | Platform | ~7h | 25 lists

#6 Alien: Isolation (2014) (#295)

The Creative Assembly | WIN , X360, XB1 , PS3, PS4 | Horror / Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~18h | 24 lists

#7 P.T. (2014) (#426)

Kojima Productions | PS4 | Horror | ~2h | 14 lists

#8 Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) (#452)

BioWare Edmonton | WIN , X360, XB1 , PS3, PS4 | Action RPG | ~47h | 29 lists

#9 Nidhogg (2014) (#511)

Messhof | MAC, WIN , PSV, PS4 | Fighting | ~48m | 11 lists

#10 Threes! (2014) (#526)

Sirvo | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~2h | 11 lists

#11 Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) (#560)

Monolith Productions | WIN , X360, XB1 , PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~16h | 32 lists

#12 Dark Souls 2 (2014) (#563)

FromSoftware | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Action RPG | ~43h | 22 lists

#13 Titanfall (2014) (#588)

Respawn Entertainment | WIN , X360, XB1 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 17 lists

#14 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS (2014) (#594)

Bandai Namco Studios, Sora | 3DS, WiiU | Fighting | ~5h | 24 lists

#15 Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) (#607)

MachineGames | WIN , X360, XB1 , PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 15 lists

#16 Far Cry 4 (2014) (#645)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN , X360, XB1 , PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~18h | 20 lists

#17 80 Days (2014) (#652)

Cape Guy, inkle | MAC, WIN , iOS, AND | Adventure / Interactive Drama | ~3h | 6 lists

#18 South Park: The Stick of Truth (2014) (#678)

Obsidian Entertainment | WIN , X360 , PS3 | Role-Playing | ~11h | 17 lists

#19 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) (#699)

Retro Studios | WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 11 lists

#20 The Jackbox Party Pack (2014) (#700)

Jackbox Games | 3 , PS3, PS4 , XB1 | Party | ~3h | 4 lists

#21 Monument Valley (2014) (#710)

Ustwo Games | iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~1h | 7 lists

#22 Transistor (2014) (#718)

Supergiant Games | 3 , PS4 | Action RPG / Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 9 lists

#23 Child of Light (2014) (#841)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN , X360, XB1 , 3 , WiiU | Role-Playing / Platform | ~11h | 8 lists

#24 Forza Horizon 2 (2014) (#905)

Playground Games, Sumo Digital | X360, XB1 | Racing | ~18h | 7 lists

#25 FIFA 15 (2014) (#959)

EA Canada | WIN , X360, XB1 , PS3, PS4 | Sports | ~75h | 4 lists

#26 The Talos Principle (2014) (#976)

Croteam | 3 , iOS, AND , PS4 | Puzzle | ~16h | 6 lists

#27 Elite Dangerous (2014) (#1028)

Frontier Developments | MAC, WIN , XB1 | Adventure / Massively Multiplayer / First-Person Shooter / Space Combat | ~114h | 4 lists

#28 Trials Fusion (2014) (#1108)

RedLynx | WIN , X360, XB1 , PS4 | Racing / Platform | ~7h | 2 lists

#29 Assetto Corsa (2014) (#1109)

Kunos Simulazioni | WIN | Racing | ~40h | 2 lists

#30 This War of Mine (2014) (#1118)

11 bit studios | 3 , iOS, AND , XB1 , PS4 , SW | Survival | ~11h | 7 lists

#31 LittleBigPlanet 3 (2014) (#1193)

Sumo Digital | PS3, PS4 | Puzzle-Platformer / Sandbox | ~6h | 3 lists

#32 Valiant Hearts: The Great War (2014) (#1221)

Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN , X360, XB1 , PS3, PS4 , iOS, AND | Adventure / Puzzle | ~7h | 6 lists

#33 The Wolf Among Us (2014) (#1270)

Telltale Games | MAC, WIN , X360, XB1 , 3 , iOS, AND | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~9h | 9 lists

#34 Sunset Overdrive (2014) (#1287)

Insomniac Games | XB1 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 8 lists

#35 Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire (2014) (#1368)

Game Freak | 3DS | Role-Playing | ~26h | 1 lists

#36 Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions (2014) (#1392)

Lucid Games | 3 , X360, XB1 , 3 , iOS, AND | Shooter | ~8h | 2 lists

#37 TxK (2014) (#1400)

Llamasoft LTD | PSV | Shooter | ~5h | 1 lists

#100

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9

SW, WiiU

Kart Racing

~6h

54 lists

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2014

#185

Bungie

PS3, PS4, X360, XB1

First-Person Shooter

~12h

39 lists

Destiny 2014

#218

Blizzard Entertainment

AND, MAC, iOS, WIN

Party

~36h

34 lists

Hearthstone 2014

#244

PlatinumGames

WiiU

Action-Adventure

~9h

32 lists

Bayonetta 2 2014

#284

Yacht Club Games

MAC, LIN, 3DS, WiiU, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, XB1

Platform

~7h

25 lists

Shovel Knight 2014

#295

The Creative Assembly

PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Horror / Action-Adventure / Stealth

~18h

24 lists

Alien: Isolation 2014

#426

Kojima Productions

PS4

Horror

~2h

14 lists

P.T. 2014

#452

BioWare Edmonton

PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Action RPG

~47h

29 lists

Dragon Age: Inquisition 2014

#511

Messhof

MAC, PS4, PSV, WIN

Fighting

~48m

11 lists

Nidhogg 2014

#10

#526

Sirvo

AND, iOS

Puzzle

~2h

11 lists

Threes! 2014

#11

#560

Monolith Productions

PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Action-Adventure

~16h

32 lists

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor 2014

#12

#563

FromSoftware

PS3, WIN, X360

Action RPG

~43h

22 lists

Dark Souls 2 2014

#13

#588

Respawn Entertainment

WIN, X360, XB1

First-Person Shooter

~7h

17 lists

Titanfall 2014

#14

#594

Bandai Namco Studios, Sora

3DS, WiiU

Fighting

~5h

24 lists

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS 2014

#15

#607

MachineGames

PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

First-Person Shooter

~11h

15 lists

Wolfenstein: The New Order 2014

#16

#645

Ubisoft Montreal

PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

First-Person Shooter

~18h

20 lists

Far Cry 4 2014

#17

#652

Cape Guy, inkle

AND, MAC, iOS, WIN

Adventure / Interactive Drama

~3h

6 lists

80 Days 2014

#18

#678

Obsidian Entertainment

PS3, WIN, X360

Role-Playing

~11h

17 lists

South Park: The Stick of Truth 2014

#19

#699

Retro Studios

WiiU

Platform

~10h

11 lists

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 2014

#20

#700

Jackbox Games

MAC, LIN, PS3, PS4, WIN, XB1

Party

~3h

4 lists

The Jackbox Party Pack 2014

#21

#710

Ustwo Games

AND, iOS

Puzzle

~1h

7 lists

Monument Valley 2014

#22

#718

Supergiant Games

MAC, LIN, PS4, WIN

Action RPG / Turn-Based Strategy

~6h

9 lists

Transistor 2014

#23

#841

Ubisoft Montreal

WiiU, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, X360, XB1

Role-Playing / Platform

~11h

8 lists

Child of Light 2014

#24

#905

Playground Games, Sumo Digital

X360, XB1

Racing

~18h

7 lists

Forza Horizon 2 2014

#25

#959

EA Canada

PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Sports

~75h

4 lists

FIFA 15 2014

#26

#976

Croteam

AND, MAC, iOS, LIN, PS4, WIN

Puzzle

~16h

6 lists

The Talos Principle 2014

#27

#1028

Frontier Developments

MAC, WIN, XB1

Adventure / Massively Multiplayer / First-Person Shooter / Space Combat

~114h

4 lists

Elite Dangerous 2014

#28

#1108

RedLynx

PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Racing / Platform

~7h

2 lists

Trials Fusion 2014

#29

#1109

Kunos Simulazioni

WIN

Racing

~40h

2 lists

Assetto Corsa 2014

#30

#1118

11 bit studios

AND, MAC, iOS, LIN, SW, PS4, WIN, XB1

Survival

~11h

7 lists

This War of Mine 2014

#31

#1193

Sumo Digital

PS3, PS4

Puzzle-Platformer / Sandbox

~6h

3 lists

LittleBigPlanet 3 2014

#32

#1221

Ubisoft Montpellier

AND, iOS, PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Adventure / Puzzle

~7h

6 lists

Valiant Hearts: The Great War 2014

#33

#1270

Telltale Games

AND, MAC, iOS, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, X360, XB1

Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama

~9h

9 lists

The Wolf Among Us 2014

#34

#1287

Insomniac Games

XB1

Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter

~10h

8 lists

Sunset Overdrive 2014

#35

#1368

Game Freak

3DS

Role-Playing

~26h

1 lists

Pokémon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire 2014

#36

#1392

Lucid Games

AND, MAC, iOS, LIN, PS3, PS4, PSV, WIN, X360, XB1

Shooter

~8h

2 lists

Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions 2014

#37

#1400

Llamasoft LTD

PSV

Shooter

~5h

1 lists

TxK 2014

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