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 2015
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#1 The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (2015) (#6)
CD Projekt RED
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Action RPG
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~52h
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113 lists
#2 Bloodborne (2015) (#40)
FromSoftware, Japan Studio
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PS4
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Action RPG
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~32h
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86 lists
#3 Undertale (2015) (#86)
tobyfox
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3
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Role-Playing
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~7h
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52 lists
#4 Rocket League (2015) (#100)
Psyonix
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3,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
|
Sports
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~5h
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57 lists
#5 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) (#114)
Kojima Productions
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WIN,
X360,
XB1,
PS3,
PS4
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Action-Adventure /
Stealth
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~46h
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60 lists
#6 Life Is Strange (2015) (#218)
DON'T NOD
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3,
X360,
XB1,
PS3,
PS4
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Adventure
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~14h
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43 lists
#7 Super Mario Maker (2015) (#242)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.4
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3DS,
WiiU
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Platform
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~5h
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43 lists
#8 Yakuza 0 (2015) (#286)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Sega Games
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WIN,
PS3,
PS4
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Action-Adventure /
Beat 'em Up
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~32h
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25 lists
#9 Her Story (2015) (#288)
Sam Barlow
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MAC,
WIN,
iOS,
AND
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Interactive Drama
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~2h
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32 lists
#10 Splatoon (2015) (#329)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2
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WiiU
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Third-Person Shooter
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~5h
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35 lists
#11 Ori and the Blind Forest (2015) (#337)
Moon Studios
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WIN,
XB1
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Metroidvania
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~8h
|
27 lists
#12 Fallout 4 (2015) (#350)
Bethesda Game Studios
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Action RPG
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~28h
|
38 lists
#13 Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015) (#362)
Crystal Dynamics
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WIN,
X360,
XB1,
PS4
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Action-Adventure
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~13h
|
32 lists
#14 Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) (#491)
Rocksteady Studios
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Action-Adventure
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~17h
|
24 lists
#15 Kerbal Space Program (2015) (#521)
Squad
|
3
|
Flight Simulation
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~110h
|
14 lists
#16 Until Dawn (2015) (#545)
Supermassive Games
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PS4
|
Horror /
Interactive Drama
|
~8h
|
21 lists
#17 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (2015) (#576)
Ubisoft Montreal
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
|
Tactical Shooter
|
~3h
|
13 lists
#18 Cities: Skylines (2015) (#642)
Colossal Order
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3
|
City Building /
Construction & Management
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~28h
|
9 lists
#19 Tales From the Borderlands (2015) (#677)
Telltale Games
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MAC,
WIN,
X360,
XB1,
PS3,
PS4,
iOS,
AND
|
Point-and-Click /
Interactive Drama
|
~11h
|
14 lists
#20 Invisible, Inc. (2015) (#862)
Klei Entertainment
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3
|
Turn-Based Tactics /
Stealth
|
~7h
|
8 lists
#21 Dying Light (2015) (#892)
Techland
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WIN,
LIN,
XB1,
PS4
|
Horror
|
~18h
|
7 lists
#22 Fire Emblem Fates (2015) (#923)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo SPD
|
3DS
|
Tactical RPG
|
8 lists
#23 Downwell (2015) (#924)
Moppin
|
WIN,
iOS,
AND,
PSV
|
Shooter /
Platform
|
~6h
|
9 lists
#24 SOMA (2015) (#943)
Frictional Games
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3,
PS4
|
Horror
|
~9h
|
11 lists
#25 The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures (2015) (#1100)
Capcom
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WIN,
3DS,
SW,
PS4
|
Adventure /
Visual Novel
|
~31h
|
1 lists
#26 DiRT Rally (2015) (#1129)
Codemasters
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
|
Racing
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~29h
|
3 lists
#27 Pillars of Eternity (2015) (#1136)
Obsidian Entertainment
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3,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
|
Role-Playing
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~36h
|
8 lists
#28 Three Fourths Home (2015) (#1185)
[bracket]games
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3,
PSV,
PS4,
XB1
|
Visual Novel
|
~1h
|
3 lists
#29 Xenoblade Chronicles X (2015) (#1268)
Monolith Soft
|
WiiU
|
Action RPG
|
~68h
|
11 lists
#30 Mortal Kombat X (2015) (#1289)
NetherRealm Studios
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
|
Fighting
|
~6h
|
7 lists
#31 Grow Home (2015) (#1307)
Ubisoft Reflections
|
WIN,
LIN,
PS4
|
Adventure /
Platform
|
~3h
|
4 lists
#32 Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015) (#1325)
Ubisoft Québec
|
WIN,
XB1,
PS4
|
Action-Adventure /
Stealth
|
~19h
|
9 lists
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