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 2016

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Overwatch

#1 Overwatch (2016) (#63)

Blizzard Entertainment | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~93h | 77 lists

Inside

#2 Inside (2016) (#74)

Playdead | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Horror / Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 65 lists

Persona 5

#3 Persona 5 (2016) (#85)

P Studio | WIN, 3, XB1, XBXS, SW | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~98h | 62 lists

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

#4 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) (#94)

Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 53 lists

Stardew Valley

#5 Stardew Valley (2016) (#101)

ConcernedApe | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Life Simulation | ~53h | 49 lists

Doom

#6 Doom (2016) (#128)

id Software | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 52 lists

Titanfall 2

#7 Titanfall 2 (2016) (#148)

Respawn Entertainment | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~6h | 48 lists

Dishonored 2

#8 Dishonored 2 (2016) (#155)

Arkane Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 42 lists

The Witness

#9 The Witness (2016) (#159)

Thekla, Inc | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4 | Puzzle | ~17h | 45 lists

Pokémon Go

#10 Pokémon Go (2016) (#178)

Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company | iOS, AND | Adventure | ~89h | 34 lists

Firewatch

#11 Firewatch (2016) (#226)

Campo Santo | 3, XB1, PS4 | Adventure / Walking Simulator | ~4h | 42 lists

The Last Guardian

#12 The Last Guardian (2016) (#304)

genDESIGN, SIE Japan Studio, Team Ico | PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 28 lists

Hitman

#13 Hitman (2016) (#352)

IO Interactive | 3, XB1, PS4 | Stealth | ~11h | 27 lists

Superhot / Superhot VR

#14 Superhot / Superhot VR (2016) (#376)

SUPERHOT Team | 3, XB1, PSVR | First-Person Shooter | ~2h | 20 lists

XCOM 2

#15 XCOM 2 (2016) (#391)

Firaxis Games | 3, XB1, PS4 | Turn-Based Tactics | ~33h | 19 lists

No Man's Sky

#16 No Man's Sky (2016) (#414)

Hello Games | WIN, PS4 | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~32h | 18 lists

Dark Souls 3

#17 Dark Souls 3 (2016) (#432)

FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~31h | 24 lists

Forza Horizon 3

#18 Forza Horizon 3 (2016) (#567)

Playground Games | WIN, XB1 | Racing | ~17h | 16 lists

Thumper

#19 Thumper (2016) (#633)

Drool | WIN, 3, XB1, PS4, PSVR, SW | Music | ~8h | 11 lists

Oxenfree

#20 Oxenfree (2016) (#737)

Night School Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Point-and-Click | ~4h | 10 lists

Hyper Light Drifter

#21 Hyper Light Drifter (2016) (#778)

Heart Machine | 3, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~8h | 10 lists

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

#22 Sid Meier's Civilization VI (2016) (#784)

Firaxis Games | 3, iOS, SW | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~23h | 13 lists

Overcooked

#23 Overcooked (2016) (#825)

Ghost Town Games | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Simulation | ~8h | 5 lists

Final Fantasy XV

#24 Final Fantasy XV (2016) (#941)

Luminous Productions, Square Enix Business Division 2 | XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~28h | 18 lists

Battlefield 1

#25 Battlefield 1 (2016) (#950)

EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 16 lists

Darkest Dungeon

#26 Darkest Dungeon (2016) (#954)

Red Hook Studios | 3, PSV, PS4 | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~56h | 9 lists

Virginia

#27 Virginia (2016) (#973)

Variable State | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4 | Adventure | ~2h | 7 lists

That Dragon, Cancer

#28 That Dragon, Cancer (2016) (#1000)

Numinous Games | MAC, WIN, iOS | Adventure | ~2h | 6 lists

Street Fighter V

#29 Street Fighter V (2016) (#1178)

Capcom | WIN, PS4 | Fighting | ~3h | 4 lists

Clash Royale

#30 Clash Royale (2016) (#1206)

Supercell | iOS, AND | Real-Time Strategy | ~156h | 5 lists

FIFA 17

#31 FIFA 17 (2016) (#1228)

EA Romania, EA Vancouver | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Sports | ~24h | 3 lists

Pokémon Sun/Moon

#32 Pokémon Sun/Moon (2016) (#1299)

Game Freak | 3DS | Role-Playing | ~33h | 10 lists

Severed

#33 Severed (2016) (#1336)

Drinkbox Studios | iOS, PSV, 3 | Action-Adventure | ~6h | 4 lists

Stellaris

#34 Stellaris (2016) (#1372)

Paradox Development Studio | 3 | 4X Strategy / Grand Strategy | ~32h | 2 lists

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