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 2017
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#1 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) (#1)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3
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WiiU,
SW
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Action-Adventure
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~50h
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111 lists
#2 Super Mario Odyssey (2017) (#49)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8
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SW
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Action-Adventure /
Platform
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~12h
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73 lists
#3 NieR: Automata (2017) (#76)
PlatinumGames, Square Enix Business Division 6
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Hack and Slash /
Action RPG
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~21h
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62 lists
#4 Fortnite (2017) (#91)
Epic Games
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MAC,
WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Sandbox /
Survival /
Battle Royale
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~66h
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45 lists
#5 What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) (#126)
Giant Sparrow
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Walking Simulator
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~2h
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48 lists
#6 Divinity: Original Sin II (2017) (#138)
Elverils LLC, Larian Studios
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Role-Playing
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~59h
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40 lists
#7 Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) (#153)
Guerrilla Games
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WIN,
PS4
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Action RPG
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~22h
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47 lists
#8 PUBG: Battlegrounds (2017) (#171)
PUBG Corp
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Battle Royale
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~101h
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44 lists
#9 Hollow Knight (2017) (#179)
Team Cherry
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3,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Metroidvania
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~27h
|
32 lists
#10 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) (#246)
Capcom Development Division 1
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Horror
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~9h
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43 lists
#11 Cuphead (2017) (#267)
Studio MDHR
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WIN,
XB1
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Run and Gun
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~11h
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36 lists
#12 Destiny 2 (2017) (#365)
Bungie
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Massively Multiplayer /
First-Person Shooter
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~12h
|
23 lists
#13 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) (#417)
Ninja Theory
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Hack and Slash /
Action-Adventure
|
~8h
|
24 lists
#14 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017) (#422)
MachineGames
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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First-Person Shooter
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~11h
|
25 lists
#15 Night in the Woods (2017) (#424)
Infinite Fall
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3,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
|
Adventure
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~9h
|
26 lists
#16 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017) (#561)
Square Enix Business Division 6
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WIN,
3DS,
SW,
PS4
|
Role-Playing
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~57h
|
14 lists
#17 Assassin's Creed Origins (2017) (#605)
Ubisoft Montreal
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Action RPG
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~30h
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19 lists
#18 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) (#615)
Naughty Dog
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WIN,
PS4,
PS5
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Action-Adventure /
Third-Person Shooter
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~7h
|
19 lists
#19 Gorogoa (2017) (#666)
Jason Roberts
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WIN,
iOS,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Puzzle
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~2h
|
10 lists
#20 Prey (2017) (#676)
Arkane Studios
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
|
First-Person Shooter
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~16h
|
15 lists
#21 Everything (2017) (#779)
David OReilly
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3,
PS4
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Simulation /
God Game
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~3h
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9 lists
#22 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (2017) (#911)
Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris
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SW
|
Action-Adventure /
Tactical RPG
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~22h
|
17 lists
#23 Universal Paperclips (2017) (#935)
Frank Lantz
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3
|
Puzzle
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~7h
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5 lists
#24 Pyre (2017) (#964)
Supergiant Games
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WIN,
LIN,
PS4
|
Action RPG /
Sports
|
~11h
|
10 lists
#25 Splatoon 2 (2017) (#1019)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5
|
SW
|
Third-Person Shooter
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~8h
|
10 lists
#26 Sonic Mania (2017) (#1046)
Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, PagodaWest Games
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Platform
|
~6h
|
12 lists
#27 Nex Machina (2017) (#1062)
Housemarque
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WIN,
PS4
|
Shooter
|
~2h
|
4 lists
#28 The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve (2017) (#1102)
Capcom
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WIN,
3DS,
SW,
PS4
|
Adventure /
Visual Novel
|
~35h
|
1 lists
#29 Doki Doki Literature Club! (2017) (#1120)
Team Salvato
|
3
|
Visual Novel
|
~4h
|
6 lists
#30 The Norwood Suite (2017) (#1126)
Cosmo D Studios
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MAC,
WIN
|
Adventure
|
~2h
|
3 lists
#31 Butterfly Soup (2017) (#1179)
Brianna Lei
|
3
|
Visual Novel
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~3h
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4 lists
#32 Nioh (2017) (#1221)
Team NINJA
|
PS4
|
Hack and Slash /
Action RPG
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~42h
|
12 lists
#33 Injustice 2 (2017) (#1270)
NetherRealm Studios
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WIN,
iOS,
AND,
XB1,
PS4
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Fighting
|
~6h
|
10 lists
#34 Arms (2017) (#1282)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9
|
SW
|
Fighting
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~2h
|
8 lists
#35 Metroid: Samus Returns (2017) (#1309)
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 7
|
3DS
|
Action-Adventure
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~11h
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9 lists
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