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 2018
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#1 God of War (2018) (#28)
Santa Monica Studio
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WIN,
PS4
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Hack and Slash /
Action-Adventure
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~21h
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89 lists
#2 Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) (#29)
Rockstar Games
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Action-Adventure
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~51h
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85 lists
#3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) (#104)
Bandai Namco Studios, Sora
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SW
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Fighting
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~24h
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54 lists
#4 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#108)
Lucas Pope
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MAC,
WIN,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Adventure /
Puzzle
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~8h
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46 lists
#5 Celeste (2018) (#129)
Extremely OK Games
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3,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Platform
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~8h
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57 lists
#6 Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) (#160)
Insomniac Games
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WIN,
PS4,
PS5
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Action-Adventure
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~17h
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54 lists
#7 Tetris Effect (2018) (#164)
Monstars Inc., Resonair
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WIN,
PS4,
PSVR,
VR
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Puzzle
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~3h
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43 lists
#8 Monster Hunter: World (2018) (#197)
Capcom
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Action RPG
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~47h
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45 lists
#9 Into the Breach (2018) (#241)
Subset Games
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MAC,
WIN,
SW
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Turn-Based Strategy
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~6h
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36 lists
#10 Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018) (#324)
Ubisoft Québec
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Action RPG
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~46h
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34 lists
#11 Hitman 2 (2018) (#459)
IO Interactive
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Stealth
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~10h
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20 lists
#12 Forza Horizon 4 (2018) (#465)
Playground Games
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WIN,
XB1
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Racing
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~16h
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25 lists
#13 Dead Cells (2018) (#493)
Evil Empire, Motion Twin
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3,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Roguelike /
Metroidvania
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~14h
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29 lists
#14 Florence (2018) (#514)
Mountains
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iOS,
AND
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~42m
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20 lists
#15 Subnautica (2018) (#655)
Unknown Worlds
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MAC,
WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Survival /
Action-Adventure
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~30h
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12 lists
#16 Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018) (#706)
Team Asobi
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PSVR
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Platform
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~7h
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15 lists
#17 Sea of Thieves (2018) (#819)
Rare
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WIN,
XB1
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Action-Adventure
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~46h
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6 lists
#18 Frostpunk (2018) (#838)
11 bit studios
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WIN
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Survival /
City Building
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~11h
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5 lists
#19 Gris (2018) (#860)
Nomada Studio
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MAC,
WIN,
SW
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Action-Adventure
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~4h
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9 lists
#20 Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2018) (#925)
Omega Force, Square Enix Business Division 5
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WIN,
PS4,
SW
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Sandbox /
Action RPG
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~55h
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6 lists
#21 RimWorld (2018) (#942)
Ludeon Studios
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3
|
Construction & Management
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~66h
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4 lists
#22 Among Us (2018) (#977)
Innersloth
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WIN,
iOS,
AND
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Party
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~9h
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11 lists
#23 A Way Out (2018) (#1090)
Hazelight Studios
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Action-Adventure
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~6h
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10 lists
#24 Pokémon: Let's Go Eevee!/Pikachu! (2018) (#1097)
Game Freak
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SW
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Role-Playing
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~25h
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12 lists
#25 DayZ (2018) (#1153)
Bohemia Interactive
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4
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Survival
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~50h
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2 lists
#26 Iconoclasts (2018) (#1169)
Joakim Sandberg
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3,
PSV,
PS4,
SW
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Platform
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~11h
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6 lists
#27 Minit (2018) (#1194)
Dominik Johann, Jan Willem Nijman, Jukio Kallio, Kitty Calis
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3,
iOS,
AND,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Action-Adventure
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~2h
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9 lists
#28 Dragon Ball FighterZ (2018) (#1216)
Arc System Works
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Fighting
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~12h
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14 lists
#29 Dandara (2018) (#1304)
Long Hat House
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3,
iOS,
AND,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Metroidvania /
Platform
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~7h
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5 lists
#30 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (2018) (#1343)
Obsidian Entertainment
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3,
XB1,
PS4
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Role-Playing
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~42h
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7 lists
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