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 2018
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#1 God of War (2018) (#30)
SIE 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) (#35)
Rockstar Games
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WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
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Action-Adventure
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~51h
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84 lists
#3 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#98)
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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48 lists
#4 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) (#107)
Bandai Namco Studios, Sora
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SW
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Fighting
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~24h
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56 lists
#5 Celeste (2018) (#149)
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 Tetris Effect (2018) (#173)
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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42 lists
#7 Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) (#184)
Insomniac Games
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WIN
,
PS4,
PS5
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Action-Adventure
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~17h
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55 lists
#8 Monster Hunter: World (2018) (#206)
Capcom
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WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
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Action RPG
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~46h
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45 lists
#9 Into the Breach (2018) (#225)
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) (#308)
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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35 lists
#11 Forza Horizon 4 (2018) (#441)
Playground Games
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WIN
,
XB1
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Racing
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~15h
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26 lists
#12 Hitman 2 (2018) (#449)
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
#13 Dead Cells (2018) (#506)
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) (#515)
Mountains
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iOS,
AND
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~42m
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20 lists
#15 Subnautica (2018) (#650)
Unknown Worlds
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MAC,
WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
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Survival /
Action-Adventure
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~30h
|
12 lists
#16 Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018) (#713)
SIE Japan Studio
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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) (#762)
Rare
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WIN
,
XB1
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Action-Adventure
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~44h
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7 lists
#18 Gris (2018) (#851)
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
#19 Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2018) (#897)
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
#20 Among Us (2018) (#957)
Innersloth
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WIN
,
iOS,
AND
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Party
|
~9h
|
11 lists
#21 Frostpunk (2018) (#1024)
11 bit studios
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WIN
|
Survival /
City Building
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~11h
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4 lists
#22 A Way Out (2018) (#1052)
Hazelight Studios
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WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
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Action-Adventure
|
~6h
|
10 lists
#23 Pokémon: Let's Go Eevee!/Pikachu! (2018) (#1094)
Game Freak
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SW
|
Role-Playing
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~25h
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12 lists
#24 DayZ (2018) (#1135)
Bohemia Interactive
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WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
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Survival
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~51h
|
2 lists
#25 Iconoclasts (2018) (#1172)
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
#26 Minit (2018) (#1188)
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
#27 Dragon Ball FighterZ (2018) (#1255)
Arc System Works
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WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
,
SW
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Fighting
|
~12h
|
14 lists
#28 RimWorld (2018) (#1262)
Ludeon Studios
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3
|
Construction & Management
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~63h
|
3 lists
#29 Dandara (2018) (#1309)
Long Hat House
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3
,
iOS,
AND
,
XB1
,
PS4
,
SW
|
Metroidvania /
Platform
|
~7h
|
5 lists
#30 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (2018) (#1353)
Obsidian Entertainment
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3
,
XB1
,
PS4
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Role-Playing
|
~42h
|
7 lists
#1
#30
God of War
2018
#2
#35
#3
#98
#4
#107
#5
#149
Celeste
2018
#6
#173
Tetris Effect
2018
#7
#184
Marvel's Spider-Man
2018
#8
#206
#9
#225
Into the Breach
2018
#10
#308
#11
#441
Forza Horizon 4
2018
#12
#449
Hitman 2
2018
#13
#506
Dead Cells
2018
#14
#515
Florence
2018
#15
#650
Subnautica
2018
#16
#713
#17
#762
Sea of Thieves
2018
#18
#851
Gris
2018
#19
#897
#20
#957
Among Us
2018
#21
#1024
Frostpunk
2018
#22
#1052
A Way Out
2018
#23
#1094
#24
#1135
DayZ
2018
#25
#1172
Iconoclasts
2018
#26
#1188
Minit
2018
#27
#1255
Dragon Ball FighterZ
2018
#28
#1262
RimWorld
2018
#29
#1309
Dandara
2018
#30
#1353
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