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 2020
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#1 Hades (2020) (#48)
Supergiant Games
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MAC,
WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
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Hack and Slash /
Action RPG /
Roguelike
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~23h
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52 lists
#2 The Last of Us Part II (2020) (#58)
Naughty Dog
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PS4
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Action-Adventure
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~24h
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44 lists
#3 Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) (#147)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5
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SW
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Life Simulation
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~61h
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47 lists
#4 Half-Life: Alyx (2020) (#151)
Valve
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VR
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First-Person Shooter
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~12h
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19 lists
#5 Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) (#338)
Asobo Studio
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WIN
,
XBXS
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Flight Simulation
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~26h
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13 lists
#6 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (2020) (#374)
Moon Studios
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
SW
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Action-Adventure /
Metroidvania
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~12h
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26 lists
#7 Ghost of Tsushima (2020) (#395)
Sucker Punch Productions
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PS4
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Action-Adventure
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~25h
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28 lists
#8 Doom Eternal (2020) (#512)
id Software
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WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
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First-Person Shooter
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~14h
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23 lists
#9 Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) (#534)
CD Projekt RED
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WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
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Action RPG
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~26h
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12 lists
#10 Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) (#537)
Square Enix Creative Business Unit I
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PS4
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Action RPG
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~32h
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29 lists
#11 Yakuza: Like a Dragon (2020) (#583)
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4,
PS5
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Role-Playing
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~46h
|
17 lists
#12 Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) (#586)
Insomniac Games
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PS4,
PS5
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Action-Adventure
|
~8h
|
26 lists
#13 Crusader Kings III (2020) (#602)
Paradox Development Studio
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3
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Role-Playing /
Grand Strategy
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~77h
|
8 lists
#14 Spelunky 2 (2020) (#611)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4
,
SW
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Roguelike /
Platform
|
~26h
|
10 lists
#15 Factorio (2020) (#658)
Wube Software
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3
,
SW
|
Real-Time Strategy /
Construction & Management
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~50h
|
2 lists
#16 Genshin Impact (2020) (#818)
Cognosphere, HoYoverse
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WIN
,
iOS,
AND
,
PS4
|
Action RPG
|
~69h
|
9 lists
#17 Fall Guys (2020) (#924)
Mediatonic
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WIN
,
PS4
|
Platform /
Battle Royale
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~10h
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16 lists
#18 Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020) (#939)
Ubisoft Montreal
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4,
PS5
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Action RPG
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~61h
|
17 lists
#19 Astro's Playroom (2020) (#1021)
SIE Japan Studio
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PS5
|
Platform
|
~3h
|
11 lists
#20 Desperados III (2020) (#1183)
Mimimi Games
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3
,
XB1
,
PS4
|
Real-Time Tactics
|
~27h
|
4 lists
#21 If Found... (2020) (#1272)
DREAMFEEL
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MAC,
WIN
,
iOS
,
SW
|
Visual Novel
|
~2h
|
11 lists
#22 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2 (2020) (#1277)
Vicarious Visions
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WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
|
Sports
|
~7h
|
12 lists
#23 Through the Darkest of Times (2020) (#1342)
Paintbucket Games
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MAC,
WIN
,
iOS,
AND
,
XB1
,
PS4
,
SW
|
Strategy
|
~7h
|
2 lists
#24 Spiritfarer (2020) (#1359)
Thunder Lotus
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3
,
XB1
,
PS4
,
SW
|
Management Simulation /
Platform
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~25h
|
11 lists
#1
#48
Hades
2020
#2
#58
#3
#147
#4
#151
Half-Life: Alyx
2020
#5
#338
#6
#374
#7
#395
Ghost of Tsushima
2020
#8
#512
Doom Eternal
2020
#9
#534
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
#10
#537
#11
#583
#12
#586
#13
#602
Crusader Kings III
2020
#14
#611
Spelunky 2
2020
#15
#658
Factorio
2020
#16
#818
Genshin Impact
2020
#17
#924
Fall Guys
2020
#18
#939
#19
#1021
Astro's Playroom
2020
#20
#1183
Desperados III
2020
#21
#1272
If Found...
2020
#22
#1277
#23
#1342
#24
#1359
Spiritfarer
2020
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