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 2023

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#1 Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) (#45)

Larian Studios | MAC, WIN, PS5, XBXS | Role-Playing | ~73h | 54 lists

#2 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023) (#59)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | SW | Action-Adventure | ~59h | 52 lists

#3 Alan Wake II (2023) (#175)

Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Horror | ~19h | 48 lists

#4 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (2023) (#280)

Insomniac Games | PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 43 lists

#5 Resident Evil 4 (2023) (#307)

Capcom Development Division 1 | WIN, 3, XBXS | Horror | ~16h | 35 lists

#6 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) (#357)

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 41 lists

#7 Final Fantasy XVI (2023) (#478)

Square Enix Creative Business Unit III | PS5 | Action RPG | ~38h | 21 lists

#8 Hi-Fi Rush (2023) (#509)

Tango Gameworks | WIN, PS5, XBXS | Action / Music | ~11h | 26 lists

#9 Chants of Sennaar (2023) (#630)

Rundisc | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 14 lists

#10 Pikmin 4 (2023) (#698)

Eighting, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Real-Time Strategy / Puzzle | ~18h | 15 lists

#11 Street Fighter 6 (2023) (#855)

Capcom Development Division 2 | WIN, PS4, PS5, XBXS | Fighting | ~17h | 28 lists

#12 Cocoon (2023) (#894)

Geometric Interactive | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~5h | 18 lists

#13 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023) (#969)

FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5 | Vehicular Combat | ~18h | 20 lists

#14 Venba (2023) (#1205)

Visai Games | WIN, XB1, XBXS, SW, PS5 | Puzzle | ~2h | 13 lists

#15 El Paso, Elsewhere (2023) (#1213)

Strange Scaffold | WIN, XB1, XBXS | Third-Person Shooter | ~8h | 5 lists

#16 NBA 2K24 (2023) (#1303)

Visual Concepts | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~36h | 1 lists

#17 Thirsty Suitors (2023) (#1344)

Outerloop Games | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Adventure / Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~8h | 5 lists

#18 The Banished Vault (2023) (#1375)

Lunar Division | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 3 lists

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