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 2025
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#1 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (2025) (#31)
Sandfall Interactive
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WIN,
PS5,
XBXS
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Role-Playing
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~29h
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47 lists
#2 Hades II (2025) (#58)
Supergiant Games
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MAC,
WIN,
SW,
SW2
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Hack and Slash /
Action RPG /
Roguelike
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~32h
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46 lists
#3 Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) (#69)
Team Cherry
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3,
XB1,
XBXS,
PS4,
PS5,
SW,
SW2
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Metroidvania
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~28h
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40 lists
#4 Blue Prince (2025) (#162)
Dogubomb
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WIN,
PS5,
XBXS
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Adventure /
Roguelike
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~18h
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41 lists
#5 Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) (#184)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8
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SW2
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Action-Adventure /
Platform
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~19h
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41 lists
#6 Keeper (2025) (#338)
Double Fine Productions
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WIN,
XBXS
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Adventure
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~5h
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4 lists
#7 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (2025) (#340)
Warhorse Studios
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WIN,
PS5,
XBXS
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Action RPG
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~56h
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22 lists
#8 The Outer Worlds 2 (2025) (#343)
Obsidian Entertainment
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WIN,
PS5,
XBXS
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Action RPG
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~19h
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6 lists
#9 Mario Kart World (2025) (#454)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9
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SW2
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Kart Racing
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~4h
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15 lists
#10 Dispatch (2025) (#507)
AdHoc Studio
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WIN,
PS5
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Adventure /
Simulation /
Interactive Drama
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~9h
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29 lists
#11 Ghost of Yōtei (2025) (#537)
Sucker Punch Productions
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PS5
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Action-Adventure
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~30h
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27 lists
#12 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (2025) (#601)
Kojima Productions
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PS5
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Action-Adventure
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~36h
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32 lists
#13 Silent Hill f (2025) (#658)
NeoBards Entertainment
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WIN,
PS5,
XBXS
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Horror
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~11h
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23 lists
#14 Split Fiction (2025) (#730)
Hazelight Studios
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WIN,
PS5,
XBXS,
SW2
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Action-Adventure /
Platform
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~14h
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31 lists
#15 Baby Steps (2025) (#758)
Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, Maxi Boch
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WIN,
PS5
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Walking Simulator
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~10h
|
12 lists
#16 Escape from Tarkov (2025) (#790)
Battlestate Games
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WIN
|
First-Person Shooter
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~190h
|
1 lists
#17 Despelote (2025) (#885)
Julián Cordero, Sebastian Valbuena
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MAC,
WIN,
XB1,
XBXS,
PS4,
PS5
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Adventure
|
~2h
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16 lists
#18 ARC Raiders (2025) (#961)
Embark Studios
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WIN,
PS5,
XBXS
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Shooter
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~45h
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15 lists
#19 Elden Ring Nightreign (2025) (#965)
FromSoftware
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WIN,
XB1,
XBXS,
PS4,
PS5
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Action RPG /
Roguelike
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~28h
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15 lists
#20 The Séance of Blake Manor (2025) (#994)
Spooky Doorway
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WIN,
LIN
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Adventure /
Puzzle
|
~16h
|
10 lists
#21 Consume Me (2025) (#1026)
Hexecutable
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MAC,
WIN
|
Life Simulation
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~7h
|
8 lists
#22 Ball x Pit (2025) (#1050)
Kenny Sun
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MAC,
WIN,
SW,
SW2,
PS5,
XBXS
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~19h
|
10 lists
#23 Lumines Arise (2025) (#1065)
Enhance, Monstars
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WIN,
PS5
|
Puzzle
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~4h
|
9 lists
#24 Monster Hunter Wilds (2025) (#1105)
Capcom
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WIN,
PS5,
XBXS
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Action RPG
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~18h
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8 lists
#25 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (2025) (#1133)
Lizardcube
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WIN,
XB1,
XBXS,
PS4,
PS5,
SW
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Platform
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~10h
|
13 lists
#26 Absolum (2025) (#1138)
DotEmu
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WIN,
PS4,
PS5,
SW
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Beat 'em Up /
Roguelike
|
~9h
|
9 lists
#27 and Roger (2025) (#1363)
TearyHand Studio
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MAC,
WIN,
SW
|
Adventure
|
~1h
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7 lists
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