Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,400 most recommended games across 920 critic lists from 146 publications.

Updated: October 16, 2026

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Minecraft

#1 Minecraft (2011) (#37)

Mojang Studios | 3, X360, PS3 | Sandbox / Survival | ~65h | 93 lists

Hollow Knight: Silksong

#2 Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025) (#69)

Team Cherry | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW, SW2 | Metroidvania | ~28h | 40 lists

Undertale

#3 Undertale (2015) (#86)

tobyfox | 3 | Role-Playing | ~7h | 52 lists

Rocket League

#4 Rocket League (2015) (#100)

Psyonix | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Sports | ~5h | 57 lists

Stardew Valley

#5 Stardew Valley (2016) (#101)

ConcernedApe | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Life Simulation | ~53h | 49 lists

Celeste

#6 Celeste (2018) (#129)

Extremely OK Games | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Platform | ~8h | 57 lists

Quake

#7 Quake (1996) (#132)

id Software | 4 | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 31 lists

Quake III: Arena

#8 Quake III: Arena (1999) (#135)

id Software | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 28 lists

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

#9 XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012) (#149)

Firaxis Games | 3, X360, PS3, iOS, AND | Turn-Based Tactics | ~27h | 47 lists

Papers, Please

#10 Papers, Please (2013) (#158)

Lucas Pope | 3 | Simulation / Puzzle | ~5h | 36 lists

Hollow Knight

#11 Hollow Knight (2017) (#179)

Team Cherry | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania | ~27h | 32 lists

Gone Home

#12 Gone Home (2013) (#186)

Fullbright | 3 | Walking Simulator | ~2h | 44 lists

Limbo

#13 Limbo (2010) (#189)

Playdead | 3, X360, XB1, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 40 lists

Super Meat Boy

#14 Super Meat Boy (2010) (#190)

Team Meat | 3, X360 | Platform | ~9h | 34 lists

Dota 2

#15 Dota 2 (2013) (#192)

Valve | 3 | MOBA | ~770h | 30 lists

Fez

#16 Fez (2012) (#208)

Polytron Corporation | 3, X360, 3, SW | Puzzle-Platformer | ~6h | 34 lists

Life Is Strange

#17 Life Is Strange (2015) (#218)

DON'T NOD | 3, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Adventure | ~14h | 43 lists

Firewatch

#18 Firewatch (2016) (#226)

Campo Santo | 3, XB1, PS4 | Adventure / Walking Simulator | ~4h | 42 lists

Ultima Online

#19 Ultima Online (1997) (#245)

Origin Systems | WIN, LIN | MMORPG | ~77h | 18 lists

Kentucky Route Zero

#20 Kentucky Route Zero (2013) (#253)

Cardboard Computer | 3 | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~9h | 36 lists

FTL: Faster Than Light

#21 FTL: Faster Than Light (2012) (#259)

Subset Games | 3 | Strategy / Roguelike | ~12h | 27 lists

Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia

#22 Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (1999) (#291)

Loki Software, New World Computing | 3 | Turn-Based Strategy | ~57h | 15 lists

The Stanley Parable

#23 The Stanley Parable (2013) (#292)

Cakebread | 3 | Adventure | ~2h | 26 lists

Shovel Knight

#24 Shovel Knight (2014) (#305)

Yacht Club Games | 3, 3, 3DS, WiiU, XB1 | Platform | ~7h | 25 lists

Bastion

#25 Bastion (2011) (#313)

Supergiant Games | 3, X360 | Action RPG | ~6h | 27 lists

Unreal Tournament

#26 Unreal Tournament (1999) (#318)

Epic Games | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 15 lists

Hitman

#27 Hitman (2016) (#352)

IO Interactive | 3, XB1, PS4 | Stealth | ~11h | 27 lists

Psychonauts 2

#28 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#372)

Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 33 lists

Superhot / Superhot VR

#29 Superhot / Superhot VR (2016) (#376)

SUPERHOT Team | 3, XB1, PSVR | First-Person Shooter | ~2h | 20 lists

XCOM 2

#30 XCOM 2 (2016) (#391)

Firaxis Games | 3, XB1, PS4 | Turn-Based Tactics | ~33h | 19 lists

Slay the Spire

#31 Slay the Spire (2019) (#404)

Mega Crit Games | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike | ~12h | 18 lists

The Binding of Isaac

#32 The Binding of Isaac (2011) (#413)

Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl | 3 | Action-Adventure / Roguelike | ~11h | 15 lists

Night in the Woods

#33 Night in the Woods (2017) (#424)

Infinite Fall | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 26 lists

TowerFall / TowerFall: Ascension

#34 TowerFall / TowerFall: Ascension (2013) (#441)

Maddy Makes Games | 3, AND, PSV, PS4 | Action | ~4h | 14 lists

Dead Cells

#35 Dead Cells (2018) (#493)

Evil Empire, Motion Twin | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Metroidvania | ~14h | 29 lists

Unreal Tournament 2004

#36 Unreal Tournament 2004 (2004) (#497)

Epic Games | 3 | First-Person Shooter | ~14h | 9 lists

Inscryption

#37 Inscryption (2021) (#502)

Daniel Mullins Games | 3, PS4, PS5 | Roguelike | ~13h | 18 lists

Kerbal Space Program

#38 Kerbal Space Program (2015) (#521)

Squad | 3 | Flight Simulation | ~110h | 14 lists

Crusader Kings III

#39 Crusader Kings III (2020) (#543)

Paradox Development Studio | 3 | Role-Playing / Grand Strategy | ~73h | 9 lists

Mark of the Ninja

#40 Mark of the Ninja (2012) (#557)

Klei Entertainment | 3, X360 | Stealth / Platform | ~8h | 15 lists

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

#41 Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) (#582)

Frictional Games | 3 | Adventure / Horror | ~8h | 9 lists

Crusader Kings II

#42 Crusader Kings II (2012) (#628)

Paradox Development Studio | 3 | Grand Strategy | ~67h | 5 lists

Cities: Skylines

#43 Cities: Skylines (2015) (#642)

Colossal Order | 3 | City Building / Construction & Management | ~28h | 9 lists

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

#44 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999) (#664)

Firaxis Games | 3 | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~26h | 6 lists

Factorio

#45 Factorio (2020) (#681)

Wube Software | 3, SW | Real-Time Strategy / Construction & Management | ~53h | 2 lists

Baba Is You

#46 Baba Is You (2019) (#720)

hempuli | 3, SW | Puzzle | ~8h | 18 lists

The Jackbox Party Pack

#47 The Jackbox Party Pack (2014) (#728)

Jackbox Games | 3, PS3, PS4, XB1 | Party | ~3h | 4 lists

Neverwinter Nights

#48 Neverwinter Nights (2002) (#732)

BioWare, MacSoft Games | 3 | Role-Playing | ~50h | 6 lists

Transistor

#49 Transistor (2014) (#756)

Supergiant Games | 3, PS4 | Action RPG / Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 9 lists

Total War: Warhammer III

#50 Total War: Warhammer III (2022) (#769)

The Creative Assembly | 3 | Real-Time Tactics / Turn-Based Strategy | ~32h | 7 lists

Hyper Light Drifter

#51 Hyper Light Drifter (2016) (#778)

Heart Machine | 3, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~8h | 10 lists

Everything

#52 Everything (2017) (#779)

David OReilly | 3, PS4 | Simulation / God Game | ~3h | 9 lists

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

#53 Sid Meier's Civilization VI (2016) (#784)

Firaxis Games | 3, iOS, SW | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~23h | 13 lists

Dwarf Fortress

#54 Dwarf Fortress (2006) (#791)

Bay 12 Games | 3 | Survival / Construction & Management / Roguelike | ~48h | 4 lists

Prey

#55 Prey (2006) (#811)

Human Head Studios | 3, X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 5 lists

Loop Hero

#56 Loop Hero (2021) (#850)

Four Quarters | 3, SW | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~29h | 11 lists

Invisible, Inc.

#57 Invisible, Inc. (2015) (#862)

Klei Entertainment | 3 | Turn-Based Tactics / Stealth | ~7h | 8 lists

VVVVVV

#58 VVVVVV (2010) (#865)

Distractionware, Terry Cavanagh | 3, 3DS | Puzzle-Platformer | ~2h | 5 lists

Dying Light

#59 Dying Light (2015) (#892)

Techland | WIN, LIN, XB1, PS4 | Horror | ~18h | 7 lists

RimWorld

#60 RimWorld (2018) (#942)

Ludeon Studios | 3 | Construction & Management | ~66h | 4 lists

SOMA

#61 SOMA (2015) (#943)

Frictional Games | 3, PS4 | Horror | ~9h | 11 lists

Darkest Dungeon

#62 Darkest Dungeon (2016) (#954)

Red Hook Studios | 3, PSV, PS4 | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~56h | 9 lists

World of Goo

#63 World of Goo (2008) (#962)

2D Boy | 3, Wii, iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~6h | 5 lists

Pyre

#64 Pyre (2017) (#964)

Supergiant Games | WIN, LIN, PS4 | Action RPG / Sports | ~11h | 10 lists

The Séance of Blake Manor

#65 The Séance of Blake Manor (2025) (#994)

Spooky Doorway | WIN, LIN | Adventure / Puzzle | ~16h | 10 lists

Europa Universalis IV

#66 Europa Universalis IV (2013) (#1009)

Paradox Development Studio | 3 | Grand Strategy | ~97h | 3 lists

The Talos Principle

#67 The Talos Principle (2014) (#1010)

Croteam | 3, iOS, AND, PS4 | Puzzle | ~16h | 6 lists

Return to Monkey Island

#68 Return to Monkey Island (2022) (#1011)

Terrible Toybox | 3, SW, PS5, XBXS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 10 lists

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

#69 Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001) (#1028)

Gray Matter Interactive, Nerve Software, Raster Productions, Splash Damage, Westlake Interactive | 3 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 3 lists

Proteus

#70 Proteus (2013) (#1049)

Ed Key and David Kanaga | 3, PS3, PSV | Adventure | ~1h | 5 lists

Rogue Legacy

#71 Rogue Legacy (2013) (#1119)

Abstraction Games, Cellar Door Games | 3, 3, XB1 | Roguelike / Metroidvania / Platform | ~16h | 5 lists

Doki Doki Literature Club!

#72 Doki Doki Literature Club! (2017) (#1120)

Team Salvato | 3 | Visual Novel | ~4h | 6 lists

Pillars of Eternity

#73 Pillars of Eternity (2015) (#1136)

Obsidian Entertainment | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Role-Playing | ~36h | 8 lists

This War of Mine

#74 This War of Mine (2014) (#1145)

11 bit studios | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Survival | ~11h | 7 lists

Zen Bound

#75 Zen Bound (2009) (#1151)

3, iOS, AND | Puzzle | ~7h | 2 lists

Myth II: Soulblighter

#76 Myth II: Soulblighter (1998) (#1165)

Bungie | 3 | Real-Time Tactics | ~9h | 2 lists

Iconoclasts

#77 Iconoclasts (2018) (#1169)

Joakim Sandberg | 3, PSV, PS4, SW | Platform | ~11h | 6 lists

Butterfly Soup

#78 Butterfly Soup (2017) (#1179)

Brianna Lei | 3 | Visual Novel | ~3h | 4 lists

Three Fourths Home

#79 Three Fourths Home (2015) (#1185)

[bracket]games | 3, PSV, PS4, XB1 | Visual Novel | ~1h | 3 lists

Minit

#80 Minit (2018) (#1194)

Dominik Johann, Jan Willem Nijman, Jukio Kallio, Kitty Calis | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Action-Adventure | ~2h | 9 lists

Antichamber

#81 Antichamber (2013) (#1237)

Alexander Bruce | 3 | Puzzle-Platformer | ~6h | 5 lists

Desperados III

#82 Desperados III (2020) (#1242)

Mimimi Games | 3, XB1, PS4 | Real-Time Tactics | ~27h | 4 lists

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

#83 Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory (2003) (#1257)

Splash Damage | WIN, LIN | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 2 lists

Spiritfarer

#84 Spiritfarer (2020) (#1260)

Thunder Lotus | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Management Simulation / Platform | ~26h | 11 lists

Hypnospace Outlaw

#85 Hypnospace Outlaw (2019) (#1264)

Michael Lasch, Tendershoot, ThatWhichIs Media | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Simulation / Puzzle | ~6h | 8 lists

Dandara

#86 Dandara (2018) (#1304)

Long Hat House | 3, iOS, AND, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania / Platform | ~7h | 5 lists

Darwinia

#87 Darwinia (2005) (#1305)

Introversion Software | 3 | Real-Time Strategy / Real-Time Tactics | ~10h | 2 lists

Grow Home

#88 Grow Home (2015) (#1307)

Ubisoft Reflections | WIN, LIN, PS4 | Adventure / Platform | ~3h | 4 lists

Doom 3

#89 Doom 3 (2004) (#1333)

Aspyr Media, id Software | 3, Xbox | Horror / First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 3 lists

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

#90 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (2018) (#1343)

Obsidian Entertainment | 3, XB1, PS4 | Role-Playing | ~42h | 7 lists

Metro: Last Light

#91 Metro: Last Light (2013) (#1352)

4A Games | 3, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 6 lists

Uplink

#92 Uplink (2001) (#1354)

Introversion Software | 3 | Simulation | ~8h | 2 lists

Depression Quest

#93 Depression Quest (2013) (#1370)

Isaac Schankler, Patrick Lindsey, The Quinnspiracy, Zoe Quinn | 3, BR | Interactive Drama | ~1h | 4 lists

Total War: Three Kingdoms

#94 Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019) (#1371)

The Creative Assembly | 3 | Real-Time Tactics / Turn-Based Strategy | ~45h | 5 lists

Stellaris

#95 Stellaris (2016) (#1372)

Paradox Development Studio | 3 | 4X Strategy / Grand Strategy | ~32h | 2 lists

Dota Auto Chess / Auto Chess

#96 Dota Auto Chess / Auto Chess (2019) (#1373)

Drodo Studio | 3 | Strategy | 2 lists

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