Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,400 most recommended games across 913 critic lists from 142 publications.
Updated: March 25, 2026
Most Acclaimed Puzzle & Casual Games of All Time
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#1 Tetris (1985) (#2)
Alexey Pajitnov
|
8
,
DOS
,
NES,
GB
|
Puzzle
|
~3h
|
99 lists
#2 Portal 2 (2011) (#15)
Valve
|
MAC,
WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~8h
|
105 lists
#3 Portal (2007) (#24)
Valve
|
WIN
,
X360
,
PS3
|
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~3h
|
66 lists
#4 Inside (2016) (#74)
Playdead
|
WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
,
SW
|
Horror /
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~4h
|
63 lists
#5 Braid (2008) (#95)
Number None Inc.
|
WIN
,
X360
|
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~5h
|
43 lists
#6 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#98)
Lucas Pope
|
MAC,
WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
,
SW
|
Adventure /
Puzzle
|
~8h
|
48 lists
#7 Lemmings (1991) (#138)
DMA Design
|
DOS,
MAC
,
5
,
SMS,
GEN
,
TG16
,
SNES
|
Strategy /
Puzzle
|
~20h
|
33 lists
#8 Rez / Rez HD / Rez Infinite (2001) (#145)
United Game Artists
|
DC
,
PS2
|
Shooter /
Music
|
~2h
|
26 lists
#9 Papers, Please (2013) (#150)
Lucas Pope
|
3
|
Simulation /
Puzzle
|
~5h
|
36 lists
#10 The Witness (2016) (#152)
Thekla, Inc
|
MAC,
WIN
,
iOS
,
XB1
,
PS4
|
Puzzle
|
~17h
|
45 lists
#11 Limbo (2010) (#170)
Playdead
|
3
,
X360,
XB1
,
3
,
SW
|
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~4h
|
40 lists
#12 Tetris Effect (2018) (#173)
Monstars Inc., Resonair
|
WIN
,
PS4,
PSVR
,
VR
|
Puzzle
|
~3h
|
42 lists
#13 Katamari Damacy (2004) (#179)
Keita Takahashi, NOW Production
|
PS2
|
Action /
Puzzle
|
~6h
|
24 lists
#14 Fez (2012) (#188)
Polytron Corporation
|
3
,
X360
,
3
,
SW
|
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~6h
|
34 lists
#15 Rock Band (2007) (#211)
Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios
|
PS2,
PS3
,
X360
,
Wii
|
Music
|
~9h
|
22 lists
#16 Hearthstone (2014) (#218)
Blizzard Entertainment
|
MAC,
WIN
,
iOS,
AND
|
Party
|
~36h
|
34 lists
#17 Guitar Hero (2005) (#228)
Harmonix Music Systems
|
PS2
|
Music
|
~5h
|
23 lists
#18 Rock Band 2 (2008) (#241)
Harmonix Music Systems
|
PS2,
PS3
,
X360
,
Wii
|
Music
|
~10h
|
15 lists
#19 Rock Band 3 (2010) (#272)
Backbone Entertainment, Harmonix Music Systems
|
X360
,
Wii
,
PS3
|
Music
|
~9h
|
23 lists
#20 Super Bomberman (1993) (#334)
Produce!
|
SNES
|
Action /
Party /
Maze
|
~2h
|
16 lists
#21 Guitar Hero II (2006) (#369)
Harmonix Music Systems
|
PS2
,
X360
|
Music
|
~8h
|
16 lists
#22 Dance Dance Revolution (1998) (#383)
Bemani
|
ARC
,
PS
|
Music /
Party
|
~48m
|
9 lists
#23 PaRappa the Rapper (1996) (#390)
NanaOn-Sha
|
PS
|
Music
|
~2h
|
14 lists
#24 Lode Runner (1983) (#392)
Brøderbund Software, Irem
|
ARC
,
4
,
NES
|
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~2h
|
13 lists
#25 Super Monkey Ball (2001) (#405)
Amusement Vision
|
GC
|
Party /
Platform
|
~4h
|
11 lists
#26 Lumines: Puzzle Fusion (2004) (#428)
Gameloft, Q Entertainment
|
WIN
,
PS2,
PSP
|
Puzzle
|
~9h
|
10 lists
#27 Peggle (2007) (#434)
PopCap Games
|
MAC,
WIN
,
iOS
|
Puzzle
|
~4h
|
10 lists
#28 Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move (1994) (#448)
Taito
|
ARC
,
SNES
,
NG,
3DO
|
Puzzle
|
~3h
|
11 lists
#29 Donkey Kong (1994) (#467)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Pax Softonica
|
GB
|
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~6h
|
12 lists
#30 Elite Beat Agents (2006) (#476)
iNiS
|
DS
|
Music
|
~4h
|
7 lists
#31 Tetris Attack (1995) (#477)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo R&D1
|
SNES
|
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
13 lists
#32 Hi-Fi Rush (2023) (#486)
Tango Gameworks
|
WIN
,
PS5
,
XBXS
|
Action /
Music
|
~11h
|
26 lists
#33 Angry Birds (2009) (#495)
Rovio Entertainment
|
iOS,
AND
|
Party /
Puzzle
|
~7h
|
11 lists
#34 Untitled Goose Game (2019) (#498)
House House
|
MAC,
WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4
,
SW
|
Role-Playing /
Puzzle /
Stealth
|
~3h
|
31 lists
#35 Arkanoid (1986) (#503)
Taito
|
ARC
,
11
,
DOS,
MAC
,
NES
|
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
9 lists
#36 Threes! (2014) (#526)
Sirvo
|
iOS,
AND
|
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
11 lists
#37 WarioWare: Twisted! (2004) (#528)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 1
|
GBA
|
Action /
Music /
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
8 lists
#38 Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024) (#533)
Nintendo Cube
|
SW
|
Party
|
~7h
|
2 lists
#39 Super Bomberman 2 (1994) (#575)
Hudson Soft
|
SNES
|
Action /
Party /
Maze
|
~2h
|
9 lists
#40 The Sentinel / The Sentry (1986) (#580)
Firebird Software
|
6
,
DOS
|
Puzzle
|
6 lists
#41 Pikmin 4 (2023) (#624)
Eighting, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10
|
SW
|
Real-Time Strategy /
Puzzle
|
~18h
|
15 lists
#42 The Beatles: Rock Band (2009) (#634)
Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios
|
X360
,
Wii
,
PS3
|
Music
|
~4h
|
4 lists
#43 Thumper (2016) (#637)
Drool
|
WIN
,
3
,
XB1
,
PS4,
PSVR
,
SW
|
Music
|
~8h
|
11 lists
#44 Bomberman (1983) (#638)
Hudson Soft
|
4
,
NES
|
Strategy /
Maze /
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
7 lists
#45 Drop7 (2009) (#651)
Area/Code Entertainment
|
iOS,
AND
|
Puzzle
|
4 lists
#46 Gorogoa (2017) (#664)
Jason Roberts
|
WIN
,
iOS
,
XB1
,
PS4
,
SW
|
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
10 lists
#47 The Séance of Blake Manor (2025) (#667)
Spooky Doorway
|
WIN,
LIN
|
Adventure /
Puzzle
|
~15h
|
10 lists
#48 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007) (#668)
Budcat Creations, Neversoft Entertainment, Vicarious Visions
|
MAC,
WIN
,
PS2,
PS3
,
X360
,
Wii
|
Music
|
~8h
|
6 lists
#49 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (2007) (#677)
1st Playable Productions, Infinite Interactive, TransGaming Technologies, Vicious Cycle Software
|
WIN
,
PS2,
PSP
,
DS,
Wii
,
X360
|
Role-Playing /
Match-Three
|
~34h
|
5 lists
#50 Paradroid (1985) (#695)
Graftgold
|
C64
|
Shooter /
Puzzle
|
~1h
|
5 lists
#51 LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011) (#698)
Media Molecule
|
PS3
|
Puzzle-Platformer /
Sandbox
|
~7h
|
11 lists
#52 The Jackbox Party Pack (2014) (#700)
Jackbox Games
|
3
,
PS3,
PS4
,
XB1
|
Party
|
~3h
|
4 lists
#53 Monument Valley (2014) (#710)
Ustwo Games
|
iOS,
AND
|
Puzzle
|
~1h
|
7 lists
#54 Lumines Arise (2025) (#729)
Enhance, Monstars
|
WIN
,
PS5
|
Puzzle
|
~4h
|
9 lists
#55 Baba Is You (2019) (#736)
hempuli
|
3
,
SW
|
Puzzle
|
~8h
|
18 lists
#56 Bomberman / Dyna Blaster (1990) (#754)
Hudson Soft
|
DOS
,
AST,
AMI
,
TG16
|
Action /
Party /
Maze
|
~4h
|
5 lists
#57 Bomberman / Atomic Punk / Dynablaster (1991) (#769)
Irem
|
ARC
|
Strategy /
Maze /
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
5 lists
#58 Dr. Mario (1990) (#772)
Nintendo
|
ARC
,
NES,
GB
|
Puzzle
|
~3h
|
6 lists
#59 Catherine (2011) (#774)
Atlus
|
X360
,
PS3
|
Puzzle
|
~13h
|
10 lists
#60 Impossible Mission (1984) (#778)
Epyx
|
5
|
Puzzle /
Platform
|
~3h
|
5 lists
#61 Beat Saber (2019) (#784)
Beat Games, Hyperbolic Magnetism
|
WIN
,
PS4,
PS5
,
VR
|
Music
|
~6h
|
7 lists
#62 Amplitude (2003) (#788)
Harmonix Music Systems
|
PS2
|
Music
|
~4h
|
4 lists
#63 Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007) (#795)
LEVEL-5
|
DS
|
Adventure /
Puzzle
|
~12h
|
6 lists
#64 Animal Well (2024) (#802)
Shared Memory
|
WIN
,
SW
,
PS5
,
XBXS
|
Puzzle /
Metroidvania
|
~7h
|
25 lists
#65 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) (#808)
Simogo
|
WIN
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
|
Puzzle
|
~17h
|
21 lists
#66 Blast Corps (1997) (#828)
Rare
|
N64
|
Action /
Puzzle
|
~8h
|
10 lists
#67 Unpacking (2021) (#849)
Witch Beam
|
WIN
,
XB1
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
|
Puzzle
|
~4h
|
12 lists
#68 Meteos (2005) (#850)
Q Entertainment
|
DS
|
Puzzle
|
~5h
|
4 lists
#69 VVVVVV (2010) (#855)
Distractionware, Terry Cavanagh
|
3
,
3DS
|
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~2h
|
5 lists
#70 Frequency (2001) (#857)
Harmonix Music Systems
|
PS2
|
Music
|
~2h
|
3 lists
#71 Vib-Ribbon (1999) (#867)
NanaOn-Sha
|
PS
|
Music
|
~36m
|
3 lists
#72 Devil's Crush (1990) (#881)
Compile
|
TG16
,
GEN
|
Party
|
~1h
|
4 lists
#73 Bejeweled (2001) (#907)
PopCap Games
|
WIN
|
Match-Three
|
~1h
|
4 lists
#74 Space Channel 5 (1999) (#917)
United Game Artists
|
DC
,
PS2
|
Music
|
~2h
|
4 lists
#75 Universal Paperclips (2017) (#921)
Frank Lantz
|
3
|
Clicker /
Puzzle
|
~7h
|
5 lists
#76 Dorfromantik (2022) (#925)
Toukana Interactive
|
WIN
,
SW
|
Strategy /
Puzzle
|
~5h
|
5 lists
#77 Frog Fractions (2012) (#926)
Twinbeard Studios
|
BR
|
Educational
|
~1h
|
3 lists
#78 World of Goo (2008) (#937)
2D Boy
|
3
,
Wii
,
iOS,
AND
|
Puzzle
|
~6h
|
5 lists
#79 Boulder Dash (1984) (#940)
First Star Software
|
ARC
,
7
,
CV
|
Maze /
Puzzle
|
~3h
|
6 lists
#80 Cocoon (2023) (#946)
Geometric Interactive
|
WIN
,
XB1,
XBXS
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
|
Adventure /
Puzzle
|
~5h
|
18 lists
#81 Sayonara Wild Hearts (2019) (#956)
Simogo
|
MAC,
WIN
,
iOS
,
XB1
,
PS4
,
SW
|
Action /
Music
|
~1h
|
17 lists
#82 Among Us (2018) (#957)
Innersloth
|
WIN
,
iOS,
AND
|
Party
|
~9h
|
11 lists
#83 The Talos Principle (2014) (#976)
Croteam
|
3
,
iOS,
AND
,
PS4
|
Puzzle
|
~16h
|
6 lists
#84 Pinball Dreams (1992) (#978)
Digital Illusions
|
DOS
,
AMI
|
Party
|
~18m
|
4 lists
#85 Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move 2 (1995) (#985)
Taito
|
ARC
,
DOS
,
SAT
,
PS
|
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
4 lists
#86 The Typing of the Dead (1999) (#990)
WOW Entertainment
|
ARC
,
WIN
,
DC
|
Educational /
Horror
|
~1h
|
4 lists
#87 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#999)
Sonic Team
|
ARC
,
MAC,
WIN
,
DC
,
PS2,
PSP
,
3
,
Xbox
|
Puzzle
|
~1h
|
3 lists
#88 We Love Katamari (2005) (#1004)
Keita Takahashi, NOW Production
|
PS2
|
Action /
Puzzle
|
~7h
|
3 lists
#89 Qix (1981) (#1011)
Taito
|
ARC
,
3
,
A52
,
NES
|
Puzzle
|
~42m
|
5 lists
#90 Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (1996) (#1022)
Backbone Entertainment, Capcom
|
ARC
,
SAT
,
PS
|
Puzzle
|
~54m
|
4 lists
#91 DJ Hero (2009) (#1032)
FreeStyleGames
|
PS2,
PS3
,
X360
,
Wii
|
Music
|
~8h
|
3 lists
#92 TrackMania (2003) (#1041)
Nadeo
|
WIN
|
Puzzle /
Racing
|
~8h
|
2 lists
#93 The Lost Vikings (1993) (#1046)
Silicon & Synapse
|
DOS
,
AMI,
CD32
,
GEN
,
SNES
|
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~10h
|
6 lists
#94 Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (2005) (#1049)
iNiS
|
DS
|
Music
|
~4h
|
2 lists
#95 Puyo Puyo (1991) (#1074)
Compile
|
ARC
,
3
,
3
,
GEN,
GG
|
Puzzle
|
~1h
|
3 lists
#96 Tetris DS (2006) (#1077)
Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 2
|
DS
|
Puzzle
|
~10h
|
4 lists
#97 Gitaroo Man (2001) (#1081)
iNiS
|
PS2
|
Music
|
~3h
|
3 lists
#98 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (2010) (#1085)
Capcom
|
DS
|
Adventure /
Puzzle
|
~12h
|
3 lists
#99 Neon White (2022) (#1089)
Ben Esposito
|
WIN
,
PS4,
PS5
,
SW
|
Puzzle-Platformer /
First-Person Shooter
|
~10h
|
22 lists
#100 Bomberman Live (2007) (#1105)
Hudson Soft
|
X360
|
Action /
Puzzle
|
3 lists
Tetris
1985
Portal 2
2011
Portal
2007
Inside
2016
Braid
2008
Lemmings
1991
Papers, Please
2013
The Witness
2016
Limbo
2010
Tetris Effect
2018
Katamari Damacy
2004
Fez
2012
Rock Band
2007
Hearthstone
2014
Guitar Hero
2005
Rock Band 2
2008
Rock Band 3
2010
Super Bomberman
1993
Guitar Hero II
2006
PaRappa the Rapper
1996
Lode Runner
1983
Super Monkey Ball
2001
Peggle
2007
Donkey Kong
1994
Elite Beat Agents
2006
Tetris Attack
1995
Hi-Fi Rush
2023
Angry Birds
2009
Untitled Goose Game
2019
Arkanoid
1986
Threes!
2014
WarioWare: Twisted!
2004
Super Bomberman 2
1994
Pikmin 4
2023
Thumper
2016
Bomberman
1983
Drop7
2009
Gorogoa
2017
Paradroid
1985
LittleBigPlanet 2
2011
Monument Valley
2014
Lumines Arise
2025
Baba Is You
2019
Dr. Mario
1990
Catherine
2011
Impossible Mission
1984
Beat Saber
2019
Amplitude
2003
Animal Well
2024
Blast Corps
1997
Unpacking
2021
Meteos
2005
VVVVVV
2010
Frequency
2001
Vib-Ribbon
1999
Devil's Crush
1990
Bejeweled
2001
Space Channel 5
1999
Universal Paperclips
2017
Dorfromantik
2022
Frog Fractions
2012
World of Goo
2008
Boulder Dash
1984
Cocoon
2023
Sayonara Wild Hearts
2019
Among Us
2018
The Talos Principle
2014
Pinball Dreams
1992
Puyo Pop Fever
2003
We Love Katamari
2005
Qix
1981
DJ Hero
2009
TrackMania
2003
The Lost Vikings
1993
Puyo Puyo
1991
Tetris DS
2006
Gitaroo Man
2001
Neon White
2022
Bomberman Live
2007
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