Acclaimed Video Games

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

Updated: October 16, 2026

Most Acclaimed Xbox 360 Games of All Time

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#1 BioShock (2007) (#13)

2K Australia, 2K Boston | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 92 lists

#2 Portal 2 (2011) (#15)

Valve | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Puzzle-Platformer | ~8h | 106 lists

#3 Mass Effect 2 (2010) (#18)

BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~25h | 109 lists

#4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) (#19)

Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~35h | 117 lists

#5 Grand Theft Auto V (2013) (#20)

Rockstar North | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~32h | 100 lists

#6 Red Dead Redemption (2010) (#23)

Rockstar North, Rockstar San Diego | X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~18h | 96 lists

#7 Portal (2007) (#25)

Valve | WIN, X360, PS3 | Puzzle-Platformer | ~3h | 68 lists

#8 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) (#27)

Infinity Ward | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 80 lists

#9 Dark Souls (2011) (#32)

FromSoftware | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~42h | 89 lists

#10 Minecraft (2011) (#37)

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

#11 Fallout 3 (2008) (#57)

Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~22h | 63 lists

#12 Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) (#64)

Rockstar North | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~27h | 51 lists

#13 Batman: Arkham City (2011) (#73)

Rocksteady Studios | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 73 lists

#14 The Walking Dead (2012) (#75)

Telltale Games | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3, iOS | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~12h | 68 lists

#15 Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) (#77)

Rocksteady Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 45 lists

#16 Halo 3 (2007) (#80)

Bungie | X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 38 lists

#17 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) (#95)

Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~28h | 43 lists

#18 Braid (2008) (#96)

Number None Inc. | WIN, X360 | Puzzle-Platformer | ~5h | 45 lists

#19 Spelunky (2012) (#99)

BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, X360, PS3, PSV | Roguelike / Platform | ~20h | 39 lists

#20 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) (#114)

Kojima Productions | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~46h | 60 lists

#21 Mass Effect (2007) (#115)

BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360 | Action RPG | ~17h | 34 lists

#22 Assassin's Creed 2 (2009) (#127)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~19h | 35 lists

#23 Team Fortress 2 (2007) (#131)

Valve | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~287h | 38 lists

#24 Left 4 Dead (2008) (#134)

Certain Affinity, Turtle Rock Studios, Valve | WIN, X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 34 lists

#25 Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) (#140)

Turtle Rock Studios, Valve | MAC, WIN, X360 | Horror / First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 34 lists

#26 BioShock Infinite (2013) (#142)

Irrational Games | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 53 lists

#27 Fallout: New Vegas (2010) (#144)

Obsidian Entertainment | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~27h | 37 lists

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

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

#29 Dishonored (2012) (#167)

Arkane Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~12h | 50 lists

#30 Street Fighter IV (2008) (#170)

Dimps | ARC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Fighting | ~2h | 31 lists

#31 Gears of War (2006) (#172)

Epic Games | WIN, X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 32 lists

#32 Dead Space (2008) (#183)

EA Redwood Shores | WIN, X360, PS3 | Horror | ~11h | 29 lists

#33 Limbo (2010) (#189)

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

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

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

#35 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) (#203)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, WiiU | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~23h | 44 lists

#36 Fez (2012) (#208)

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

#37 Destiny (2014) (#209)

Bungie | X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 39 lists

#38 Dragon Age: Origins (2009) (#216)

BioWare Edmonton | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Role-Playing | ~40h | 24 lists

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

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

#40 Mass Effect 3 (2012) (#220)

BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / Third-Person Shooter | ~24h | 38 lists

#41 Gears of War 2 (2008) (#230)

Epic Games | X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 25 lists

#42 Rock Band (2007) (#231)

Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios | PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~9h | 22 lists

#43 Borderlands 2 (2012) (#235)

Gearbox Software | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~30h | 37 lists

#44 Hitman: Blood Money (2006) (#248)

IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, Xbox, X360 | Stealth | ~12h | 17 lists

#45 Fable II (2008) (#255)

Lionhead Studios | X360 | Action RPG | ~13h | 23 lists

#46 Bayonetta (2009) (#256)

Nex Entertainment, PlatinumGames | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~12h | 22 lists

#47 Rock Band 2 (2008) (#258)

Harmonix Music Systems | PS2, PS3, X360, Wii | Music | ~10h | 15 lists

#48 Burnout Paradise (2008) (#282)

Criterion Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Racing | ~13h | 17 lists

#49 Alien: Isolation (2014) (#287)

The Creative Assembly | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Horror / Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~18h | 25 lists

#50 Rock Band 3 (2010) (#296)

Backbone Entertainment, Harmonix Music Systems | X360, Wii, PS3 | Music | ~9h | 23 lists

#51 Far Cry 3 (2012) (#297)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~16h | 37 lists

#52 Bastion (2011) (#313)

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

#53 Diablo III (2012) (#320)

Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~18h | 23 lists

#54 Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011) (#327)

Eidos Montréal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~22h | 29 lists

#55 Call of Duty 2 (2005) (#344)

Infinity Ward | WIN, X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 14 lists

#56 Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (2010) (#345)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~15h | 21 lists

#57 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (2005) (#348)

Activision | X360 | Shooter | ~4h | 10 lists

#58 Rayman Legends (2013) (#353)

Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, X360, XB1, 3, WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 24 lists

#59 Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015) (#362)

Crystal Dynamics | WIN, X360, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~13h | 32 lists

#60 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012) (#368)

Hidden Path Entertainment, Valve | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter / Tactical Shooter | ~141h | 15 lists

#61 Dead Space 2 (2011) (#382)

Visceral Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Horror | ~9h | 22 lists

#62 Guitar Hero II (2006) (#383)

Harmonix Music Systems | PS2, X360 | Music | ~8h | 16 lists

#63 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 / Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (2006) (#396)

Konami | WIN, PS2, X360 | Sports | ~29h | 10 lists

#64 Tomb Raider (2013) (#407)

Crystal Dynamics | MAC, WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 37 lists

#65 Spec Ops: The Line (2012) (#418)

Yager Development | WIN, X360, PS3 | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 22 lists

#66 Halo Reach (2010) (#428)

Bungie | X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 24 lists

#67 Dead Rising (2006) (#446)

Capcom Production Studio 1, QLOC | X360 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 11 lists

#68 Virtua Fighter 5 (2006) (#457)

Sega AM2 | ARC, X360, PS3 | Fighting | ~1h | 9 lists

#69 Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) (#461)

BioWare Edmonton | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action RPG | ~47h | 29 lists

#70 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011) (#463)

CD Projekt RED | MAC, WIN, X360 | Action RPG | ~24h | 18 lists

#71 Alan Wake (2010) (#464)

Remedy Entertainment | X360 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~11h | 15 lists

#72 Pac-Man Championship Edition (2007) (#466)

Namco Bandai Games, NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc. | X360 | Maze | ~2h | 10 lists

#73 Dragon's Dogma (2012) (#469)

Capcom | X360, PS3 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~37h | 13 lists

#74 Lost Odyssey (2007) (#496)

Feelplus, Mistwalker | X360 | Role-Playing / Turn-Based Tactics | ~50h | 9 lists

#75 Mirror's Edge (2008) (#498)

EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter / Platform | ~6h | 12 lists

#76 Saints Row: The Third (2011) (#511)

Volition | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~16h | 20 lists

#77 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 (2008) (#513)

Bizarre Creations | X360 | Shooter | ~3h | 11 lists

#78 Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (2014) (#517)

Monolith Productions | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~16h | 33 lists

#79 Borderlands (2009) (#518)

Feral Interactive, Gearbox Software | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter | ~22h | 11 lists

#80 Gears of War 3 (2011) (#519)

Epic Games | X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 16 lists

#81 Rayman Origins (2011) (#542)

Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, X360, Wii, 3DS, PS3, PSV | Platform | ~11h | 18 lists

#82 Plants vs. Zombies (2009) (#553)

PopCap Games | MAC, WIN, X360, iOS, AND | Strategy | ~8h | 9 lists

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

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

#84 F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon (2005) (#558)

Monolith Productions | WIN, X360, PS3 | Horror / First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 7 lists

#85 Dark Souls 2 (2014) (#563)

FromSoftware | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~43h | 22 lists

#86 Vanquish (2010) (#565)

PlatinumGames | X360, PS3 | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 13 lists

#87 Forza Motorsport 4 (2011) (#569)

Turn 10 Studios | X360 | Racing | ~30h | 12 lists

#88 Crackdown (2007) (#580)

Realtime Worlds | X360 | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 7 lists

#89 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) (#597)

Infinity Ward | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 11 lists

#90 Titanfall (2014) (#599)

Respawn Entertainment | WIN, X360, XB1 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 17 lists

#91 Wolfenstein: The New Order (2014) (#610)

MachineGames | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 15 lists

#92 Halo 4 (2012) (#635)

343 Industries | X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 19 lists

#93 Castle Crashers (2008) (#639)

The Behemoth | X360 | Beat 'em Up | ~7h | 7 lists

#94 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (2013) (#643)

Starbreeze Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Adventure | ~3h | 14 lists

#95 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (2010) (#647)

EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter / Tactical Shooter | ~7h | 11 lists

#96 The Beatles: Rock Band (2009) (#649)

Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios | X360, Wii, PS3 | Music | ~4h | 4 lists

#97 L.A. Noire (2011) (#654)

Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North, Team Bondi | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~22h | 18 lists

#98 Far Cry 2 (2008) (#667)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~17h | 7 lists

#99 Sleeping Dogs (2012) (#673)

Square Enix London Studios, United Front Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 13 lists

#100 Tales From the Borderlands (2015) (#677)

Telltale Games | MAC, WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, iOS, AND | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~11h | 14 lists