Most Acclaimed Action Games of All Time
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2017
2
The Last of Us
2013
3
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
1998
4
Half-Life 2
2004
5
The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
2015
6
Super Mario 64
1996
7
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
1991
8
Resident Evil 4
2005
9
Super Mario World
1990
10
Shadow of the Colossus
2005
11
Mass Effect 2
2010
12
BioShock
2007
13
Portal 2
2011
14
Elden Ring
2022
15
Doom
1993
16
World of Warcraft
2004
17
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
2011
18
Grand Theft Auto V
2013
19
Super Metroid
1994
20
Red Dead Redemption
2010
21
Street Fighter II
1991
22
Portal
2007
23
Metal Gear Solid
1998
24
Halo: Combat Evolved
2001
25
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
2007
26
Super Mario Bros. 3
1988
27
God of War
2018
28
Dark Souls
2011
29
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
1997
30
Bloodborne
2015
31
GoldenEye 007
1997
32
Red Dead Redemption 2
2018
33
Half-Life
1998
34
Deus Ex
2000
35
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
2009
36
Metroid Prime
2002
37
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
2004
38
Hades
2020
39
Diablo II
2000
40
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2003
41
Super Mario Odyssey
2017
42
Baldur's Gate 3
2023
43
Fallout 3
2008
44
Super Mario Galaxy
2007
45
The Last of Us Part II
2020
46
Super Mario Bros.
1985
47
Ico
2001
48
Grand Theft Auto III
2001
49
Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow
1996
50
Overwatch
2016
51
Grand Theft Auto IV
2008
52
Tomb Raider
1996
53
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
2002
54
The Walking Dead
2012
55
Counter-Strike / Counter-Strike 1.6
2000
56
Ōkami
2006
57
Outer Wilds
2019
58
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
2004
59
Batman: Arkham City
2011
60
Super Mario Galaxy 2
2010
61
Resident Evil
1996
62
Inside
2016
63
Nier: Automata
2017
64
System Shock 2
1999
65
Super Smash Bros. Melee
2001
66
Batman: Arkham Asylum
2009
67
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
2002
68
Spelunky
2012
69
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
2002
70
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
2000
71
Halo 3
2007
72
The Legend of Zelda
1986
73
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
1995
74
Fortnite
2017
75
Sonic the Hedgehog
1991
76
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
2006
77
Rocket League
2015
78
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
2018
79
Mega Man 2
1988
80
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
2016
81
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2003
82
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
2000
83
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
2023
84
EarthBound / Mother 2: Gīgu no Gyakushū
1994
85
Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
2014
86
Assassin's Creed 2
2009
87
Team Fortress 2
2007
88
Doom
2016
89
Mass Effect
2007
90
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2015
91
Celeste
2018
92
Left 4 Dead
2008
93
Donkey Kong
1981
94
Secret of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2
1993
95
Titanfall 2
2016
96
League of Legends
2009
97
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
2012
98
Lemmings
1991
99
God of War
2005
100
Star Wars: TIE Fighter
1994
101
Astro Bot
2024
102
Advance Wars
2001
103
BioShock Infinite
2013
104
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
1991
105
Quake III: Arena
1999
106
Dishonored 2
2016
107
Ms. Pac-Man
1982
108
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
1991
109
Burnout 3: Takedown
2004
110
Horizon Zero Dawn
2017
111
Rez / Rez HD / Rez Infinite
2001
112
Dishonored
2012
113
Hitman 3 / World of Assassination
2021
114
Left 4 Dead 2
2009
115
Battlefield 1942
2002
116
Street Fighter IV
2008
117
Pac-Man
1980
118
Quake
1996
119
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
2001
120
PUBG: Battlegrounds
2017
121
Hotline Miami
2012
122
Gone Home
2013
123
Limbo
2010
124
Beyond Good & Evil
2003
125
Punch-Out!! / Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
1987
126
Half-Life: Alyx
2020
127
NBA Jam
1993
128
Dead Space
2008
129
Fallout: New Vegas
2010
130
Super Meat Boy
2010
131
Elite
1984
132
Pokémon Go
2016
133
Destiny
2014
134
Marvel's Spider-Man
2018
135
Monster Hunter: World
2018
136
Thief II: The Metal Age
2000
137
Halo 2
2004
138
Thief: The Dark Project
1998
139
God of War II
2007
140
Gears of War
2006
141
Prince of Persia
1989
142
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
2013
143
Soulcalibur
1998
144
Ikaruga
2001
145
Hollow Knight
2017
146
Resident Evil 2
1998
147
Life Is Strange
2015
148
Tekken 3
1997
149
Contra
1987
150
Donkey Kong Country
1994
151
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
1993
152
Borderlands 2
2012
153
Dota 2
2013
154
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
2023
155
Dragon Age: Origins
2009
156
Max Payne
2001
157
Pong
1972
158
Wipeout 2097 / Wipeout XL
1996
159
Gauntlet
1985
160
Duke Nukem 3D
1996
161
Super Mario Maker
2015
162
Resident Evil 2
2019
163
Ultima Online
1997
164
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
2024
165
StarCraft II
2010
166
Control
2019
167
Mario Kart 64
1996
168
Psychonauts
2005
169
Helldivers 2
2024
170
Death Stranding
2019
171
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
2019
172
Hitman: Blood Money
2006
173
Pokémon Gold/Silver/Crystal
1999
174
Gears of War 2
2008
175
Mass Effect 3
2012
176
Doom II
1994
177
Bayonetta
2009
178
Company of Heroes
2006
179
Metroid
1986
180
Battlefield 2
2005
181
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
2005
182
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
2005
183
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
2017
184
Another World / Out of This World
1991
185
Bayonetta 2
2014
186
Soulcalibur II
2002
187
Diablo
1997
188
Defender
1981
189
Xenoblade Chronicles
2010
190
Sid Meier's Pirates!
1987
191
Double Dragon
1987
192
Far Cry 3
2012
193
Demon's Souls
2009
194
Fable II
2008
195
God of War Ragnarök
2022
196
Asteroids
1979
197
Deathloop
2021
198
Burnout Paradise
2008
199
Shovel Knight
2014
200
Alien: Isolation
2014