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
201
Super Mario Bros. 2
1988
202
Star Fox 64 / Lylat Wars
1997
203
Mortal Kombat II
1993
204
Nights Into Dreams
1996
205
Street Fighter III
1997
206
Yakuza 0
2015
207
Robotron: 2084
1982
208
Contra III: The Alien Wars / Super Probotector: Alien Rebels
1992
209
Kingdom Hearts
2002
210
Unreal Tournament
1999
211
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
2006
212
It Takes Two
2021
213
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
2018
214
Resident Evil 4
2023
215
The Last Guardian
2016
216
Cuphead
2017
217
EverQuest
1999
218
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
2004
219
Heavy Rain
2010
220
Kingdom Hearts II
2005
221
Splatoon
2015
222
Syndicate
1993
223
Wolfenstein 3D
1992
224
Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
2013
225
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! / Minigame Mania
2003
226
Valkyria Chronicles
2008
227
Diablo III
2012
228
Pitfall!
1982
229
Alan Wake II
2023
230
Bastion
2011
231
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
1992
232
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
2003
233
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
2001
234
Super Castlevania IV
1991
235
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
2004
236
Sonic CD
1993
237
Super Bomberman
1993
238
Ninja Gaiden
2004
239
F-Zero GX
2003
240
Hitman
2016
241
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
2008
242
Super Mario 3D World
2013
243
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
2011
244
Fallout 4
2015
245
Destiny 2
2017
246
Banjo-Kazooie
1998
247
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
1996
248
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
2021
249
Call of Duty 2
2005
250
Rise of the Tomb Raider
2015
251
Vagrant Story
2000
252
Streets of Rage 2 / Bare Knuckle II
1992
253
Superhot / Superhot VR
2016
254
Ori and the Blind Forest
2015
255
Returnal
2021
256
Ghost of Tsushima
2020
257
Wave Race 64
1996
258
Dead Space 2
2011
259
Bubble Bobble
1986
260
Psychonauts 2
2021
261
Star Fox / Starwing
1993
262
No Man's Sky
2016
263
Quake II
1997
264
Fire Emblem: Awakening
2012
265
Mega Man X
1993
266
Tomb Raider
2013
267
Mafia
2002
268
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
2012
269
Jet Grind Radio / Jet Set Radio
2000
270
OutRun
1986
271
Virtua Fighter 2
1994
272
Saturn Bomberman
1996
273
Rayman Legends
2013
274
The Binding of Isaac
2011
275
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
1997
276
Gunstar Heroes
1993
277
God of War III
2010
278
Metroid Dread
2021
279
Lode Runner
1983
280
Forza Horizon 5
2021
281
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
2008
282
R-Type
1987
283
Super Monkey Ball
2001
284
Castlevania
1986
285
Ninja Gaiden
1988
286
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
1987
287
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
2020
288
Perfect Dark
2000
289
Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
2000
290
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2024
291
Final Fantasy XII
2006
292
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
2010
293
Flashback
1992
294
Spec Ops: The Line
2012
295
TowerFall / TowerFall: Ascension
2013
296
Devil May Cry
2001
297
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
2006
298
Dungeon Master
1987
299
Apex Legends
2019
300
Forza Horizon 4
2018
301
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
2004
302
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
2011
303
Call of Duty
2003
304
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
2017
305
Alone in the Dark
1992
306
Pac-Man Championship Edition
2007
307
Peggle
2007
308
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat
1995
309
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
2023
310
Skies of Arcadia
2000
311
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
2002
312
F-Zero
1990
313
Worms Armageddon
1999
314
Dragon Age: Inquisition
2014
315
Phantasy Star Online
2000
316
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
1999
317
Missile Command
1980
318
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe
1990
319
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
2002
320
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
1999
321
Marble Madness
1984
322
Star Control II: The Ur-Quan Masters
1992
323
Batman: Arkham Knight
2015
324
The World Ends With You
2007
325
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
2002
326
Ghosts 'n Goblins
1985
327
Cyberpunk 2077
2020
328
Star Wars
1983
329
Tekken 2
1995
330
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
1998
331
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
2004
332
Star Wars: X-Wing
1993
333
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (& Knuckles)
1994
334
Dragon's Dogma
2012
335
Jet Set Radio Future
2002
336
Gran Turismo 4
2004
337
Viewtiful Joe
2003
338
FreeSpace 2
1999
339
Untitled Goose Game
2019
340
Crysis
2007
341
Killer7
2005
342
Worms
1995
343
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
2002
344
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
2011
345
Ultima / Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness
1981
346
Tempest 2000
1994
347
Tetris Attack
1995
348
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
2013
349
Crazy Taxi
1999
350
Dark Souls 3
2016
351
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
1992
352
Eve Online
2003
353
M.U.L.E.
1983
354
Doom Eternal
2020
355
Mortal Kombat
1992
356
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
2011
357
Archon: The Light and the Dark
1983
358
Dead Cells
2018
359
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
2017
360
Paper Mario
2000
361
Far Cry
2004
362
Borderlands
2009
363
Silent Hill
1999
364
Final Fight
1989
365
Virtua Fighter 5
2006
366
Angry Birds
2009
367
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2
2008
368
Stray
2022
369
Hitman 2
2018
370
Virtua Fighter
1993
371
Dark Souls 2
2014
372
Donkey Kong
1994
373
Arkanoid
1986
374
Conker's Bad Fur Day
2001
375
Saints Row: The Third
2011
376
Super Smash Bros.
1999
377
Elite Beat Agents
2006
378
Wing Commander
1990
379
Mirror's Edge
2008
380
Vanquish
2010
381
Plants vs. Zombies
2009
382
Tomb Raider II
1997
383
Micro Machines
1991
384
F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon
2005
385
Dead Rising
2006
386
Rayman Origins
2011
387
Dungeon Keeper
1997
388
Final Fantasy VII Remake
2020
389
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
2015
390
ActRaiser
1990
391
Unreal Tournament 2004
2004
392
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
2010
393
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
2014
394
Virtua Racing
1992
395
Sensible Soccer: European Champions / 92/93 / International Edition / Championship Soccer '94
1992
396
Final Fantasy V
1992
397
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
1986
398
Final Fantasy
1987
399
Grand Theft Auto
1997
400
Halo Reach
2010
401
Nidhogg
2014
402
God Hand
2006
403
Tearaway
2013
404
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
2007
405
Pilotwings
1990
406
Descent
1995
407
Metal Slug
1996
408
Super Punch-Out!!
1994
409
Mega Man 3
1990
410
Counter-Strike: Source
2004
411
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
2020
412
Total War: Warhammer III
2022
413
Bully
2006
414
Spelunky 2
2020
415
Virtua Fighter 4
2001
416
WarioWare: Twisted!
2004
417
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
2020
418
Super Bomberman 2
1994
419
Super Mario Sunshine
2002
420
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
2002
421
Cave Story
2004
422
Mark of the Ninja
2012
423
Pikmin 2
2004
424
Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver
2009
425
Wolfenstein: The New Order
2014
426
Guardian Heroes
1996
427
Alan Wake
2010
428
Super Hexagon
2012
429
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
2021
430
Return to Monkey Island
2022
431
Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald
2002
432
Joust
1982
433
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4
1998
434
UFO 50
2024
435
SSX Tricky
2001
436
Tecmo Bowl
1987
437
Unreal
1998
438
Shenmue II
2001
439
Manic Miner
1983
440
Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits
1993
441
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
2017
442
The Operative: No One Lives Forever
2000
443
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi
1991
444
Head over Heels
1987
445
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS
2014
446
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way
2002
447
System Shock
1994
448
A Plague Tale: Innocence
2019
449
Killzone 2
2009
450
Bionic Commando
1988
451
The Witcher
2007
452
Far Cry 4
2014
453
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
2010
454
Gears of War 3
2011
455
Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse
1989
456
Bomberman
1983
457
Far Cry 2
2008
458
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
2010
459
Thumper
2016
460
Phantasy Star II
1989
461
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
2007
462
Frogger
1981
463
SSX 3
2003
464
Resident Evil - Code: Veronica
2000
465
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time
1991
466
Titanfall
2014
467
Sleeping Dogs
2012
468
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
2024
469
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
2019
470
The Longest Journey
1999
471
Street Fighter Alpha 3
1998
472
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines
1998
473
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
1987
474
Cannon Fodder
1993
475
Assassin's Creed Origins
2017
476
L.A. Noire
2011
477
South Park: The Stick of Truth
2014
478
Metroid 2: Return of Samus
1991
479
The Outer Worlds
2019
480
Kid Icarus
1986
481
Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker
2010
482
Battlezone
1980
483
Baseball Stars
1989
484
Centipede
1981
485
Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds / Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
2011
486
Gradius / Nemesis
1985
487
Fable
2004
488
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
1999
489
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
2010
490
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3
1994
491
LittleBigPlanet 2
2011
492
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
1988
493
IL-2 Sturmovik
2001
494
BioShock 2
2010
495
Power Stone 2
2000
496
Killer Instinct
1994
497
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
1995
498
ESPN NFL 2K5
2004
499
Tempest
1981
500
Mortal Kombat 11
2019
501
Paradroid
1985
502
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
2024
503
Animal Well
2024
504
Transistor
2014
505
R-Type Final
2003
506
Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter
1997
507
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
2013
508
Halo 4
2012
509
Return Fire
1995
510
Castle Crashers
2008
511
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2009
512
Shinobi
1987
513
Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins
1992
514
Samurai Shodown II / Shin Samurai Spirits: Haōmaru Jigokuhen
1994
515
Starsiege: Tribes
1998
516
Manhunt
2003
517
Battlefield 3
2011
518
Astro Bot Rescue Mission
2018
519
Burnout Revenge
2005
520
1080° Snowboarding
1998
521
Baba Is You
2019
522
Super Mario 3D Land
2011
523
Little Big Adventure / Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure
1994
524
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords
2004
525
Beat Saber
2019
526
Bomberman '94 / Mega Bomberman
1993
527
Defense of the Ancients (DotA)
2004
528
Crimson Skies
2000
529
Mortal Kombat
2011
530
Golden Axe
1989
531
Mega Man
1987
532
Pilotwings 64
1996
533
Combat
1977
534
Hyper Light Drifter
2016
535
Call of Duty: Black Ops
2010
536
Bomberman / Dyna Blaster
1990
537
Jade Empire
2005
538
Tekken
1994
539
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap
1989
540
Desperados III
2020
541
Nier
2010
542
Tales From the Borderlands
2015
543
Crackdown
2007
544
Impossible Mission
1984
545
Kirby's Adventure
1993
546
Mario Bros.
1983
547
Earthworm Jim
1994
548
Bomberman / Atomic Punk / Dynablaster
1991
549
Battlezone
1998
550
Breakout
1976
551
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
1994
552
Driver / Driver: You Are the Wheelman
1999
553
Genshin Impact
2020
554
Spy Hunter
1984
555
Catherine
2011
556
Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis
2001
557
Battlefield 4
2013
558
Among Us
2018
559
Time Crisis
1995
560
Thief: Deadly Shadows
2004
561
F-Zero X
1998
562
California Games
1987
563
Ape Escape
1999
564
Myth: The Fallen Lords
1997
565
Strider / Strider Hiryū
1989
566
Sea of Thieves
2018
567
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
1997
568
Wii Sports Resort
2009
569
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
2011
570
Halo Infinite
2021
571
Stunt Car Racer / Stunt Track Racer
1989
572
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
2003
573
Pokémon Black/White
2010
574
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
1998
575
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
1995
576
Guild Wars / Guild Wars Prophecies
2005
577
Overcooked
2016
578
Monster Hunter Freedom 2 / Unite
2007
579
Jak II: Renegade
2003
580
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
2001
581
Jet Set Willy
1984
582
Saints Row IV
2013
583
The Revenge of Shinobi / The Super Shinobi
1989
584
Street Fighter 6
2023
585
Outcast
1999
586
Shadow Complex
2009
587
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
2003
588
Warlords
1981
589
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
2014
590
Resident Evil
2002
591
Punch-Out!!
2009
592
Gris
2018
593
Resogun
2013
594
Prey
2017
595
Grand Theft Auto 2
1999
596
Hi-Fi Rush
2023
597
Wipeout 3
1999
598
Meteos
2005
599
International Karate +
1987
600
Blast Corps
1997