Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.

Updated: October 26, 2025

Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2005

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#1 Resident Evil 4 (2005) (#9)

Capcom Production Studio 4 | WIN, PS2, GC, Wii | Horror | ~16h | 87 lists

#2 Shadow of the Colossus (2005) (#11)

Team Ico | PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~10h | 72 lists

#3 Sid Meier's Civilization IV (2005) (#103)

Firaxis Games | MAC, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~13h | 30 lists

#4 God of War (2005) (#129)

SCE Santa Monica Studio | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~9h | 31 lists

#5 Psychonauts (2005) (#222)

Double Fine Productions | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 20 lists

#6 Guitar Hero (2005) (#239)

Harmonix Music Systems | PS2 | Music | ~5h | 22 lists

#7 Battlefield 2 (2005) (#242)

Digital Illusions CE | WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 14 lists

#8 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (2005) (#243)

Capcom Production Studio 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~12h | 19 lists

#9 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (2005) (#244)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 17 lists

#10 Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (#299)

Square Enix Business Division 3, Square Enix Product Development Division 1 | PS2 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~32h | 15 lists

#11 Call of Duty 2 (2005) (#332)

Infinity Ward | WIN, X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~8h | 13 lists

#12 Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved (2005) (#341)

Activision | X360 | Shooter | ~4h | 9 lists

#13 Killer7 (2005) (#453)

Engine Software, Grasshopper Manufacture | PS2, GC | Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter | ~14h | 9 lists

#14 F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon (2005) (#507)

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

#15 Mario Kart DS (2005) (#572)

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1 | DS | Kart Racing | ~5h | 6 lists

#16 Animal Crossing: Wild World (2005) (#658)

Nintendo EAD | DS | Life Simulation | ~68h | 7 lists

#17 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 (2005) (#661)

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Football (Association) / Sports | ~14h | 5 lists

#18 Burnout Revenge (2005) (#703)

Criterion Games | PS2, Xbox, X360 | Racing | ~16h | 5 lists

#19 Jade Empire (2005) (#725)

BioWare | Xbox | Action RPG | ~18h | 5 lists

#20 Advance Wars: Dual Strike (2005) (#749)

Intelligent Systems | DS | Turn-Based Strategy | ~24h | 4 lists

#21 Guild Wars / Guild Wars Prophecies (2005) (#784)

ArenaNet | WIN | Massively Multiplayer / Action RPG | ~75h | 5 lists

#22 Meteos (2005) (#819)

Q Entertainment | DS | Puzzle | ~5h | 4 lists

#23 SWAT 4 (2005) (#836)

Irrational Games | WIN | Tactical Shooter | ~9h | 3 lists

#24 Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) (#920)

EA Black Box, EA Redwood Shores | WIN, X360 | Racing | ~20h | 4 lists

#25 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005) (#949)

Intelligent Systems, Nintendo | GC | Tactical RPG | ~33h | 3 lists

#26 We Love Katamari (2005) (#971)

Keita Takahashi, NOW Production | PS2 | Action / Puzzle | ~7h | 3 lists

Capcom Production Studio 4

GC, Wii, PS2, WIN

Horror

~16h

87 lists

Resident Evil 4 2005

#11

Team Ico

PS2

Action-Adventure

~10h

72 lists

Shadow of the Colossus 2005

#103

Firaxis Games

MAC, WIN

Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy

~13h

30 lists

Sid Meier's Civilization IV 2005

#129

SCE Santa Monica Studio

PS2

Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure

~9h

31 lists

God of War 2005

#222

Double Fine Productions

PS2, WIN, Xbox

Action-Adventure / Platform

~12h

20 lists

Psychonauts 2005

#239

Harmonix Music Systems

PS2

Music

~5h

22 lists

Guitar Hero 2005

#242

Digital Illusions CE

WIN

First-Person Shooter

~8h

14 lists

Battlefield 2 2005

#243

Capcom Production Studio 1

PS2

Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure

~12h

19 lists

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening 2005

#244

Ubisoft Montreal

GC, PS2, WIN, Xbox

Action-Adventure / Stealth

~13h

17 lists

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 2005

#10

#299

Square Enix Business Division 3, Square Enix Product Development Division 1

PS2

Hack and Slash / Action RPG

~32h

15 lists

Kingdom Hearts II 2005

#11

#332

Infinity Ward

WIN, X360

First-Person Shooter

~8h

13 lists

Call of Duty 2 2005

#12

#341

Activision

X360

Shooter

~4h

9 lists

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2005

#13

#453

Engine Software, Grasshopper Manufacture

GC, PS2

Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter

~14h

9 lists

Killer7 2005

#14

#507

Monolith Productions

PS3, WIN, X360

Horror / First-Person Shooter

~8h

7 lists

F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon 2005

#15

#572

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1

Kart Racing

~5h

6 lists

Mario Kart DS 2005

#16

#658

Nintendo EAD

Life Simulation

~68h

7 lists

Animal Crossing: Wild World 2005

#17

#661

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo

PS2, WIN, Xbox

Football (Association) / Sports

~14h

5 lists

Pro Evolution Soccer 5 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 2005

#18

#703

Criterion Games

PS2, Xbox, X360

Racing

~16h

5 lists

Burnout Revenge 2005

#19

#725

BioWare

Xbox

Action RPG

~18h

5 lists

Jade Empire 2005

#20

#749

Intelligent Systems

Turn-Based Strategy

~24h

4 lists

Advance Wars: Dual Strike 2005

#21

#784

ArenaNet

WIN

Massively Multiplayer / Action RPG

~75h

5 lists

Guild Wars / Guild Wars Prophecies 2005

#22

#819

Q Entertainment

Puzzle

~5h

4 lists

Meteos 2005

#23

#836

Irrational Games

WIN

Tactical Shooter

~9h

3 lists

SWAT 4 2005

#24

#920

EA Black Box, EA Redwood Shores

WIN, X360

Racing

~20h

4 lists

Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005

#25

#949

Intelligent Systems, Nintendo

Tactical RPG

~33h

3 lists

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance 2005

#26

#971

Keita Takahashi, NOW Production

PS2

Action / Puzzle

~7h

3 lists

We Love Katamari 2005

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