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 2006
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#1 Ōkami (2006) (#66)
Clover Studio, HexaDrive | PS2, Wii | Action-Adventure | ~33h | 44 lists
#2 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) (#92)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~28h | 38 lists
#3 Gears of War (2006) (#187)
Epic Games | WIN, X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 27 lists
#4 Wii Sports (2006) (#199)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 | Wii | Sports | ~5h | 28 lists
#5 Hitman: Blood Money (2006) (#229)
IO Interactive | WIN, PS2, Xbox, X360 | Stealth | ~12h | 16 lists
#6 Company of Heroes (2006) (#238)
Relic Entertainment | WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~19h | 18 lists
#7 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) (#289)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | GC, Wii | Action-Adventure | ~37h | 18 lists
#8 Guitar Hero II (2006) (#376)
Harmonix Music Systems | PS2, X360 | Music | ~8h | 14 lists
#9 Final Fantasy XII (2006) (#387)
Square Enix Product Development Division 4 | PS2 | Role-Playing | ~61h | 10 lists
#10 OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) (#395)
Sumo Digital | WIN, PS2, PSP, Xbox | Racing | ~6h | 9 lists
#11 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 / Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (2006) (#406)
Konami | WIN, PS2, X360 | Sports | ~30h | 8 lists
#12 Virtua Fighter 5 (2006) (#480)
Sega AM2 | ARC, X360, PS3 | Fighting | ~1h | 8 lists
#13 Elite Beat Agents (2006) (#496)
iNiS | DS | Music | ~4h | 6 lists
#14 Dead Rising (2006) (#508)
Capcom Production Studio 1, QLOC | X360 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 9 lists
#15 God Hand (2006) (#532)
Clover Studio | PS2 | Beat 'em Up | ~13h | 5 lists
#16 Bully (2006) (#547)
Rockstar New England, Rockstar Vancouver | PS2 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 6 lists
#17 Mother 3 (2006) (#555)
Brownie Brown, HAL Laboratory | GBA | Role-Playing | ~25h | 6 lists
#18 Medieval II: Total War (2006) (#564)
The Creative Assembly | WIN | Real-Time Tactics / Turn-Based Strategy | ~31h | 7 lists
#19 DEFCON (2006) (#649)
Introversion Software | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~1h | 4 lists
#20 Dwarf Fortress (2006) (#687)
Bay 12 Games | 3 | Survival / Construction & Management / Roguelike | ~75h | 4 lists
#21 GTR 2: FIA GT Racing Game (2006) (#748)
Blimey! Games | WIN | Racing | ~12h | 4 lists
#22 Prey (2006) (#824)
Human Head Studios | 3, X360 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 4 lists
#23 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas (2006) (#879)
Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft Québec | WIN, PSP, PS3, X360 | First-Person Shooter / Tactical Shooter | ~8h | 4 lists
#24 Pokémon Diamond/Pearl (2006) (#882)
Game Freak | DS | Role-Playing | ~41h | 3 lists
#25 FlatOut 2 / Ultimate Carnage / Head On (2006) (#885)
Bugbear Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox, X360 | Action / Racing | ~12h | 4 lists
#26 Persona 3 / Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 (2006) (#907)
Atlus | PS2 | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~82h | 3 lists
#27 Microsoft Flight Simulator X (2006) (#931)
Microsoft Game Studios | WIN | Flight Simulation | ~182h | 3 lists
#28 Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (2006) (#970)
Funcom | WIN, Xbox | Adventure | ~12h | 3 lists
#29 Garry's Mod (2006) (#995)
Facepunch Studios | WIN | Sandbox | ~52h | 3 lists
#1
#66
Ōkami
2006
#2
#92
#3
#187
Gears of War
2006
#4
#199
Wii Sports
2006
#5
#229
Hitman: Blood Money
2006
#6
#238
Company of Heroes
2006
#7
#289
#8
#376
Guitar Hero II
2006
#9
#387
Final Fantasy XII
2006
#10
#395
#12
#480
Virtua Fighter 5
2006
#13
#496
Elite Beat Agents
2006
#14
#508
Dead Rising
2006
#15
#532
God Hand
2006
#16
#547
Bully
2006
#17
#555
Mother 3
2006
#18
#564
#19
#649
DEFCON
2006
#20
#687
Dwarf Fortress
2006
#21
#748
#22
#824
Prey
2006
#23
#879
#24
#882
#25
#885
#26
#907
#27
#931
#28
#970
#29
#995
Garry's Mod
2006
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