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 2015

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#1 The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (2015) (#6)

CD Projekt RED | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~52h | 108 lists

#2 Bloodborne (2015) (#33)

FromSoftware | PS4 | Action RPG | ~32h | 84 lists

#3 Undertale (2015) (#76)

tobyfox | 3 | Role-Playing | ~7h | 52 lists

#4 Rocket League (2015) (#95)

Psyonix | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Sports | ~5h | 55 lists

#5 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) (#117)

Kojima Productions | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~46h | 57 lists

#6 Life Is Strange (2015) (#195)

DON'T NOD | 3, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Adventure | ~14h | 42 lists

#7 Super Mario Maker (2015) (#214)

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.4 | 3DS, WiiU | Platform | ~5h | 42 lists

#8 Her Story (2015) (#256)

Sam Barlow | MAC, WIN, iOS, AND | Interactive Drama | ~2h | 32 lists

#9 Yakuza 0 (2015) (#283)

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios, Sega Games | WIN, PS3, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Beat 'em Up | ~32h | 26 lists

#10 Splatoon (2015) (#300)

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 | WiiU | Third-Person Shooter | ~5h | 34 lists

#11 Fallout 4 (2015) (#326)

Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~28h | 38 lists

#12 Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015) (#333)

Crystal Dynamics | WIN, X360, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~13h | 31 lists

#13 Ori and the Blind Forest (2015) (#338)

Moon Studios | WIN, XB1 | Action-Adventure / Metroidvania | ~8h | 25 lists

#14 Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) (#429)

Rocksteady Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 24 lists

#15 Kerbal Space Program (2015) (#443)

Squad | 3 | Flight Simulation | ~113h | 14 lists

#16 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (2015) (#514)

Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Tactical Shooter | ~3h | 13 lists

#17 Until Dawn (2015) (#580)

Supermassive Games | PS4 | Horror / Interactive Drama | ~8h | 20 lists

#18 Tales From the Borderlands (2015) (#731)

Telltale Games | MAC, WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4, iOS, AND | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~11h | 13 lists

#19 Cities: Skylines (2015) (#753)

Colossal Order | 3 | City Building / Construction & Management | ~28h | 7 lists

#20 Fire Emblem Fates (2015) (#835)

Intelligent Systems, Nintendo SPD | 3DS | Tactical RPG | 7 lists

#21 Downwell (2015) (#874)

Moppin | WIN, iOS, AND, PSV | Shooter / Platform | ~6h | 9 lists

#22 SOMA (2015) (#911)

Frictional Games | 3, PS4 | Horror | ~9h | 11 lists

#23 Dying Light (2015) (#979)

Techland | WIN, LIN, XB1, PS4 | Horror | ~18h | 6 lists

#24 Invisible, Inc. (2015) (#984)

Klei Entertainment | 3 | Turn-Based Tactics / Stealth | ~7h | 7 lists

CD Projekt RED

PS4, WIN, XB1

Action RPG

~52h

108 lists

The Witcher III: Wild Hunt 2015

#33

FromSoftware

PS4

Action RPG

~32h

84 lists

Bloodborne 2015

#76

tobyfox

MAC, LIN, WIN

Role-Playing

~7h

52 lists

Undertale 2015

#95

Psyonix

MAC, LIN, SW, PS4, WIN, XB1

Sports

~5h

55 lists

Rocket League 2015

#117

Kojima Productions

PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Action-Adventure / Stealth

~46h

57 lists

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015

#195

DON'T NOD

MAC, LIN, PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Adventure

~14h

42 lists

Life Is Strange 2015

#214

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.4

3DS, WiiU

Platform

~5h

42 lists

Super Mario Maker 2015

#256

Sam Barlow

AND, MAC, iOS, WIN

Interactive Drama

~2h

32 lists

Her Story 2015

#283

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios, Sega Games

PS3, PS4, WIN

Action-Adventure / Beat 'em Up

~32h

26 lists

Yakuza 0 2015

#10

#300

Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2

WiiU

Third-Person Shooter

~5h

34 lists

Splatoon 2015

#11

#326

Bethesda Game Studios

PS4, WIN, XB1

Action RPG

~28h

38 lists

Fallout 4 2015

#12

#333

Crystal Dynamics

PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Action-Adventure

~13h

31 lists

Rise of the Tomb Raider 2015

#13

#338

Moon Studios

WIN, XB1

Action-Adventure / Metroidvania

~8h

25 lists

Ori and the Blind Forest 2015

#14

#429

Rocksteady Studios

PS4, WIN, XB1

Action-Adventure

~17h

24 lists

Batman: Arkham Knight 2015

#15

#443

Squad

MAC, LIN, WIN

Flight Simulation

~113h

14 lists

Kerbal Space Program 2015

#16

#514

Ubisoft Montreal

PS4, WIN, XB1

Tactical Shooter

~3h

13 lists

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege 2015

#17

#580

Supermassive Games

PS4

Horror / Interactive Drama

~8h

20 lists

Until Dawn 2015

#18

#731

Telltale Games

AND, MAC, iOS, PS3, PS4, WIN, X360, XB1

Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama

~11h

13 lists

Tales From the Borderlands 2015

#19

#753

Colossal Order

MAC, LIN, WIN

City Building / Construction & Management

~28h

7 lists

Cities: Skylines 2015

#20

#835

Intelligent Systems, Nintendo SPD

3DS

Tactical RPG

7 lists

Fire Emblem Fates 2015

#21

#874

Moppin

AND, iOS, PSV, WIN

Shooter / Platform

~6h

9 lists

Downwell 2015

#22

#911

Frictional Games

MAC, LIN, PS4, WIN

Horror

~9h

11 lists

SOMA 2015

#23

#979

Techland

LIN, PS4, WIN, XB1

Horror

~18h

6 lists

Dying Light 2015

#24

#984

Klei Entertainment

MAC, LIN, WIN

Turn-Based Tactics / Stealth

~7h

7 lists

Invisible, Inc. 2015

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