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 2017
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#1 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) (#1)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 | WiiU, SW | Action-Adventure | ~50h | 105 lists
#2 Super Mario Odyssey (2017) (#50)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 69 lists
#3 Nier: Automata (2017) (#73)
PlatinumGames, Square Enix Business Division 6 | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Hack and Slash / Action RPG | ~21h | 61 lists
#4 Fortnite (2017) (#90)
Epic Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4 | Sandbox / Survival / Battle Royale | ~62h | 43 lists
#5 What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) (#135)
Giant Sparrow | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | ~2h | 44 lists
#6 Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) (#143)
Guerrilla Games | WIN, PS4 | Action RPG | ~22h | 46 lists
#7 Divinity: Original Sin II (2017) (#156)
Elverils LLC, Larian Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Role-Playing | ~59h | 35 lists
#8 PUBG: Battlegrounds (2017) (#157)
PUBG Corp | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Battle Royale | ~95h | 45 lists
#9 Hollow Knight (2017) (#192)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania | ~27h | 28 lists
#10 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) (#245)
Capcom | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Horror | ~9h | 42 lists
#11 Cuphead (2017) (#294)
Studio MDHR | WIN, XB1 | Run and Gun | ~10h | 34 lists
#12 Destiny 2 (2017) (#327)
Bungie | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Massively Multiplayer / First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 25 lists
#13 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) (#404)
Ninja Theory | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~8h | 24 lists
#14 Night in the Woods (2017) (#433)
Infinite Fall | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 25 lists
#15 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017) (#472)
MachineGames | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 24 lists
#16 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017) (#526)
Armor Project, Bird Studio, Square Enix Business Division 6 | WIN, 3DS, PS4 | Role-Playing | ~57h | 13 lists
#17 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) (#589)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~7h | 18 lists
#18 Gorogoa (2017) (#640)
Jason Roberts | WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Puzzle | ~2h | 10 lists
#19 Assassin's Creed Origins (2017) (#642)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~30h | 18 lists
#20 Everything (2017) (#744)
David OReilly | 3, PS4 | Simulation / God Game | ~3h | 9 lists
#21 Prey (2017) (#812)
Arkane Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 14 lists
#22 Universal Paperclips (2017) (#890)
Frank Lantz | 3 | Puzzle | ~7h | 5 lists
#23 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (2017) (#904)
Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris | SW | Action-Adventure / Tactical RPG | ~22h | 17 lists
#24 Pyre (2017) (#961)
Supergiant Games | WIN, LIN, PS4 | Action RPG / Sports | ~11h | 10 lists
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#2
#50
Super Mario Odyssey
2017
#3
#73
Nier: Automata
2017
#4
#90
Fortnite
2017
#5
#135
#6
#143
Horizon Zero Dawn
2017
#7
#156
#8
#157
PUBG: Battlegrounds
2017
#9
#192
Hollow Knight
2017
#10
#245
#11
#294
Cuphead
2017
#12
#327
Destiny 2
2017
#13
#404
#14
#433
Night in the Woods
2017
#15
#472
#16
#526
#17
#589
#18
#640
Gorogoa
2017
#19
#642
#20
#744
Everything
2017
#21
#812
Prey
2017
#22
#890
Universal Paperclips
2017
#23
#904
#24
#961
Pyre
2017
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