Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 902 critic lists from 140 publications.
Updated: January 21, 2026
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 2003
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#1 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) (#49)
BioWare | MAC, WIN, Xbox | Role-Playing | ~29h | 64 lists
#2 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (#105)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 42 lists
#3 Beyond Good & Evil (2003) (#168)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 26 lists
#4 WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! / Minigame Mania (2003) (#280)
Nintendo R&D1 | GBA | Action | ~2h | 15 lists
#5 F-Zero GX (2003) (#313)
Amusement Vision | GC | Racing | ~9h | 15 lists
#6 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) (#324)
Remedy Entertainment | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Third-Person Shooter | ~6h | 15 lists
#7 Viewtiful Joe (2003) (#425)
Team Viewtiful | PS2, GC | Beat 'em Up / Platform | ~8h | 11 lists
#8 Call of Duty (2003) (#435)
Infinity Ward | MAC, WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 12 lists
#9 Eve Online (2003) (#501)
CCP | WIN | MMORPG / Space Combat | ~1777h | 10 lists
#10 SimCity 4 (2003) (#614)
Maxis | MAC, WIN | City Building | ~9h | 6 lists
#11 SSX 3 (2003) (#626)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~16h | 8 lists
#12 Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (2003) (#630)
Nippon Ichi Software | PS2 | Tactical RPG | ~46h | 5 lists
#13 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (2003) (#653)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | GBA | Action RPG / Metroidvania | ~7h | 6 lists
#14 R-Type Final (2003) (#698)
Irem | PS2 | Shooter | ~2h | 5 lists
#15 Manhunt (2003) (#714)
Rockstar North | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Stealth | ~11h | 4 lists
#16 Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly (2003) (#780)
Tecmo | PS2, Xbox | Horror | ~9h | 4 lists
#17 Madden NFL 2004 (2003) (#817)
EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~6h | 5 lists
#18 Jak II: Renegade (2003) (#844)
Naughty Dog | PS2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~17h | 5 lists
#19 Amplitude (2003) (#882)
Harmonix Music Systems | PS2 | Music | ~4h | 3 lists
#20 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International (2003) (#903)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2 | Sports | ~22h | 5 lists
#21 Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade / Fire Emblem (2003) (#926)
Intelligent Systems | GBA | Tactical RPG | ~27h | 3 lists
#22 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#951)
Sonic Team | ARC, MAC, WIN, DC, PS2, PSP, 3, Xbox | Puzzle | ~1h | 3 lists
#23 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield (2003) (#996)
Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Montreal | MAC, WIN | Tactical Shooter | ~13h | 4 lists
#1
#49
#2
#105
#3
#168
Beyond Good & Evil
2003
#4
#280
#5
#313
F-Zero GX
2003
#6
#324
#7
#425
Viewtiful Joe
2003
#8
#435
Call of Duty
2003
#9
#501
Eve Online
2003
#10
#614
SimCity 4
2003
#11
#626
SSX 3
2003
#12
#630
#13
#653
#14
#698
R-Type Final
2003
#15
#714
Manhunt
2003
#16
#780
#17
#817
Madden NFL 2004
2003
#18
#844
Jak II: Renegade
2003
#19
#882
Amplitude
2003
#21
#926
#22
#951
Puyo Pop Fever
2003
#23
#996
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