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 2011
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#1 Portal 2 (2011) (#15)
Valve | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Puzzle-Platformer | ~9h | 103 lists
#2 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) (#19)
Bethesda Game Studios | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~35h | 112 lists
#3 Dark Souls (2011) (#27)
FromSoftware | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG | ~42h | 86 lists
#4 Minecraft (2011) (#39)
Mojang Studios | 3, X360, PS3 | Sandbox / Survival | ~65h | 88 lists
#5 Batman: Arkham City (2011) (#75)
Rocksteady Studios | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 68 lists
#6 Bastion (2011) (#330)
Supergiant Games | 3, X360 | Action RPG | ~6h | 26 lists
#7 Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011) (#342)
Eidos Montréal | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action RPG / First-Person Shooter / Stealth | ~21h | 28 lists
#8 Dead Space 2 (2011) (#366)
Visceral Games | WIN, X360, PS3 | Horror | ~9h | 22 lists
#9 The Binding of Isaac (2011) (#385)
Edmund McMillen, Florian Himsl | 3 | Action-Adventure / Roguelike | ~11h | 15 lists
#10 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) (#405)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 | Wii | Action-Adventure | ~38h | 25 lists
#11 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception (2011) (#447)
Naughty Dog | PS3 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~9h | 25 lists
#12 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (2011) (#448)
CD Projekt RED | MAC, WIN, X360 | Action RPG | ~24h | 18 lists
#13 Saints Row: The Third (2011) (#509)
Volition | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 20 lists
#14 Rayman Origins (2011) (#561)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, X360, Wii, 3DS, PS3, PSV | Platform | ~11h | 18 lists
#15 Gears of War 3 (2011) (#578)
Epic Games | X360 | Third-Person Shooter | ~10h | 15 lists
#16 Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds / Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011) (#678)
Eighting | X360, PS3, PSV | Fighting | ~1h | 10 lists
#17 L.A. Noire (2011) (#697)
Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar North, Team Bondi | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~22h | 18 lists
#18 LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011) (#699)
Media Molecule | PS3 | Puzzle-Platformer / Sandbox | ~7h | 11 lists
#19 To the Moon (2011) (#701)
Freebird Games | WIN | Adventure | ~4h | 8 lists
#20 Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (2011) (#707)
LEVEL-5 | PS3 | Action RPG | ~44h | 11 lists
#21 Super Mario 3D Land (2011) (#726)
Brownie Brown, Nintendo EAD | 3DS | Platform | ~7h | 14 lists
#22 Forza Motorsport 4 (2011) (#729)
Turn 10 Studios | X360 | Racing | ~29h | 10 lists
#23 Mortal Kombat (2011) (#734)
NetherRealm Studios | X360, PS3, PSV | Fighting | ~9h | 10 lists
#24 Catherine (2011) (#774)
Atlus | X360, PS3 | Puzzle | ~13h | 10 lists
#25 Battlefield 3 (2011) (#782)
EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, X360, PS3 | First-Person Shooter | ~6h | 15 lists
#26 FIFA 12 (2011) (#816)
EA Canada | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Sports | ~60h | 8 lists
#27 Mario Kart 7 (2011) (#886)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.1 | 3DS | Kart Racing | ~8h | 7 lists
#28 Infamous 2 (2011) (#969)
Sucker Punch Productions | PS3 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 6 lists
#29 NBA 2K12 (2011) (#994)
Visual Concepts | WIN, X360, PS3 | Sports | ~60h | 4 lists
#1
#15
Portal 2
2011
#2
#19
#3
#27
Dark Souls
2011
#4
#39
Minecraft
2011
#5
#75
Batman: Arkham City
2011
#6
#330
Bastion
2011
#7
#342
#8
#366
Dead Space 2
2011
#9
#385
The Binding of Isaac
2011
#10
#405
#11
#447
#12
#448
#13
#509
#14
#561
Rayman Origins
2011
#15
#578
Gears of War 3
2011
#17
#697
L.A. Noire
2011
#18
#699
LittleBigPlanet 2
2011
#19
#701
To the Moon
2011
#20
#707
#21
#726
Super Mario 3D Land
2011
#22
#729
Forza Motorsport 4
2011
#23
#734
Mortal Kombat
2011
#24
#774
Catherine
2011
#25
#782
Battlefield 3
2011
#26
#816
FIFA 12
2011
#27
#886
Mario Kart 7
2011
#28
#969
Infamous 2
2011
#29
#994
NBA 2K12
2011
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