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 2016
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#1 Overwatch (2016) (#59)
Blizzard Entertainment | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~92h | 75 lists
#2 Inside (2016) (#74)
Playdead | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Horror / Puzzle-Platformer | ~4h | 61 lists
#3 Persona 5 (2016) (#90)
P Studio | WIN, 3, XB1, XBXS, SW | Role-Playing / Life Simulation | ~98h | 60 lists
#4 Stardew Valley (2016) (#101)
ConcernedApe | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Life Simulation | ~53h | 49 lists
#5 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (2016) (#107)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~15h | 51 lists
#6 Doom (2016) (#116)
id Software | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 52 lists
#7 Titanfall 2 (2016) (#133)
Respawn Entertainment | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~6h | 47 lists
#8 Dishonored 2 (2016) (#143)
Arkane Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~13h | 41 lists
#9 The Witness (2016) (#150)
Thekla, Inc | MAC, WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4 | Puzzle | ~17h | 45 lists
#10 Pokémon Go (2016) (#174)
Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company | iOS, AND | Adventure | ~79h | 33 lists
#11 Firewatch (2016) (#242)
Campo Santo | 3, XB1, PS4 | Adventure / Walking Simulator | ~4h | 41 lists
#12 The Last Guardian (2016) (#305)
genDESIGN, SIE Japan Studio, Team Ico | PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 27 lists
#13 Hitman (2016) (#337)
IO Interactive | 3, XB1, PS4 | Stealth | ~11h | 27 lists
#14 Superhot / Superhot VR (2016) (#345)
SUPERHOT Team | 3, XB1, PSVR | First-Person Shooter | ~2h | 20 lists
#15 No Man's Sky (2016) (#397)
Hello Games | WIN, PS4 | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~32h | 18 lists
#16 XCOM 2 (2016) (#477)
Firaxis Games | 3, XB1, PS4 | Turn-Based Tactics | ~33h | 17 lists
#17 Dark Souls 3 (2016) (#482)
FromSoftware | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~31h | 23 lists
#18 Forza Horizon 3 (2016) (#546)
Playground Games | WIN, XB1 | Racing | ~17h | 16 lists
#19 Thumper (2016) (#631)
Drool | WIN, 3, XB1, PS4, PSVR, SW | Music | ~8h | 11 lists
#20 Oxenfree (2016) (#744)
Night School Studio | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Point-and-Click | ~4h | 10 lists
#21 Hyper Light Drifter (2016) (#749)
Heart Machine | 3, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~8h | 10 lists
#22 Overcooked (2016) (#807)
Ghost Town Games | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Simulation | ~8h | 5 lists
#23 Sid Meier's Civilization VI (2016) (#892)
Firaxis Games | 3 | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~23h | 12 lists
#24 Darkest Dungeon (2016) (#932)
Red Hook Studios | 3, PSV, PS4 | Role-Playing / Roguelike | ~57h | 9 lists
#25 Final Fantasy XV (2016) (#945)
Luminous Productions, Square Enix Business Division 2 | XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~28h | 18 lists
#26 Virginia (2016) (#957)
Variable State | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4 | Adventure | ~2h | 7 lists
#27 Battlefield 1 (2016) (#966)
EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~7h | 16 lists
#28 That Dragon, Cancer (2016) (#992)
Numinous Games | MAC, WIN, iOS | Adventure | ~2h | 6 lists
#1
#59
Overwatch
2016
#2
#74
Inside
2016
#3
#90
Persona 5
2016
#4
#101
Stardew Valley
2016
#5
#107
#6
#116
Doom
2016
#7
#133
Titanfall 2
2016
#8
#143
Dishonored 2
2016
#9
#150
The Witness
2016
#10
#174
Pokémon Go
2016
#11
#242
Firewatch
2016
#12
#305
The Last Guardian
2016
#13
#337
Hitman
2016
#14
#345
#15
#397
No Man's Sky
2016
#16
#477
XCOM 2
2016
#17
#482
Dark Souls 3
2016
#18
#546
Forza Horizon 3
2016
#19
#631
Thumper
2016
#20
#744
Oxenfree
2016
#21
#749
Hyper Light Drifter
2016
#22
#807
Overcooked
2016
#23
#892
#24
#932
Darkest Dungeon
2016
#25
#945
Final Fantasy XV
2016
#26
#957
Virginia
2016
#27
#966
Battlefield 1
2016
#28
#992
That Dragon, Cancer
2016
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