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 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 | 107 lists
#2 Super Mario Odyssey (2017) (#48)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 70 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) (#97)
Epic Games | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4 | Sandbox / Survival / Battle Royale | ~62h | 43 lists
#5 What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) (#132)
Giant Sparrow | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | ~2h | 45 lists
#6 Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) (#142)
Guerrilla Games | WIN, PS4 | Action RPG | ~22h | 46 lists
#7 Divinity: Original Sin II (2017) (#157)
Elverils LLC, Larian Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Role-Playing | ~59h | 36 lists
#8 PUBG: Battlegrounds (2017) (#167)
PUBG Corp | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Battle Royale | ~95h | 45 lists
#9 Hollow Knight (2017) (#203)
Team Cherry | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Metroidvania | ~27h | 28 lists
#10 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017) (#264)
Capcom | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Horror | ~9h | 42 lists
#11 Cuphead (2017) (#320)
Studio MDHR | WIN, XB1 | Run and Gun | ~10h | 34 lists
#12 Destiny 2 (2017) (#340)
Bungie | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Massively Multiplayer / First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 25 lists
#13 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (2017) (#410)
Ninja Theory | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~8h | 24 lists
#14 Night in the Woods (2017) (#449)
Infinite Fall | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure | ~9h | 25 lists
#15 Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (2017) (#495)
MachineGames | WIN, XB1, PS4 | First-Person Shooter | ~11h | 24 lists
#16 Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017) (#517)
Square Enix Business Division 6 | WIN, 3DS, SW, PS4 | Role-Playing | ~57h | 14 lists
#17 Gorogoa (2017) (#647)
Jason Roberts | WIN, iOS, XB1, PS4, SW | Puzzle | ~2h | 10 lists
#18 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (2017) (#672)
Naughty Dog | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~7h | 18 lists
#19 Assassin's Creed Origins (2017) (#703)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~30h | 18 lists
#20 Everything (2017) (#775)
David OReilly | 3, PS4 | Simulation / God Game | ~3h | 9 lists
#21 Prey (2017) (#842)
Arkane Studios | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Adventure / First-Person Shooter | ~16h | 14 lists
#22 Universal Paperclips (2017) (#927)
Frank Lantz | 3 | Puzzle | ~7h | 5 lists
#23 Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle (2017) (#947)
Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris | SW | Action-Adventure / Tactical RPG | ~22h | 17 lists
#24 Pyre (2017) (#986)
Supergiant Games | WIN, LIN, PS4 | Action RPG / Sports | ~11h | 10 lists
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#1
#2
#48
Super Mario Odyssey
2017
#3
#73
NieR: Automata
2017
#4
#97
Fortnite
2017
#5
#132
#6
#142
Horizon Zero Dawn
2017
#7
#157
#8
#167
PUBG: Battlegrounds
2017
#9
#203
Hollow Knight
2017
#10
#264
#11
#320
Cuphead
2017
#12
#340
Destiny 2
2017
#13
#410
#14
#449
Night in the Woods
2017
#15
#495
#16
#517
#17
#647
Gorogoa
2017
#18
#672
#19
#703
#20
#775
Everything
2017
#21
#842
Prey
2017
#22
#927
Universal Paperclips
2017
#23
#947
#24
#986
Pyre
2017
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