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 2018
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#1 God of War (2018) (#32)
SIE Santa Monica Studio | WIN, PS4 | Hack and Slash / Action-Adventure | ~21h | 86 lists
#2 Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) (#38)
Rockstar Games | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action-Adventure | ~51h | 81 lists
#3 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#94)
Lucas Pope | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Adventure / Puzzle | ~8h | 47 lists
#4 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) (#96)
Bandai Namco Studios, Sora | SW | Fighting | ~24h | 55 lists
#5 Celeste (2018) (#136)
Extremely OK Games | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Platform | ~8h | 57 lists
#6 Tetris Effect (2018) (#163)
Monstars Inc., Resonair | WIN, PS4, PSVR, VR | Puzzle | ~3h | 42 lists
#7 Marvel's Spider-Man (2018) (#186)
Insomniac Games | WIN, PS4, PS5 | Action-Adventure | ~17h | 53 lists
#8 Monster Hunter: World (2018) (#196)
Capcom | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Action RPG | ~46h | 44 lists
#9 Into the Breach (2018) (#218)
Subset Games | MAC, WIN, SW | Turn-Based Strategy | ~6h | 36 lists
#10 Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018) (#325)
Ubisoft Québec | WIN, XB1, PS4, SW | Action RPG | ~46h | 34 lists
#11 Forza Horizon 4 (2018) (#413)
Playground Games | WIN, XB1 | Racing | ~15h | 25 lists
#12 Hitman 2 (2018) (#433)
IO Interactive | WIN, XB1, PS4 | Stealth | ~10h | 20 lists
#13 Dead Cells (2018) (#491)
Evil Empire, Motion Twin | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Metroidvania | ~14h | 29 lists
#14 Florence (2018) (#498)
Mountains | iOS, AND | ~42m | 20 lists
#15 Subnautica (2018) (#613)
Unknown Worlds | MAC, WIN, XB1, PS4 | Survival / Action-Adventure | ~30h | 12 lists
#16 Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018) (#711)
SIE Japan Studio | PSVR | Platform | ~7h | 15 lists
#17 Gris (2018) (#830)
Nomada Studio | MAC, WIN, SW | Action-Adventure | ~4h | 9 lists
#18 Dragon Quest Builders 2 (2018) (#872)
Omega Force, Square Enix Business Division 5 | WIN, PS4, SW | Sandbox / Action RPG | ~55h | 6 lists
#19 Sea of Thieves (2018) (#942)
Rare | WIN, XB1 | Action-Adventure | ~44h | 6 lists
#20 Among Us (2018) (#952)
Innersloth | WIN, iOS, AND | Party | ~8h | 11 lists
#1
#32
God of War
2018
#2
#38
#3
#94
#4
#96
#5
#136
Celeste
2018
#6
#163
Tetris Effect
2018
#7
#186
Marvel's Spider-Man
2018
#8
#196
#9
#218
Into the Breach
2018
#10
#325
#11
#413
Forza Horizon 4
2018
#12
#433
Hitman 2
2018
#13
#491
Dead Cells
2018
#14
#498
Florence
2018
#15
#613
Subnautica
2018
#16
#711
#17
#830
Gris
2018
#18
#872
#19
#942
Sea of Thieves
2018
#20
#952
Among Us
2018
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