James - creator/data guy at Acclaimed Video Games
@avgrankings.bsky.social
Determining the most critically acclaimed video games of all time based on hundreds of greatest games lists from reliable sources.
https://www.acclaimedvideogames.com/
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Just passed 900 lists in the database. Update soon.
January 15, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Just passed 900 lists in the database. Update soon.
This looks extremely cool. Insane (though not surprising) that so many of the people involved in it have been targeted, as if telling stories from a Palestinian perspective were somehow an offensive thing to do.
January 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This looks extremely cool. Insane (though not surprising) that so many of the people involved in it have been targeted, as if telling stories from a Palestinian perspective were somehow an offensive thing to do.
She's a keeper, dude.
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 13, 2026 at 2:40 PM
She's a keeper, dude.
Even if you don't ever intend to talk about stuff like this, there's a point where you just can't avoid it. The world's problems come to you and force your hand. Solidarity with the people of Minnesota, and to everyone else out there organising against ICE.
Thank you for making Minnesota not feel alone right now.
Since MinnMax is a Minneapolis-based outlet, we unpack how the city is feeling in this public episode of Bonus Pod. youtu.be/OY6ZPb2NHO8
ICE out of Minneapolis.
Since MinnMax is a Minneapolis-based outlet, we unpack how the city is feeling in this public episode of Bonus Pod. youtu.be/OY6ZPb2NHO8
ICE out of Minneapolis.
January 13, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Even if you don't ever intend to talk about stuff like this, there's a point where you just can't avoid it. The world's problems come to you and force your hand. Solidarity with the people of Minnesota, and to everyone else out there organising against ICE.
This is awesome.
New, gender-focused video game site Mothership announced
New, gender-focused video game site Mothership announced
The new publication will focus on gender inclusivity and building community.
www.gamedeveloper.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 PM
This is awesome.
"We murdered one of you, and if you have a problem with that then we're quite happy to murder more of you."
I'm not sure why people are surprised by this. They're fascists. This is what fascists do.
I'm not sure why people are surprised by this. They're fascists. This is what fascists do.
I want every ICE officer to know that their president, vice president, and the entire administration stands behind them.
To the radicals assaulting them, doxxing them, and threatening them: congratulations, we're going to work even harder to enforce the law.
To the radicals assaulting them, doxxing them, and threatening them: congratulations, we're going to work even harder to enforce the law.
January 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
"We murdered one of you, and if you have a problem with that then we're quite happy to murder more of you."
I'm not sure why people are surprised by this. They're fascists. This is what fascists do.
I'm not sure why people are surprised by this. They're fascists. This is what fascists do.
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I'll be honest, I'm just never going to forgive anyone for not speaking up about Palestine but suddenly finding the remnants of a moral compass for one murder by the same fascism in their own lands. I'll tolerate them, I'll work with them, but it'll always remain a thing I'll think about them.
January 9, 2026 at 5:57 AM
I'll be honest, I'm just never going to forgive anyone for not speaking up about Palestine but suddenly finding the remnants of a moral compass for one murder by the same fascism in their own lands. I'll tolerate them, I'll work with them, but it'll always remain a thing I'll think about them.
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Nothing is wilder than watching US pundits on many sides of the aisle argue about whether Trump got the right permissions to invade another nation, instead of, you know, whether any part of the US government should be allowed to once again invade a nation based on US preferences.
January 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Nothing is wilder than watching US pundits on many sides of the aisle argue about whether Trump got the right permissions to invade another nation, instead of, you know, whether any part of the US government should be allowed to once again invade a nation based on US preferences.
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I have never seen anything more impotent than the EU right now. The US just invaded a nation for its own financial benefit, murdered dozens, disappeared the de facto leader, claimed governance and the oil - and has openly said Greenland is next, and our leaders are here going "oh well yeah haha"
January 4, 2026 at 12:20 PM
I have never seen anything more impotent than the EU right now. The US just invaded a nation for its own financial benefit, murdered dozens, disappeared the de facto leader, claimed governance and the oil - and has openly said Greenland is next, and our leaders are here going "oh well yeah haha"
If you support what the US is doing in Venezuela then I don't want you looking at my website. GO away. You are not welcome. AVG was not created for the benefit of murderous imperialists.
January 3, 2026 at 11:20 AM
If you support what the US is doing in Venezuela then I don't want you looking at my website. GO away. You are not welcome. AVG was not created for the benefit of murderous imperialists.
Ever wanted to track which games in the AVG top 1000 you've played (and for your played data to persist across list updates)? Good news: now you can! Just create an account and start marking off the games you've played. www.acclaimedvideogames.com
Acclaimed Video Games
Discover the most critically acclaimed video games of all time, ranked by aggregating hundreds of critic lists.
www.acclaimedvideogames.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Ever wanted to track which games in the AVG top 1000 you've played (and for your played data to persist across list updates)? Good news: now you can! Just create an account and start marking off the games you've played. www.acclaimedvideogames.com
I'm proud of the fact that, by its nature, Acclaimed Video Games orients itself against this kind of hype-based relationship with games. Games from 2025 aren't even listed yet, and when they do get added, they'll feature about as prominently as games from any other year.
A mouth that eats and eats and eats by @edgarallanbro.bsky.social
"None of us are innocent, myself least of all."
Read on:
"None of us are innocent, myself least of all."
Read on:
A mouth that eats and eats and eats
The Game Awards isn't just a vanity project or hype reel of advertisements. It's a mirror.
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December 24, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I'm proud of the fact that, by its nature, Acclaimed Video Games orients itself against this kind of hype-based relationship with games. Games from 2025 aren't even listed yet, and when they do get added, they'll feature about as prominently as games from any other year.
Correct decision.
Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward.
Site News: Why We Won't Be Covering ModRetro Products Moving Forward
The 'Anduril Chromatic' is the final straw
www.timeextension.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Correct decision.
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I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I say this with zero irony: if you are even tangentially a part of a retro video game community, it is your civic duty to push back against this company and shun anyone who doesn't. This is fascism tapping gently at the door and as soon as you let it in, it's going to invite its friends.
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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when you realize gamers are mad about women being "not hot" in games is about control and not horniness, their intentions become clearer, their worldview darker. patriarchy must be violently enforced.
it's not about good ol' wholesome horniness because any game worth playing can be modded for that.
it's not about good ol' wholesome horniness because any game worth playing can be modded for that.
December 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
when you realize gamers are mad about women being "not hot" in games is about control and not horniness, their intentions become clearer, their worldview darker. patriarchy must be violently enforced.
it's not about good ol' wholesome horniness because any game worth playing can be modded for that.
it's not about good ol' wholesome horniness because any game worth playing can be modded for that.
This is basically why I've never believed that aggregating lists is a reliable path to truth. No list is ever simply a collection of good games; behind them is always a vision for what games should be, what they should do and who they should serve. And sometimes that vision kinda stinks.
December 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
This is basically why I've never believed that aggregating lists is a reliable path to truth. No list is ever simply a collection of good games; behind them is always a vision for what games should be, what they should do and who they should serve. And sometimes that vision kinda stinks.
"These greedy companies, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the helm, while he shoves his hand up the US government's ass for his next award winning puppet show..." Yes, that really is a direct quote. This is why I love GN :D
The corrupt, criminal memory industry is at it again - www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A-e...
WTF Just Happened? | The Corrupt Memory Industry & Micron
YouTube video by Gamers Nexus
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"These greedy companies, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the helm, while he shoves his hand up the US government's ass for his next award winning puppet show..." Yes, that really is a direct quote. This is why I love GN :D
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Are you an indie developer with a game that you’d like to promote during the Hard Drive Game Awards?(Dec 12, 7PM ET)
We’d love to talk to you!
The only requirement is a willingness to be silly. 🤪
Send us a DM if you’re interested.
Fundraising for www.pcrf.net
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We’d love to talk to you!
The only requirement is a willingness to be silly. 🤪
Send us a DM if you’re interested.
Fundraising for www.pcrf.net
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December 3, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Are you an indie developer with a game that you’d like to promote during the Hard Drive Game Awards?(Dec 12, 7PM ET)
We’d love to talk to you!
The only requirement is a willingness to be silly. 🤪
Send us a DM if you’re interested.
Fundraising for www.pcrf.net
tilt.fyi/qKf4ZQh2b0
We’d love to talk to you!
The only requirement is a willingness to be silly. 🤪
Send us a DM if you’re interested.
Fundraising for www.pcrf.net
tilt.fyi/qKf4ZQh2b0
Anyone who loves games needs to support the people who make them, and a lot of the time that means absolutely loathing the companies whose brand logos pop up on the loading screens. Solidarity with the workers and the union!
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Anyone who loves games needs to support the people who make them, and a lot of the time that means absolutely loathing the companies whose brand logos pop up on the loading screens. Solidarity with the workers and the union!
I really chose a bad time to start doing this, didn't I? It only makes sense to aggregate lists from working games critics if there are lots of working games critics.
yep. if you don't have enough working games critics (regardless of medium -- podcasting, writing, whatever) then there aren't enough people to play a high enough volume of games for anything approaching true curation. obviously you can never have perfect curation, it's impossible. but it's worse now
Even as someone who listens to gaming podcasts, it feels like so many titles this year I’ve heard nothing about—even those I expected to get a passing mention at minimum. Weird is the right word to me too.
October 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I really chose a bad time to start doing this, didn't I? It only makes sense to aggregate lists from working games critics if there are lots of working games critics.
List updated! I know some of the developer data is missing. I'll try to fix that in the next few days. Enjoy :) www.acclaimedvideogames.com
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October 26, 2025 at 5:45 AM
List updated! I know some of the developer data is missing. I'll try to fix that in the next few days. Enjoy :) www.acclaimedvideogames.com
This is a really good video. I barely knew who Kirk was before his assassination, and it's a sign of how performative the outrage was that he's almost completely irrelevant again, only a month-and-a-half later.
Cruelty Squad actually has a few mentions on lists, though it's nowhere near top 1000.
Cruelty Squad actually has a few mentions on lists, though it's nowhere near top 1000.
October 24, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This is a really good video. I barely knew who Kirk was before his assassination, and it's a sign of how performative the outrage was that he's almost completely irrelevant again, only a month-and-a-half later.
Cruelty Squad actually has a few mentions on lists, though it's nowhere near top 1000.
Cruelty Squad actually has a few mentions on lists, though it's nowhere near top 1000.
I've never been able to decide on whether or not to include these lists. There aren't any in the database at the moment, but there's probably a case to be made for adding them. It would be open for discussion, if I actually had a community to discuss it with.
The 2025 edition of our annual Top 100 list is here, running down the best PC games to play now from the perspective of PC Gamer's 30+ writers and editors.
The top 100 PC games
Welcome to the 2025 edition of the PC Gamer Top 100—our annual list of the best PC games you can play.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I've never been able to decide on whether or not to include these lists. There aren't any in the database at the moment, but there's probably a case to be made for adding them. It would be open for discussion, if I actually had a community to discuss it with.
Update soon ;)
October 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Update soon ;)