Best Video Games for voice acting

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Safest pick

Goodnight Universe

5.0 feature score

Balances feature score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Best overall product

Hades II

4.5 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this feature.

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#1 Silent Hill f
5.0
3 reviews

Voice acting received consistent praise from the reviews that addressed it, with Japanese and English performances both described as strong or superb.

Pros: voice acting, emotional impact

Cons: family friendliness, menu usability

#2 The Last of Us Part II Remastered
5.0
3 reviews

Voice acting earned unanimous praise from scored reviews, especially for the main cast’s performances.

Pros: core gameplay loop, level design

Cons: family friendliness, puzzle design

#3 Hades II
5.0
8 reviews

Voice acting receives near-universal praise as top-notch, memorable, and strong enough to support the large dialogue load.

Pros: skill tree depth, dialogue quality

Cons: emotional impact, economy and resource balance

#4 Goodnight Universe
5.0
13 reviews

Voice acting was one of the clearest strengths, repeatedly praised for stellar, captivating, passionate, or brilliant performances across the cast.

Pros: side character depth, visual effects quality

Cons: user interface design, handheld play suitability

#5 Ghost of Yōtei
4.9
6 reviews

Voice acting receives strong praise, especially Erika Ishii’s performance and the English/Japanese voice casts.

Pros: movement feel, environmental detail

Cons: puzzle design, age appropriateness

#6 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
4.9
13 reviews

Voice acting is one of the clearest strengths, with reviewers repeatedly calling out expressive, emotional, and well-cast performances.

Pros: world-building, art direction

Cons: mission design, stealth mechanics

#7 Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
4.8
13 reviews

Voice acting drew near-universal praise for emotional performances, natural delivery, and a strong cast.

Pros: monetization fairness, microtransaction impact

Cons: platforming precision, menu usability

#8 Donkey Kong Bananza
4.8
3 reviews

Voice acting was praised, particularly Pauline's performance and singing, which reviewers found charming and expressive.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, world interactivity

Cons: economy and resource balance, enemy variety

#9 South of Midnight
4.8
6 reviews

Voice acting drew very strong praise for authenticity, emotion, and performances that made characters believable.

Pros: atmosphere, voice acting

Cons: world interactivity, camera behavior

#10 The Alters
4.8
12 reviews

Voice acting was strongly praised across many reviews, especially Alex Jordan’s work differentiating the many Jans, with only one mild delivery caveat.

Pros: controls responsiveness, onboarding experience

Cons: crash stability, grind level

#11 007 First Light
4.8
2 reviews

Voice acting is strongly praised, with superb voice work in the demo and positive remarks about Patrick Gibson's performance energy.

Pros: level design, user interface design

Cons: AI behavior, facial animations

#12 Crimson Desert
4.7
5 reviews

Reviewer evidence is strongly positive: voice acting was repeatedly praised as a standout strength across 5 review(s).

Pros: level design, replay value

Cons: stealth mechanics, save system reliability

#13 Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake
4.7
6 reviews

Voice acting was usually praised for adding emotion and personality, with one reviewer finding the quality uneven but improved.

Pros: visual effects quality, environmental detail

Cons: AI behavior, level design

#14 The First Berserker: Khazan
4.7
6 reviews

Voice acting is consistently praised, especially the English performances and lead voice work.

Pros: core gameplay loop, controls responsiveness

Cons: mission design, learning curve

#15 Saros
4.7
11 reviews

Voice acting was widely praised, especially Rahul Kohli’s performance, with the broader cast also receiving positive notes.

Pros: value for money, fun factor

Cons: map and navigation design, side character depth

#16 Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
4.6
13 reviews

Voice acting is one of the strongest consensus positives, with performances frequently called excellent, memorable, or world-bringing.

Pros: animation quality, facial animations

Cons: quest design, AI behavior

#17 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
4.6
6 reviews

Voice acting is widely praised as preserved, familiar, and still strong decades later.

Pros: world interactivity, sandbox freedom

Cons: crash stability, learning curve

#18 Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles
4.6
19 reviews

Voice acting was one of the most praised additions, adding emotion and clarity, though one review criticized direction.

Pros: emotional impact, polish

Cons: bug frequency, crash stability

#19 Dragon Ball FighterZ
4.6
5 reviews

Voice acting is broadly praised for authentic English/Japanese performances and returning cast members.

Pros: movement feel, world-building

Cons: save system reliability, mission variety

#20 Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
4.6
9 reviews

Voice acting was broadly praised, especially the main cast, though some reviewers noted repeated or uneven minor NPC voices.

Pros: soundtrack quality, fun factor

Cons: checkpoint system, family friendliness

#21 Pragmata
4.5
2 reviews

Voice acting is positively reviewed, especially Diana’s performance and the natural delivery that grounds the sci-fi premise.

Pros: bug frequency, user interface design

Cons: HUD clarity, mission design

#22 Street Fighter 6
4.5
2 reviews

Voice and commentary features were liked when they made fights feel more like events, though repetition was a caveat elsewhere.

Pros: movement feel, art direction

Cons: platforming precision, writing quality

#23 Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
4.5
1 review

Voice acting has limited but strong praise from one preview that found the game wonderfully voice-acted.

Pros: pacing, core gameplay loop

Cons: companion AI, map and navigation design

#24 Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter
4.4
13 reviews

Voice acting was mostly praised for strong performances, though a few reviewers disliked specific English delivery or partial/awkward implementation.

Pros: protagonist appeal, art direction

Cons: camera behavior, tutorial quality

#25 Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced
4.4
1 review

Voice acting impressions are positive where the original cast and new recorded lines are described as fitting the remake well.

Pros: core gameplay loop, visual effects quality

Cons: monetization fairness, microtransaction impact

#26 Diablo IV
4.4
7 reviews

Voice acting was consistently praised, especially Lorath and the expansion performances, with only minor presentation caveats elsewhere.

Pros: lore depth, art direction

Cons: mission variety, protagonist appeal

#27 Invincible VS
4.3
3 reviews

Voice acting was praised for the returning or close-fitting cast and for making the game feel connected to the show.

Pros: immersion, frame rate stability

Cons: user interface design, bug frequency

#28 Cabernet
4.3
16 reviews

Voice acting was strongly praised by most reviewers, especially for Liza and the broader cast, but some criticized inconsistent accents, uneven performances, or audio quality.

Pros: accessibility options, protagonist appeal

Cons: frame rate stability, polish

#29 Cronos: The New Dawn
4.3
6 reviews

Voice acting was mostly praised, especially the Traveler and Warden, though a few reviewers found the monotone delivery initially grating or uneven.

Pros: core gameplay loop, emotional impact

Cons: checkpoint system, bug frequency

#30 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
4.1
4 reviews

Voice acting is generally liked, especially English/Japanese performances, though one reviewer prefers Japanese voices and wants more switching flexibility.

Pros: emotional impact, animation quality

Cons: enemy variety, server reliability

#31 Monster Hunter Wilds
4.0
4 reviews

Voice acting was mostly positive, with praise for English/Japanese dubs and solid performances despite one reviewer finding it merely fine.

Pros: art direction, cross-play support

Cons: dialogue quality, monetization fairness

#32 Digimon Story Time Stranger
4.0
9 reviews

Voice acting was mostly praised, particularly for emotional scenes and Digimon personality, though a few reviewers disliked execution or uneven English phrasing.

Pros: atmosphere, world-building

Cons: HUD clarity, fast travel convenience

#33 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance
4.0
8 reviews

Voice acting receives mixed-to-positive reactions: some reviews praise the performances, while others call the English voices merely fine or jarring.

Pros: graphics quality, environmental detail

Cons: bug frequency, dialogue quality

#34 Directive 8020
4.0
1 review

Voice acting had limited but positive support, with one reviewer calling the performances solid.

Pros: user interface design, graphics quality

Cons: combat system, animation quality

#35 Assassin's Creed Shadows
3.9
9 reviews

Voice acting ranges from excellent in immersive/Japanese modes to wooden, grating, or hit-and-miss in English performances.

Pros: environmental detail, cross-save support

Cons: writing quality, enemy variety

#36 Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
3.9
6 reviews

Voice acting was generally positive for Noah and Key, but several reviews noted uneven or weak supporting performances.

Pros: world-building, world interactivity

Cons: enemy variety, stealth mechanics

#37 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
3.9
7 reviews

Voice acting was mostly praised, especially the cast performances, though a few reviewers found Swann’s performance weaker or grating.

Pros: character roster, animation quality

Cons: core gameplay loop, polish

#38 Absolum
3.8
4 reviews

Voice acting was mixed, with several reviewers praising performances while others found some delivery weak or uneven.

Pros: mission design, world interactivity

Cons: quest design, endgame content

#39 Forza Horizon 6
3.7
3 reviews

Voice work is mixed: some automotive presenters add warmth and personality, while others criticize over-reverent voiceovers.

Pros: open-world design, replay value

Cons: dialogue quality, writing quality

#40 Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
3.5
2 reviews

Voice acting was mixed: some reviewers liked the performances, while others found the comedic or companion delivery uneven.

Pros: world-building, frame rate stability

Cons: companion AI, upgrade system

#41 Split Fiction
3.4
3 reviews

Voice acting was mixed, with some praise for performances but criticism that delivery did not elevate weaker writing.

Pros: puzzle design, level design

Cons: exploration quality, side character depth

#42 Elden Ring Nightreign
3.0
3 reviews

Voice acting was mixed, with praise for quality in one review but criticism of stiffer deliveries in others.

Pros: emotional impact, visual effects quality

Cons: crash stability, cross-play support

#43 Forza Horizon 5
2.8
2 reviews

Voice acting is a weak-to-mixed point, with reviewers criticizing peppy delivery and limited voice options.

Pros: controls responsiveness, movement feel

Cons: tutorial quality, animation quality

#44 Arc Raiders
1.9
8 reviews

Voice acting was the most criticized element, with repeated complaints about AI-generated or flat NPC/vendor performances.

Pros: frame rate stability, platform-specific feature support

Cons: voice acting, writing quality