Best Video Games for collectibles

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Best for collectibles

Crimson Moon

5.0 feature score

Highest scored product for this feature based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Bus Simulator 27

4.5 feature score

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

Best overall product

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

4.1 overall score

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

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#1 Crimson Moon
5.0

Weapons, skills, throwables, and lore pickups give runs a strong collecting hook, and at least one player found the chase highly addictive.

Pros: movement feel, pacing

Cons: economy and resource balance, onboarding experience

#2 Bus Simulator 27
4.5

Points of interest and collectibles give players a reason to leave the driver's seat and make Felicia Bay feel more like a place worth exploring.

Pros: level design, difficulty balance

Cons: writing quality, load times

#3 The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline
4.3

Diary pages and letters add useful family history and are enjoyable to seek out for players interested in the lore. They give the otherwise sparse exploration more narrative texture.

Pros: controls responsiveness, environmental detail

Cons: gameplay mechanics, checkpoint system

#4 NBA 2K27
4.1

MyTEAM’s card XP and improved Exchange give more cards a reason to stay useful instead of becoming instant throwaways.

Pros: crash stability, sandbox freedom

Cons: battle pass value, monetization fairness

#5 Orbitals
4.0

Hidden finds and unlockable ship activities add light optional exploration, though they are not presented as a major source of depth.

Pros: online stability, world-building

Cons: crash stability, camera behavior

#6 SPRAWL zero
3.8

Codex entries and relics give explorers extra goals, with relics feeding modifiers and challenges. The lack of a clear per-level tracker makes completion hunting less convenient.

Pros: world interactivity, progression system

Cons: load times, character development

#7 Onimusha: Way of the Sword
3.8

Collectibles often reward exploration with mythology, story details, cosmetics, or progression, and the Lion Dogs and Oni Portals are particular favorites. Some completion-oriented tasks still feel repetitive or low-value.

Pros: bug frequency, crash stability

Cons: economy and resource balance, open-world design

#8 Marsupilami 2: Salsa Palombia
3.6

Collecting notes, fruit, and secrets can be highly satisfying for completionists, but required collection sometimes crosses into frustration when progression forces repeat runs.

Pros: monetization fairness, handheld play suitability

Cons: economy and resource balance, enemy variety

#9 Another Eden Begins
3.5

Cats are the standout collectible and can be genuinely fun to hunt, but some completion tasks feel more like checklist work than meaningful discovery.

Pros: controls responsiveness, world interactivity

Cons: DLC value, platform-specific feature support

#10 Hot Wheels Infinite Rush
3.4

Gears, logos, stickers, and hidden items give exploration a steady stream of targets, and many players enjoy hunting them down. Completionist cleanup can become tedious or feel like filler.

Pros: haptic feedback integration, sound design

Cons: core gameplay loop, soundtrack quality

#11 Marvel’s Wolverine
3.0

Optional collectibles add lore and reasons to search, but the rewards are not always strong enough to make exploration feel essential.

Pros: accessibility options, onboarding experience

Cons: mission variety, bug frequency

#12 NHL 27
1.0

HUT collectibles are criticized for demanding too much time and effort to earn, making progression feel daunting.

Pros: aiming precision, accessibility options

Cons: pacing, loot system