| Rank | Critic | Publication | List Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Travis Amores | Gamezone | 2017 |
| Lars Aumueller | Toronto Film Review | 2017 | |
| 8 | Liz Baessler | Film School Rejects | 2017 |
| 4 | Baltimore Beat | 2017 | |
| 6 | BJ Bethel | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 4 | Peter Carellini | The Odyssey | 2017 |
| 4 | Chris Coffel | Film School Rejects | 2017 |
| 10 | Complex | 2017 | |
| 9 | Doug Dillaman | Skandies | 2017 |
| Amelia Emberwing | Birth.Movies.Death. | 2017 | |
| 3 | Kieran Fisher | Film School Rejects | 2017 |
| 10 | Adam Forsgren | East Idaho News | 2017 |
| 8 | Braden Foster | Ocolly.com | 2017 |
| 7 | Games Radar | 2017 | |
| 8 | Gamespot | 2017 | |
| GQ | 2017 | ||
| 2 | Jacob Hall | Slash Film | 2017 |
| 10 | Barry Hertz | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| Kristofer Jenson | C-Ville | 2017 | |
| 8 | Andrew Karpan | Film School Rejects | 2017 |
| 8 | Jeremy Kirk | First Showing | 2017 |
| 1 | Jacob Knight | Birth. Movies. Death. | 2017 |
| Mary Leslie | Film Pulse | 2017 | |
| Sam Machkovech | Ars Technica | 2017 | |
| 6 | Mike Mazzanti | Film Stage | 2017 |
| 8 | Peter Merriman | Toronto Film Review | 2017 |
| 7 | Simon Miraudo | Student Edge | 2017 |
| 10 | Sean Mulvihill | RogerEbert.com | 2017 |
| 9 | New Zealand Herald | 2017 | |
| 9 | Sheryl Oh | Film School Rejects | 2017 |
| 9 | Jason Overbeck | Skandies | 2017 |
| Pricilla Page | Birth.Moives.Death | 2017 | |
| 10 | Andrew Parker | The Gate | 2017 |
| Matthew Razak | Destructoid | 2017 | |
| 4 | Evan Saathoff | Birth.Movies.Death | 2017 |
| 8 | Conner Schwerdtfeger | CinemaBlend | 2017 |
| 10 | Peter Sciretta | Slash Film | 2017 |
| Amie Simon | Parallax View | 2017 | |
| 9 | Justine Smith | Roger Ebert.com | 2017 |
| Spectrum Culture | 2017 | ||
| 8 | Josh Spiegel | Village Voice Film Poll | 2017 |
| Ed Symkus | Providence Journal | 2017 | |
| 9 | Nathan Timmel | Huffington Post | 2017 |
| 8 | Ignatiy Vishnevetsky | AV Club | 2017 |
| 9 | Scott Wampler | Birth.Movies.Death. | 2017 |
| Blake Woodson | Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 2017 |