Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.

Updated: October 26, 2025

Most Acclaimed Video Games of 1991

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#1 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991) (#8)

Nintendo EAD | SNES | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 77 lists

#2 Street Fighter II (1991) (#23)

Capcom | ARC, DOS, 5, SNES | Fighting | ~1h | 80 lists

#3 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) (#91)

Sonic Team | ARC, GEN | Platform | ~2h | 38 lists

#4 Lemmings (1991) (#128)

DMA Design | DOS, MAC, 5, SMS, GEN, TG16, SNES | Strategy / Puzzle | ~20h | 33 lists

#5 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1991) (#136)

Sega Technical Institute, Sonic Team | ARC, GEN | Platform | ~2h | 31 lists

#6 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) (#141)

LucasArts | DOS, MAC, AMI | Point-and-Click | ~7h | 27 lists

#7 Sid Meier's Civilization (1991) (#163)

MPS Labs | DOS, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy | ~13h | 23 lists

#8 Another World / Out of This World (1991) (#246)

Delphine Software | 3, DOS, GEN, SNES, 3DO | Action / Platform | ~2h | 18 lists

#9 Final Fantasy IV (1991) (#254)

Square | SNES | Role-Playing | ~20h | 18 lists

#10 Super Castlevania IV (1991) (#316)

Konami | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 19 lists

#11 Micro Machines (1991) (#505)

Codemasters | NES | Racing | ~3h | 9 lists

#12 Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (1991) (#592)

Origin Systems | DOS | Space Combat | ~11h | 7 lists

#13 Tecmo Super Bowl (1991) (#595)

Tecmo | NES, SNES, GEN | Football (American) / Sports | ~10h | 9 lists

#14 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991) (#629)

Konami | ARC, SNES | Beat 'em Up | ~1h | 10 lists

#15 Metroid 2: Return of Samus (1991) (#645)

Nintendo R&D1 | GB | Action-Adventure | ~5h | 8 lists

#16 Bomberman / Atomic Punk / Dynablaster (1991) (#740)

Irem | ARC | Strategy / Maze / Puzzle | ~2h | 5 lists

#17 Streets of Rage (1991) (#859)

Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | GEN | Beat 'em Up | ~2h | 4 lists

#18 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1991) (#865)

Capcom | SNES | Platform | ~3h | 9 lists

#19 Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods (1991) (#878)

Bullfrog Productions | DOS, AST, AMI | God Game | ~17h | 4 lists

#20 Formula One Grand Prix / World Circuit (1991) (#912)

MicroProse Software, Inc. | DOS, AST, AMI | Racing | ~15h | 4 lists

#21 Turrican II: The Final Fight (1991) (#966)

Factor 5 | 5, GEN | Run and Gun | ~2h | 3 lists

Nintendo EAD

SNES

Action-Adventure

~15h

77 lists

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1991

#23

Capcom

AMI, CPC, ARC, AST, C64, DOS, SNES, ZXS

Fighting

~1h

80 lists

Street Fighter II 1991

#91

Sonic Team

ARC, GEN

Platform

~2h

38 lists

Sonic the Hedgehog 1991

#128

DMA Design

AMI, MAC, AST, DOS, FMT, PC98, SMS, GEN, SNES, TG16, ZXS

Strategy / Puzzle

~20h

33 lists

Lemmings 1991

#136

Sega Technical Institute, Sonic Team

ARC, GEN

Platform

~2h

31 lists

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1991

#141

LucasArts

AMI, MAC, DOS

Point-and-Click

~7h

27 lists

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991

#163

MPS Labs

DOS, WIN

Turn-Based Strategy

~13h

23 lists

Sid Meier's Civilization 1991

#246

Delphine Software

3DO, AMI, A2, AST, DOS, GEN, SNES

Action / Platform

~2h

18 lists

Another World / Out of This World 1991

#254

Square

SNES

Role-Playing

~20h

18 lists

Final Fantasy IV 1991

#10

#316

Konami

SNES

Platform

~4h

19 lists

Super Castlevania IV 1991

#11

#505

Codemasters

NES

Racing

~3h

9 lists

Micro Machines 1991

#12

#592

Origin Systems

DOS

Space Combat

~11h

7 lists

Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi 1991

#13

#595

Tecmo

NES, GEN, SNES

Football (American) / Sports

~10h

9 lists

Tecmo Super Bowl 1991

#14

#629

Konami

ARC, SNES

Beat 'em Up

~1h

10 lists

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time 1991

#15

#645

Nintendo R&D1

Action-Adventure

~5h

8 lists

Metroid 2: Return of Samus 1991

#16

#740

Irem

ARC

Strategy / Maze / Puzzle

~2h

5 lists

Bomberman / Atomic Punk / Dynablaster 1991

#17

#859

Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

GEN

Beat 'em Up

~2h

4 lists

Streets of Rage 1991

#18

#865

Capcom

SNES

Platform

~3h

9 lists

Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1991

#19

#878

Bullfrog Productions

AMI, AST, DOS

God Game

~17h

4 lists

Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods 1991

#20

#912

MicroProse Software, Inc.

AMI, AST, DOS

Racing

~15h

4 lists

Formula One Grand Prix / World Circuit 1991

#21

#966

Factor 5

AMI, CPC, AST, C64, GEN, ZXS

Run and Gun

~2h

3 lists

Turrican II: The Final Fight 1991

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