Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 1991
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#1 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991) (#9)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 79 lists
#2 Street Fighter II (1991) (#23)
Capcom | ARC, SNES | Fighting | ~1h | 81 lists
#3 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) (#91)
Sonic Team | ARC, GEN | Platform | ~2h | 39 lists
#4 Lemmings (1991) (#136)
DMA Design | DOS, MAC, 5, SMS, GEN, TG16, SNES | Strategy / Puzzle | ~20h | 33 lists
#5 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) (#145)
LucasArts | DOS, MAC, AMI | Point-and-Click | ~7h | 27 lists
#6 Sid Meier's Civilization (1991) (#164)
MPS Labs | DOS, WIN | Turn-Based Strategy | ~13h | 23 lists
#7 Another World / Out of This World (1991) (#250)
Delphine Software | 3, DOS, GEN, SNES, 3DO | Action / Platform | ~2h | 18 lists
#8 Final Fantasy IV (1991) (#262)
Square | SNES | Role-Playing | ~20h | 18 lists
#9 Super Castlevania IV (1991) (#309)
Konami | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 20 lists
#10 Micro Machines (1991) (#519)
Codemasters | NES | Racing | ~3h | 9 lists
#11 Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (1991) (#599)
Origin Systems | DOS | Space Combat | ~11h | 7 lists
#12 Tecmo Super Bowl (1991) (#625)
Tecmo | NES, SNES, GEN | Football (American) / Sports | ~10h | 9 lists
#13 Metroid 2: Return of Samus (1991) (#645)
Nintendo R&D1 | GB | Action-Adventure | ~5h | 9 lists
#14 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991) (#655)
Konami | ARC, SNES | Beat 'em Up | ~1h | 10 lists
#15 Bomberman / Atomic Punk / Dynablaster (1991) (#752)
Irem | ARC | Strategy / Maze / Puzzle | ~2h | 5 lists
#16 Streets of Rage (1991) (#878)
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | GEN | Beat 'em Up | ~2h | 4 lists
#17 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1991) (#893)
Capcom | SNES | Platform | ~3h | 9 lists
#18 Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods (1991) (#894)
Bullfrog Productions | DOS, AST, AMI | God Game | ~17h | 4 lists
#19 Turrican II: The Final Fight (1991) (#979)
Factor 5 | 5, GEN | Run and Gun | ~2h | 3 lists
#20 Formula One Grand Prix / World Circuit (1991) (#984)
MicroProse Software, Inc. | DOS, AST, AMI | Racing | ~15h | 4 lists
#1
#9
#2
#23
Street Fighter II
1991
#3
#91
Sonic the Hedgehog
1991
#4
#136
Lemmings
1991
#5
#145
#6
#164
#7
#250
#8
#262
Final Fantasy IV
1991
#9
#309
Super Castlevania IV
1991
#10
#519
Micro Machines
1991
#11
#599
#12
#625
Tecmo Super Bowl
1991
#13
#645
#14
#655
#15
#752
#16
#878
Streets of Rage
1991
#17
#893
#18
#894
#19
#979
#20
#984
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