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 1995

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#1 Chrono Trigger (1995) (#30)

Bird Studio, Square | SNES | Role-Playing | ~23h | 70 lists

#2 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) (#88)

Nintendo EAD | SNES | Platform | ~8h | 40 lists

#3 Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness (1995) (#161)

Blizzard Entertainment | DOS, MAC | Real-Time Strategy | ~21h | 27 lists

#4 Command & Conquer (1995) (#199)

Westwood Studios | 3 | Real-Time Strategy | ~17h | 23 lists

#5 Wipeout (1995) (#311)

Psygnosis | WIN, SAT, PS | Racing | ~10h | 18 lists

#6 MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (1995) (#415)

Activision | 3 | Simulation | ~8h | 11 lists

#7 Tekken 2 (1995) (#428)

Namco | ARC, PS | Fighting | ~1h | 10 lists

#8 Worms (1995) (#469)

Team17 | DOS, MAC, AMI, CD32, GEN, SAT, SNES, PS | Strategy | ~4h | 11 lists

#9 Tetris Attack (1995) (#475)

Intelligent Systems, Nintendo R&D1 | SNES | Puzzle | ~2h | 13 lists

#10 Descent (1995) (#572)

Interplay Productions, Parallax Software | DOS, MAC, PS | Shooter / First-Person Shooter | ~13h | 8 lists

#11 The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (1995) (#722)

Sierra On-Line | 3 | Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama | ~14h | 5 lists

#12 Return Fire (1995) (#727)

Silent Software | WIN, 3DO, PS | Action / Shooter | 6 lists

#13 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) (#741)

Rare | SNES | Platform | ~5h | 9 lists

#14 Time Crisis (1995) (#786)

Namco | ARC, PS | Shooter / Light Gun Shooter | ~54m | 5 lists

#15 International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (1995) (#839)

Factor 5, Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Konami Digital Entertainment | SNES | Sports | ~1h | 4 lists

#16 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (1995) (#866)

Quest, Square Enix | SNES, SAT, PS | Tactical RPG | ~42h | 4 lists

#17 X-COM: Terror from the Deep (1995) (#939)

MicroProse Software, Inc. | DOS, WIN, PS | Real-Time Strategy / Turn-Based Tactics | ~34h | 4 lists

#18 Rayman (1995) (#954)

Ubi Pictures | DOS, JAG, SAT, PS | Platform | ~9h | 3 lists

#19 Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move 2 (1995) (#974)

Taito | ARC, DOS, SAT, PS | Puzzle | ~2h | 4 lists

#20 Virtua Cop 2 (1995) (#995)

Sega AM2 | ARC, WIN, SAT | Shooter / Light Gun Shooter | ~48m | 4 lists

#30

Bird Studio, Square

SNES

Role-Playing

~23h

70 lists

Chrono Trigger 1995

#88

Nintendo EAD

SNES

Platform

~8h

40 lists

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 1995

#161

Blizzard Entertainment

MAC, DOS

Real-Time Strategy

~21h

27 lists

Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness 1995

#199

Westwood Studios

MAC, DOS, WIN

Real-Time Strategy

~17h

23 lists

Command & Conquer 1995

#311

Psygnosis

PS, SAT, WIN

Racing

~10h

18 lists

Wipeout 1995

#415

Activision

MAC, DOS, WIN

Simulation

~8h

11 lists

MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat 1995

#428

Namco

ARC, PS

Fighting

~1h

10 lists

Tekken 2 1995

#469

Team17

AMI, CD32, MAC, DOS, PS, GEN, SAT, SNES

Strategy

~4h

11 lists

Worms 1995

#475

Intelligent Systems, Nintendo R&D1

SNES

Puzzle

~2h

13 lists

Tetris Attack 1995

#10

#572

Interplay Productions, Parallax Software

MAC, DOS, PS

Shooter / First-Person Shooter

~13h

8 lists

Descent 1995

#11

#722

Sierra On-Line

MAC, DOS, WIN

Point-and-Click / Interactive Drama

~14h

5 lists

The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery 1995

#12

#727

Silent Software

3DO, PS, WIN

Action / Shooter

6 lists

Return Fire 1995

#13

#741

Rare

SNES

Platform

~5h

9 lists

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 1995

#14

#786

Namco

ARC, PS

Shooter / Light Gun Shooter

~54m

5 lists

Time Crisis 1995

#15

#839

Factor 5, Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Konami Digital Entertainment

SNES

Sports

~1h

4 lists

International Superstar Soccer Deluxe 1995

#16

#866

Quest, Square Enix

PS, SAT, SNES

Tactical RPG

~42h

4 lists

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 1995

#17

#939

MicroProse Software, Inc.

DOS, PS, WIN

Real-Time Strategy / Turn-Based Tactics

~34h

4 lists

X-COM: Terror from the Deep 1995

#18

#954

Ubi Pictures

JAG, DOS, PS, SAT

Platform

~9h

3 lists

Rayman 1995

#19

#974

Taito

ARC, DOS, PS, SAT

Puzzle

~2h

4 lists

Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move 2 1995

#20

#995

Sega AM2

ARC, SAT, WIN

Shooter / Light Gun Shooter

~48m

4 lists

Virtua Cop 2 1995

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