Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Sports Games of All Time
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#1 Rocket League (2015) (#95)
Psyonix | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Sports | ~5h | 55 lists
#2 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000) (#104)
Neversoft Entertainment, Westlake Interactive | WIN, PS, N64, DC | Sports | ~9h | 37 lists
#3 Punch-Out!! / Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! (1987) (#167)
Nintendo R&D3 | NES | Sports | ~3h | 25 lists
#4 NBA Jam (1993) (#169)
Midway | ARC, GEN, SCD, SNES | Sports | ~12h | 31 lists
#5 Wii Sports (2006) (#199)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 | Wii | Sports | ~5h | 28 lists
#6 Pong (1972) (#209)
Atari | ARC | Sports | ~12m | 24 lists
#7 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001) (#315)
Neversoft Entertainment | WIN, PS, PS2, N64, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~7h | 17 lists
#8 Jet Grind Radio / Jet Set Radio (2000) (#358)
Smilebit | DC | Action / Sports / Platform | ~7h | 13 lists
#9 NHL '94 (1993) (#393)
EA Canada, High Score Productions, Park Place Productions | GEN, SCD, SNES | Sports | ~6h | 14 lists
#10 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 / Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (2006) (#406)
Konami | WIN, PS2, X360 | Sports | ~30h | 8 lists
#11 Sensible World of Soccer (1994) (#415)
Sensible Software | DOS, AMI | Sports | ~8h | 13 lists
#12 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999) (#421)
Neversoft Entertainment | PS, N64, DC | Sports | ~4h | 13 lists
#13 Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (1990) (#423)
The Bitmap Brothers | DOS, 3, SMS, GEN | Action / Sports | ~3h | 12 lists
#14 Jet Set Radio Future (2002) (#447)
Smilebit | Xbox | Action / Sports / Platform | ~11h | 7 lists
#15 Sensible Soccer: European Champions / 92/93 / International Edition / Championship Soccer '94 (1992) (#523)
Sensible Software | DOS, AST, AMI, 3, SNES, JAG | Football (Association) / Sports | ~15h | 8 lists
#16 Virtua Tennis / Power Smash (1999) (#540)
Hitmaker, Sega AM3 | ARC, DC | Sports | ~10h | 9 lists
#17 Super Punch-Out!! (1994) (#541)
Locomotive Corporation, Nintendo IRD | SNES | Sports | ~3h | 13 lists
#18 FIFA International Soccer (1993) (#546)
Extended Play Productions | GEN | Football (Association) / Sports | ~6h | 8 lists
#19 FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (1997) (#574)
EA Canada, Extended Play Productions | WIN, PS, N64 | Football (Association) / Sports | ~17h | 6 lists
#20 SSX Tricky (2001) (#578)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~10h | 6 lists
#21 Tecmo Bowl (1987) (#581)
Tecmo | ARC, NES | Sports | ~2h | 8 lists
#22 Tecmo Super Bowl (1991) (#595)
Tecmo | NES, SNES, GEN | Football (American) / Sports | ~10h | 9 lists
#23 SSX 3 (2003) (#625)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~16h | 8 lists
#24 Baseball Stars (1989) (#653)
SNK | NES | Sports | ~9h | 8 lists
#25 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 (2005) (#661)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Football (Association) / Sports | ~14h | 5 lists
#26 ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) (#672)
Visual Concepts | PS2, Xbox | Football (American) / Sports | ~11h | 5 lists
#27 Madden NFL 2005 (2004) (#755)
Budcat Creations, EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~15h | 4 lists
#28 California Games (1987) (#760)
Epyx | A2, C64, LYNX | Sports | ~2h | 7 lists
#29 Skate 2 (2009) (#762)
EA Black Box | X360, PS3 | Sports | ~18h | 4 lists
#30 Wii Sports Resort (2009) (#770)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 | Wii | Sports | ~9h | 6 lists
#31 NBA 2K11 (2010) (#773)
Visual Concepts | WIN, 3, X360, Wii | Sports | ~35h | 8 lists
#32 Championship Manager 3 (1999) (#777)
WIN | Sports | 4 lists
#33 FIFA 12 (2011) (#792)
EA Canada | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Sports | ~60h | 8 lists
#34 FIFA 99 (1998) (#795)
EA Sports | WIN, PS, N64 | Sports | ~14h | 5 lists
#35 Madden NFL 2004 (2003) (#806)
EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~6h | 5 lists
#36 Punch-Out!! (2009) (#808)
Next Level Games | Wii | Sports | ~5h | 5 lists
#37 FIFA 09 (2008) (#813)
EA Canada | X360, PS3 | Sports | ~39h | 4 lists
#38 International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (1995) (#816)
Factor 5, Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Konami Digital Entertainment | SNES | Sports | ~1h | 4 lists
#39 NBA 2K24 (2023) (#822)
Visual Concepts | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~41h | 1 lists
#40 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International (2003) (#829)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2 | Sports | ~22h | 5 lists
#41 WWF No Mercy (2000) (#847)
AKI Corporation, Asmik Ace Entertainment | N64 | Fighting / Sports | ~6h | 7 lists
#42 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 / World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International (2004) (#858)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Sports | ~26h | 7 lists
#43 Track & Field / Hyper Olympic (1983) (#873)
Konami | ARC, A26, A8, MSX | Sports | ~30m | 4 lists
#44 International Track & Field (1996) (#880)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | ARC, PS | Sports | ~48m | 4 lists
#45 International Superstar Soccer 64 (1996) (#922)
Konami | N64 | Sports | ~15h | 4 lists
#46 International Superstar Soccer 98 (1998) (#923)
Konami | N64 | Sports | 5 lists
#47 ISS Pro Evolution (1999) (#930)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | PS | Sports | ~45h | 3 lists
#48 Pyre (2017) (#961)
Supergiant Games | WIN, LIN, PS4 | Action RPG / Sports | ~11h | 10 lists
#49 NHL 09 (2008) (#968)
EA Canada, HB Studios | WIN, PS2, PS3, X360 | Sports | ~20h | 4 lists
#50 NBA 2K12 (2011) (#980)
Visual Concepts | WIN, X360, PS3 | Sports | ~60h | 4 lists
#51 Madden NFL '95 (1994) (#981)
High Score Productions | GEN, SNES | Sports | ~54m | 4 lists
#52 FIFA 11 (2010) (#987)
EA Canada | WIN, X360, PS3 | Sports | ~56h | 9 lists
#53 FIFA 10 (2009) (#992)
EA Canada | X360, PS3 | Sports | ~48h | 5 lists
#1
#95
Rocket League
2015
#2
#104
#3
#167
#4
#169
NBA Jam
1993
#5
#199
Wii Sports
2006
#6
#209
Pong
1972
#7
#315
#8
#358
#9
#393
NHL '94
1993
#11
#415
#12
#421
#13
#423
#14
#447
Jet Set Radio Future
2002
#15
#523
#16
#540
#17
#541
Super Punch-Out!!
1994
#18
#546
#19
#574
#20
#578
SSX Tricky
2001
#21
#581
Tecmo Bowl
1987
#22
#595
Tecmo Super Bowl
1991
#23
#625
SSX 3
2003
#24
#653
Baseball Stars
1989
#25
#661
#26
#672
ESPN NFL 2K5
2004
#27
#755
Madden NFL 2005
2004
#28
#760
California Games
1987
#29
#762
Skate 2
2009
#30
#770
Wii Sports Resort
2009
#31
#773
NBA 2K11
2010
#32
#777
#33
#792
FIFA 12
2011
#34
#795
FIFA 99
1998
#35
#806
Madden NFL 2004
2003
#36
#808
Punch-Out!!
2009
#37
#813
FIFA 09
2008
#38
#816
#39
#822
NBA 2K24
2023
#41
#847
WWF No Mercy
2000
#43
#873
#44
#880
#45
#922
#46
#923
#47
#930
ISS Pro Evolution
1999
#48
#961
Pyre
2017
#49
#968
NHL 09
2008
#50
#980
NBA 2K12
2011
#51
#981
Madden NFL '95
1994
#52
#987
FIFA 11
2010
#53
#992
FIFA 10
2009
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