Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Sports Games of All Time
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#1 Rocket League (2015) (#104)
Psyonix | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Sports | ~5h | 55 lists
#2 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000) (#109)
Neversoft Entertainment, Westlake Interactive | WIN, PS, N64, DC | Sports | ~9h | 38 lists
#3 Punch-Out!! / Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! (1987) (#169)
Nintendo R&D3 | NES | Sports | ~3h | 26 lists
#4 NBA Jam (1993) (#171)
Midway | ARC, GEN, SCD, SNES | Sports | ~12h | 31 lists
#5 Wii Sports (2006) (#183)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 | Wii | Sports | ~5h | 31 lists
#6 Pong (1972) (#206)
Atari | ARC | Sports | ~12m | 25 lists
#7 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001) (#305)
Neversoft Entertainment | WIN, PS, PS2, N64, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~7h | 19 lists
#8 Pro Evolution Soccer 6 / Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 (2006) (#366)
Konami | WIN, PS2, X360 | Sports | ~30h | 10 lists
#9 Jet Grind Radio / Jet Set Radio (2000) (#370)
Smilebit | DC | Action / Sports / Platform | ~7h | 13 lists
#10 NHL '94 (1993) (#403)
EA Canada, High Score Productions, Park Place Productions | GEN, SCD, SNES | Sports | ~6h | 14 lists
#11 Sensible World of Soccer (1994) (#435)
Sensible Software | DOS, AMI | Sports | ~8h | 13 lists
#12 Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (1990) (#439)
The Bitmap Brothers | DOS, 3, SMS, GEN | Action / Sports | ~3h | 12 lists
#13 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999) (#457)
Neversoft Entertainment | PS, N64, DC | Sports | ~4h | 13 lists
#14 Jet Set Radio Future (2002) (#459)
Smilebit | Xbox | Action / Sports / Platform | ~11h | 7 lists
#15 Sensible Soccer: European Champions / 92/93 / International Edition / Championship Soccer '94 (1992) (#528)
Sensible Software | DOS, AST, AMI, 3, SNES, JAG | Football (Association) / Sports | ~15h | 8 lists
#16 Virtua Tennis / Power Smash (1999) (#544)
Hitmaker, Sega AM3 | ARC, DC | Sports | ~10h | 9 lists
#17 SSX Tricky (2001) (#546)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~10h | 8 lists
#18 Super Punch-Out!! (1994) (#558)
Locomotive Corporation, Nintendo IRD | SNES | Sports | ~3h | 13 lists
#19 FIFA International Soccer (1993) (#567)
Extended Play Productions | GEN | Football (Association) / Sports | ~6h | 8 lists
#20 FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 (1997) (#579)
EA Canada, Extended Play Productions | WIN, PS, N64 | Football (Association) / Sports | ~15h | 6 lists
#21 Tecmo Bowl (1987) (#586)
Tecmo | ARC, NES | Sports | ~2h | 8 lists
#22 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 9 (2005) (#598)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Football (Association) / Sports | ~14h | 6 lists
#23 Tecmo Super Bowl (1991) (#625)
Tecmo | NES, SNES, GEN | Football (American) / Sports | ~10h | 9 lists
#24 SSX 3 (2003) (#631)
EA Canada | PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports / Snowboarding | ~16h | 8 lists
#25 ESPN NFL 2K5 (2004) (#674)
Visual Concepts | PS2, Xbox | Football (American) / Sports | ~11h | 5 lists
#26 Baseball Stars (1989) (#675)
SNK | NES | Sports | ~9h | 8 lists
#27 FIFA 09 (2008) (#713)
EA Canada | X360, PS3 | Sports | ~39h | 5 lists
#28 FIFA 12 (2011) (#736)
EA Canada | MAC, WIN, X360, PS3 | Sports | ~60h | 9 lists
#29 Punch-Out!! (2009) (#763)
Next Level Games | Wii | Sports | ~5h | 6 lists
#30 Skate 2 (2009) (#772)
EA Black Box | X360, PS3 | Sports | ~18h | 4 lists
#31 Pro Evolution Soccer 4 / World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International (2004) (#780)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Sports | ~26h | 8 lists
#32 Madden NFL 2005 (2004) (#783)
Budcat Creations, EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~15h | 4 lists
#33 California Games (1987) (#788)
Epyx | A2, C64, LYNX | Sports | ~2h | 7 lists
#34 WWF No Mercy (2000) (#791)
AKI Corporation, Asmik Ace Entertainment | N64 | Fighting / Sports | ~6h | 8 lists
#35 Championship Manager 3 (1999) (#793)
WIN | Sports | 4 lists
#36 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 / World Soccer: Winning Eleven 7 International (2003) (#798)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | WIN, PS2 | Sports | ~22h | 6 lists
#37 Wii Sports Resort (2009) (#801)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 | Wii | Sports | ~9h | 6 lists
#38 NBA 2K11 (2010) (#809)
Visual Concepts | WIN, 3, X360, Wii | Sports | ~35h | 8 lists
#39 Madden NFL 2004 (2003) (#821)
EA Orlando | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Sports | ~6h | 5 lists
#40 International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (1995) (#839)
Factor 5, Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Konami Digital Entertainment | SNES | Sports | ~1h | 4 lists
#41 FIFA 99 (1998) (#858)
EA Sports | WIN, PS, N64 | Sports | ~14h | 5 lists
#42 FIFA 10 (2009) (#884)
EA Canada | X360, PS3 | Sports | ~48h | 6 lists
#43 FIFA 11 (2010) (#910)
EA Canada | WIN, X360, PS3 | Sports | ~56h | 10 lists
#44 ISS Pro Evolution (1999) (#913)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | PS | Sports | ~45h | 4 lists
#45 International Track & Field (1996) (#922)
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | ARC, PS | Sports | ~48m | 4 lists
#46 NBA 2K24 (2023) (#926)
Visual Concepts | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Sports | ~41h | 1 lists
#47 Track & Field / Hyper Olympic (1983) (#934)
Konami | ARC, A26, A8, MSX | Sports | ~36m | 4 lists
#48 International Superstar Soccer 64 (1996) (#953)
Konami | N64 | Sports | ~15h | 4 lists
#49 International Superstar Soccer 98 (1998) (#957)
Konami | N64 | Sports | 5 lists
#50 FIFA 15 (2014) (#967)
EA Canada | WIN, X360, XB1, PS3, PS4 | Sports | ~75h | 4 lists
#51 Pyre (2017) (#987)
Supergiant Games | WIN, LIN, PS4 | Action RPG / Sports | ~11h | 10 lists
#52 NHL 09 (2008) (#990)
EA Canada, HB Studios | WIN, PS2, PS3, X360 | Sports | ~20h | 4 lists
#1
#104
Rocket League
2015
#2
#109
#3
#169
#4
#171
NBA Jam
1993
#5
#183
Wii Sports
2006
#6
#206
Pong
1972
#7
#305
#9
#370
#10
#403
NHL '94
1993
#11
#435
#12
#439
#13
#457
#14
#459
Jet Set Radio Future
2002
#15
#528
#16
#544
#17
#546
SSX Tricky
2001
#18
#558
Super Punch-Out!!
1994
#19
#567
#20
#579
#21
#586
Tecmo Bowl
1987
#22
#598
#23
#625
Tecmo Super Bowl
1991
#24
#631
SSX 3
2003
#25
#674
ESPN NFL 2K5
2004
#26
#675
Baseball Stars
1989
#27
#713
FIFA 09
2008
#28
#736
FIFA 12
2011
#29
#763
Punch-Out!!
2009
#30
#772
Skate 2
2009
#32
#783
Madden NFL 2005
2004
#33
#788
California Games
1987
#34
#791
WWF No Mercy
2000
#35
#793
#37
#801
Wii Sports Resort
2009
#38
#809
NBA 2K11
2010
#39
#821
Madden NFL 2004
2003
#40
#839
#41
#858
FIFA 99
1998
#42
#884
FIFA 10
2009
#43
#910
FIFA 11
2010
#44
#913
ISS Pro Evolution
1999
#45
#922
#46
#926
NBA 2K24
2023
#47
#934
#48
#953
#49
#957
#50
#967
FIFA 15
2014
#51
#987
Pyre
2017
#52
#990
NHL 09
2008
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