Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.
Updated: February 3, 2026
Most Acclaimed Platform Games of All Time
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#1 Super Mario 64 (1996) (#7)
Nintendo EAD | N64 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 85 lists
#2 Super Mario World (1990) (#10)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Platform | ~5h | 74 lists
#3 Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) (#26)
Nintendo R&D4 | NES | Platform | ~5h | 60 lists
#4 Super Mario Odyssey (2017) (#48)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 70 lists
#5 Super Mario Galaxy (2007) (#51)
Nintendo EAD | Wii | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~14h | 45 lists
#6 Super Mario Bros. (1985) (#56)
Nintendo R&D4 | ARC, NES | Platform | ~2h | 43 lists
#7 Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010) (#66)
Nintendo EAD | Wii | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~13h | 56 lists
#8 Spelunky (2012) (#84)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, X360, PS3, PSV | Roguelike / Platform | ~20h | 39 lists
#9 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) (#88)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Platform | ~8h | 40 lists
#10 Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) (#91)
Sonic Team | ARC, GEN | Platform | ~2h | 39 lists
#11 Mega Man 2 (1988) (#98)
Capcom | NES | Platform | ~3h | 39 lists
#12 Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) (#100)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 8 | SW2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~19h | 42 lists
#13 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) (#103)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, PS2, GC, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 43 lists
#14 Donkey Kong (1981) (#124)
Ikegami Tsushinki, Nintendo | ARC, NES | Platform | ~18m | 34 lists
#15 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) (#135)
Sega Technical Institute, Sonic Team | ARC, GEN | Platform | ~2h | 31 lists
#16 Celeste (2018) (#138)
Extremely OK Games | 3, XB1, PS4, SW | Platform | ~8h | 57 lists
#17 Astro Bot (2024) (#142)
Team Asobi | PS5 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~11h | 51 lists
#18 Super Meat Boy (2010) (#188)
Team Meat | 3, X360 | Platform | ~9h | 32 lists
#19 Prince of Persia (1989) (#202)
Brøderbund Software | 6, DOS, MAC, TG16 | Platform | ~2h | 25 lists
#20 Donkey Kong Country (1994) (#207)
Rare | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 28 lists
#21 Super Mario Maker (2015) (#220)
Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.4 | 3DS, WiiU | Platform | ~5h | 43 lists
#22 Psychonauts (2005) (#228)
Double Fine Productions | WIN, PS2, Xbox | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 20 lists
#23 LittleBigPlanet (2008) (#247)
Media Molecule | PS3 | Sandbox / Platform | ~9h | 25 lists
#24 Another World / Out of This World (1991) (#250)
Delphine Software | 3, DOS, GEN, SNES, 3DO | Action / Platform | ~2h | 18 lists
#25 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (2023) (#269)
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 41 lists
#26 Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) (#277)
Nintendo R&D4 | NES | Platform | ~3h | 16 lists
#27 Shovel Knight (2014) (#283)
Yacht Club Games | 3, 3, 3DS, WiiU, XB1 | Platform | ~7h | 25 lists
#28 Pitfall! (1982) (#307)
Activision | 4, 3 | Platform | ~30m | 19 lists
#29 Super Castlevania IV (1991) (#309)
Konami | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 20 lists
#30 Banjo-Kazooie (1998) (#317)
Rare | N64 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 17 lists
#31 Sonic CD (1993) (#323)
Sonic Team | SCD | Platform | ~2h | 14 lists
#32 Super Mario 3D World (2013) (#329)
Nintendo EAD | WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 30 lists
#33 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021) (#349)
Insomniac Games | PS5 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 29 lists
#34 Bubble Bobble (1986) (#354)
Taito | ARC, 7, DOS, NES, FDS | Platform | ~3h | 14 lists
#35 Mega Man X (1993) (#368)
Capcom | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 16 lists
#36 Jet Grind Radio / Jet Set Radio (2000) (#370)
Smilebit | DC | Action / Sports / Platform | ~7h | 13 lists
#37 Rayman Legends (2013) (#382)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, X360, XB1, 3, WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 22 lists
#38 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987) (#384)
Nintendo R&D4 | NES, FDS | Action RPG / Platform | ~10h | 13 lists
#39 Ninja Gaiden (1988) (#386)
Tecmo, Tecmo Koei Games | NES | Hack and Slash / Platform | ~3h | 13 lists
#40 Castlevania (1986) (#390)
Konami | DOS, C64, AMI, NES, FDS | Platform | ~3h | 14 lists
#41 Super Monkey Ball (2001) (#396)
Amusement Vision | GC | Party / Platform | ~4h | 11 lists
#42 Flashback (1992) (#401)
Delphine Software, Tiertex Design Studios | DOS, AMI, ARCH, GEN, SNES | Platform | ~6h | 13 lists
#43 Marble Madness (1984) (#424)
Atari Games | ARC, 4, DOS | Racing / Platform | ~36m | 10 lists
#44 Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (1998) (#425)
Naughty Dog | PS | Platform | ~5h | 11 lists
#45 Viewtiful Joe (2003) (#426)
Team Viewtiful | PS2, GC | Beat 'em Up / Platform | ~8h | 11 lists
#46 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (& Knuckles) (1994) (#446)
Sega Technical Institute, Sonic Team | GEN | Platform | ~3h | 11 lists
#47 Psychonauts 2 (2021) (#447)
Double Fine Productions | 3, XB1, XBXS, PS4 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 32 lists
#48 Ghosts 'n Goblins (1985) (#456)
Capcom | ARC, 3, NES | Platform | ~3h | 12 lists
#49 Jet Set Radio Future (2002) (#459)
Smilebit | Xbox | Action / Sports / Platform | ~11h | 7 lists
#50 Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) (#495)
Rare | N64 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~11h | 12 lists
#51 Split Fiction (2025) (#515)
Hazelight Studios | WIN, PS5, XBXS, SW2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~13h | 33 lists
#52 Super Mario Sunshine (2002) (#517)
Nintendo EAD | GC | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~15h | 8 lists
#53 Mirror's Edge (2008) (#521)
EA Digital Illusions CE | WIN, X360, PS3 | Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter / Platform | ~6h | 11 lists
#54 ActRaiser (1990) (#532)
Quintet | SNES | Action RPG / City Building / Platform | ~5h | 13 lists
#55 Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) (#543)
Nintendo R&D4 | NES, SNES | Platform | ~3h | 8 lists
#56 Mega Man 3 (1990) (#547)
Capcom | NES | Platform | ~3h | 10 lists
#57 Tearaway (2013) (#559)
Media Molecule | PSV | Adventure / Platform | ~6h | 15 lists
#58 Rayman Origins (2011) (#562)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, X360, Wii, 3DS, PS3, PSV | Platform | ~11h | 18 lists
#59 Spelunky 2 (2020) (#569)
BlitWorks, Mossmouth | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, SW | Roguelike / Platform | ~27h | 10 lists
#60 Manic Miner (1983) (#585)
Bug Byte, Software Projects | 5 | Platform | 5 lists
#61 Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse (1989) (#587)
Konami | NES | Platform | ~4h | 9 lists
#62 Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) (#588)
HAL Laboratory | SW | Platform | ~10h | 19 lists
#63 Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (2025) (#593)
Lizardcube, Sega | WIN, XB1, XBXS, PS4, PS5, SW | Platform | ~9h | 13 lists
#64 Mark of the Ninja (2012) (#611)
Klei Entertainment | 3, X360 | Stealth / Platform | ~8h | 14 lists
#65 Bionic Commando (1988) (#616)
Capcom | NES | Platform | ~2h | 10 lists
#66 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (2021) (#639)
Nintendo EAD Tokyo Software Development Group No.1 | SW | Platform | ~10h | 12 lists
#67 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (1987) (#653)
Taito | ARC, 5, NES, SMS, GEN, TG16 | Platform | ~2h | 8 lists
#68 Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999) (#673)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS, PS2, N64, DC | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~8h | 10 lists
#69 Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (1994) (#679)
Nintendo R&D1 | GB | Platform | ~4h | 6 lists
#70 Kid Icarus (1986) (#680)
Nintendo R&D1 | NES, FDS | Action / Platform | ~4h | 7 lists
#71 Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1988) (#686)
Capcom | ARC, 5, GEN | Platform | ~2h | 6 lists
#72 Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy (2001) (#695)
Naughty Dog | PS2 | Platform | ~10h | 7 lists
#73 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (2014) (#699)
Retro Studios | WiiU | Platform | ~10h | 11 lists
#74 Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins (1992) (#708)
Nintendo R&D1 | GB | Platform | ~2h | 5 lists
#75 Astro Bot Rescue Mission (2018) (#712)
SIE Japan Studio | PSVR | Platform | ~7h | 15 lists
#76 Shinobi (1987) (#725)
Team Shinobi | ARC, DOS, 6, NES, SMS, TG16 | Hack and Slash / Platform | ~1h | 6 lists
#77 Super Mario 3D Land (2011) (#726)
Brownie Brown, Nintendo EAD | 3DS | Platform | ~7h | 14 lists
#78 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) (#741)
Rare | SNES | Platform | ~5h | 9 lists
#79 Mario Bros. (1983) (#744)
Nintendo R&D1 | ARC, A26, A52, 5, NES | Platform | ~54m | 6 lists
#80 Kirby's Adventure (1993) (#758)
HAL Laboratory | NES | Platform | ~4h | 4 lists
#81 Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (1989) (#759)
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | SMS, TG16 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~6h | 4 lists
#82 Mega Man (1987) (#764)
Capcom | NES | Platform | ~3h | 7 lists
#83 DuckTales (1989) (#768)
Capcom | NES, GB | Platform | ~1h | 6 lists
#84 Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (1997) (#771)
Oddworld Inhabitants | DOS, WIN, PS | Platform | ~13h | 9 lists
#85 Impossible Mission (1984) (#781)
Epyx | 5 | Puzzle / Platform | ~3h | 5 lists
#86 Strider / Strider Hiryū (1989) (#799)
Capcom | ARC, DOS, 3, GEN | Hack and Slash / Platform | ~1h | 5 lists
#87 Jet Set Willy (1984) (#812)
Software Projects | 3 | Platform | ~2h | 5 lists
#88 Earthworm Jim (1994) (#816)
Shiny Entertainment | GEN, SCD, SNES | Run and Gun / Platform | ~3h | 9 lists
#89 Ape Escape (1999) (#825)
SCE Japan Studio | PS | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~7h | 5 lists
#90 The Revenge of Shinobi / The Super Shinobi (1989) (#828)
Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | GEN | Hack and Slash / Platform | ~2h | 5 lists
#91 Child of Light (2014) (#840)
Ubisoft Montreal | WIN, X360, XB1, 3, WiiU | Role-Playing / Platform | ~11h | 8 lists
#92 Jak II: Renegade (2003) (#847)
Naughty Dog | PS2 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~17h | 5 lists
#93 Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (1990) (#851)
Tecmo, Tecmo Koei Games | ARC, NES | Hack and Slash / Platform | ~2h | 6 lists
#94 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1991) (#893)
Capcom | SNES | Platform | ~3h | 9 lists
#95 Crash Bandicoot (1996) (#905)
Naughty Dog | PS | Platform | ~6h | 5 lists
#96 Downwell (2015) (#911)
Moppin | WIN, iOS, AND, PSV | Shooter / Platform | ~6h | 9 lists
#97 Ratchet & Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal (2004) (#927)
Insomniac Games | PS2 | Third-Person Shooter / Platform | ~11h | 5 lists
#98 Fall Guys (2020) (#937)
Mediatonic | WIN, PS4 | Platform / Battle Royale | ~10h | 16 lists
#99 Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (1993) (#941)
Brøderbund Software, Interprog, Titus Software | DOS, MAC, FMT | Platform | ~5h | 4 lists
#100 Rayman (1995) (#954)
Ubi Pictures | DOS, JAG, SAT, PS | Platform | ~9h | 3 lists
#1
#7
Super Mario 64
1996
#2
#10
Super Mario World
1990
#3
#26
Super Mario Bros. 3
1988
#4
#48
Super Mario Odyssey
2017
#5
#51
Super Mario Galaxy
2007
#6
#56
Super Mario Bros.
1985
#7
#66
Super Mario Galaxy 2
2010
#8
#84
Spelunky
2012
#9
#88
#10
#91
Sonic the Hedgehog
1991
#11
#98
Mega Man 2
1988
#12
#100
Donkey Kong Bananza
2025
#13
#103
#14
#124
Donkey Kong
1981
#15
#135
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
1992
#16
#138
Celeste
2018
#17
#142
Astro Bot
2024
#18
#188
Super Meat Boy
2010
#19
#202
Prince of Persia
1989
#20
#207
Donkey Kong Country
1994
#21
#220
Super Mario Maker
2015
#22
#228
Psychonauts
2005
#23
#247
LittleBigPlanet
2008
#24
#250
#25
#269
#26
#277
Super Mario Bros. 2
1988
#27
#283
Shovel Knight
2014
#28
#307
Pitfall!
1982
#29
#309
Super Castlevania IV
1991
#30
#317
Banjo-Kazooie
1998
#31
#323
Sonic CD
1993
#32
#329
Super Mario 3D World
2013
#33
#349
#34
#354
Bubble Bobble
1986
#35
#368
Mega Man X
1993
#36
#370
#37
#382
Rayman Legends
2013
#38
#384
#39
#386
Ninja Gaiden
1988
#40
#390
Castlevania
1986
#41
#396
Super Monkey Ball
2001
#42
#401
Flashback
1992
#43
#424
Marble Madness
1984
#44
#425
#45
#426
Viewtiful Joe
2003
#46
#446
#47
#447
Psychonauts 2
2021
#48
#456
Ghosts 'n Goblins
1985
#49
#459
Jet Set Radio Future
2002
#50
#495
Conker's Bad Fur Day
2001
#51
#515
Split Fiction
2025
#52
#517
Super Mario Sunshine
2002
#53
#521
Mirror's Edge
2008
#54
#532
ActRaiser
1990
#55
#543
#56
#547
Mega Man 3
1990
#57
#559
Tearaway
2013
#58
#562
Rayman Origins
2011
#59
#569
Spelunky 2
2020
#60
#585
Manic Miner
1983
#61
#587
#62
#588
#63
#593
#64
#611
Mark of the Ninja
2012
#65
#616
Bionic Commando
1988
#66
#639
#67
#653
#68
#673
#69
#679
#70
#680
Kid Icarus
1986
#71
#686
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
1988
#72
#695
#73
#699
#74
#708
#75
#712
#76
#725
Shinobi
1987
#77
#726
Super Mario 3D Land
2011
#78
#741
#79
#744
Mario Bros.
1983
#80
#758
Kirby's Adventure
1993
#81
#759
#82
#764
Mega Man
1987
#83
#768
DuckTales
1989
#84
#771
#85
#781
Impossible Mission
1984
#86
#799
#87
#812
Jet Set Willy
1984
#88
#816
Earthworm Jim
1994
#89
#825
Ape Escape
1999
#90
#828
#91
#840
Child of Light
2014
#92
#847
Jak II: Renegade
2003
#93
#851
#94
#893
#95
#905
Crash Bandicoot
1996
#96
#911
Downwell
2015
#97
#927
#98
#937
Fall Guys
2020
#99
#941
#100
#954
Rayman
1995
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