Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Super Nintendo Entertainment System Games of All Time
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#1 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991) (#8)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 77 lists
#2 Super Mario World (1990) (#10)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Platform | ~5h | 73 lists
#3 Super Metroid (1994) (#21)
Nintendo R&D1 | SNES | Action-Adventure | ~8h | 79 lists
#4 Street Fighter II (1991) (#23)
Capcom | ARC, DOS, 5, SNES | Fighting | ~1h | 80 lists
#5 Chrono Trigger (1995) (#31)
Bird Studio, Square | SNES | Role-Playing | ~23h | 68 lists
#6 Final Fantasy VI (1994) (#46)
Square | SNES | Role-Playing | ~33h | 55 lists
#7 Super Mario Kart (1992) (#48)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Kart Racing | ~2h | 60 lists
#8 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) (#88)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Platform | ~8h | 39 lists
#9 EarthBound / Mother 2: Gīgu no Gyakushū (1994) (#107)
Ape, Creatures Inc., HAL Laboratory | SNES | Role-Playing | ~28h | 34 lists
#10 Secret of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2 (1993) (#123)
Square | SNES | Action RPG | ~22h | 39 lists
#11 SimCity (1989) (#126)
Maxis | DOS, MAC, 5, SNES | City Building | ~15h | 34 lists
#12 Lemmings (1991) (#128)
DMA Design | DOS, MAC, 5, SMS, GEN, TG16, SNES | Strategy / Puzzle | ~20h | 33 lists
#13 NBA Jam (1993) (#169)
Midway | ARC, GEN, SCD, SNES | Sports | ~12h | 31 lists
#14 Donkey Kong Country (1994) (#198)
Rare | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 28 lists
#15 Another World / Out of This World (1991) (#246)
Delphine Software | 3, DOS, GEN, SNES, 3DO | Action / Platform | ~2h | 18 lists
#16 Final Fantasy IV (1991) (#254)
Square | SNES | Role-Playing | ~20h | 18 lists
#17 Mortal Kombat II (1993) (#276)
Midway | ARC, DOS, AMI, GEN, GG, SNES | Fighting | ~2h | 22 lists
#18 Contra III: The Alien Wars / Super Probotector: Alien Rebels (1992) (#285)
Konami | SNES | Run and Gun | ~2h | 22 lists
#19 Syndicate (1993) (#301)
Bullfrog Productions | DOS, 4, GEN, SNES, 3DO, JAG | Real-Time Tactics | ~12h | 15 lists
#20 Super Castlevania IV (1991) (#316)
Konami | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 19 lists
#21 Super Bomberman (1993) (#319)
Produce! | SNES | Action / Party / Maze | ~2h | 16 lists
#22 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) (#330)
Square, Square Enix | SNES | Role-Playing | ~18h | 18 lists
#23 Star Fox / Starwing (1993) (#349)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Shooter | ~1h | 18 lists
#24 Mega Man X (1993) (#354)
Capcom | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 16 lists
#25 Flashback (1992) (#389)
Delphine Software, Tiertex Design Studios | DOS, AMI, ARCH, GEN, SNES | Platform | ~6h | 13 lists
#26 Populous (1989) (#391)
Bullfrog Productions | 3, SMS, GEN, SNES | God Game | ~12h | 12 lists
#27 NHL '94 (1993) (#393)
EA Canada, High Score Productions, Park Place Productions | GEN, SCD, SNES | Sports | ~6h | 14 lists
#28 F-Zero (1990) (#416)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Racing | ~2h | 16 lists
#29 Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move (1994) (#437)
Taito | ARC, SNES, NG, 3DO | Puzzle | ~3h | 11 lists
#30 Worms (1995) (#454)
Team17 | DOS, MAC, AMI, CD32, GEN, SAT, SNES, PS | Strategy | ~4h | 11 lists
#31 Tetris Attack (1995) (#459)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo R&D1 | SNES | Puzzle | ~2h | 13 lists
#32 Mortal Kombat (1992) (#468)
Midway, Midway Games | ARC, GEN, SNES | Fighting | ~9h | 12 lists
#33 Final Fight (1989) (#479)
Capcom | ARC, SNES | Beat 'em Up | ~1h | 12 lists
#34 Wing Commander (1990) (#498)
Origin Systems | DOS, AMI, CD32, SNES, SCD | Flight Simulation | ~8h | 10 lists
#35 ActRaiser (1990) (#515)
Quintet | SNES | Action RPG / City Building / Platform | ~5h | 13 lists
#36 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
#37 Final Fantasy V (1992) (#525)
Square | SNES | Role-Playing | ~31h | 7 lists
#38 Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) (#527)
Nintendo R&D4 | NES, SNES | Platform | ~3h | 8 lists
#39 Pilotwings (1990) (#535)
Nintendo EAD | SNES | Flight Simulation | ~4h | 11 lists
#40 Super Punch-Out!! (1994) (#541)
Locomotive Corporation, Nintendo IRD | SNES | Sports | ~3h | 13 lists
#41 Super Bomberman 2 (1994) (#552)
Hudson Soft | SNES | Action / Party / Maze | ~2h | 9 lists
#42 Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits (1993) (#587)
SNK | ARC, GEN, SNES, NG, 3DO | Fighting | ~1h | 9 lists
#43 Tecmo Super Bowl (1991) (#595)
Tecmo | NES, SNES, GEN | Football (American) / Sports | ~10h | 9 lists
#44 Theme Park (1994) (#602)
Bullfrog Productions | DOS, MAC, 3, 3, SNES, 3DO, JAG, PS | Construction & Management | ~17h | 8 lists
#45 Shadowrun (1993) (#616)
Beam Software | SNES | Action RPG | ~15h | 10 lists
#46 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991) (#629)
Konami | ARC, SNES | Beat 'em Up | ~1h | 10 lists
#47 Cannon Fodder (1993) (#641)
Sensible Software | DOS, AST, AMI, GEN, SNES, 3DO | Shooter | ~8h | 7 lists
#48 Killer Instinct (1994) (#670)
Rare | ARC, SNES | Fighting | ~1h | 9 lists
#49 Earthworm Jim (1994) (#739)
Shiny Entertainment | GEN, SCD, SNES | Run and Gun / Platform | ~3h | 9 lists
#50 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) (#783)
Rare | SNES | Platform | ~5h | 8 lists
#51 Harvest Moon (1996) (#789)
Amccus, Pack-In-Video | SNES | Life Simulation | ~24h | 6 lists
#52 International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (1995) (#816)
Factor 5, Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Konami Digital Entertainment | SNES | Sports | ~1h | 4 lists
#53 Smash TV (1990) (#825)
Williams | ARC, 5, NES, SNES, SMS, GEN | Shooter | ~2h | 5 lists
#54 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (1995) (#834)
Quest, Square Enix | SNES, SAT, PS | Tactical RPG | ~42h | 4 lists
#55 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1991) (#865)
Capcom | SNES | Platform | ~3h | 9 lists
#56 The Lost Vikings (1993) (#924)
Silicon & Synapse | DOS, AMI, CD32, GEN, SNES | Puzzle-Platformer | ~10h | 6 lists
#57 Kirby Super Star / Kirby's Fun Pak (1996) (#943)
HAL Laboratory | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 7 lists
#58 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (1996) (#945)
Rare | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 6 lists
#59 R-Type III: The Third Lightning (1993) (#950)
Irem, Raylight Studios | SNES | Shooter | ~2h | 5 lists
#60 Madden NFL '95 (1994) (#981)
High Score Productions | GEN, SNES | Sports | ~54m | 4 lists
#1
#8
#2
#10
Super Mario World
1990
#3
#21
Super Metroid
1994
#4
#23
Street Fighter II
1991
#5
#31
Chrono Trigger
1995
#6
#46
Final Fantasy VI
1994
#7
#48
Super Mario Kart
1992
#8
#88
#9
#107
#10
#123
#11
#126
SimCity
1989
#12
#128
Lemmings
1991
#13
#169
NBA Jam
1993
#14
#198
Donkey Kong Country
1994
#15
#246
#16
#254
Final Fantasy IV
1991
#17
#276
Mortal Kombat II
1993
#19
#301
Syndicate
1993
#20
#316
Super Castlevania IV
1991
#21
#319
Super Bomberman
1993
#22
#330
#23
#349
Star Fox / Starwing
1993
#24
#354
Mega Man X
1993
#25
#389
Flashback
1992
#26
#391
Populous
1989
#27
#393
NHL '94
1993
#28
#416
F-Zero
1990
#29
#437
#30
#454
Worms
1995
#31
#459
Tetris Attack
1995
#32
#468
Mortal Kombat
1992
#33
#479
Final Fight
1989
#34
#498
Wing Commander
1990
#35
#515
ActRaiser
1990
#36
#523
#37
#525
Final Fantasy V
1992
#38
#527
#39
#535
Pilotwings
1990
#40
#541
Super Punch-Out!!
1994
#41
#552
Super Bomberman 2
1994
#42
#587
#43
#595
Tecmo Super Bowl
1991
#44
#602
Theme Park
1994
#45
#616
Shadowrun
1993
#46
#629
#47
#641
Cannon Fodder
1993
#48
#670
Killer Instinct
1994
#49
#739
Earthworm Jim
1994
#50
#783
#51
#789
Harvest Moon
1996
#52
#816
#53
#825
Smash TV
1990
#54
#834
#55
#865
#56
#924
The Lost Vikings
1993
#57
#943
#58
#945
#59
#950
#60
#981
Madden NFL '95
1994
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