Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.

Updated: October 26, 2025

Most Acclaimed Sega Saturn Games of All Time

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#1 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997) (#32)

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | SAT, PS | Action RPG / Metroidvania | ~8h | 64 lists

#2 Tomb Raider (1996) (#62)

Core Design | DOS, SAT, PS | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 52 lists

#3 Resident Evil (1996) (#71)

Capcom Planning Room 2 | WIN, SAT, PS | Horror | ~7h | 36 lists

#4 Wipeout 2097 / Wipeout XL (1996) (#210)

Psygnosis | WIN, SAT, PS | Racing | ~3h | 20 lists

#5 Duke Nukem 3D (1996) (#212)

3D Realms | DOS, SAT, PS | First-Person Shooter | ~9h | 20 lists

#6 Nights Into Dreams (1996) (#278)

Sonic Team | SAT | Action | ~2h | 14 lists

#7 Wipeout (1995) (#306)

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

#8 Sega Rally Championship (1994) (#312)

AM3, AM5, United Game Artists | ARC, SAT | Racing | ~48m | 17 lists

#9 Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998) (#328)

Team Andromeda | SAT | Role-Playing | ~15h | 11 lists

#10 Virtua Fighter 2 (1994) (#361)

Sega AM2 | ARC, WIN, GEN, SAT | Fighting | ~48m | 14 lists

#11 Saturn Bomberman (1996) (#362)

Hudson Soft | SAT | Action / Maze | ~3h | 10 lists

#12 Daytona USA (1994) (#403)

Sega AM2 | ARC, WIN, SAT | Racing | ~1h | 12 lists

#13 Worms (1995) (#454)

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

#14 Tempest 2000 (1994) (#458)

Llamasoft LTD | DOS, JAG, SAT, PS | Shooter | ~3h | 9 lists

#15 Virtua Fighter (1993) (#486)

Sega AM2 | ARC, WIN, SAT | Fighting | ~36m | 9 lists

#16 Metal Slug (1996) (#538)

Nazca Corporation | NG, SAT, PS | Run and Gun | ~54m | 8 lists

#17 Guardian Heroes (1996) (#563)

Treasure | SAT | Hack and Slash / Action RPG / Beat 'em Up | ~2h | 6 lists

#18 Theme Park (1994) (#602)

Bullfrog Productions | DOS, MAC, 3, 3, SNES, 3DO, JAG, PS | Construction & Management | ~17h | 8 lists

#19 Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998) (#636)

Capcom Production Studio 1 | ARC, SAT, DC, PS | Fighting | ~1h | 5 lists

#20 Shining Force III (1997) (#685)

Camelot Software Planning | SAT | Tactical RPG | ~34h | 4 lists

#21 Riven: The Sequel to Myst (1997) (#726)

Cyan Worlds | MAC, WIN, SAT, PS | Point-and-Click | ~10h | 4 lists

#22 Dragon Force (1996) (#782)

Sega CS1 | SAT | Role-Playing / Real-Time Strategy | ~30h | 4 lists

#23 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (1995) (#834)

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

#24 The Need for Speed (1994) (#862)

EA Canada | DOS, WIN, 3DO, SAT, PS | Racing | ~3h | 5 lists

#25 Virtua Cop (1994) (#876)

Sega AM2 | ARC, WIN, SAT | Light Gun Shooter | ~48m | 5 lists

#26 Panzer Dragoon II Zwei (1996) (#894)

Team Andromeda | SAT | Shooter | ~2h | 4 lists

#27 Magic Carpet (1994) (#910)

Bullfrog Productions | DOS, SAT, PS | Action | ~7h | 4 lists

#28 Rayman (1995) (#933)

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

#29 Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move 2 (1995) (#953)

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

#30 Virtua Cop 2 (1995) (#985)

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

#31 Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (1996) (#990)

Backbone Entertainment, Capcom | ARC, SAT, PS | Puzzle | ~54m | 4 lists

#32

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo

PS, SAT

Action RPG / Metroidvania

~8h

64 lists

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997

#62

Core Design

DOS, PS, SAT

Action-Adventure

~11h

52 lists

Tomb Raider 1996

#71

Capcom Planning Room 2

PS, SAT, WIN

Horror

~7h

36 lists

Resident Evil 1996

#210

Psygnosis

PS, SAT, WIN

Racing

~3h

20 lists

Wipeout 2097 / Wipeout XL 1996

#212

3D Realms

DOS, PS, SAT

First-Person Shooter

~9h

20 lists

Duke Nukem 3D 1996

#278

Sonic Team

SAT

Action

~2h

14 lists

Nights Into Dreams 1996

#306

Psygnosis

PS, SAT, WIN

Racing

~10h

18 lists

Wipeout 1995

#312

AM3, AM5, United Game Artists

ARC, SAT

Racing

~48m

17 lists

Sega Rally Championship 1994

#328

Team Andromeda

SAT

Role-Playing

~15h

11 lists

Panzer Dragoon Saga 1998

#10

#361

Sega AM2

ARC, GEN, SAT, WIN

Fighting

~48m

14 lists

Virtua Fighter 2 1994

#11

#362

Hudson Soft

SAT

Action / Maze

~3h

10 lists

Saturn Bomberman 1996

#12

#403

Sega AM2

ARC, SAT, WIN

Racing

~1h

12 lists

Daytona USA 1994

#13

#454

Team17

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

Strategy

~4h

11 lists

Worms 1995

#14

#458

Llamasoft LTD

JAG, DOS, PS, SAT

Shooter

~3h

9 lists

Tempest 2000 1994

#15

#486

Sega AM2

ARC, SAT, WIN

Fighting

~36m

9 lists

Virtua Fighter 1993

#16

#538

Nazca Corporation

PS, SAT, NG

Run and Gun

~54m

8 lists

Metal Slug 1996

#17

#563

Treasure

SAT

Hack and Slash / Action RPG / Beat 'em Up

~2h

6 lists

Guardian Heroes 1996

#18

#602

Bullfrog Productions

3DO, AMI, CD32, MAC, JAG, DOS, FMT, PS, SCD, GEN, SAT, SNES

Construction & Management

~17h

8 lists

Theme Park 1994

#19

#636

Capcom Production Studio 1

ARC, PS, DC, SAT

Fighting

~1h

5 lists

Street Fighter Alpha 3 1998

#20

#685

Camelot Software Planning

SAT

Tactical RPG

~34h

4 lists

Shining Force III 1997

#21

#726

Cyan Worlds

MAC, PS, SAT, WIN

Point-and-Click

~10h

4 lists

Riven: The Sequel to Myst 1997

#22

#782

Sega CS1

SAT

Role-Playing / Real-Time Strategy

~30h

4 lists

Dragon Force 1996

#23

#834

Quest, Square Enix

PS, SAT, SNES

Tactical RPG

~42h

4 lists

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 1995

#24

#862

EA Canada

3DO, DOS, PS, SAT, WIN

Racing

~3h

5 lists

The Need for Speed 1994

#25

#876

Sega AM2

ARC, SAT, WIN

Light Gun Shooter

~48m

5 lists

Virtua Cop 1994

#26

#894

Team Andromeda

SAT

Shooter

~2h

4 lists

Panzer Dragoon II Zwei 1996

#27

#910

Bullfrog Productions

DOS, PS, SAT

Action

~7h

4 lists

Magic Carpet 1994

#28

#933

Ubi Pictures

JAG, DOS, PS, SAT

Platform

~9h

3 lists

Rayman 1995

#29

#953

Taito

ARC, DOS, PS, SAT

Puzzle

~2h

4 lists

Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move 2 1995

#30

#985

Sega AM2

ARC, SAT, WIN

Shooter / Light Gun Shooter

~48m

4 lists

Virtua Cop 2 1995

#31

#990

Backbone Entertainment, Capcom

ARC, PS, SAT

Puzzle

~54m

4 lists

Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo 1996

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