Acclaimed Video Games

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

Updated: October 26, 2025

Most Acclaimed PC-9800 Games of All Time

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#1 Lemmings (1991) (#128)

DMA Design | DOS, MAC, 5, SMS, GEN, TG16, SNES | Strategy / Puzzle | ~20h | 33 lists

#2 Prince of Persia (1989) (#188)

Brøderbund Software | 6, DOS, MAC, TG16 | Platform | ~2h | 25 lists

#3 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (1985) (#298)

Origin Systems | 10, DOS, NES | Role-Playing | ~21h | 17 lists

#4 Syndicate (1993) (#301)

Bullfrog Productions | DOS, 4, GEN, SNES, 3DO, JAG | Real-Time Tactics | ~12h | 15 lists

#5 Populous (1989) (#391)

Bullfrog Productions | 3, SMS, GEN, SNES | God Game | ~12h | 12 lists

#6 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992) (#463)

Looking Glass Studios, Looking Glass Technologies | DOS, PC98, FMT | Action RPG | ~19h | 8 lists

#7 Ultima VI: The False Prophet (1990) (#466)

Origin Systems | DOS, 3 | Role-Playing | ~27h | 9 lists

#8 Ultima III: Exodus (1983) (#494)

Origin Systems | 8, DOS, MAC | Role-Playing | ~14h | 9 lists

#9 Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord (1981) (#537)

Sir-tech Software | 7, NES, MAC | Role-Playing | ~25h | 8 lists

#10 Little Big Adventure / Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure (1994) (#709)

Adeline Software International | DOS, PC98, FMT, PS | Action-Adventure | ~11h | 5 lists

#11 The Incredible Machine (1993) (#991)

Dynamix, Jeff Tunnell Productions | 3, PC98, FMT, 3DO | Puzzle | ~4h | 4 lists

#128

DMA Design

AMI, MAC, AST, DOS, FMT, PC98, SMS, GEN, SNES, TG16, ZXS

Strategy / Puzzle

~20h

33 lists

Lemmings 1991

#188

Brøderbund Software

AMI, CPC, A2, MAC, AST, DOS, FMT, PC98, TG16

Platform

~2h

25 lists

Prince of Persia 1989

#298

Origin Systems

AMI, A2, A8, AST, C64, DOS, FM7, MSX, NES, PC88, PC98, SX1

Role-Playing

~21h

17 lists

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 1985

#301

Bullfrog Productions

3DO, AMI, CD32, JAG, DOS, FMT, PC98, GEN, SNES

Real-Time Tactics

~12h

15 lists

Syndicate 1993

#391

Bullfrog Productions

AMI, AST, PC98, SMS, GEN, SNES

God Game

~12h

12 lists

Populous 1989

#463

Looking Glass Studios, Looking Glass Technologies

DOS, FMT, PC98

Action RPG

~19h

8 lists

Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss 1992

#466

Origin Systems

C64, DOS, FMT, PC98

Role-Playing

~27h

9 lists

Ultima VI: The False Prophet 1990

#494

Origin Systems

AMI, A2, MAC, A8, AST, C64, DOS, FM7, PC88, PC98

Role-Playing

~14h

9 lists

Ultima III: Exodus 1983

#537

Sir-tech Software

A2, MAC, C64, FM7, MSX, NES, PC88, PC98, SX1

Role-Playing

~25h

8 lists

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord 1981

#10

#709

Adeline Software International

DOS, FMT, PC98, PS

Action-Adventure

~11h

5 lists

Little Big Adventure / Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure 1994

#11

#991

Dynamix, Jeff Tunnell Productions

3DO, MAC, DOS, FMT, PC98, WIN

Puzzle

~4h

4 lists

The Incredible Machine 1993

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