Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Sega CD Games of All Time
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#1 The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) (#78)
Lucasfilm Games | DOS, MAC, 3, SCD | Point-and-Click | ~7h | 43 lists
#2 NBA Jam (1993) (#169)
Midway | ARC, GEN, SCD, SNES | Sports | ~12h | 31 lists
#3 Sonic CD (1993) (#318)
Sonic Team | SCD | Platform | ~2h | 14 lists
#4 NHL '94 (1993) (#393)
EA Canada, High Score Productions, Park Place Productions | GEN, SCD, SNES | Sports | ~6h | 14 lists
#5 Wing Commander (1990) (#498)
Origin Systems | DOS, AMI, CD32, SNES, SCD | Flight Simulation | ~8h | 10 lists
#6 Theme Park (1994) (#602)
Bullfrog Productions | DOS, MAC, 3, 3, SNES, 3DO, JAG, PS | Construction & Management | ~17h | 8 lists
#7 Snatcher (1988) (#626)
Konami | PC88, MSX, TG16, SCD | Point-and-Click / Visual Novel | ~8h | 5 lists
#8 Earthworm Jim (1994) (#739)
Shiny Entertainment | GEN, SCD, SNES | Run and Gun / Platform | ~3h | 9 lists
#1
#78
#2
#169
NBA Jam
1993
#3
#318
Sonic CD
1993
#4
#393
NHL '94
1993
#5
#498
Wing Commander
1990
#6
#602
Theme Park
1994
#7
#626
Snatcher
1988
#8
#739
Earthworm Jim
1994
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