Acclaimed Video Games

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

Updated: October 26, 2025

Most Acclaimed Atari ST/STE Games of All Time

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#1 Tetris (1985) (#2)

Alexey Pajitnov | 8, DOS, NES, GB | Puzzle | ~3h | 94 lists

#2 Street Fighter II (1991) (#23)

Capcom | ARC, DOS, 5, SNES | Fighting | ~1h | 80 lists

#3 The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) (#78)

Lucasfilm Games | DOS, MAC, 3, SCD | Point-and-Click | ~7h | 43 lists

#4 Lemmings (1991) (#128)

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

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

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

#6 Another World / Out of This World (1991) (#246)

Delphine Software | 3, DOS, GEN, SNES, 3DO | Action / Platform | ~2h | 18 lists

#7 Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987) (#258)

MicroProse Software, Inc. | 6, DOS, MAC, NES | Strategy / Action-Adventure | ~8h | 16 lists

#8 Robotron: 2084 (1982) (#284)

Vid Kidz | ARC, 6, DOS, A52, A78 | Shooter | ~18m | 15 lists

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

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

#10 Bubble Bobble (1986) (#347)

Taito | ARC, 7, DOS, NES, FDS | Platform | ~3h | 14 lists

#11 R-Type (1987) (#374)

Irem | ARC, 7, SMS, TG16 | Shooter | ~1h | 15 lists

#12 Populous (1989) (#391)

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

#13 Dungeon Master (1987) (#396)

FTL Games | AST, AMI | Role-Playing / Dungeon Crawler | ~16h | 13 lists

#14 Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe (1990) (#423)

The Bitmap Brothers | DOS, 3, SMS, GEN | Action / Sports | ~3h | 12 lists

#15 Marble Madness (1984) (#426)

Atari Games | ARC, 4, DOS | Racing / Platform | ~36m | 10 lists

#16 Star Wars (1983) (#436)

Atari, Atari Games | ARC, 3, 7, DOS, MAC | Shooter | ~48m | 10 lists

#17 Arkanoid (1986) (#491)

Taito | ARC, 11, DOS, MAC, NES | Puzzle | ~2h | 9 lists

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

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

#19 Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (1988) (#516)

Origin Systems | 4, DOS | Role-Playing | ~20h | 8 lists

#20 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

#21 A Mind Forever Voyaging (1985) (#556)

Infocom | DOS, 3 | Adventure / Interactive Drama | ~6h | 6 lists

#22 The Sentinel / The Sentry (1986) (#575)

Firebird Software | 6, DOS | Puzzle | 6 lists

#23 Head over Heels (1987) (#593)

Ocean Software | 7 | Action-Adventure | 6 lists

#24 The Bard's Tale (1985) (#608)

Interplay Productions | 6, DOS | Role-Playing | ~22h | 7 lists

#25 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (1987) (#638)

Taito | ARC, 5, NES, SMS, GEN, TG16 | Platform | ~2h | 8 lists

#26 Cannon Fodder (1993) (#641)

Sensible Software | DOS, AST, AMI, GEN, SNES, 3DO | Shooter | ~8h | 7 lists

#27 Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1988) (#664)

Capcom | ARC, 5, GEN | Platform | ~2h | 6 lists

#28 Tempest (1981) (#673)

Atari | ARC, 4 | Shooter | ~54m | 7 lists

#29 Shinobi (1987) (#691)

Team Shinobi | ARC, DOS, 6, NES, SMS, TG16 | Hack and Slash / Platform | ~1h | 6 lists

#30 Bomberman / Dyna Blaster (1990) (#724)

Hudson Soft | DOS, AST, AMI, TG16 | Action / Party / Maze | ~4h | 5 lists

#31 Strider / Strider Hiryū (1989) (#765)

Capcom | ARC, 3, GEN | Hack and Slash / Platform | ~1h | 5 lists

#32 Stunt Car Racer / Stunt Track Racer (1989) (#775)

Microplay Software, MicroStyle | DOS, 5 | Racing | ~3h | 6 lists

#33 International Karate + (1987) (#821)

System 3 Software | 5 | Fighting | ~48m | 6 lists

#34 Smash TV (1990) (#825)

Williams | ARC, 5, NES, SNES, SMS, GEN | Shooter | ~2h | 5 lists

#35 Exile (1988) (#845)

Audiogenic | 5 | Action-Adventure | ~5h | 4 lists

#36 Wizball (1987) (#870)

Sensible Software | DOS, 5 | Shooter | ~1h | 3 lists

#37 Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods (1991) (#878)

Bullfrog Productions | DOS, AST, AMI | God Game | ~17h | 4 lists

#38 Gauntlet II (1986) (#883)

Atari Games | ARC, DOS, 3 | Hack and Slash / Dungeon Crawler | ~4h | 4 lists

#39 King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (1984) (#906)

Sierra On-Line | 3, DOS, MAC | Adventure | ~2h | 4 lists

#40 Formula One Grand Prix / World Circuit (1991) (#912)

MicroProse Software, Inc. | DOS, AST, AMI | Racing | ~15h | 4 lists

#41 Mercenary (1985) (#956)

Novagen | 5 | Action-Adventure | ~2h | 4 lists

#42 Turrican II: The Final Fight (1991) (#966)

Factor 5 | 5, GEN | Run and Gun | ~2h | 3 lists

#43 Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon (1990) (#969)

MPS Labs | DOS, MAC, AST, AMI | Simulation | ~6h | 3 lists

#44 King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne (1985) (#999)

Sierra On-Line | 3, DOS | Adventure | ~3h | 3 lists

Alexey Pajitnov

AMI, A2, AST, BBCM, C64, DOS, E60, GB, MSX, NES, ZXS

Puzzle

~3h

94 lists

Tetris 1985

#23

Capcom

AMI, CPC, ARC, AST, C64, DOS, SNES, ZXS

Fighting

~1h

80 lists

Street Fighter II 1991

#78

Lucasfilm Games

AMI, MAC, AST, DOS, FMT, SCD

Point-and-Click

~7h

43 lists

The Secret of Monkey Island 1990

#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

#246

Delphine Software

3DO, AMI, A2, AST, DOS, GEN, SNES

Action / Platform

~2h

18 lists

Another World / Out of This World 1991

#258

MicroProse Software, Inc.

AMI, CPC, A2, MAC, AST, C64, DOS, NES, PC88

Strategy / Action-Adventure

~8h

16 lists

Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987

#284

Vid Kidz

A2, ARC, A52, A78, A8, AST, BBCM, C64, DOS, VC20

Shooter

~18m

15 lists

Robotron: 2084 1982

#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

#10

#347

Taito

AMI, CPC, A2, ARC, AST, C64, DOS, FDS, MSX, NES, ZXS

Platform

~3h

14 lists

Bubble Bobble 1986

#11

#374

Irem

AMI, CPC, ARC, AST, C64, MSX, PC88, SMS, TG16, ZXS

Shooter

~1h

15 lists

R-Type 1987

#12

#391

Bullfrog Productions

AMI, AST, PC98, SMS, GEN, SNES

God Game

~12h

12 lists

Populous 1989

#13

#396

FTL Games

AMI, AST

Role-Playing / Dungeon Crawler

~16h

13 lists

Dungeon Master 1987

#14

#423

The Bitmap Brothers

AMI, AST, C64, DOS, SMS, GEN

Action / Sports

~3h

12 lists

Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe 1990

#15

#426

Atari Games

AMI, A2, ARC, AST, C64, DOS

Racing / Platform

~36m

10 lists

Marble Madness 1984

#16

#436

Atari, Atari Games

AMI, CPC, MAC, ARC, A26, A52, A8, AST, BBCM, CV, C64, DOS, ZXS

Shooter

~48m

10 lists

Star Wars 1983

#17

#491

Taito

AMI, CPC, A2, MAC, ARC, A8, AST, BBCM, C64, DOS, MSX, NES, PC88, TCC, ZXS

Puzzle

~2h

9 lists

Arkanoid 1986

#18

#494

Origin Systems

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

Role-Playing

~14h

9 lists

Ultima III: Exodus 1983

#19

#516

Origin Systems

AMI, A2, AST, C64, DOS

Role-Playing

~20h

8 lists

Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny 1988

#20

#523

Sensible Software

AMI, JAG, AST, DOS, GG, SMS, GEN, SNES

Football (Association) / Sports

~15h

8 lists

Sensible Soccer: European Champions / 92/93 / International Edition / Championship Soccer '94 1992

#21

#556

Infocom

AMI, AST, C64, DOS

Adventure / Interactive Drama

~6h

6 lists

A Mind Forever Voyaging 1985

#22

#575

Firebird Software

AMI, CPC, AST, BBCM, C64, DOS, ZXS

Puzzle

6 lists

The Sentinel / The Sentry 1986

#23

#593

Ocean Software

AMI, CPC, A8, AST, C64, MSX, ZXS

Action-Adventure

6 lists

Head over Heels 1987

#24

#608

Interplay Productions

AMI, CPC, A2, AST, C64, DOS, ZXS

Role-Playing

~22h

7 lists

The Bard's Tale 1985

#25

#638

Taito

AMI, CPC, ARC, AST, C64, NES, SMS, GEN, TG16, ZXS

Platform

~2h

8 lists

Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987

#26

#641

Sensible Software

3DO, AMI, AST, DOS, GEN, SNES

Shooter

~8h

7 lists

Cannon Fodder 1993

#27

#664

Capcom

AMI, CPC, ARC, AST, C64, GEN, ZXS

Platform

~2h

6 lists

Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1988

#28

#673

Atari

CPC, ARC, AST, BBCM, ZXS

Shooter

~54m

7 lists

Tempest 1981

#29

#691

Team Shinobi

AMI, CPC, ARC, AST, C64, DOS, MSX, NES, SMS, TG16, ZXS

Hack and Slash / Platform

~1h

6 lists

Shinobi 1987

#30

#724

Hudson Soft

AMI, AST, DOS, TG16

Action / Party / Maze

~4h

5 lists

Bomberman / Dyna Blaster 1990

#31

#765

Capcom

AMI, CPC, ARC, AST, GEN

Hack and Slash / Platform

~1h

5 lists

Strider / Strider Hiryū 1989

#32

#775

Microplay Software, MicroStyle

AMI, CPC, AST, C64, DOS, ZXS

Racing

~3h

6 lists

Stunt Car Racer / Stunt Track Racer 1989

#33

#821

System 3 Software

AMI, CPC, AST, C64, ZXS

Fighting

~48m

6 lists

International Karate + 1987

#34

#825

Williams

AMI, CPC, ARC, AST, C64, NES, SMS, GEN, SNES, ZXS

Shooter

~2h

5 lists

Smash TV 1990

#35

#845

Audiogenic

AMI, CD32, AST, BBCM, C64

Action-Adventure

~5h

4 lists

Exile 1988

#36

#870

Sensible Software

AMI, CPC, AST, C64, DOS, ZXS

Shooter

~1h

3 lists

Wizball 1987

#37

#878

Bullfrog Productions

AMI, AST, DOS

God Game

~17h

4 lists

Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods 1991

#38

#883

Atari Games

CPC, ARC, AST, C64, DOS

Hack and Slash / Dungeon Crawler

~4h

4 lists

Gauntlet II 1986

#39

#906

Sierra On-Line

AMI, A2, MAC, AST, DOS

Adventure

~2h

4 lists

King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown 1984

#40

#912

MicroProse Software, Inc.

AMI, AST, DOS

Racing

~15h

4 lists

Formula One Grand Prix / World Circuit 1991

#41

#956

Novagen

CPC, A8, AST, C64, ZXS

Action-Adventure

~2h

4 lists

Mercenary 1985

#42

#966

Factor 5

AMI, CPC, AST, C64, GEN, ZXS

Run and Gun

~2h

3 lists

Turrican II: The Final Fight 1991

#43

#969

MPS Labs

AMI, MAC, AST, DOS

Simulation

~6h

3 lists

Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon 1990

#44

#999

Sierra On-Line

AMI, A2, AST, DOS

Adventure

~3h

3 lists

King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne 1985

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