Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,000 most recommended games across 904 critic lists from 141 publications.

Updated: February 3, 2026

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) (#9)

Nintendo EAD | SNES | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 79 lists

#2 Super Mario World (1990) (#10)

Nintendo EAD | SNES | Platform | ~5h | 74 lists

#3 Super Metroid (1994) (#21)

Nintendo R&D1 | SNES | Action-Adventure | ~8h | 80 lists

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

Capcom | ARC, SNES | Fighting | ~1h | 81 lists

#5 Chrono Trigger (1995) (#30)

Bird Studio, Square | SNES | Role-Playing | ~23h | 70 lists

#6 Final Fantasy VI (1994) (#46)

Square | SNES | Role-Playing | ~33h | 57 lists

#7 Super Mario Kart (1992) (#49)

Nintendo EAD | SNES | Kart Racing | ~2h | 60 lists

#8 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) (#88)

Nintendo EAD | SNES | Platform | ~8h | 40 lists

#9 EarthBound / Mother 2: Gīgu no Gyakushū (1994) (#108)

Ape, Creatures Inc., HAL Laboratory | SNES | Role-Playing | ~28h | 35 lists

#10 SimCity (1989) (#121)

Maxis | DOS, MAC, 5, SNES | City Building | ~15h | 35 lists

#11 Secret of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2 (1993) (#132)

Square | SNES | Action RPG | ~22h | 40 lists

#12 Lemmings (1991) (#136)

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

#13 NBA Jam (1993) (#171)

Midway | ARC, GEN, SCD, SNES | Sports | ~12h | 31 lists

#14 Donkey Kong Country (1994) (#207)

Rare | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 28 lists

#15 Another World / Out of This World (1991) (#250)

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

#16 Final Fantasy IV (1991) (#262)

Square | SNES | Role-Playing | ~20h | 18 lists

#17 Mortal Kombat II (1993) (#282)

Midway | ARC, DOS, AMI, GEN, GG, SNES | Fighting | ~2h | 22 lists

#18 Contra III: The Alien Wars / Super Probotector: Alien Rebels (1992) (#286)

Konami | SNES | Run and Gun | ~2h | 22 lists

#19 Super Castlevania IV (1991) (#309)

Konami | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 20 lists

#20 Syndicate (1993) (#310)

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

#21 Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (1996) (#326)

Square, Square Enix | SNES | Role-Playing | ~18h | 19 lists

#22 Super Bomberman (1993) (#333)

Produce! | SNES | Action / Party / Maze | ~2h | 16 lists

#23 Star Fox / Starwing (1993) (#353)

Nintendo EAD | SNES | Shooter | ~1h | 19 lists

#24 Mega Man X (1993) (#368)

Capcom | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 16 lists

#25 Flashback (1992) (#401)

Delphine Software, Tiertex Design Studios | DOS, AMI, ARCH, GEN, SNES | Platform | ~6h | 13 lists

#26 Populous (1989) (#402)

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

#27 NHL '94 (1993) (#403)

EA Canada, High Score Productions, Park Place Productions | GEN, SCD, SNES | Sports | ~6h | 14 lists

#28 F-Zero (1990) (#440)

Nintendo EAD | SNES | Racing | ~2h | 16 lists

#29 Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move (1994) (#443)

Taito | ARC, SNES, NG, 3DO | Puzzle | ~3h | 11 lists

#30 Worms (1995) (#469)

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

#31 Tetris Attack (1995) (#475)

Intelligent Systems, Nintendo R&D1 | SNES | Puzzle | ~2h | 13 lists

#32 Mortal Kombat (1992) (#484)

Midway, Midway Games | ARC, GEN, SNES | Fighting | ~1h | 12 lists

#33 Wing Commander (1990) (#486)

Origin Systems | DOS, AMI, CD32, SNES, SCD | Flight Simulation | ~8h | 11 lists

#34 Final Fight (1989) (#487)

Capcom | ARC, SNES | Beat 'em Up | ~1h | 12 lists

#35 Sensible Soccer: European Champions / 92/93 / International Edition / Championship Soccer '94 (1992) (#528)

Sensible Software | DOS, AST, AMI, 3, SNES, JAG | Football (Association) / Sports | ~15h | 8 lists

#36 Final Fantasy V (1992) (#530)

Square | SNES | Role-Playing | ~31h | 7 lists

#37 ActRaiser (1990) (#532)

Quintet | SNES | Action RPG / City Building / Platform | ~5h | 13 lists

#38 Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (1986) (#543)

Nintendo R&D4 | NES, SNES | Platform | ~3h | 8 lists

#39 Pilotwings (1990) (#548)

Nintendo EAD | SNES | Flight Simulation | ~4h | 11 lists

#40 Super Bomberman 2 (1994) (#550)

Hudson Soft | SNES | Action / Party / Maze | ~2h | 9 lists

#41 Super Punch-Out!! (1994) (#558)

Locomotive Corporation, Nintendo IRD | SNES | Sports | ~3h | 13 lists

#42 Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits (1993) (#602)

SNK | ARC, GEN, SNES, NG, 3DO | Fighting | ~1h | 9 lists

#43 Tecmo Super Bowl (1991) (#625)

Tecmo | NES, SNES, GEN | Football (American) / Sports | ~10h | 9 lists

#44 Shadowrun (1993) (#634)

Beam Software | SNES | Action RPG | ~15h | 10 lists

#45 Theme Park (1994) (#646)

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

#46 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (1991) (#655)

Konami | ARC, SNES | Beat 'em Up | ~1h | 10 lists

#47 Cannon Fodder (1993) (#656)

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

#48 Killer Instinct (1994) (#717)

Rare | ARC, SNES | Fighting | ~1h | 9 lists

#49 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) (#741)

Rare | SNES | Platform | ~5h | 9 lists

#50 Harvest Moon (1996) (#810)

Amccus, Pack-In-Video | SNES | Life Simulation | ~24h | 6 lists

#51 Earthworm Jim (1994) (#816)

Shiny Entertainment | GEN, SCD, SNES | Run and Gun / Platform | ~3h | 9 lists

#52 Live A Live (1994) (#820)

Historia Inc, Square Enix Creative Business Unit II | WIN, SNES, SW, PS4, PS5 | Role-Playing / Turn-Based Tactics | ~19h | 7 lists

#53 International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (1995) (#839)

Factor 5, Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Konami Digital Entertainment | SNES | Sports | ~1h | 4 lists

#54 Smash TV (1990) (#852)

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

#55 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (1995) (#866)

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

#56 Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1991) (#893)

Capcom | SNES | Platform | ~3h | 9 lists

#57 R-Type III: The Third Lightning (1993) (#976)

Irem, Raylight Studios | SNES | Shooter | ~2h | 5 lists

#58 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble (1996) (#983)

Rare | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 6 lists

Nintendo EAD

SNES

Action-Adventure

~15h

79 lists

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1991

#10

Nintendo EAD

SNES

Platform

~5h

74 lists

Super Mario World 1990

#21

Nintendo R&D1

SNES

Action-Adventure

~8h

80 lists

Super Metroid 1994

#23

Capcom

ARC, SNES

Fighting

~1h

81 lists

Street Fighter II 1991

#30

Bird Studio, Square

SNES

Role-Playing

~23h

70 lists

Chrono Trigger 1995

#46

Square

SNES

Role-Playing

~33h

57 lists

Final Fantasy VI 1994

#49

Nintendo EAD

SNES

Kart Racing

~2h

60 lists

Super Mario Kart 1992

#88

Nintendo EAD

SNES

Platform

~8h

40 lists

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 1995

#108

Ape, Creatures Inc., HAL Laboratory

SNES

Role-Playing

~28h

35 lists

EarthBound / Mother 2: Gīgu no Gyakushū 1994

#10

#121

Maxis

AMI, CPC, MAC, C64, DOS, FMT, SNES, ZXS

City Building

~15h

35 lists

SimCity 1989

#11

#132

Square

SNES

Action RPG

~22h

40 lists

Secret of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2 1993

#12

#136

DMA Design

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

Strategy / Puzzle

~20h

33 lists

Lemmings 1991

#13

#171

Midway

ARC, SCD, GEN, SNES

Sports

~12h

31 lists

NBA Jam 1993

#14

#207

Rare

SNES

Platform

~4h

28 lists

Donkey Kong Country 1994

#15

#250

Delphine Software

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

Action / Platform

~2h

18 lists

Another World / Out of This World 1991

#16

#262

Square

SNES

Role-Playing

~20h

18 lists

Final Fantasy IV 1991

#17

#282

Midway

AMI, ARC, DOS, GG, GEN, SNES

Fighting

~2h

22 lists

Mortal Kombat II 1993

#18

#286

Konami

SNES

Run and Gun

~2h

22 lists

Contra III: The Alien Wars / Super Probotector: Alien Rebels 1992

#19

#309

Konami

SNES

Platform

~4h

20 lists

Super Castlevania IV 1991

#20

#310

Bullfrog Productions

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

Real-Time Tactics

~12h

15 lists

Syndicate 1993

#21

#326

Square, Square Enix

SNES

Role-Playing

~18h

19 lists

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars 1996

#22

#333

Produce!

SNES

Action / Party / Maze

~2h

16 lists

Super Bomberman 1993

#23

#353

Nintendo EAD

SNES

Shooter

~1h

19 lists

Star Fox / Starwing 1993

#24

#368

Capcom

SNES

Platform

~4h

16 lists

Mega Man X 1993

#25

#401

Delphine Software, Tiertex Design Studios

ARCH, AMI, DOS, GEN, SNES

Platform

~6h

13 lists

Flashback 1992

#26

#402

Bullfrog Productions

AMI, AST, PC98, SMS, GEN, SNES

God Game

~12h

12 lists

Populous 1989

#27

#403

EA Canada, High Score Productions, Park Place Productions

SCD, GEN, SNES

Sports

~6h

14 lists

NHL '94 1993

#28

#440

Nintendo EAD

SNES

Racing

~2h

16 lists

F-Zero 1990

#29

#443

Taito

3DO, ARC, NG, SNES

Puzzle

~3h

11 lists

Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move 1994

#30

#469

Team17

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

Strategy

~4h

11 lists

Worms 1995

#31

#475

Intelligent Systems, Nintendo R&D1

SNES

Puzzle

~2h

13 lists

Tetris Attack 1995

#32

#484

Midway, Midway Games

ARC, GEN, SNES

Fighting

~1h

12 lists

Mortal Kombat 1992

#33

#486

Origin Systems

AMI, CD32, DOS, SCD, SNES

Flight Simulation

~8h

11 lists

Wing Commander 1990

#34

#487

Capcom

ARC, SNES

Beat 'em Up

~1h

12 lists

Final Fight 1989

#35

#528

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

#36

#530

Square

SNES

Role-Playing

~31h

7 lists

Final Fantasy V 1992

#37

#532

Quintet

SNES

Action RPG / City Building / Platform

~5h

13 lists

ActRaiser 1990

#38

#543

Nintendo R&D4

NES, SNES

Platform

~3h

8 lists

Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels 1986

#39

#548

Nintendo EAD

SNES

Flight Simulation

~4h

11 lists

Pilotwings 1990

#40

#550

Hudson Soft

SNES

Action / Party / Maze

~2h

9 lists

Super Bomberman 2 1994

#41

#558

Locomotive Corporation, Nintendo IRD

SNES

Sports

~3h

13 lists

Super Punch-Out!! 1994

#42

#602

SNK

3DO, ARC, GEN, NG, SNES

Fighting

~1h

9 lists

Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits 1993

#43

#625

Tecmo

NES, GEN, SNES

Football (American) / Sports

~10h

9 lists

Tecmo Super Bowl 1991

#44

#634

Beam Software

SNES

Action RPG

~15h

10 lists

Shadowrun 1993

#45

#646

Bullfrog Productions

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

Construction & Management

~17h

8 lists

Theme Park 1994

#46

#655

Konami

ARC, SNES

Beat 'em Up

~1h

10 lists

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time 1991

#47

#656

Sensible Software

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

Shooter

~8h

7 lists

Cannon Fodder 1993

#48

#717

Rare

ARC, SNES

Fighting

~1h

9 lists

Killer Instinct 1994

#49

#741

Rare

SNES

Platform

~5h

9 lists

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 1995

#50

#810

Amccus, Pack-In-Video

SNES

Life Simulation

~24h

6 lists

Harvest Moon 1996

#51

#816

Shiny Entertainment

SCD, GEN, SNES

Run and Gun / Platform

~3h

9 lists

Earthworm Jim 1994

#52

#820

Historia Inc, Square Enix Creative Business Unit II

SW, PS4, PS5, SNES, WIN

Role-Playing / Turn-Based Tactics

~19h

7 lists

Live A Live 1994

#53

#839

Factor 5, Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Konami Digital Entertainment

SNES

Sports

~1h

4 lists

International Superstar Soccer Deluxe 1995

#54

#852

Williams

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

Shooter

~2h

5 lists

Smash TV 1990

#55

#866

Quest, Square Enix

PS, SAT, SNES

Tactical RPG

~42h

4 lists

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 1995

#56

#893

Capcom

SNES

Platform

~3h

9 lists

Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1991

#57

#976

Irem, Raylight Studios

SNES

Shooter

~2h

5 lists

R-Type III: The Third Lightning 1993

#58

#983

Rare

SNES

Platform

~4h

6 lists

Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble 1996

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