Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,000 most recommended games across 827 critic lists from 134 publications.
Updated: October 26, 2025
Most Acclaimed Sega Dreamcast Games of All Time
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#1 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000) (#104)
Neversoft Entertainment, Westlake Interactive | WIN, PS, N64, DC | Sports | ~9h | 37 lists
#2 Shenmue (1999) (#120)
Sega AM2 | DC | Action-Adventure / Life Simulation | ~19h | 27 lists
#3 Quake III: Arena (1999) (#137)
id Software | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 25 lists
#4 Rez / Rez HD / Rez Infinite (2001) (#145)
United Game Artists | DC, PS2 | Shooter / Music | ~2h | 25 lists
#5 Soulcalibur (1998) (#190)
Project Soul | ARC, DC | Fighting | ~54m | 23 lists
#6 Ikaruga (2001) (#191)
Treasure | ARC, DC, GC | Shooter | ~2h | 17 lists
#7 Resident Evil 2 (1998) (#194)
Capcom Planning Room 2 | WIN, PS, N64, DC | Horror | ~9h | 24 lists
#8 Street Fighter III (1997) (#280)
Capcom | ARC, DC | Fighting | ~42m | 11 lists
#9 Unreal Tournament (1999) (#288)
Epic Games | 3, DC, PS2 | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 15 lists
#10 Jet Grind Radio / Jet Set Radio (2000) (#358)
Smilebit | DC | Action / Sports / Platform | ~7h | 13 lists
#11 Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (2000) (#385)
Capcom Production Studio 1 | ARC, DC, PS2, Xbox | Fighting | ~1h | 12 lists
#12 Skies of Arcadia (2000) (#413)
Overworks | DC, GC | Role-Playing | ~43h | 15 lists
#13 Worms Armageddon (1999) (#417)
Infogrames, Team17 | WIN, PS, N64, DC | Turn-Based Strategy | ~8h | 10 lists
#14 Phantasy Star Online (2000) (#419)
Sonic Team | WIN, DC, GC, Xbox | Action RPG | ~32h | 13 lists
#15 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (1999) (#421)
Neversoft Entertainment | PS, N64, DC | Sports | ~4h | 13 lists
#16 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver (1999) (#425)
Crystal Dynamics | WIN, PS, DC | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 9 lists
#17 Crazy Taxi (1999) (#461)
Hitmaker | ARC, DC, PS2 | Action / Racing | ~3h | 10 lists
#18 Virtua Tennis / Power Smash (1999) (#540)
Hitmaker, Sega AM3 | ARC, DC | Sports | ~10h | 9 lists
#19 Shenmue II (2001) (#583)
Rutubo Games, Sega AM2 | DC, Xbox | Action-Adventure | ~23h | 6 lists
#20 Resident Evil - Code: Veronica (2000) (#627)
Nextech | DC, PS2, GC | Horror | ~12h | 6 lists
#21 Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998) (#636)
Capcom Production Studio 1 | ARC, SAT, DC, PS | Fighting | ~1h | 5 lists
#22 Rayman 2: The Great Escape (1999) (#659)
Ubisoft Montpellier | WIN, PS, PS2, N64, DC | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~8h | 10 lists
#23 Power Stone 2 (2000) (#669)
Capcom | ARC, DC | Fighting | ~1h | 6 lists
#24 Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999) (#815)
DMA Design | WIN, PS, DC | Action-Adventure | ~12h | 4 lists
#25 Space Channel 5 (1999) (#881)
United Game Artists | DC, PS2 | Music | ~2h | 4 lists
#26 Grandia II (2000) (#905)
Game Arts | WIN, DC, PS2 | Role-Playing | ~31h | 5 lists
#27 Sonic Adventure (1998) (#939)
Sonic Team | DC | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 3 lists
#28 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#941)
Sonic Team | ARC, MAC, WIN, DC, PS2, PSP, 3, Xbox | Puzzle | ~1h | 3 lists
#29 The Typing of the Dead (1999) (#951)
WOW Entertainment | ARC, WIN, DC | Educational / Horror | ~1h | 4 lists
#1
#104
#2
#120
Shenmue
1999
#3
#137
Quake III: Arena
1999
#4
#145
#5
#190
Soulcalibur
1998
#6
#191
Ikaruga
2001
#7
#194
Resident Evil 2
1998
#8
#280
Street Fighter III
1997
#9
#288
Unreal Tournament
1999
#10
#358
#11
#385
#12
#413
Skies of Arcadia
2000
#13
#417
Worms Armageddon
1999
#14
#419
Phantasy Star Online
2000
#15
#421
#16
#425
#17
#461
Crazy Taxi
1999
#18
#540
#19
#583
Shenmue II
2001
#20
#627
#21
#636
#22
#659
#23
#669
Power Stone 2
2000
#24
#815
Grand Theft Auto 2
1999
#25
#881
Space Channel 5
1999
#26
#905
Grandia II
2000
#27
#939
Sonic Adventure
1998
#28
#941
Puyo Pop Fever
2003
#29
#951
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