Acclaimed Video Games

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

Updated: October 26, 2025

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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 SimCity (1989) (#126)

Maxis | DOS, MAC, 5, SNES | City Building | ~15h | 34 lists

#3 Lemmings (1991) (#128)

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

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

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

#5 Syndicate (1993) (#301)

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

#6 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992) (#313)

LucasArts | DOS, MAC, AMI, FMT | Point-and-Click | ~8h | 13 lists

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

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

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

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

#9 Theme Park (1994) (#602)

Bullfrog Productions | DOS, MAC, 3, 3, SNES, 3DO, JAG, PS | Construction & Management | ~17h | 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 Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (1993) (#916)

Brøderbund Software, Interprog, Titus Software | DOS, MAC, FMT | Platform | ~5h | 4 lists

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

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

#78

Lucasfilm Games

AMI, MAC, AST, DOS, FMT, SCD

Point-and-Click

~7h

43 lists

The Secret of Monkey Island 1990

#126

Maxis

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

City Building

~15h

34 lists

SimCity 1989

#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

#301

Bullfrog Productions

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

Real-Time Tactics

~12h

15 lists

Syndicate 1993

#313

LucasArts

AMI, MAC, DOS, FMT

Point-and-Click

~8h

13 lists

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis 1992

#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

#602

Bullfrog Productions

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

Construction & Management

~17h

8 lists

Theme Park 1994

#10

#709

Adeline Software International

DOS, FMT, PC98, PS

Action-Adventure

~11h

5 lists

Little Big Adventure / Relentless: Twinsen's Adventure 1994

#11

#916

Brøderbund Software, Interprog, Titus Software

MAC, DOS, FMT

Platform

~5h

4 lists

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame 1993

#12

#991

Dynamix, Jeff Tunnell Productions

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

Puzzle

~4h

4 lists

The Incredible Machine 1993

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