Archon: The Light and the Dark

All time rank: 470
1980s rank: 40
1983 rank: 4
Developers: Free Fall Associates
Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64/128, DOS, PC-8800, Sharp X1, ZX Spectrum
Year of release: 1983
Genres: Action, Strategy, Tactical
IGDB Link:
Archon: The Light and the Dark

All time Lists

Publication Year Rank Name
Computer Gaming World 1996 20 150 Best Games of All Time
GameSpot 2003 1 The Greatest Games of All Time
Gameswelt 2012 100 Gameswelt Top 100
IGN 2003 50 IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time
IGN 2005 77 IGN's Top 100 Games
IGN 2007 100 The Top 100 Games of All Time
NA 2013 1 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
Polygon 2017 454 The 500 best games of all time
Computer Gaming World
150 Best Games of All Time
Year: 1996
Rank: 20
GameSpot
The Greatest Games of All Time
Year: 2003
Rank: 1
Gameswelt
Gameswelt Top 100
Year: 2012
Rank: 100
IGN
IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time
Year: 2003
Rank: 50
IGN
IGN's Top 100 Games
Year: 2005
Rank: 77
IGN
The Top 100 Games of All Time
Year: 2007
Rank: 100
NA
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
Year: 2013
Rank: 1
Polygon
The 500 best games of all time
Year: 2017
Rank: 454

Decade Lists

Publication Year Rank Name
Edge 2024 34 The 50 best games of the '80s
GameSpy 2009 15 The Greatest PC Games of All Time: The '80s
Edge
The 50 best games of the '80s
Year: 2024
Rank: 34