Elite
| All time rank: | 176 |
|---|---|
| 1980s rank: | 12 |
| 1984 rank: | 1 |
| Developers: | Acornsoft, David Braben, Frontier Developments, Ian Bell |
| Platforms: | Amstrad CPC, Apple II, BBC Micro, Commodore 64/128, DOS, MSX, ZX Spectrum |
| Year of release: | 1984 |
| Genres: | Action, Open world, Sandbox, Shooter, Simulator, Strategy |
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All time Lists
| Publication | Year | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge | 2000 | 63 | The 100 best games of all time |
| Empire | 2009 | 13 | The 100 Greatest Games |
| FHM | 2010 | 50 | FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time |
| GamesMaster | 1994 | 93 | The All Time Top 100 Ever |
| GamesMaster | 1996 | 11 | Top 100 Games of All Time |
| GameSpot | 2000 | 11 | GameSpot's 100 Games of the Millennium |
| GamesTM | 2010 | 1 | 100 Greatest Games Of All Time |
| GamesTM | 2015 | 1 | 100 Greatest Games of All Time |
| GamesTM | 2018 | 195 | The 200 Greatest Games of All Time |
| Hyper | 1995 | 1 | Top 100 Video Games of All Time |
| Hyper | 1997 | 1 | The 50 Best Games Ever! |
| Hyper | 1999 | 17 | The Top 50 Games of All Time |
| Hyper | 2018 | 1 | The 200 Games You Must Play |
| NA | 2006 | 1 | Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time |
| NA | 2013 | 1 | 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die |
| Next Generation | 1996 | 14 | Top 100 Games of All Time |
| Polygon | 2017 | 103 | The 500 best games of all time |
| Stuff | 2008 | 6 | 100 Greatest Games |
| Stuff | 2011 | 14 | Countdown of top 100 games |
| The Sydney Morning Herald | 2002 | 28 | Top 50 video games of all time |
| Yahoo! UK | 2005 | 10 | The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time |
Edge
The 100 best games of all time
Year:
2000
Rank:
63
GamesMaster
The All Time Top 100 Ever
Year:
1994
Rank:
93
GamesMaster
Top 100 Games of All Time
Year:
1996
Rank:
11
GamesTM
The 200 Greatest Games of All Time
Year:
2018
Rank:
195
Hyper
Top 100 Video Games of All Time
Year:
1995
Rank:
1
Hyper
The 50 Best Games Ever!
Year:
1997
Rank:
1
Hyper
The Top 50 Games of All Time
Year:
1999
Rank:
17
Hyper
The 200 Games You Must Play
Year:
2018
Rank:
1
NA
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die
Year:
2013
Rank:
1
Stuff
100 Greatest Games
Year:
2008
Rank:
6
Decade Lists
| Publication | Year | Rank | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edge | 2024 | 1 | The 50 best games of the '80s |
| GameSpy | 2009 | 5 | The Greatest PC Games of All Time: The '80s |