Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,400 most recommended games across 920 critic lists from 146 publications.
Updated: October 16, 2026
Most Acclaimed Video Games of 1987
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#1 Punch-Out!! / Mike Tyson's Punch Out!! (1987) (#187)
Nintendo R&D3
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NES
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Sports
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~3h
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26 lists
#2 Contra (1987) (#201)
Konami
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ARC,
DOS,
3,
NES
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Run and Gun
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~1h
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29 lists
#3 Sid Meier's Pirates! (1987) (#237)
MicroProse Software, Inc.
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6,
DOS,
MAC,
NES
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Strategy /
Action-Adventure
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~8h
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19 lists
#4 Double Dragon (1987) (#274)
Technos Japan
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ARC,
NES,
SMS
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Beat 'em Up
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~1h
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20 lists
#5 Super Mario Bros. 2 / Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) (#293)
Nintendo R&D4
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NES,
FDS
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Platform
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~3h
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17 lists
#6 R-Type (1987) (#358)
Irem
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ARC,
7,
SMS,
TG16
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Shooter
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~1h
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17 lists
#7 Dungeon Master (1987) (#390)
FTL Games
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AST,
AMI
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Role-Playing /
Dungeon Crawler
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~19h
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14 lists
#8 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1987) (#420)
Nintendo R&D4
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NES,
FDS
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Action RPG /
Platform
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~10h
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13 lists
#9 Final Fantasy (1987) (#522)
Square
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MSX,
NES
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Role-Playing
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~15h
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10 lists
#10 Maniac Mansion (1987) (#526)
Lucasfilm Games
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A2,
C64,
DOS,
NES
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Point-and-Click
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~3h
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11 lists
#11 Tecmo Bowl (1987) (#598)
Tecmo
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ARC,
NES
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Sports
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~2h
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8 lists
#12 Head over Heels (1987) (#623)
Ocean Software
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7
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Action-Adventure
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6 lists
#13 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 (1987) (#672)
Taito
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ARC,
5,
NES,
SMS,
GEN,
TG16
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Platform
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~2h
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8 lists
#14 International Karate + (1987) (#678)
System 3 Software
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5
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Fighting
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~48m
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7 lists
#15 NetHack (1987) (#680)
DOS
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Roguelike
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~11h
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5 lists
#16 Shinobi (1987) (#738)
Team Shinobi
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ARC,
DOS,
6,
NES,
SMS,
TG16
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Hack and Slash /
Platform
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~1h
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6 lists
#17 Mega Man (1987) (#754)
Capcom
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NES
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Platform
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~3h
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7 lists
#18 California Games (1987) (#804)
Epyx
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A2,
C64,
LYNX
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Sports
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~2h
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7 lists
#19 Wizball (1987) (#930)
Sensible Software
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DOS,
5
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Shooter
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~2h
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3 lists
#20 Phantasy Star (1987) (#1006)
Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
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SMS
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Role-Playing
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~15h
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5 lists
#21 Blades of Steel / Konamic Ice Hockey (1987) (#1089)
Konami
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ARC,
DOS,
C64,
AMI,
NES,
FDS
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Sports
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~2h
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3 lists
#22 Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (1987) (#1247)
Sierra On-Line
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3,
DOS,
MAC
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Adventure
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~3h
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4 lists
#23 Metal Gear (1987) (#1273)
Konami
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DOS,
C64,
MSX,
NES
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Action-Adventure /
Stealth
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~4h
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4 lists
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