Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,400 most recommended games across 913 critic lists from 142 publications.

Updated: March 25, 2026

Most Acclaimed Video Games of 1993

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#1 Doom (1993) (#17)

id Software | DOS | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 76 lists

#2 SimCity 2000 (1993) (#71)

Maxis | DOS, MAC , AMI | City Building | ~21h | 45 lists

#3 Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle (1993) (#106)

LucasArts | DOS, MAC | Point-and-Click | ~5h | 30 lists

#4 Secret of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2 (1993) (#130)

Square | SNES | Action RPG | ~22h | 40 lists

5 (#172)

NBA Jam (1993)

Midway | , , , | | ~12h | 31 lists

#5 NBA Jam (1993) (#172)

Midway | ARC , GEN, SCD , SNES | Sports | ~12h | 31 lists

#6 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening / DX (1993) (#194)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | GB, GBC | Action-Adventure | ~15h | 21 lists

#7 Myst (1993) (#197)

Cyan Worlds | MAC, WIN , 3DO | Adventure | ~6h | 23 lists

#8 Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993) (#268)

LucasArts | DOS, MAC | Point-and-Click | ~5h | 20 lists

#9 Mortal Kombat II (1993) (#280)

Midway | ARC , DOS , AMI , GEN, GG , SNES | Fighting | ~2h | 22 lists

#10 Syndicate (1993) (#307)

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

#11 Sonic CD (1993) (#323)

Sonic Team | SCD | Platform | ~2h | 14 lists

#12 Super Bomberman (1993) (#334)

Produce! | SNES | Action / Party / Maze | ~2h | 16 lists

#13 Star Fox / Starwing (1993) (#351)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | SNES | Shooter | ~1h | 19 lists

#14 Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (1993) (#352)

Sega | GEN | Role-Playing | ~21h | 10 lists

#15 Mega Man X (1993) (#366)

Capcom | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 16 lists

#16 Gunstar Heroes (1993) (#385)

Treasure | GEN, GG | Run and Gun | ~2h | 10 lists

#17 NHL '94 (1993) (#415)

EA Canada, High Score Productions, Park Place Productions | GEN, SCD , SNES | Sports | ~6h | 14 lists

#18 Ridge Racer (1993) (#454)

Namco | ARC , PS | Racing | ~1h | 10 lists

#19 Star Wars: X-Wing (1993) (#458)

Totally Games | 3 | Space Simulation | ~27h | 12 lists

#20 Virtua Fighter (1993) (#521)

Sega AM2 | ARC , WIN , SAT | Fighting | ~36m | 9 lists

#21 FIFA International Soccer (1993) (#570)

Extended Play Productions | GEN | Football (Association) / Sports | ~5h | 8 lists

#22 Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits (1993) (#603)

SNK | ARC , GEN , SNES , NG, 3DO | Fighting | ~1h | 9 lists

#23 Shadowrun (1993) (#633)

Beam Software | SNES | Action RPG | ~15h | 10 lists

#24 Cannon Fodder (1993) (#676)

Sensible Software | DOS , AST, AMI , GEN , SNES , 3DO | Shooter | ~8h | 7 lists

#25 Bomberman '94 / Mega Bomberman (1993) (#741)

Hudson Soft | TG16 , GEN | Action / Maze | ~3h | 7 lists

#26 Shining Force II (1993) (#743)

Camelot Software Planning | GEN | Tactical RPG | ~30h | 6 lists

#27 Kirby's Adventure (1993) (#753)

HAL Laboratory | NES | Platform | ~4h | 4 lists

#28 Master of Orion (1993) (#914)

Simtex, Take-Two Interactive | DOS, MAC | Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy | ~14h | 4 lists

#29 Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (1993) (#958)

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

#30 R-Type III: The Third Lightning (1993) (#981)

Irem, Raylight Studios | SNES | Shooter | ~2h | 5 lists

#31 Frontier: Elite II (1993) (#1038)

Frontier Developments | DOS , AST, AMI | Space Combat | ~60h | 4 lists

#32 The Lost Vikings (1993) (#1046)

Silicon & Synapse | DOS , AMI, CD32 , GEN , SNES | Puzzle-Platformer | ~10h | 6 lists

#33 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (1993) (#1110)

Sierra On-Line | 3 | Point-and-Click | ~11h | 2 lists

#34 Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike (1993) (#1150)

Electronic Arts | DOS , AMI, CD32 , GEN, GG , SNES | Shooter | ~7h | 5 lists

#35 Zombies Ate My Neighbors (1993) (#1165)

LucasArts | GEN , SNES | Run and Gun | ~7h | 7 lists

#36 Disney's Aladdin (1993) (#1189)

Virgin Games USA, Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd. | DOS , AMI , GEN | Platform | ~2h | 4 lists

#37 Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993) (#1227)

Looking Glass Software, Inc. | DOS , PC98, FMT | Action RPG | ~18h | 3 lists

#38 Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993) (#1229)

Compile | GEN, GG | Puzzle | ~2h | 3 lists

#39 The Incredible Machine (1993) (#1237)

Dynamix, Jeff Tunnell Productions | 3 , PC98, FMT , 3DO | Puzzle | ~5h | 4 lists

#40 The Settlers (1993) (#1298)

Blue Byte Software | DOS , AMI | Real-Time Strategy / City Building | ~18h | 2 lists

#41 The 7th Guest (1993) (#1312)

Trilobyte | DOS, MAC | Adventure / Interactive Drama | ~7h | 3 lists

#17

id Software

DOS

First-Person Shooter

~5h

76 lists

Doom 1993

#71

Maxis

AMI, MAC, DOS

City Building

~21h

45 lists

SimCity 2000 1993

#106

LucasArts

MAC, DOS

Point-and-Click

~5h

30 lists

Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle 1993

#130

Square

SNES

Action RPG

~22h

40 lists

Secret of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2 1993

#172

Midway

ARC, SCD, GEN, SNES

Sports

~12h

31 lists

NBA Jam 1993

#194

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

GB, GBC

Action-Adventure

~15h

21 lists

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening / DX 1993

#197

Cyan Worlds

3DO, MAC, WIN

Adventure

~6h

23 lists

Myst 1993

#268

LucasArts

MAC, DOS

Point-and-Click

~5h

20 lists

Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993

#280

Midway

AMI, ARC, DOS, GG, GEN, SNES

Fighting

~2h

22 lists

Mortal Kombat II 1993

#10

#307

Bullfrog Productions

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

Real-Time Tactics

~12h

15 lists

Syndicate 1993

#11

#323

Sonic Team

SCD

Platform

~2h

14 lists

Sonic CD 1993

#12

#334

Produce!

SNES

Action / Party / Maze

~2h

16 lists

Super Bomberman 1993

#13

#351

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

SNES

Shooter

~1h

19 lists

Star Fox / Starwing 1993

#14

#352

Sega

GEN

Role-Playing

~21h

10 lists

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium 1993

#15

#366

Capcom

SNES

Platform

~4h

16 lists

Mega Man X 1993

#16

#385

Treasure

GG, GEN

Run and Gun

~2h

10 lists

Gunstar Heroes 1993

#17

#415

EA Canada, High Score Productions, Park Place Productions

SCD, GEN, SNES

Sports

~6h

14 lists

NHL '94 1993

#18

#454

Namco

ARC, PS

Racing

~1h

10 lists

Ridge Racer 1993

#19

#458

Totally Games

MAC, DOS, WIN

Space Simulation

~27h

12 lists

Star Wars: X-Wing 1993

#20

#521

Sega AM2

ARC, SAT, WIN

Fighting

~36m

9 lists

Virtua Fighter 1993

#21

#570

Extended Play Productions

GEN

Football (Association) / Sports

~5h

8 lists

FIFA International Soccer 1993

#22

#603

SNK

3DO, ARC, GEN, NG, SNES

Fighting

~1h

9 lists

Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits 1993

#23

#633

Beam Software

SNES

Action RPG

~15h

10 lists

Shadowrun 1993

#24

#676

Sensible Software

3DO, AMI, AST, DOS, GEN, SNES

Shooter

~8h

7 lists

Cannon Fodder 1993

#25

#741

Hudson Soft

GEN, TG16

Action / Maze

~3h

7 lists

Bomberman '94 / Mega Bomberman 1993

#26

#743

Camelot Software Planning

GEN

Tactical RPG

~30h

6 lists

Shining Force II 1993

#27

#753

HAL Laboratory

NES

Platform

~4h

4 lists

Kirby's Adventure 1993

#28

#914

Simtex, Take-Two Interactive

MAC, DOS

Turn-Based Strategy / 4X Strategy

~14h

4 lists

Master of Orion 1993

#29

#958

Brøderbund Software, Interprog, Titus Software

MAC, DOS, FMT

Platform

~5h

4 lists

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame 1993

#30

#981

Irem, Raylight Studios

SNES

Shooter

~2h

5 lists

R-Type III: The Third Lightning 1993

#31

#1038

Frontier Developments

AMI, AST, DOS

Space Combat

~60h

4 lists

Frontier: Elite II 1993

#32

#1046

Silicon & Synapse

AMI, CD32, DOS, GEN, SNES

Puzzle-Platformer

~10h

6 lists

The Lost Vikings 1993

#33

#1110

Sierra On-Line

MAC, DOS, WIN

Point-and-Click

~11h

2 lists

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 1993

#34

#1150

Electronic Arts

AMI, CD32, DOS, GG, GEN, SNES

Shooter

~7h

5 lists

Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike 1993

#35

#1165

LucasArts

GEN, SNES

Run and Gun

~7h

7 lists

Zombies Ate My Neighbors 1993

#36

#1189

Virgin Games USA, Virgin Interactive Entertainment (Europe) Ltd.

AMI, DOS, GEN

Platform

~2h

4 lists

Disney's Aladdin 1993

#37

#1227

Looking Glass Software, Inc.

DOS, FMT, PC98

Action RPG

~18h

3 lists

Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds 1993

#38

#1229

Compile

GG, GEN

Puzzle

~2h

3 lists

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine 1993

#39

#1237

Dynamix, Jeff Tunnell Productions

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

Puzzle

~5h

4 lists

The Incredible Machine 1993

#40

#1298

Blue Byte Software

AMI, DOS

Real-Time Strategy / City Building

~18h

2 lists

The Settlers 1993

#41

#1312

Trilobyte

MAC, DOS

Adventure / Interactive Drama

~7h

3 lists

The 7th Guest 1993

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