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 1993

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Doom

#1 Doom (1993) (#17)

id Software | DOS | First-Person Shooter | ~5h | 82 lists

SimCity 2000

#2 SimCity 2000 (1993) (#81)

Maxis | DOS, MAC, AMI | City Building | ~22h | 46 lists

Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle

#3 Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle (1993) (#116)

LucasArts | DOS, MAC | Point-and-Click | ~5h | 31 lists

Secret of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2

#4 Secret of Mana / Seiken Densetsu 2 (1993) (#122)

M2, Square | SNES | Action RPG | ~22h | 43 lists

NBA Jam

#5 NBA Jam (1993) (#188)

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

Myst

#6 Myst (1993) (#196)

Cyan Worlds | MAC, WIN, 3DO | Adventure | ~6h | 24 lists

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening / DX

#7 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening / DX (1993) (#212)

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

Sam & Max Hit the Road

#8 Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993) (#281)

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

Mortal Kombat II

#9 Mortal Kombat II (1993) (#295)

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

Syndicate

#10 Syndicate (1993) (#321)

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

Star Fox / Starwing

#11 Star Fox / Starwing (1993) (#326)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | SNES | Shooter | ~1h | 20 lists

Sonic CD

#12 Sonic CD (1993) (#341)

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

Mega Man X

#13 Mega Man X (1993) (#346)

Capcom | SNES | Platform | ~4h | 17 lists

Super Bomberman

#14 Super Bomberman (1993) (#351)

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

Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium

#15 Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium (1993) (#371)

Sega | GEN | Role-Playing | ~20h | 10 lists

Gunstar Heroes

#16 Gunstar Heroes (1993) (#380)

Treasure | GEN, GG | Run and Gun | ~2h | 11 lists

Ridge Racer

#17 Ridge Racer (1993) (#412)

Namco | ARC, PS | Racing | ~1h | 11 lists

NHL '94

#18 NHL '94 (1993) (#429)

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

Star Wars: X-Wing

#19 Star Wars: X-Wing (1993) (#468)

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

Virtua Fighter

#20 Virtua Fighter (1993) (#531)

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

FIFA International Soccer

#21 FIFA International Soccer (1993) (#584)

Extended Play Productions | GEN | Football (Association) / Sports | ~7h | 8 lists

Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits

#22 Samurai Shodown / Samurai Spirits (1993) (#617)

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

Shadowrun

#23 Shadowrun (1993) (#645)

Beam Software | SNES | Action RPG | ~14h | 10 lists

Cannon Fodder

#24 Cannon Fodder (1993) (#701)

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

Kirby's Adventure

#25 Kirby's Adventure (1993) (#759)

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

Bomberman '94 / Mega Bomberman

#26 Bomberman '94 / Mega Bomberman (1993) (#765)

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

Shining Force II

#27 Shining Force II (1993) (#768)

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

Master of Orion

#28 Master of Orion (1993) (#933)

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

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame

#29 Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame (1993) (#985)

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

R-Type III: The Third Lightning

#30 R-Type III: The Third Lightning (1993) (#1001)

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

Frontier: Elite II

#31 Frontier: Elite II (1993) (#1070)

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

The Lost Vikings

#32 The Lost Vikings (1993) (#1073)

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

Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

#33 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (1993) (#1154)

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

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

#34 Zombies Ate My Neighbors (1993) (#1180)

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

Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike

#35 Jungle Strike: The Sequel to Desert Strike (1993) (#1182)

Electronic Arts | DOS, AMI, CD32, GEN, GG, SNES | Shooter | ~6h | 5 lists

Disney's Aladdin

#36 Disney's Aladdin (1993) (#1230)

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

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

#37 Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993) (#1239)

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

Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds

#38 Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993) (#1254)

Looking Glass Software, Inc. | DOS, PC98, FMT | Action RPG | ~19h | 3 lists

The Incredible Machine

#39 The Incredible Machine (1993) (#1274)

Dynamix, Jeff Tunnell Productions | 3, PC98, FMT, 3DO | Puzzle | ~6h | 4 lists

Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu

#40 Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu (1993) (#1320)

Konami | SNES, GBA | Action-Adventure | ~4h | 3 lists

The Settlers

#41 The Settlers (1993) (#1332)

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

The 7th Guest

#42 The 7th Guest (1993) (#1334)

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

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