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 1995
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#1 Chrono Trigger (1995) (#33)
Bird Studio, Square
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SNES
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Role-Playing
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~23h
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72 lists
#2 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (1995) (#98)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
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SNES
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Platform
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~8h
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41 lists
#3 Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness (1995) (#176)
Blizzard Entertainment
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DOS,
MAC
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Real-Time Strategy
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~21h
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28 lists
#4 Command & Conquer (1995) (#219)
Looking Glass Studios, Westwood Studios
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3
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Real-Time Strategy
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~17h
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23 lists
#5 Wipeout (1995) (#284)
Psygnosis
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WIN,
SAT,
PS
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Racing
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~10h
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20 lists
#6 Worms (1995) (#425)
Team17
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DOS,
MAC,
AMI,
CD32,
GEN,
SAT,
SNES,
PS
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Strategy
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~4h
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12 lists
#7 MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat (1995) (#435)
Activision, Quantum Factory
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3
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Vehicle Simulation
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~8h
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12 lists
#8 Tetris Attack (1995) (#481)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo R&D1
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SNES
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Puzzle
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~2h
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13 lists
#9 Tekken 2 (1995) (#483)
Namco
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ARC,
PS
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Fighting
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~1h
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10 lists
#10 Descent (1995) (#592)
Interplay Productions, Parallax Software
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DOS,
MAC,
PS
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Shooter /
First-Person Shooter
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~12h
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8 lists
#11 Return Fire (1995) (#736)
Silent Software
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WIN,
3DO,
PS
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Action /
Shooter
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6 lists
#12 The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (1995) (#743)
Sierra On-Line
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3
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Point-and-Click /
Interactive Drama
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~15h
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5 lists
#13 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (1995) (#745)
Rare
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SNES
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Platform
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~5h
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9 lists
#14 Rayman (1995) (#781)
Ubi Soft Paris Studios
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DOS,
JAG,
SAT,
PS
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Platform
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~9h
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4 lists
#15 Time Crisis (1995) (#795)
Namco
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ARC,
PS
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Shooter /
Light Gun Shooter
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~1h
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5 lists
#16 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (1995) (#887)
Quest, Square Enix
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SNES,
SAT,
PS
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Tactical RPG
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~42h
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4 lists
#17 X-COM: Terror from the Deep (1995) (#971)
MicroProse Software, Inc.
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DOS,
WIN,
PS
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Real-Time Strategy /
Turn-Based Tactics
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~34h
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4 lists
#18 Secret of Evermore (1995) (#978)
SquareSoft USA
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SNES
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Action RPG
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~16h
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4 lists
#19 Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) (#993)
Midway Manufacturing
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ARC,
DOS,
GEN,
SNES,
PS
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Fighting
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~2h
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5 lists
#20 Puzzle Bobble 2 / Bust-A-Move 2 (1995) (#1013)
Taito
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ARC,
DOS,
SAT,
PS
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Puzzle
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~2h
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4 lists
#21 Virtua Cop 2 (1995) (#1038)
Sega AM2
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ARC,
WIN,
SAT
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Shooter /
Light Gun Shooter
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~48m
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4 lists
#22 International Superstar Soccer Deluxe (1995) (#1054)
Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Konami Digital Entertainment, Major A
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SNES
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Sports
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~1h
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3 lists
#23 Terranigma (1995) (#1193)
Quintet
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SNES
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Action RPG
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~16h
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2 lists
#24 Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest (1995) (#1255)
New World Computing
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DOS,
WIN
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Turn-Based Strategy
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~24h
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3 lists
#25 Madden NFL '96 (1995) (#1312)
Electronic Arts
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DOS
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Sports
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~1h
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2 lists
#26 Magic Carpet 2: The Netherworlds (1995) (#1358)
Bullfrog Productions
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DOS
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Action
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~10h
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2 lists
#27 The Dig (1995) (#1362)
LucasArts
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DOS,
MAC
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Point-and-Click
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~7h
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3 lists
#28 Star Wars: Dark Forces (1995) (#1374)
LucasArts
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DOS,
MAC,
PS
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First-Person Shooter
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~8h
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3 lists
#29 Earthworm Jim 2 (1995) (#1377)
Shiny Entertainment
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DOS,
GEN,
SAT,
SNES,
PS
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Run and Gun
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~3h
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5 lists
#30 Mario's Picross (1995) (#1379)
Ape, Jupiter Corporation
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GB
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Puzzle
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~16h
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2 lists
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