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 1998
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#1 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) (#3)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
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N64
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Action-Adventure
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~27h
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90 lists
#2 Metal Gear Solid (1998) (#24)
Konami Computer Entertainment Japan
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PS
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Action-Adventure /
Stealth
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~11h
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78 lists
#3 Half-Life (1998) (#30)
Valve
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WIN
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First-Person Shooter
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~12h
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61 lists
#4 StarCraft (1998) (#43)
Blizzard Entertainment
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MAC,
WIN
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Real-Time Strategy
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~25h
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58 lists
#5 Grim Fandango (1998) (#93)
LucasArts
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WIN
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Point-and-Click
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~11h
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41 lists
#6 Fallout 2 (1998) (#181)
Black Isle Studios
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WIN
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Role-Playing
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~30h
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25 lists
#7 Soulcalibur (1998) (#191)
Project Soul
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ARC,
DC
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Fighting
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~54m
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25 lists
#8 Resident Evil 2 (1998) (#195)
Capcom Planning Room 2
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WIN,
PS,
N64,
DC
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Horror
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~6h
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27 lists
#9 Thief: The Dark Project (1998) (#206)
Looking Glass Studios
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WIN
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Stealth
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~20h
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23 lists
#10 Baldur's Gate (1998) (#270)
BioWare Edmonton
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MAC,
WIN
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Role-Playing
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~44h
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17 lists
#11 Suikoden II (1998) (#278)
Konami
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PS
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Role-Playing
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~34h
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15 lists
#12 Banjo-Kazooie (1998) (#331)
Rare
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N64
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Action-Adventure /
Platform
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~12h
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17 lists
#13 Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998) (#360)
Team Andromeda
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SAT
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Role-Playing
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~15h
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11 lists
#14 Dance Dance Revolution (1998) (#405)
Bemani
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ARC,
PS
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Music /
Party
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~48m
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9 lists
#15 Xenogears (1998) (#452)
Square Product Development Division 3
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PS
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Role-Playing
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~56h
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9 lists
#16 Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (1998) (#460)
Naughty Dog
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PS
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Platform
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~5h
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11 lists
#17 Colin McRae Rally (1998) (#549)
Codemasters Southam
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WIN,
PS
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Racing
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~9h
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9 lists
#18 R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998) (#613)
Namco
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PS
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Racing
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~2h
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5 lists
#19 Unreal (1998) (#632)
Digital Extremes, Epic Games
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MAC,
WIN
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First-Person Shooter
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~10h
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8 lists
#20 Grand Prix Legends (1998) (#659)
Papyrus Design Group
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WIN
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Racing
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6 lists
#21 Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998) (#675)
Capcom Production Studio 1
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ARC,
SAT,
DC,
PS
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Fighting
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~1h
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5 lists
#22 F-Zero X (1998) (#690)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
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N64
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Racing
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~4h
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9 lists
#23 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (1998) (#717)
Pyro Studios
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WIN
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Real-Time Tactics
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~24h
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6 lists
#24 1080° Snowboarding (1998) (#761)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
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N64
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Snowboarding
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~3h
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9 lists
#25 Battlezone (1998) (#793)
Activision
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WIN
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Real-Time Strategy /
First-Person Shooter
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~13h
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4 lists
#26 Starsiege: Tribes (1998) (#794)
Dynamix, Inc.
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WIN
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First-Person Shooter
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~4h
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4 lists
#27 Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (1998) (#834)
Core Design
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MAC,
WIN,
PS
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Action-Adventure
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~20h
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4 lists
#28 FIFA 99 (1998) (#898)
EA Sports
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WIN,
PS,
N64
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Sports
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~14h
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5 lists
#29 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (1998) (#905)
Red Storm Entertainment
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MAC,
WIN,
PS,
N64,
DC
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Tactical Shooter
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~11h
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5 lists
#30 R-Type Delta (1998) (#920)
Irem
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PS
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Shooter
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~2h
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3 lists
#31 International Superstar Soccer 98 (1998) (#1004)
Konami
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N64
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Sports
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~3h
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5 lists
#32 Sonic Adventure (1998) (#1007)
Sonic Team
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DC
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Action-Adventure /
Platform
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~9h
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3 lists
#33 Snake (1998) (#1018)
Nokia
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LMD
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Maze
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~54m
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4 lists
#34 The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest (1998) (#1043)
SNK
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ARC,
NG,
PS,
DC
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Fighting
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~1h
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3 lists
#35 Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus (1998) (#1060)
Oddworld Inhabitants
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WIN,
PS
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Platform
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~15h
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4 lists
#36 Anno 1602: Creation of a New World / 1602 A.D. (1998) (#1068)
Max Design
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WIN
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Real-Time Strategy /
City Building
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~24h
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4 lists
#37 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998) (#1103)
Factor 5, LucasArts
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WIN,
N64
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Action /
Flight Simulation
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~8h
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7 lists
#38 The House of the Dead 2 (1998) (#1141)
WOW Entertainment
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ARC,
WIN,
DC
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Light Gun Shooter
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~1h
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3 lists
#39 Myth II: Soulblighter (1998) (#1165)
Bungie
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3
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Real-Time Tactics
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~9h
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2 lists
#40 Body Harvest (1998) (#1245)
DMA Design
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N64
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Action-Adventure /
Third-Person Shooter
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~14h
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3 lists
#41 NFL Blitz '99 (1998) (#1314)
ARC
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Football (American) /
Sports
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2 lists
#42 Sanitarium (1998) (#1392)
DreamForge Intertainment
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WIN
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Point-and-Click
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~9h
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2 lists
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