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 1998

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#1 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) (#5)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64 | Action-Adventure | ~27h | 87 lists

#2 Metal Gear Solid (1998) (#25)

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan | PS | Action-Adventure / Stealth | ~11h | 71 lists

#3 Half-Life (1998) (#33)

Valve | WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 56 lists

#4 StarCraft (1998) (#42)

Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~25h | 54 lists

#5 Grim Fandango (1998) (#84)

LucasArts | WIN | Point-and-Click | ~11h | 40 lists

#6 Fallout 2 (1998) (#181)

Black Isle Studios | WIN | Role-Playing | ~30h | 23 lists

#7 Resident Evil 2 (1998) (#192)

Capcom Planning Room 2 | WIN , PS , N64 , DC | Horror | ~6h | 26 lists

#8 Soulcalibur (1998) (#195)

Project Soul | ARC , DC | Fighting | ~54m | 23 lists

#9 Thief: The Dark Project (1998) (#196)

Looking Glass Studios | WIN | Stealth | ~20h | 22 lists

#10 Suikoden II (1998) (#274)

Konami | PS | Role-Playing | ~33h | 14 lists

#11 Baldur's Gate (1998) (#290)

BioWare Edmonton | MAC, WIN | Role-Playing | ~44h | 16 lists

#12 Banjo-Kazooie (1998) (#315)

Rare | N64 | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~12h | 17 lists

#13 Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998) (#332)

Team Andromeda | SAT | Role-Playing | ~15h | 11 lists

#14 Dance Dance Revolution (1998) (#383)

Bemani | ARC , PS | Music / Party | ~48m | 9 lists

#15 Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (1998) (#442)

Naughty Dog | PS | Platform | ~5h | 11 lists

#16 Xenogears (1998) (#504)

Square Product Development Division 3 | PS | Role-Playing | ~56h | 7 lists

#17 R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998) (#595)

Namco | PS | Racing | ~2h | 5 lists

#18 Unreal (1998) (#614)

Digital Extremes, Epic Games | MAC, WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~10h | 8 lists

#19 Grand Prix Legends (1998) (#636)

Papyrus Design Group | WIN | Racing | 6 lists

#20 Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998) (#653)

Capcom Production Studio 1 | ARC , SAT, DC , PS | Fighting | ~1h | 5 lists

#21 Colin McRae Rally (1998) (#666)

Codemasters Southam | WIN , PS | Racing | ~9h | 7 lists

#22 F-Zero X (1998) (#671)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64 | Racing | ~4h | 9 lists

#23 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (1998) (#696)

Pyro Studios | WIN | Real-Time Tactics | ~25h | 6 lists

#24 1080° Snowboarding (1998) (#745)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development | N64 | Snowboarding | ~3h | 9 lists

#25 Battlezone (1998) (#766)

Activision | WIN | Real-Time Strategy / First-Person Shooter | ~13h | 4 lists

#26 Starsiege: Tribes (1998) (#781)

Dynamix, Inc. | WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~4h | 4 lists

#27 Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (1998) (#810)

Core Design | MAC, WIN , PS | Action-Adventure | ~20h | 4 lists

#28 FIFA 99 (1998) (#870)

EA Sports | WIN , PS , N64 | Sports | ~14h | 5 lists

#29 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (1998) (#885)

Pipe Dream Interactive, Red Storm Entertainment, Saffire Corporation | MAC, WIN , PS , N64 , DC | Tactical Shooter | ~11h | 5 lists

#30 R-Type Delta (1998) (#887)

Irem | PS | Shooter | ~2h | 3 lists

#31 Sonic Adventure (1998) (#965)

Sonic Team | DC | Action-Adventure / Platform | ~9h | 3 lists

#32 Snake (1998) (#973)

Nokia | LMD | Maze | ~54m | 4 lists

#33 International Superstar Soccer 98 (1998) (#980)

Konami | N64 | Sports | 5 lists

#34 Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus (1998) (#1037)

Oddworld Inhabitants | WIN , PS | Platform | ~15h | 4 lists

#35 Anno 1602: Creation of a New World / 1602 A.D. (1998) (#1040)

Max Design | WIN | Real-Time Strategy / City Building | ~24h | 4 lists

#36 The House of the Dead 2 (1998) (#1111)

WOW Entertainment | ARC , WIN , DC | Light Gun Shooter | ~1h | 3 lists

#37 Myth II: Soulblighter (1998) (#1124)

Bungie | 3 | Real-Time Tactics | ~9h | 2 lists

#38 Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (1998) (#1128)

Factor 5, LucasArts | WIN , N64 | Action / Flight Simulation | ~8h | 7 lists

#39 The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest (1998) (#1144)

SNK | ARC , NG , PS , DC | Fighting | ~1h | 2 lists

#40 Body Harvest (1998) (#1215)

DMA Design | N64 | Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter | ~14h | 3 lists

#41 NFL Blitz '99 (1998) (#1275)

ARC | Football (American) / Sports | 2 lists

#42 Sanitarium (1998) (#1332)

DreamForge Intertainment | WIN | Point-and-Click | ~9h | 2 lists

#43 Sega Rally 2 (1998) (#1390)

Sega AM5, Smilebit | ARC , WIN , DC | Racing | ~4h | 2 lists

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64

Action-Adventure

~27h

87 lists

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998

#25

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

Action-Adventure / Stealth

~11h

71 lists

Metal Gear Solid 1998

#33

Valve

WIN

First-Person Shooter

~12h

56 lists

Half-Life 1998

#42

Blizzard Entertainment

MAC, WIN

Real-Time Strategy

~25h

54 lists

StarCraft 1998

#84

LucasArts

WIN

Point-and-Click

~11h

40 lists

Grim Fandango 1998

#181

Black Isle Studios

WIN

Role-Playing

~30h

23 lists

Fallout 2 1998

#192

Capcom Planning Room 2

N64, PS, DC, WIN

Horror

~6h

26 lists

Resident Evil 2 1998

#195

Project Soul

ARC, DC

Fighting

~54m

23 lists

Soulcalibur 1998

#196

Looking Glass Studios

WIN

Stealth

~20h

22 lists

Thief: The Dark Project 1998

#10

#274

Konami

Role-Playing

~33h

14 lists

Suikoden II 1998

#11

#290

BioWare Edmonton

MAC, WIN

Role-Playing

~44h

16 lists

Baldur's Gate 1998

#12

#315

Rare

N64

Action-Adventure / Platform

~12h

17 lists

Banjo-Kazooie 1998

#13

#332

Team Andromeda

SAT

Role-Playing

~15h

11 lists

Panzer Dragoon Saga 1998

#14

#383

Bemani

ARC, PS

Music / Party

~48m

9 lists

Dance Dance Revolution 1998

#15

#442

Naughty Dog

Platform

~5h

11 lists

Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped 1998

#16

#504

Square Product Development Division 3

Role-Playing

~56h

7 lists

Xenogears 1998

#17

#595

Namco

Racing

~2h

5 lists

R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 1998

#18

#614

Digital Extremes, Epic Games

MAC, WIN

First-Person Shooter

~10h

8 lists

Unreal 1998

#19

#636

Papyrus Design Group

WIN

Racing

6 lists

Grand Prix Legends 1998

#20

#653

Capcom Production Studio 1

ARC, PS, DC, SAT

Fighting

~1h

5 lists

Street Fighter Alpha 3 1998

#21

#666

Codemasters Southam

PS, WIN

Racing

~9h

7 lists

Colin McRae Rally 1998

#22

#671

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64

Racing

~4h

9 lists

F-Zero X 1998

#23

#696

Pyro Studios

WIN

Real-Time Tactics

~25h

6 lists

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998

#24

#745

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

N64

Snowboarding

~3h

9 lists

1080° Snowboarding 1998

#25

#766

Activision

WIN

Real-Time Strategy / First-Person Shooter

~13h

4 lists

Battlezone 1998

#26

#781

Dynamix, Inc.

WIN

First-Person Shooter

~4h

4 lists

Starsiege: Tribes 1998

#27

#810

Core Design

MAC, PS, WIN

Action-Adventure

~20h

4 lists

Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft 1998

#28

#870

EA Sports

N64, PS, WIN

Sports

~14h

5 lists

FIFA 99 1998

#29

#885

Pipe Dream Interactive, Red Storm Entertainment, Saffire Corporation

MAC, N64, PS, DC, WIN

Tactical Shooter

~11h

5 lists

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 1998

#30

#887

Irem

Shooter

~2h

3 lists

R-Type Delta 1998

#31

#965

Sonic Team

Action-Adventure / Platform

~9h

3 lists

Sonic Adventure 1998

#32

#973

Nokia

LMD

Maze

~54m

4 lists

Snake 1998

#33

#980

Konami

N64

Sports

5 lists

International Superstar Soccer 98 1998

#34

#1037

Oddworld Inhabitants

PS, WIN

Platform

~15h

4 lists

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus 1998

#35

#1040

Max Design

WIN

Real-Time Strategy / City Building

~24h

4 lists

Anno 1602: Creation of a New World / 1602 A.D. 1998

#36

#1111

WOW Entertainment

ARC, DC, WIN

Light Gun Shooter

~1h

3 lists

The House of the Dead 2 1998

#37

#1124

Bungie

MAC, LIN, WIN

Real-Time Tactics

~9h

2 lists

Myth II: Soulblighter 1998

#38

#1128

Factor 5, LucasArts

N64, WIN

Action / Flight Simulation

~8h

7 lists

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 1998

#39

#1144

SNK

ARC, PS, DC, NG

Fighting

~1h

2 lists

The King of Fighters '98: The Slugfest 1998

#40

#1215

DMA Design

N64

Action-Adventure / Third-Person Shooter

~14h

3 lists

Body Harvest 1998

#41

#1275

ARC

Football (American) / Sports

2 lists

NFL Blitz '99 1998

#42

#1332

DreamForge Intertainment

WIN

Point-and-Click

~9h

2 lists

Sanitarium 1998

#43

#1390

Sega AM5, Smilebit

ARC, DC, WIN

Racing

~4h

2 lists

Sega Rally 2 1998

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