Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,400 most recommended games across 920 critic lists from 146 publications.

Updated: October 16, 2026

Most Acclaimed Atari 2600 Games of All Time

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1 (#130)

Pac-Man (1980)

Namco | , , , , | | ~48m | 38 lists

#1 Pac-Man (1980) (#130)

Namco | ARC, 3, 5, DOS, NES | Maze | ~48m | 38 lists

#2 Space Invaders (1978) (#165)

Taito | ARC, A26 | Shooter | ~30m | 29 lists

#3 Defender (1981) (#264)

Shockwave, Williams Electronics | ARC, A26 | Shooter | ~42m | 21 lists

#4 Asteroids (1979) (#271)

Atari | ARC, A26, A8 | Shooter | ~30m | 19 lists

#5 Pitfall! (1982) (#314)

Activision | 4, 3 | Platform | ~36m | 20 lists

#6 Missile Command (1980) (#411)

Atari | ARC, A26, A52, A8 | Shooter | ~24m | 16 lists

#7 Star Wars (1983) (#433)

Atari, Atari Games | ARC, 3, 7, DOS, MAC | Shooter | ~30m | 12 lists

#8 Adventure (1980) (#503)

Atari | A26 | Action-Adventure | ~12m | 9 lists

#9 Joust (1982) (#591)

Williams Electronics | ARC, A26, A52, A2, A8, DOS | Action | ~30m | 9 lists

#10 Centipede (1981) (#650)

Atari | ARC, 3, A8, C64 | Shooter | ~12m | 10 lists

#11 Battlezone (1980) (#670)

Atari | ARC, A26, VC20, C64 | First-Person Shooter / Vehicular Combat | ~12m | 7 lists

#12 Combat (1977) (#713)

Atari | A26 | Shooter | ~12m | 7 lists

#13 Track & Field / Hyper Olympic (1983) (#739)

Konami | ARC, A26, A8, MSX | Sports | ~36m | 5 lists

#14 Mario Bros. (1983) (#748)

Nintendo R&D1 | ARC, A26, A52, 5, NES | Platform | ~54m | 7 lists

#15 Breakout (1976) (#762)

Atari | ARC, A26 | Action | ~18m | 6 lists

#16 Pole Position (1982) (#818)

Namco | ARC, 3, 5 | Racing | ~24m | 8 lists

#17 Spy Hunter (1983) (#822)

Bally Midway | ARC, A26, CV, 6, DOS, NES | Vehicular Combat | ~24m | 9 lists

#18 Warlords (1981) (#824)

Atari | ARC, A26 | Action | ~12m | 6 lists

#19 Star Raiders (1980) (#876)

Atari | A26, A52, A8 | Space Combat | ~18m | 5 lists

#20 Zaxxon (1981) (#1044)

Sega Enterprises, Ltd. | ARC, 5, 4, DOS | Shooter | 6 lists

#21 Super Sprint (1986) (#1115)

Atari Games | ARC, A26, 4, NES | Racing | ~24m | 3 lists

#22 Miner 2049er (1982) (#1196)

Big Five Software | A26, A52, A2, A8, DOS | Platform | ~48m | 5 lists

#23 Donkey Kong Jr. (1982) (#1261)

Nintendo R&D1 | ARC, A26, NES | Platform | ~18m | 4 lists

#24 River Raid (1982) (#1313)

Activision | 3, 3 | Shooter | ~24m | 5 lists

#25 Moon Patrol (1982) (#1330)

Irem | ARC, A26, A52, 4, DOS | Shooter | ~30m | 3 lists

#130

Namco

ARC, A26, A52, A8, C64, DOS, INTV, MSX, NES, PC88, ZXS

Maze

~48m

38 lists

Pac-Man 1980

#165

Taito

ARC, A26

Shooter

~30m

29 lists

Space Invaders 1978

#264

Shockwave, Williams Electronics

ARC, A26

Shooter

~42m

21 lists

Defender 1981

#271

Atari

ARC, A26, A8

Shooter

~30m

19 lists

Asteroids 1979

#314

Activision

A26, A52, A8, CV, C64, INTV, MSX

Platform

~36m

20 lists

Pitfall! 1982

#411

Atari

ARC, A26, A52, A8

Shooter

~24m

16 lists

Missile Command 1980

#433

Atari, Atari Games

AMI, CPC, MAC, ARC, A26, A52, A8, AST, BBCM, CV, C64, DOS, ZXS

Shooter

~30m

12 lists

Star Wars 1983

#503

Atari

A26

Action-Adventure

~12m

9 lists

Adventure 1980

#591

Williams Electronics

A2, ARC, A26, A52, A8, DOS

Action

~30m

9 lists

Joust 1982

#10

#650

Atari

ARC, A26, A52, A8, C64, INTV

Shooter

~12m

10 lists

Centipede 1981

#11

#670

Atari

ARC, A26, C64, VC20

First-Person Shooter / Vehicular Combat

~12m

7 lists

Battlezone 1980

#12

#713

Atari

A26

Shooter

~12m

7 lists

Combat 1977

#13

#739

Konami

ARC, A26, A8, MSX

Sports

~36m

5 lists

Track & Field / Hyper Olympic 1983

#14

#748

Nintendo R&D1

CPC, ARC, A26, A52, C64, FM7, NES, PC88, ZXS

Platform

~54m

7 lists

Mario Bros. 1983

#15

#762

Atari

ARC, A26

Action

~18m

6 lists

Breakout 1976

#16

#818

Namco

ARC, A26, A52, A8, BBCM, C64, INTV, VC20, ZXS

Racing

~24m

8 lists

Pole Position 1982

#17

#822

Bally Midway

CPC, A2, ARC, A26, A8, BBCM, CV, C64, DOS, NES, ZXS

Vehicular Combat

~24m

9 lists

Spy Hunter 1983

#18

#824

Atari

ARC, A26

Action

~12m

6 lists

Warlords 1981

#19

#876

Atari

A26, A52, A8

Space Combat

~18m

5 lists

Star Raiders 1980

#20

#1044

Sega Enterprises, Ltd.

A2, ARC, A26, A52, A8, CV, C64, DOS, INTV, T80, ZXS

Shooter

6 lists

Zaxxon 1981

#21

#1115

Atari Games

CPC, ARC, A26, AST, C64, NES, ZXS

Racing

~24m

3 lists

Super Sprint 1986

#22

#1196

Big Five Software

A2, A26, A52, A8, DOS

Platform

~48m

5 lists

Miner 2049er 1982

#23

#1261

Nintendo R&D1

ARC, A26, NES

Platform

~18m

4 lists

Donkey Kong Jr. 1982

#24

#1313

Activision

A26, A52, A8, CV, MSX, ZXS

Shooter

~24m

5 lists

River Raid 1982

#25

#1330

Irem

A2, ARC, A26, A52, A8, C64, DOS, MSX

Shooter

~30m

3 lists

Moon Patrol 1982

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