Acclaimed Video Games
The top 1,400 most recommended games across 920 critic lists from 146 publications.
Updated: October 16, 2026
Most Acclaimed Puzzle & Casual Games of All Time
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#1 Tetris (1985) (#4)
Alexey Pajitnov
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8,
DOS,
NES,
GB
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Puzzle
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~3h
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103 lists
#2 Portal 2 (2011) (#15)
Valve
|
MAC,
WIN,
X360,
PS3
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Puzzle-Platformer
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~8h
|
106 lists
#3 Portal (2007) (#25)
Valve
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WIN,
X360,
PS3
|
Puzzle-Platformer
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~3h
|
68 lists
#4 Inside (2016) (#74)
Playdead
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Horror /
Puzzle-Platformer
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~4h
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65 lists
#5 Braid (2008) (#96)
Number None Inc.
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WIN,
X360
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Puzzle-Platformer
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~5h
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45 lists
#6 Return of the Obra Dinn (2018) (#108)
Lucas Pope
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MAC,
WIN,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Adventure /
Puzzle
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~8h
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46 lists
#7 Lemmings (1991) (#137)
DMA Design
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DOS,
MAC,
5,
SMS,
GEN,
TG16,
SNES
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Strategy /
Puzzle
|
~20h
|
34 lists
#8 Rez / Rez HD / Rez Infinite (2001) (#156)
United Game Artists
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DC,
PS2
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Shooter /
Music
|
~2h
|
27 lists
#9 Papers, Please (2013) (#158)
Lucas Pope
|
3
|
Simulation /
Puzzle
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~5h
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36 lists
#10 The Witness (2016) (#159)
Thekla, Inc
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MAC,
WIN,
iOS,
XB1,
PS4
|
Puzzle
|
~17h
|
45 lists
#11 Tetris Effect (2018) (#164)
Monstars Inc., Resonair
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WIN,
PS4,
PSVR,
VR
|
Puzzle
|
~3h
|
43 lists
#12 Katamari Damacy (2004) (#185)
Keita Takahashi, Now Production
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PS2
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Action /
Puzzle
|
~6h
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25 lists
#13 Limbo (2010) (#189)
Playdead
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3,
X360,
XB1,
3,
SW
|
Puzzle-Platformer
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~4h
|
40 lists
#14 Fez (2012) (#208)
Polytron Corporation
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3,
X360,
3,
SW
|
Puzzle-Platformer
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~6h
|
34 lists
#15 Rock Band (2007) (#231)
Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios
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PS2,
PS3,
X360,
Wii
|
Music
|
~9h
|
22 lists
#16 Hearthstone (2014) (#243)
Blizzard Entertainment
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MAC,
WIN,
iOS,
AND
|
Party
|
~38h
|
34 lists
#17 Guitar Hero (2005) (#244)
Harmonix Music Systems
|
PS2
|
Music
|
~5h
|
24 lists
#18 Rock Band 2 (2008) (#258)
Harmonix Music Systems
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PS2,
PS3,
X360,
Wii
|
Music
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~10h
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15 lists
#19 Rock Band 3 (2010) (#296)
Backbone Entertainment, Harmonix Music Systems
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X360,
Wii,
PS3
|
Music
|
~9h
|
23 lists
#20 Super Bomberman (1993) (#351)
Produce!
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SNES
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Action /
Party /
Maze
|
~2h
|
16 lists
#21 Guitar Hero II (2006) (#383)
Harmonix Music Systems
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PS2,
X360
|
Music
|
~8h
|
16 lists
#22 Lode Runner (1983) (#395)
Brøderbund Software, Irem
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ARC,
4,
NES
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Puzzle-Platformer
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~2h
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14 lists
#23 PaRappa the Rapper (1996) (#401)
NanaOn-Sha
|
PS
|
Music
|
~2h
|
14 lists
#24 Dance Dance Revolution (1998) (#405)
Bemani
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ARC,
PS
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Music /
Party
|
~48m
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9 lists
#25 Super Monkey Ball (2001) (#426)
Amusement Vision
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GC
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Party /
Platform
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~4h
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11 lists
#26 Puzzle Bobble / Bust-A-Move (1994) (#444)
Taito
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ARC,
SNES,
NG,
3DO
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Puzzle
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~3h
|
12 lists
#27 Lumines: Puzzle Fusion (2004) (#445)
Gameloft, Q Entertainment
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WIN,
PS2,
PSP
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Puzzle
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~9h
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10 lists
#28 Peggle (2007) (#455)
PopCap Games
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MAC,
WIN,
iOS
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Puzzle
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~4h
|
10 lists
#29 Donkey Kong (1994) (#480)
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Pax Softonica
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GB
|
Puzzle-Platformer
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~6h
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12 lists
#30 Tetris Attack (1995) (#481)
Intelligent Systems, Nintendo R&D1
|
SNES
|
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
13 lists
#31 Untitled Goose Game (2019) (#484)
House House
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MAC,
WIN,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Role-Playing /
Puzzle /
Stealth
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~3h
|
31 lists
#32 Neon White (2022) (#490)
Ben Esposito
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WIN,
PS4,
PS5,
SW
|
Puzzle-Platformer /
First-Person Shooter
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~10h
|
23 lists
#33 Elite Beat Agents (2006) (#500)
iNiS
|
DS
|
Music
|
~4h
|
7 lists
#34 Hi-Fi Rush (2023) (#509)
Tango Gameworks
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WIN,
PS5,
XBXS
|
Action /
Music
|
~11h
|
26 lists
#35 Arkanoid (1986) (#516)
Taito
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ARC,
11,
DOS,
MAC,
NES
|
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
9 lists
#36 Angry Birds (2009) (#520)
Rovio Entertainment
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iOS,
AND
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Party /
Puzzle
|
~7h
|
11 lists
#37 Threes! (2014) (#534)
Sirvo
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iOS,
AND
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Puzzle
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~2h
|
11 lists
#38 Super Bomberman 2 (1994) (#579)
Hudson Soft
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SNES
|
Action /
Party /
Maze
|
~2h
|
9 lists
#39 The Sentinel / The Sentry (1986) (#595)
Firebird Software
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6,
DOS
|
Puzzle
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6 lists
#40 Super Mario Party Jamboree (2024) (#614)
Nintendo Cube
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SW
|
Party
|
~7h
|
2 lists
#41 Thumper (2016) (#633)
Drool
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WIN,
3,
XB1,
PS4,
PSVR,
SW
|
Music
|
~8h
|
11 lists
#42 Animal Well (2024) (#636)
Shared Memory
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WIN,
SW,
PS5,
XBXS
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Puzzle /
Metroidvania
|
~7h
|
26 lists
#43 The Beatles: Rock Band (2009) (#649)
Harmonix Music Systems, Pi Studios
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X360,
Wii,
PS3
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Music
|
~4h
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4 lists
#44 Gorogoa (2017) (#666)
Jason Roberts
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WIN,
iOS,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
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Puzzle
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~2h
|
10 lists
#45 Drop7 (2009) (#674)
Area/Code Entertainment
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iOS,
AND
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Puzzle
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4 lists
#46 Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (2007) (#685)
Budcat Creations, Neversoft Entertainment, Vicarious Visions
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MAC,
WIN,
PS2,
PS3,
X360,
Wii
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Music
|
~8h
|
6 lists
#47 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (2024) (#697)
Simogo
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WIN,
PS4,
PS5,
SW
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Puzzle
|
~17h
|
21 lists
#48 Pikmin 4 (2023) (#698)
Eighting, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 10
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SW
|
Real-Time Strategy /
Puzzle
|
~18h
|
15 lists
#49 LittleBigPlanet 2 (2011) (#700)
Media Molecule
|
PS3
|
Puzzle-Platformer /
Sandbox
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~7h
|
11 lists
#50 Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (2007) (#707)
1st Playable Productions, Infinite Interactive, TransGaming Technologies, Vicious Cycle Software
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WIN,
PS2,
PSP,
DS,
Wii,
X360
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Role-Playing /
Match-Three
|
~33h
|
5 lists
#51 Baba Is You (2019) (#720)
hempuli
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3,
SW
|
Puzzle
|
~8h
|
18 lists
#52 Paradroid (1985) (#722)
Graftgold
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C64
|
Shooter /
Puzzle
|
~1h
|
5 lists
#53 The Jackbox Party Pack (2014) (#728)
Jackbox Games
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3,
PS3,
PS4,
XB1
|
Party
|
~3h
|
4 lists
#54 Monument Valley (2014) (#733)
Ustwo Games
|
iOS,
AND
|
Puzzle
|
~1h
|
7 lists
#55 Catherine (2011) (#750)
Atlus
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X360,
PS3
|
Puzzle
|
~13h
|
10 lists
#56 Bomberman / Dyna Blaster (1990) (#775)
Hudson Soft
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DOS,
AST,
AMI,
TG16
|
Action /
Party /
Maze
|
~4h
|
5 lists
#57 Dr. Mario (1990) (#785)
Nintendo
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ARC,
NES,
GB
|
Puzzle
|
~3h
|
6 lists
#58 Beat Saber (2019) (#786)
Beat Games, Hyperbolic Magnetism
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WIN,
PS4,
PS5,
VR
|
Music
|
~6h
|
7 lists
#59 Bomberman / Atomic Punk / Dynablaster (1991) (#789)
Irem
|
ARC
|
Strategy /
Maze /
Puzzle
|
~2h
|
5 lists
#60 Impossible Mission (1984) (#796)
Epyx
|
5
|
Puzzle /
Platform
|
~3h
|
5 lists
#61 Amplitude (2003) (#810)
Harmonix Music Systems
|
PS2
|
Music
|
~3h
|
4 lists
#62 Professor Layton and the Curious Village (2007) (#827)
LEVEL-5
|
DS
|
Adventure /
Puzzle
|
~12h
|
6 lists
#63 Blast Corps (1997) (#844)
Rare
|
N64
|
Action /
Puzzle
|
~8h
|
10 lists
#64 VVVVVV (2010) (#865)
Distractionware, Terry Cavanagh
|
3,
3DS
|
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~2h
|
5 lists
#65 Unpacking (2021) (#873)
Witch Beam
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WIN,
XB1,
PS4,
PS5,
SW
|
Puzzle
|
~4h
|
12 lists
#66 Meteos (2005) (#883)
Q Entertainment
|
DS
|
Puzzle
|
~5h
|
4 lists
#67 Cocoon (2023) (#894)
Geometric Interactive
|
WIN,
XB1,
XBXS,
PS4,
PS5,
SW
|
Adventure /
Puzzle
|
~5h
|
18 lists
#68 Frequency (2001) (#895)
Harmonix Music Systems
|
PS2
|
Music
|
~2h
|
3 lists
#69 Vib-Ribbon (1999) (#914)
NanaOn-Sha
|
PS
|
Music
|
~36m
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3 lists
#70 Devil's Crush (1990) (#915)
Compile
|
TG16,
GEN
|
Party
|
~1h
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4 lists
#71 Sayonara Wild Hearts (2019) (#931)
Simogo
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MAC,
WIN,
iOS,
XB1,
PS4,
SW
|
Action /
Music
|
~1h
|
17 lists
#72 Universal Paperclips (2017) (#935)
Frank Lantz
|
3
|
Puzzle
|
~7h
|
5 lists
#73 Frog Fractions (2012) (#940)
Twinbeard Studios
|
BR
|
Educational
|
~1h
|
3 lists
#74 Boulder Dash (1984) (#945)
First Star Software
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ARC,
7,
CV
|
Maze /
Puzzle
|
~3h
|
7 lists
#75 Bejeweled (2001) (#949)
PopCap Games
|
WIN
|
Match-Three
|
~1h
|
4 lists
#76 Space Channel 5 (1999) (#952)
United Game Artists
|
DC,
PS2
|
Music
|
~2h
|
4 lists
#77 Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo (1996) (#959)
Backbone Entertainment, Capcom
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ARC,
SAT,
PS
|
Puzzle
|
~54m
|
5 lists
#78 World of Goo (2008) (#962)
2D Boy
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3,
Wii,
iOS,
AND
|
Puzzle
|
~6h
|
5 lists
#79 Among Us (2018) (#977)
Innersloth
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WIN,
iOS,
AND
|
Party
|
~9h
|
11 lists
#80 Dorfromantik (2022) (#987)
Toukana Interactive
|
WIN,
SW
|
Strategy /
Puzzle
|
~5h
|
5 lists
#81 Qix (1981) (#989)
Taito
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ARC,
3,
A52,
NES
|
Puzzle
|
~42m
|
6 lists
#82 The Séance of Blake Manor (2025) (#994)
Spooky Doorway
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WIN,
LIN
|
Adventure /
Puzzle
|
~16h
|
10 lists
#83 The Talos Principle (2014) (#1010)
Croteam
|
3,
iOS,
AND,
PS4
|
Puzzle
|
~16h
|
6 lists
#84 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
|
4 lists
#85 Pinball Dreams (1992) (#1020)
Digital Illusions
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DOS,
AMI
|
Party
|
~1h
|
4 lists
#86 The Typing of the Dead (1999) (#1024)
WOW Entertainment
|
ARC,
WIN,
DC
|
Educational
|
~1h
|
4 lists
#87 Puyo Pop Fever (2003) (#1033)
Sonic Team
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ARC,
MAC,
WIN,
DC,
PS2,
PSP,
3,
Xbox
|
Puzzle
|
~1h
|
3 lists
#88 We Love Katamari (2005) (#1042)
Keita Takahashi, Now Production
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PS2
|
Action /
Puzzle
|
~7h
|
3 lists
#89 DJ Hero (2009) (#1059)
FreeStyleGames
|
PS2,
PS3,
X360,
Wii
|
Music
|
~8h
|
3 lists
#90 Lumines Arise (2025) (#1065)
Enhance, Monstars
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WIN,
PS5
|
Puzzle
|
~4h
|
9 lists
#91 The Lost Vikings (1993) (#1073)
Silicon & Synapse
|
DOS,
AMI,
CD32,
GEN,
SNES
|
Puzzle-Platformer
|
~10h
|
6 lists
#92 Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan (2005) (#1075)
iNiS
|
DS
|
Music
|
~4h
|
2 lists
#93 TrackMania (2003) (#1085)
Nadeo
|
WIN
|
Puzzle /
Racing
|
~8h
|
2 lists
#94 Marvel Snap (2022) (#1092)
Second Dinner
|
MAC,
WIN,
iOS,
AND
|
Party
|
~66h
|
23 lists
#95 SingStar (2004) (#1106)
SCE London Studio
|
PS2
|
Music /
Party
|
~10h
|
4 lists
#96 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (2010) (#1125)
Capcom
|
DS
|
Adventure /
Puzzle
|
~12h
|
3 lists
#97 Child of Eden (2011) (#1127)
Q Entertainment
|
X360,
PS3
|
Shooter /
Music
|
~4h
|
4 lists
#98 Tetris DS (2006) (#1130)
Nintendo SPD Production Group No. 2
|
DS
|
Puzzle
|
~10h
|
4 lists
#99 Gitaroo Man (2001) (#1132)
iNiS
|
PS2
|
Music
|
~3h
|
3 lists
#100 Beatmania (1997) (#1149)
Konami
|
ARC
|
Music
|
3 lists
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