Acclaimed Video Games

The top 1,000 most recommended games across 902 critic lists from 140 publications.

Updated: January 21, 2026

Most Acclaimed Video Games of 1998

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#1 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) (#4)

Nintendo EAD | N64 | Action-Adventure | ~27h | 85 lists

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

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

#3 Half-Life (1998) (#35)

Valve | WIN | First-Person Shooter | ~12h | 54 lists

#4 StarCraft (1998) (#43)

Blizzard Entertainment | MAC, WIN | Real-Time Strategy | ~25h | 52 lists

#5 Grim Fandango (1998) (#95)

LucasArts | WIN | Point-and-Click | ~11h | 37 lists

#6 Fallout 2 (1998) (#180)

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

#7 Soulcalibur (1998) (#191)

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

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

Capcom Planning Room 2 | WIN, PS, N64, DC | Horror | ~6h | 25 lists

#9 Thief: The Dark Project (1998) (#195)

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

#10 Suikoden II (1998) (#277)

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

#11 Baldur's Gate (1998) (#292)

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

#12 Banjo-Kazooie (1998) (#318)

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

#13 Panzer Dragoon Saga (1998) (#335)

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

#14 Dance Dance Revolution (1998) (#382)

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo | ARC, PS | Music / Party | ~48m | 9 lists

#15 Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped (1998) (#429)

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

#16 Xenogears (1998) (#511)

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

#17 R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998) (#598)

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

#18 Unreal (1998) (#603)

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

#19 Grand Prix Legends (1998) (#620)

Papyrus Design Group | WIN | Racing | 6 lists

#20 Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998) (#646)

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

#21 Colin McRae Rally (1998) (#655)

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

#22 F-Zero X (1998) (#663)

Nintendo EAD | N64 | Racing | ~5h | 9 lists

#23 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (1998) (#688)

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

#24 Starsiege: Tribes (1998) (#691)

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

#25 1080° Snowboarding (1998) (#752)

Nintendo EAD | N64 | Snowboarding | ~3h | 9 lists

#26 Battlezone (1998) (#754)

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

#27 Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft (1998) (#792)

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

#28 FIFA 99 (1998) (#852)

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

#29 R-Type Delta (1998) (#895)

Irem | PS | Shooter | ~1h | 3 lists

#30 International Superstar Soccer 98 (1998) (#956)

Konami | N64 | Sports | 5 lists

#31 Sonic Adventure (1998) (#967)

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

#32 Snake (1998) (#975)

Nokia | LMD | ~54m | 4 lists

Nintendo EAD

N64

Action-Adventure

~27h

85 lists

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998

#25

Konami Computer Entertainment Japan

Action-Adventure / Stealth

~11h

71 lists

Metal Gear Solid 1998

#35

Valve

WIN

First-Person Shooter

~12h

54 lists

Half-Life 1998

#43

Blizzard Entertainment

MAC, WIN

Real-Time Strategy

~25h

52 lists

StarCraft 1998

#95

LucasArts

WIN

Point-and-Click

~11h

37 lists

Grim Fandango 1998

#180

Black Isle Studios

WIN

Role-Playing

~30h

23 lists

Fallout 2 1998

#191

Project Soul

ARC, DC

Fighting

~54m

23 lists

Soulcalibur 1998

#192

Capcom Planning Room 2

N64, PS, DC, WIN

Horror

~6h

25 lists

Resident Evil 2 1998

#195

Looking Glass Studios

WIN

Stealth

~20h

22 lists

Thief: The Dark Project 1998

#10

#277

Konami

Role-Playing

~33h

14 lists

Suikoden II 1998

#11

#292

BioWare Edmonton

MAC, WIN

Role-Playing

~44h

16 lists

Baldur's Gate 1998

#12

#318

Rare

N64

Action-Adventure / Platform

~12h

17 lists

Banjo-Kazooie 1998

#13

#335

Team Andromeda

SAT

Role-Playing

~15h

11 lists

Panzer Dragoon Saga 1998

#14

#382

Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo

ARC, PS

Music / Party

~48m

9 lists

Dance Dance Revolution 1998

#15

#429

Naughty Dog

Platform

~5h

11 lists

Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped 1998

#16

#511

Square Product Development Division 3

Role-Playing

~56h

7 lists

Xenogears 1998

#17

#598

Namco

Racing

~2h

5 lists

R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 1998

#18

#603

Digital Extremes, Epic Games

MAC, WIN

First-Person Shooter

~10h

8 lists

Unreal 1998

#19

#620

Papyrus Design Group

WIN

Racing

6 lists

Grand Prix Legends 1998

#20

#646

Capcom Production Studio 1

ARC, PS, DC, SAT

Fighting

~1h

5 lists

Street Fighter Alpha 3 1998

#21

#655

Codemasters Southam

PS, WIN

Racing

~9h

7 lists

Colin McRae Rally 1998

#22

#663

Nintendo EAD

N64

Racing

~5h

9 lists

F-Zero X 1998

#23

#688

Pyro Studios

WIN

Real-Time Tactics

~25h

6 lists

Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998

#24

#691

Dynamix, Inc.

WIN

First-Person Shooter

~4h

4 lists

Starsiege: Tribes 1998

#25

#752

Nintendo EAD

N64

Snowboarding

~3h

9 lists

1080° Snowboarding 1998

#26

#754

Activision

WIN

Real-Time Strategy / First-Person Shooter

~13h

4 lists

Battlezone 1998

#27

#792

Core Design

MAC, PS, WIN

Action-Adventure

~20h

4 lists

Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft 1998

#28

#852

EA Sports

N64, PS, WIN

Sports

~14h

5 lists

FIFA 99 1998

#29

#895

Irem

Shooter

~1h

3 lists

R-Type Delta 1998

#30

#956

Konami

N64

Sports

5 lists

International Superstar Soccer 98 1998

#31

#967

Sonic Team

Action-Adventure / Platform

~9h

3 lists

Sonic Adventure 1998

#32

#975

Nokia

LMD

~54m

4 lists

Snake 1998

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