Battlefield 1942 (2002)

All time rank:	135 of 1,400
2000s rank:	48 of 388
2002 rank:	6 of 28
List appearances:	29 lists
Developer:	Digital Illusions CE
Platform:	Windows PC
Genre:	First-Person Shooter
Series:	Battlefield
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~8h Main+Extra: ~23h 100%: ~24h
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Source Lists

All time 22

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2025	FZ	FZ utser de 100 bästa spelen genom tiderna!	15
2023	GameStar	Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking	82
2019	IGN	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	70
2018	Esquire	The (Real) Greatest Video Games of All-Time	1
2018	Game Informer	The Top 300 Games of All Time	180
2018	GameStar	Die 250 besten PC-Spiele aller Zeiten - Das große GameStar-Ranking	71
2018	Hyper	The 200 Games You Must Play	1
2018	IGN	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	73
2017	Polygon	The 500 best games of all time	311
2016	Gameswelt	Gameswelt Top 100	75
2015	IGN	Top 100 Games of All Time	33
2013	NA	1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die	1
2013	PC and Tech Authority	100 games to play before you die	1
2012	Gameswelt	Gameswelt Top 100	29
2009	Game Informer	The Top 200 Games Of All Time	159
2007	Computer and Video Games	The 101 best PC games ever	33
2007	IGN	The Top 100 Games of All Time	45
2007	IGN	Top 25 PC Games of All Time	12
2006	NA	Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time	1
2005	IGN	IGN's Top 100 Games	45
2003	Entertainment Weekly	We rank the 100 greatest early video games	35
2003	IGN	IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time	41

2025 FZ

FZ utser de 100 bästa spelen genom tiderna! #15

2023 GameStar

Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking #82

2019 IGN

Top 100 Video Games of All Time #73

2017 Polygon

The 500 best games of all time #311

2016 Gameswelt

Gameswelt Top 100 #75

2015 IGN

Top 100 Games of All Time #33

2013 NA

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die #1

2013 PC and Tech Authority

100 games to play before you die #1

2012 Gameswelt

Gameswelt Top 100 #29

2009 Game Informer

The Top 200 Games Of All Time #159

2007 Computer and Video Games

The 101 best PC games ever #33

2007 IGN

The Top 100 Games of All Time #45

2007 IGN

Top 25 PC Games of All Time #12

2006 NA

Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time #1

2005 IGN

IGN's Top 100 Games #45

2003 Entertainment Weekly

We rank the 100 greatest early video games #35

2003 IGN

IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time #41

Decade 2

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2011	GameSpy	GameSpy's Top 25 PC Games of the 2000s	15
2010	Gamereactor	Decenniets Dundertitlar	14

2011 GameSpy

GameSpy's Top 25 PC Games of the 2000s #15

2010 Gamereactor

Decenniets Dundertitlar #14

Miscellaneous 2

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2019	The Guardian	The 50 best video games of the 21st century	33
2010	IGN	Best of the Decade	9

2019 The Guardian

The 50 best video games of the 21st century #33

2010 IGN

Best of the Decade #9

End of year 3

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2010	IGN	Best of the Decade (2002)	1
2003	D.I.C.E. Awards	Game of the Year 2002	1
2003	Game Developers Choice Awards	GDCA Game of the Year 2002	2

2010 IGN

Best of the Decade (2002) #1

2003 D.I.C.E. Awards

Game of the Year 2002 #1

2003 Game Developers Choice Awards

GDCA Game of the Year 2002 #2