Shenmue (1999)

All time rank:	130 of 1,000
1990s rank:	33 of 268
1999 rank:	4 of 41
List appearances:	27 lists
Developer:	Sega AM2
Platform:	Sega Dreamcast
Genres:	Action-Adventure Life Simulation
Series:	Shenmue
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~19h Main+Extra: ~22h 100%: ~23h
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Source Lists

All time 23

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2025	Multiplayer.it	I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia	38
2024	Moustique	On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 (pour fêter les 100 ans de Moustique)	95
2023	British GQ	The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts	84
2020	GQ Spain	Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia	82
2018	GamesTM	The 200 Greatest Games of All Time	190
2017	Jeuxvideo	Top 100 des meilleurs jeux de tous les temps	46
2017	Polygon	The 500 best games of all time	241
2015	GamesTM	100 Greatest Games of All Time	1
2015	Power Unlimited	Top 100 Beste Video Games Aller Tijden	83
2014	Slant Magazine	100 Greatest Video Games of All Time	71
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	56
2011	Gamereactor	Game Reactor top 100	76
2011	GamesRadar+	The 100 best games of all time	93
2011	Jeuxvideo	Les 100 meilleurs jeux de tous les temps	48
2011	Stuff	Countdown of top 100 games	59
2010	FHM	FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time	31
2009	Empire	The 100 Greatest Games	42
2009	Jeux Video Network	Les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo de tous les temps	46
2008	Stuff	100 Greatest Games	46
2007	Edge	Edge's Top 100 Games of All Time	50
2005	Yahoo! UK	The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time	61

2025 Multiplayer.it

I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia #38

2024 Moustique

On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 (pour fêter les 100 ans de Moustique) #95

2023 British GQ

The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts #84

2020 GQ Spain

Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia #82

2018 GamesTM

The 200 Greatest Games of All Time #190

2017 Jeuxvideo

Top 100 des meilleurs jeux de tous les temps #46

2017 Polygon

The 500 best games of all time #241

2015 GamesTM

100 Greatest Games of All Time #1

2015 Power Unlimited

Top 100 Beste Video Games Aller Tijden #83

2014 Slant Magazine

100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #71

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 #56

2011 Gamereactor

Game Reactor top 100 #76

2011 GamesRadar+

The 100 best games of all time #93

2011 Jeuxvideo

Les 100 meilleurs jeux de tous les temps #48

2011 Stuff

Countdown of top 100 games #59

2010 FHM

FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time #31

2009 Empire

The 100 Greatest Games #42

2009 Jeux Video Network

Les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo de tous les temps #46

2008 Stuff

100 Greatest Games #46

2007 Edge

Edge's Top 100 Games of All Time #50

2005 Yahoo! UK

The 100 Greatest Computer Games of All Time #61

Decade 2

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2010	Gamereactor	Decenniets Dundertitlar	33
2009	Complex	The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s	45

2010 Gamereactor

Decenniets Dundertitlar #33

2009 Complex

The 100 Best Video Games and PC Games From the 2000s #45

Miscellaneous 1

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2023	Edge	The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime	63

2023 Edge

The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime #63

End of year 1

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2001	Game Developers Choice Awards	GDCA Game of the Year 2000	2

2001 Game Developers Choice Awards

GDCA Game of the Year 2000 #2