🕰 Best games of the 1990s

Ranked by community weighted score across 193 games from 1990–1999.

1. 1
   
   The Curse of Monkey Island

   1997 · LucasArts · Adventure
   99.2
2. 2
   
   Age of Empires

   1997 · Ensemble Studios · Strategy
   92.9
3. 3
   
   Super Mario 64

   1996 · Nintendo EAD · Platformer
   90.6
4. 4
   
   Baldur's Gate

   1998 · BioWare · RPG
   87.9
5. 5
   
   StarCraft: Brood War

   1998 · Blizzard Entertainment · Strategy
   86.7
6. 6
   
   Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

   1999 · Firaxis Games · Strategy
   86.4
7. 7
   
   Loom

   1990 · Lucasfilm Games · Adventure
   84.9
8. 8
   
   StarCraft

   1998 · Blizzard Entertainment · Strategy
   84.9
9. 9
   
   Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

   1991 · LucasArts · Adventure
   83.1
10. 10
    
    The Secret of Monkey Island

    1990 · Lucasfilm Games · Adventure
    82.7
11. 11
    
    Diablo

    1996 · Blizzard North · RPG
    81.7
12. 12
    
    Heroes of Might and Magic III

    1999 · New World Computing · Strategy
    80.8
13. 13
    
    Mortal Kombat II

    1993 · Midway · Fighting
    79.7
14. 14
    
    Worms

    1995 · Team17 · Strategy
    79
15. 15
    
    Fallout 2

    1998 · Black Isle Studios · RPG
    78.8
16. 16
    
    Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II

    1997 · LucasArts · Shooter
    78.3
17. 17
    
    Duke Nukem

    1991 · Apogee Software · Action
    77.4
18. 18
    
    Sid Meier's Civilization II

    1996 · MicroProse · Strategy
    77.4
19. 19
    
    SimCity 2000

    1993 · Maxis · Simulation
    77.1
20. 20
    
    Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness

    1995 · Blizzard Entertainment · Strategy
    76.6
21. 21
    
    Sam & Max Hit the Road

    1993 · LucasArts · Adventure
    76.5
22. 22
    
    Z

    1996 · The Bitmap Brothers · Strategy
    76.1
23. 23
    
    The Dig

    1995 · LucasArts · Adventure
    75.8
24. 24
    
    Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

    1994 · Blizzard Entertainment · Strategy
    75.6
25. 25
    
    Total Annihilation

    1997 · Cavedog Entertainment · Strategy
    75.4
26. 26
    
    Caesar III

    1998 · Impressions Games · Strategy
    75.1
27. 27
    
    Wolfenstein 3D

    1992 · id Software · FPS
    74.7
28. 28
    
    Carmageddon

    1997 · Stainless Software · Racing
    73.1
29. 29
    
    Mortal Kombat

    1992 · Midway · Fighting
    72.7
30. 30
    
    Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings

    1999 · Ensemble Studios · Strategy
    72.7
31. 31
    
    Heroes of Might and Magic

    1995 · New World Computing · Strategy
    71.6
32. 32
    
    Fragile Allegiance

    1997 · Gremlin Interactive · Strategy
    71.3
33. 33
    
    Quake II

    1997 · id Software · FPS
    71.3
34. 34
    
    Worms Armageddon

    1999 · Team17 · Strategy
    71.3
35. 35
    
    Tomb Raider (1996)

    1996 · Core Design · Adventure
    71.2
36. 36
    
    Quake III Arena

    1999 · id Software · Shooter
    69.8
37. 37
    
    Ultima Online

    1997 · Origin Systems · RPG
    65.7
38. 38
    
    Tomb Raider II

    1997 · Core Design · Action
    65.5
39. 39
    
    Tony Hawk's Pro Skater

    1999 · Neversoft · Sports
    63.4
40. 40
    
    Grand Theft Auto

    1997 · DMA Design · Action
    61.3
41. 41
    
    Sid Meier's Civilization

    1991 · MPS Labs · Strategy
    57.1
42. 42
    
    Dune 2000

    1998 · Westwood Studios · Strategy
    37.3