#01
Final Fantasy VII
A role-playing game about Cloud Strife joining a group that wants to stop a corporation from draining the planet.
1997
PS1
Platform
PlayStation
Sony's first console, and the start of the 3D blockbuster.
A ranking of the top games on this system, best first. A game that shipped on more than one platform keeps a separate place on each list.
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Up to ten guides — the ones people open most often on PlayStation. The ranking further down is a separate list.
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Ranked on PS1
The top games on PS1, best first.
100 ranked · #01–#100
#02
Metal Gear Solid
A stealth game about Solid Snake infiltrating a nuclear disposal facility in Alaska.
1998
PS1
#03
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
An action RPG about the vampire Alucard exploring Dracula's castle, which rearranges as you grow stronger.
1997
PS1
#04
Resident Evil 2
A survival-horror game about a rookie cop and a college student trapped in Raccoon City during a zombie outbreak.
1998
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#05
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
A skateboarding game about completing a checklist of tricks in each level.
2001
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#06
Silent Hill
A horror game about Harry Mason searching a fogged town for his daughter.
1999
PS1
#07
Final Fantasy IX
An RPG about a thief named Zidane and a play about a war between kingdoms.
2000
PS1
#08
Crash Bandicoot
A platformer about a bandicoot running down jungle paths, smashing crates, and escaping a mad scientist.
1996
PS1
#09
Gran Turismo 2
A driving sim about licenses, hundreds of cars, and tuning.
1999
PS1
#10
Tekken 3
A 3D fighting game about the King of Iron Fist tournament and sidestepping.
1998
PS1
#11
Final Fantasy VIII
An RPG about cadets, a sorceress, and a junction system that attaches magic to stats.
1999
PS1
#12
Final Fantasy Tactics
A strategy RPG about a squire in a kingdom at war, with a job system.
1997
PS1
#13
Chrono Cross
An RPG about a boy who slips into another version of his life and recruits a huge cast.
2000
PS1
#14
Xenogears
An RPG about a painter named Fei, giant gears, and a story that shifts to a different structure late.
1998
PS1
#15
Suikoden II
An RPG about two friends pulled onto opposite sides of a war, with a castle you recruit into.
1999
PS1
#16
Suikoden
An RPG about a son of a general gathering 108 stars to resist an empire.
1996
PS1
#17
Vagrant Story
An RPG about an agent in a cursed city, with weapons you build and risk-based combat.
2000
PS1
#18
Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions
An action game about a set of stealth drills spun out of Metal Gear Solid.
1999
PS1
#19
Resident Evil
A survival-horror game about a special-tactics team trapped in a mansion.
1996
PS1
#20
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
A survival-horror game about Jill trying to leave Raccoon City while Nemesis hunts her.
1999
PS1
#21
Silent Hill 2
A horror game about James Sunderland looking for his wife in Silent Hill.
2001
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#22
Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back
A platformer about Crash gathering crystals in warp rooms.
1997
PS1
#23
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
A platformer about Crash chasing Cortex through time, with vehicles and new moves.
1998
PS1
#24
Spyro the Dragon
A 3D platformer about a dragon gliding and charging through realms.
1998
PS1
#25
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
A platformer about skills you earn by helping residents of other worlds.
1999
PS1
#26
Spyro: Year of the Dragon
A Spyro game about recovering stolen dragon eggs with playable friends.
2000
PS1
#27
Ape Escape
A 3D game about catching monkeys with a gadget-loaded net.
1999
PS1
#28
Tomb Raider
An action-adventure about Lara Croft exploring tombs and jumping with a fixed camera.
1996
PS1
#29
Tomb Raider II
An action-adventure about a sequel that adds vehicles and outdoor levels to Lara's tomb raids.
1997
PS1
#30
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
An action-adventure about the vampire Raziel devouring souls and shifting to the spectral realm.
1999
PS1
#31
Parasite Eve
An RPG about a cop in New York during a mitochondria outbreak, with action battles.
1998
PS1
#32
Parasite Eve II
A more action-leaning sequel about Aya Brea and a shelter in the desert.
2000
PS1
#33
Dino Crisis
A survival-horror game about a team trapped on an island of dinosaurs.
1999
PS1
#34
Dino Crisis 2
A survival-horror game about buying weapons with points from dinosaurs you kill.
2000
PS1
#35
Resident Evil: Survivor
A horror game about an amnesiac in a city.
2000
PS1
#36
Galerians
A horror game about a boy whose psychic powers overheat his own body.
2000
PS1
#37
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
A horror game about two characters searching a mansion with flashlights.
2001
PS1
#38
Alundra
An action-adventure about a dreamwalker entering people's nightmares.
1997
PS1
#39
Wild Arms
A western RPG about three drifters and tools that solve dungeon puzzles.
1997
PS1
#40
Wild ARMs 2
A western RPG about a squad fighting a terrorist group, with a larger toolset.
2000
PS1
#41
Breath of Fire III
An RPG about a boy dragon learning from masters who change his stats.
1998
PS1
#42
Breath of Fire IV
An RPG about a boy and a dragon sharing a story across two parties.
2000
PS1
#43
Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
An RPG about Alex becoming a Dragonmaster, told with animated scenes.
1999
PS1
#44
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete
An RPG about a boy who finds a girl from the stars.
2000
PS1
#45
Grandia
An RPG about a boy who wants to be an adventurer, with a battle system about position.
1999
PS1
#46
The Legend of Dragoon
An RPG about additions, timed attacks that grow longer as you succeed.
2000
PS1
#47
Legend of Legaia
An RPG about building attack strings from directions.
1998
PS1
#48
Legend of Mana
An action RPG about placing lands on a map and following optional stories.
2000
PS1
#49
SaGa Frontier
An RPG of several protagonists whose stories barely overlap.
1998
PS1
#50
SaGa Frontier 2
An RPG told across generations with battles built from roles.
2000
PS1
#51
Star Ocean: The Second Story
An action RPG about private actions that change which characters join.
1999
PS1
#52
Valkyrie Profile
An RPG about a valkyrie recruiting souls of the dead before Ragnarok.
2000
PS1
#53
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
An RPG about a journalist and rumors that become real.
2000
PS1
#54
Tactics Ogre
A strategy RPG about a war and choices that split the story.
1998
PS1
#55
Front Mission 3
A strategy RPG about pilots in wanzers and an internet you can browse in-game.
2000
PS1
#56
Brigandine: The Legend of Forsena
A strategy game about kingdoms invading hex maps with summonable monsters.
1998
PS1
#57
Jade Cocoon
An RPG about capturing and merging monsters.
1999
PS1
#58
Threads of Fate
An action RPG with two protagonists who do not play the same story.
2000
PS1
#59
Brave Fencer Musashi
An action game about a swordsman who absorbs enemy techniques.
1998
PS1
#60
Tomba!
A platformer about a wild boy recovering a bracelet and clearing events on a map.
1998
PS1
#61
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return
A platformer about Tomba traveling by trolley between towns cursed by pigs.
1999
PS1
#62
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile
A platformer about grabbing enemies and throwing them to cross gaps.
1998
PS1
#63
MediEvil
An action game about Sir Dan, a skeleton knight, crossing a cartoon graveyard.
1998
PS1
#64
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
A puzzle-platformer about a slave who must chant to possess guards and rescue his own.
1997
PS1
#65
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
A puzzle game with more Mudokons to rescue and more chants.
1998
PS1
#66
Mega Man Legends
An action-adventure about Mega Man Volnutt digging ruins and defending a city.
1998
PS1
#67
Mega Man Legends 2
An action-adventure about a larger world and ruins that ask for specific weapons.
2000
PS1
#68
Mega Man X4
A robot platformer where you choose X or Zero.
1997
PS1
#69
Mega Man 8
A Mega Man game with bolt shops between the robot masters.
1997
PS1
#70
Einhänder
A shooter about a fighter that picks up enemy gunpods.
1998
PS1
#71
R-Type Delta
A shooter about three ships and a force pod.
1999
PS1
#72
Ridge Racer Type 4
A drift racer about a season with one of four teams.
1999
PS1
#73
Gran Turismo
A driving sim about license tests and buying road cars.
1998
PS1
#74
Wipeout XL
An anti-gravity racer about weapons and tracks that punish a bad line.
1996
PS1
#75
Wipeout 3
A sequel anti-gravity racer with a campaign of teams.
1999
PS1
#76
Driver
A driving game about film-like missions in real cities.
1999
PS1
#77
Driver 2
A driving game about a sequel that lets you leave the car and continue on foot.
2000
PS1
#78
Twisted Metal 2
A car-combat game about a tournament of armed vehicles.
1996
PS1
#79
Crash Team Racing
A kart racer about boosting at the end of a power slide.
1999
PS1
#80
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
A skateboarding game about skating a checklist of tricks.
1999
PS1
#81
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
A skateboarding game about a sequel that adds the revert, which links vert tricks to manuals.
2001
PS1
#82
Tekken 2
A fighting game about and the one before the sidestep of Tekken 3.
1996
PS1
#83
Soul Blade
A weapon fighter, the first Soulcalibur about fighters with blade meters.
1997
PS1
#84
Bushido Blade
A fighting game where one clean hit can end the fight.
1997
PS1
#85
Dead or Alive
A 3D fighting game about holds that counter specific attack types.
1998
PS1
#86
Street Fighter Alpha 3
A Street Fighter about isms that change the super meter.
1998
PS1
#87
PaRappa the Rapper
A rhythm game about rapping in time with teachers.
1997
PS1
#88
Intelligent Qube
A puzzle about clearing cubes before they push you off a platform.
1997
PS1
#89
Hot Shots Golf
An approachable golf game about spin and a power meter.
1998
PS1
#90
International Superstar Soccer Pro Evolution
A sports game about a soccer game and an early Pro Evolution match.
2001
PS1
#91
Syphon Filter
A third-person shooter about a taser, a sniper rifle, and missions with objectives.
1999
PS1
#92
Syphon Filter 2
A third-person shooter about a sequel that splits time between Gabe and Lian.
2000
PS1
#93
Medal of Honor
A first-person shooter about an agent in occupied Europe.
1999
PS1
#94
Medal of Honor: Underground
A shooter about Manon Batiste and resistance missions.
2000
PS1
#95
Colin McRae Rally
A rally game about pace notes and damage.
1998
PS1
#96
Point Blank
An action game about a light-gun gallery of short shooting challenges.
1998
PS1
#97
Bust a Groove
A puzzle game about entering arrows in time.
1998
PS1
#98
Vib-Ribbon
A rhythm game about a rabbit jumping obstacles generated from music.
2000
PS1
#99
Fear Effect
An action-adventure about three criminals in a red-tinted Hong Kong.
2000
PS1
#100
Castlevania Chronicles
An action platformer about Simon's original climb.
2001
PS1