SimCity 1989

Gamecenter

The Top 40 Games of the Millennium

• Published 2000
• All-time list
• Ranked #14

Polygon

The 500 best games of all time

• Published 2017
• All-time list
• Ranked #15

The Times

20 Best Video Games of All Time

• Published 2023
• All-time list
• Ranked #19

GamesRadar

The 50 best games of all time

• Published 2021
• All-time list
• Ranked #19

GamesMaster

100 Games That Shook the World

• Published 2016
• All-time list
• Ranked #31

The Sydney Morning Herald

Top 50 video games of all time

• Published 2002
• All-time list
• Ranked #33

Entertainment Weekly

We rank the 100 greatest videogames

• Published 2003
• All-time list
• Ranked #37

1UP

The Essential 100

• Published 2012
• All-time list
• Ranked #44

Slant

The 100 Best Video Games of All Time

• Published 2020
• All-time list
• Ranked #78

GamesTM

The 200 Greatest Games of All Time

• Published 2018
• All-time list
• Ranked #96

Hyper

The 200 Games You Must Play

• Published 2018
• All-time list
• Included, unranked

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die

• Published 2013
• All-time list
• Included, unranked

An Illustrated History of 151 Video Games

• Published 2013
• All-time list
• Included, unranked

GameSpot

The Greatest Games of All Time

• Published 2007
• All-time list
• Included, unranked

CBR

The 10 Best Games of the 80s, Ranked

• Published 2025
• Decade list · 1980s
• Ranked #4

Giant Bomb

Giant Bomb's 2013 Game of the Year Awards: Day Five

• Published 2013
• Year list · 2013
• Ranked #3