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The best Chunsoft games

The 8 best games from Chunsoft, ranked from 770 critic and player ratings.

The best Chunsoft game is Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors, with a critic score of 90/100. Updated October 2026.

  • Ranked releases span 1986 to 2012.
  • Average critic score across the 8 ranked games: 70/100.
  • 770 critic and player ratings behind this ranking.

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 30 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
  • 8 games are listed on this page, carrying 770 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 12 October 2026.

Top 8

01 Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors 2009 · 199 ratings The game is a murder mystery visual novel with a heavy story focus that requires multiple playthroughs to figure out and involves puzzle rooms used to progress through the story with dialogue choices to be made inbetween them. 90 /100
02 Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward 2012 · 151 ratings The second game in the Zero Escape series. Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward is a mystery/thriller visual novel. It is story focused with multiple endings that use player choices and puzzle rooms to progress. Additions to the game include an 'auto-advance text' mode, so players can listen to the voice acting without clicking through dialog, a memo function that allows players to note anything they feel is useful, and a flow chart that shows how alternate choices unfold. The in-game calculator has been removed. 86 /100
03 Dragon Quest (1986) Dragon Quest (1986) 1986 · 36 ratings All is darkness. The Dragonlord has captured the Princess and stolen Erdrick's powerful ball of light. You are Erdrick's heir. To you has fallen the most dangerous task— to rescue the King's daughter and recover the mystical ball of light. Your mission is deadly, but it is your fate. Prophets have foretold your coming. Three keepers await your journey, each ready to aid you with a mystic item of great power. Gather the three objects. Scribes will record your deeds. Use cunning and wisdom to choose your commands. Gain experience, weapons and armor as you battle your way through the world. Rest if you must. Search out the Dragonlord's lair and face your destiny. In this role-playing adventure, you are the Dragon Warrior! 75 /100
04 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team 2005 · 112 ratings You, a regular human, find yourself trapped in the body of a Pokémon in a world inhabited by Pokémon. Without any other choice, you go on rescue missions through randomly generated dungeons with your newly-acquired partner and friend to save the world and get back to your human life. 71 /100
05 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time 2007 · 60 ratings Embark on a journey after you get turned into a Pokémon as a result of a freak accident, causing you to lose your memory as well as contact with and knowledge of your previous adventuring partner, with whom you were on a secret mission to save the world. Watch your story unfold in a dungeon crawling rogue-lite experience as you form your very own rescue team with a new partner of your choosing. 70 /100
06 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team 2005 · 86 ratings You, a regular human, find yourself trapped in the body of a Pokémon in a world inhabited by Pokémon. Without any other choice, you go on rescue missions through randomly generated dungeons with your newly-acquired partner and friend to save the world and get back to your human life. 65 /100
07 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness 2007 · 47 ratings Embark on a journey after you get turned into a Pokémon as a result of a freak accident, causing you to lose your memory as well as contact with and knowledge of your previous adventuring partner, with whom you were on a secret mission to save the world. Watch your story unfold in a dungeon crawling rogue-lite experience as you form your very own rescue team with a new partner of your choosing. 55 /100
08 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky 2009 · 79 ratings Embark on a journey after you get turned into a Pokémon as a result of a freak accident, causing you to lose your memory as well as contact with and knowledge of your previous adventuring partner, with whom you were on a secret mission to save the world. Watch your story unfold in a dungeon crawling rogue-lite experience as you form your very own rescue team with a new partner of your choosing. 50 /100
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What is the best Chunsoft game?

Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors currently tops the ranking with a score of 90/100 across 199 ratings. Ranking updated October 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.