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Best PlayStation 1 games of 1998
The 16 best PlayStation 1 games released in 1998, ranked from 5,563 critic and player ratings.
The best PlayStation 1 game of 1998 is Metal Gear Solid, with a critic score of 94/100 — updated augustus 2026.
01
Metal Gear Solid
94
/100
02
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title. Like the previous game in the series, Resident Evil 2 is a 3D action-adventure using three-dimensional polygon characters over two-dimensional pre-rendered backgrounds, with the action viewed through a variety of cinematic fixed camera angles in each room. Players can choose to play as one of two possible characters; each goes through the same initial scenario but with differences in the type of weaponry they find and the people they meet along the way.
90
/100
03
Railroad Tycoon II
89
/100
Metal Gear Solid
94
/100
02
Resident Evil 2 (1998)
Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title. Like the previous game in the series, Resident Evil 2 is a 3D action-adventure using three-dimensional polygon characters over two-dimensional pre-rendered backgrounds, with the action viewed through a variety of cinematic fixed camera angles in each room. Players can choose to play as one of two possible characters; each goes through the same initial scenario but with differences in the type of weaponry they find and the people they meet along the way.
90
/100
03
Railroad Tycoon II
89
/100
04
Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit
88
/100
05
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
87
/100
06
The Adventures of Alundra
86
/100
07
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
85
/100
08
Xenogears (1998)
84
/100
09
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Bandicoot: Warped is the third game in the Crash Bandicoot series and the first to feature Coco as a playable character. The player takes control of Crash and Coco Bandicoot, who must travel back and forward in time and gather 25 crystals before Uka Uka and Doctor Neo Cortex can do so. Much of the game takes place in the Time Twister which acts as the hub area of the game. The Time-Twister is split up into five chambers, each chamber has five buttons that open portals to different levels. The goal in each level is to find and obtain the crystal hidden in the level. Crash Bandicoot: Warped was lauded by critics in many areas, and the game has been considered one of the best video games of all time.
84
/100
10
Suikoden II
82
/100
11
Parasite Eve
81
/100
12
Metal Gear Solid
80
/100
13
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
80
/100
14
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
79
/100
15
MediEvil
78
/100
16
Populous: The Beginning
75
/100
Need for Speed 3: Hot Pursuit
88
/100
05
Tenchu: Stealth Assassins
87
/100
06
The Adventures of Alundra
86
/100
07
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
85
/100
08
Xenogears (1998)
84
/100
09
Crash Bandicoot: Warped
Crash Bandicoot: Warped is the third game in the Crash Bandicoot series and the first to feature Coco as a playable character. The player takes control of Crash and Coco Bandicoot, who must travel back and forward in time and gather 25 crystals before Uka Uka and Doctor Neo Cortex can do so. Much of the game takes place in the Time Twister which acts as the hub area of the game. The Time-Twister is split up into five chambers, each chamber has five buttons that open portals to different levels. The goal in each level is to find and obtain the crystal hidden in the level. Crash Bandicoot: Warped was lauded by critics in many areas, and the game has been considered one of the best video games of all time.
84
/100
10
Suikoden II
82
/100
11
Parasite Eve
81
/100
12
Metal Gear Solid
80
/100
13
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
80
/100
14
Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
79
/100
15
MediEvil
78
/100
16
Populous: The Beginning
75
/100
FAQ
What is the best PlayStation 1 game of 1998?
Metal Gear Solid currently tops the ranking with a score of 94/100 across 1,161 ratings. Ranking updated augustus 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.