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Best games of 1995
The 26 best games released in 1995, ranked from 4,646 critic and player ratings.
The best game of 1995 is Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, with a critic score of 100/100 — updated augustus 2026.
01
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a platform video game acting as a prequel to 1990's Super Mario World. The game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through 48 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Baby Bowser's minions. As a Super Mario series platformer, Yoshi runs and jumps to reach the end of the level while solving puzzles and collecting items. In a style new to the series, the game has a hand-drawn aesthetic and is the first to have Yoshi as its main character. The game introduces his signature abilities to flutter jump, produce eggs from swallowed enemies, and transform into vehicles.
100
/100
02
Command & Conquer
94
/100
03
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a Strategy video game published by Blizzard Entertainment released on 1995 for MS-DOS. Warcraft 2 is a successor of the popular Warcraft real-time strategy game. The game contains many improvements over the previous version in graphics, sounds and playability. The Multiplayer was also greatly improved allowing up to 8 players in the marvelous multiplayer skirmish.
92
/100
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island is a platform video game acting as a prequel to 1990's Super Mario World. The game casts players as Yoshi as he escorts Baby Mario through 48 levels in order to reunite him with his brother Luigi, who had been kidnapped by Baby Bowser's minions. As a Super Mario series platformer, Yoshi runs and jumps to reach the end of the level while solving puzzles and collecting items. In a style new to the series, the game has a hand-drawn aesthetic and is the first to have Yoshi as its main character. The game introduces his signature abilities to flutter jump, produce eggs from swallowed enemies, and transform into vehicles.
100
/100
02
Command & Conquer
94
/100
03
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness is a Strategy video game published by Blizzard Entertainment released on 1995 for MS-DOS. Warcraft 2 is a successor of the popular Warcraft real-time strategy game. The game contains many improvements over the previous version in graphics, sounds and playability. The Multiplayer was also greatly improved allowing up to 8 players in the marvelous multiplayer skirmish.
92
/100
04
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
91
/100
05
Castlevania: Dracula X
The Legend Returns... Rising up from his eternal sleep, Count Dracula is back again to battle the descendants of the great vampire-stalking Belmont family of the Castlevania series. He has summoned his dark minions-Cerberus, Minaurus, and the Salamander-to bring a reign of terror on the land. Grab your whip and try to defeat these dark forces in this new conversion of the hit Japanese game: DRACULA X. The 7+ stages unfold with myriad possibilities depending on the choices you make during the game. This multi-ending, multi-story feature takes you through many levels of adventure. You must strategically use magical tomes, mystical power-ups and titanic weapons to defeat the horrifying bosses and discover secret bonus levels.
90
/100
06
Tekken 2 (1995)
89
/100
07
Full Throttle
Full Throttle is a computer adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was designed by Tim Schafer, who would later go on to design Grim Fandango, Psychonauts and Brütal Legend. The game features voice actors Roy Conrad and Mark Hamill. It was released on April 30, 1995. It is the tenth game to use the SCUMM adventure game engine.
87
/100
08
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
87
/100
09
Rayman
84
/100
10
Chrono Trigger
82
/100
11
Worms
80
/100
12
Secret of Evermore
79
/100
13
Kirby's Dream Land 2
79
/100
14
Mega Man X3
78
/100
15
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
77
/100
16
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest
75
/100
17
3D Pinball: Space Cadet
72
/100
18
Destruction Derby
70
/100
19
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
70
/100
20
Star Wars: Dark Forces
66
/100
21
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
62
/100
22
Phantasmagoria
60
/100
23
Tales of Phantasia
56
/100
24
Earthworm Jim 2
45
/100
25
The Dig
45
/100
26
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
37
/100
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
91
/100
05
Castlevania: Dracula X
The Legend Returns... Rising up from his eternal sleep, Count Dracula is back again to battle the descendants of the great vampire-stalking Belmont family of the Castlevania series. He has summoned his dark minions-Cerberus, Minaurus, and the Salamander-to bring a reign of terror on the land. Grab your whip and try to defeat these dark forces in this new conversion of the hit Japanese game: DRACULA X. The 7+ stages unfold with myriad possibilities depending on the choices you make during the game. This multi-ending, multi-story feature takes you through many levels of adventure. You must strategically use magical tomes, mystical power-ups and titanic weapons to defeat the horrifying bosses and discover secret bonus levels.
90
/100
06
Tekken 2 (1995)
89
/100
07
Full Throttle
Full Throttle is a computer adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was designed by Tim Schafer, who would later go on to design Grim Fandango, Psychonauts and Brütal Legend. The game features voice actors Roy Conrad and Mark Hamill. It was released on April 30, 1995. It is the tenth game to use the SCUMM adventure game engine.
87
/100
08
Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
87
/100
09
Rayman
84
/100
10
Chrono Trigger
82
/100
11
Worms
80
/100
12
Secret of Evermore
79
/100
13
Kirby's Dream Land 2
79
/100
14
Mega Man X3
78
/100
15
X-COM: Terror From the Deep
77
/100
16
Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest
75
/100
17
3D Pinball: Space Cadet
72
/100
18
Destruction Derby
70
/100
19
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest
70
/100
20
Star Wars: Dark Forces
66
/100
21
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
62
/100
22
Phantasmagoria
60
/100
23
Tales of Phantasia
56
/100
24
Earthworm Jim 2
45
/100
25
The Dig
45
/100
26
Hexen: Beyond Heretic
37
/100
FAQ
What is the best game of 1995?
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island currently tops the ranking with a score of 100/100 across 702 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.