Best PlayStation 1 games of 1997

04 Theme Hospital 1997 · 219 ratings Theme Hospital is a business simulation game developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1997, in which the player designs and operates a hospital. Like most of Bullfrog's games, Theme Hospital is permeated by an eccentric sense of humour. The game is the thematic successor to Theme Park, a game also produced by Bullfrog. The game was a massive commercial success, selling over 4 million copies worldwide. 90 /100 05 Grandia 1997 · 34 ratings 89 /100 06 S Final Fantasy VII 1997 · 1,618 ratings The Western release of Final Fantasy VII (released as Final Fantasy VII International in Japan) included additional elements and alterations, such as streamlining of the menu and Materia system, reducing the health of enemies, new visual cues to help with navigation across the world map, and additional cutscenes relating to Cloud's past. 85 /100 07 Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee 1997 · 561 ratings 85 /100 08 Tekken 3 1997 · 553 ratings Tekken 3 is the third installment in the Tekken series. It maintains the same core fighting system as its predecessors but brings many improvements, such as significantly more detailed graphics and animations, fifteen new characters added to the game's roster, more modern music and faster gameplay. 84 /100 09 Riven: The Sequel to Myst 1997 · 89 ratings Riven: The Sequel to Myst is a graphic adventure puzzle game developed by Cyan and released in 1997. It continues the story of Myst, following the player’s journey to rescue Atrus’s wife, Catherine, from a decaying world. The game features pre-rendered environments with complex, interconnected puzzles and minimal direct guidance. Its visuals, sound design, and world-building were praised for their depth and realism. Riven expanded on Myst’s narrative and gameplay scale, becoming one of the most acclaimed adventure games of its time. 83 /100 10 Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror 1997 · 163 ratings Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. Via a point-and-click interface, the player guides protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world and interacts with the environment by selecting from multiple commands, while Nicole Collard is also a playable character in selected portions of the game. The player controls George's movements and can engage in dialogue with other characters through conversation trees to gain hints of what needs to be done to solve the puzzles or to progress the plot. He also have to collect objects that can be used with either other collectible objects, parts of the scenery or with other people in order to solve puzzles and progress in the game. By right-clicking on an object, the player gets a description and clues. The player character's death is possible if he makes a wrong decision. 83 /100 11 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 1997 · 527 ratings 83 /100 12 Final Fantasy Tactics 1997 · 130 ratings 83 /100 13 Quake II 1997 · 325 ratings 83 /100 14 Rival Schools: United by Fate 1997 · 32 ratings 82 /100 15 Tomb Raider II 1997 · 324 ratings 80 /100 16 Grand Theft Auto 1997 · 489 ratings 80 /100 17 MDK 1997 · 107 ratings 77 /100 18 Need for Speed 2 1997 · 137 ratings 71 /100 19 THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 1997 · 40 ratings 71 /100 20 Broken Sword 2 - The Smoking Mirror 1997 · 83 ratings 69 /100 21 Mega Man Legends (1997) 1997 · 34 ratings 59 /100