Ranking by platform

The best games on Atari ST.

61 games compete in this selection. The Secret of Monkey Island tops it with 1,844 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 The Secret of Monkey Island 1990 · Point-and-click 1,844
  2. 2 SimCity 1989 · Sandbox 1,635
  3. 3 Sid Meier's Civilization 1991 · Strategy 1,630
  4. 4 Final Fight 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,585
  5. 5 Loom 1990 · Point-and-click 1,557
  6. 6 Golden Axe 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,536
  7. 7 U.N. Squadron 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,517
  8. 8 Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1988 · Platformer 1,513
  9. 9 Paperboy 1984 · Arcade 1,511
  10. 10 Cabal 1988 · TPS 1,509
  11. 11 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure 1989 · Point-and-click 1,507
  12. 12 Karateka 1984 · Fighting 1,507
  13. 13 Lode Runner 1983 · Platformer 1,505
  14. 14 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987 · Platformer 1,503
  15. 15 Battle Chess 1988 · Card & Board 1,501
  16. 16 Out of This World 1991 · Platformer 1,500
  17. 17 Ghosts 'n Goblins 1985 · Platformer 1,498
  18. 18 Maniac Mansion 1987 · Point-and-click 1,496
  19. 19 Road Rash 1991 · Racing 1,480
  20. 20 Commando 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,466
  21. 21 Gobliiins 1991 · Point-and-click 1,460
  22. 22 Altered Beast 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,455
  23. 23 Alien Storm 1990 · Beat 'em up 1,455
  24. 24 King's Quest III: To Heir is Human 1986 · Point-and-click 1,450
  25. 25 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,449
  26. 26 International Karate + 1987 · Fighting 1,445
  27. 27 Gauntlet II 1986 · Beat 'em up 1,445
  28. 28 Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension 1992 · Platformer 1,444
  29. 29 Batman 1989 · Platformer 1,429
  30. 30 Test Drive 1987 · Racing 1,427
  31. 31 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,426
  32. 32 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker 1990 · Platformer 1,426
  33. 33 Shadowgate 1987 · Point-and-click 1,414
  34. 34 North & South 1989 · Strategy 1,412
  35. 35 King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne 1985 · Point-and-click 1,409
  36. 36 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,404
  37. 37 Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter 1986 · Point-and-click 1,403
  38. 38 The Great Giana Sisters 1987 · Platformer 1,401
  39. 39 Cannon Fodder 1993 · Shoot 'em up 1,400
  40. 40 Elite 1984 · Simulation 1,392
  41. 41 Buster Bros. 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,392
  42. 42 Shinobi 1987 · Beat 'em up 1,389
  43. 43 Strider 1989 · Platformer 1,385
  44. 44 1943: The Battle of Midway 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,382
  45. 45 The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants 1991 · Platformer 1,380
  46. 46 Turrican 1990 · Platformer 1,379
  47. 47 Missile Command 1980 · Shoot 'em up 1,377
  48. 48 Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders 1988 · Point-and-click 1,375
  49. 49 Millipede 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,372
  50. 50 King's Quest: Quest for the Crown 1984 · Adventure 1,371
  51. 51 R-Type 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,358
  52. 52 Populous 1989 · Strategy 1,351
  53. 53 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,348
  54. 54 Super Hang-On 1987 · Racing 1,346
  55. 55 Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987 · Action RPG 1,345
  56. 56 James Pond 2: Codename - RoboCod 1991 · Platformer 1,339
  57. 57 Leisure Suit Larry 2: Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) 1988 · Point-and-click 1,336
  58. 58 Gauntlet 1985 · Beat 'em up 1,334
  59. 59 Spy vs Spy 1984 · Strategy 1,326
  60. 60 Defender of the Crown 1986 · Strategy 1,323
  61. 61 Dragon's Lair 1983 · Arcade 1,302

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In detail

The best games on Atari ST, what this ranking says

The Secret of Monkey Island leads this selection with 1,844 ELO points, ahead of SimCity and Sid Meier's Civilization. The 61 games competing in it have played 6,093 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 61
Duels played by those games 6,093
Game in the lead The Secret of Monkey Island (1990)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,844
Point gap between 1st and 10th 335
Best represented genre Platformer
Last reading November 3, 2026

The best game of every genre on Atari ST

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best game of every genre on Atari ST
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Point-and-click 11 The Secret of Monkey Island 1,844 319
Strategy 5 Sid Meier's Civilization 1,630 172
Beat 'em up 8 Final Fight 1,585 115
Shoot 'em up 9 U.N. Squadron 1,517 50
Platformer 14 Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1,513 108

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 61 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Ghosts 'n Goblins +78 1,498
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 +62 1,503
Loom +42 1,557

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game on Atari ST?

According to community votes, the best game on Atari ST is The Secret of Monkey Island, with 1,844 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of SimCity and Sid Meier's Civilization, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on Atari ST are ranked?

61 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 6,093 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on Atari ST is climbing right now?

Ghosts 'n Goblins is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 78 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 61 games in the selection moved.

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