Ranking by platform

The best games on FM Towns.

22 games compete in this selection. The Secret of Monkey Island tops it with 1,853 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 1,853
  2. 2 SimCity 2000 1993 · Simulation 1,743
  3. 3 Samurai Shodown 1993 · Fighting 1,633
  4. 4 SimCity 1989 · Sandbox 1,606
  5. 5 Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers 1993 · Fighting 1,583
  6. 6 Alone in the Dark 1992 · Horror 1,538
  7. 7 Marble Madness 1984 · Puzzle 1,516
  8. 8 The Legend of Kyrandia 1992 · Point-and-click 1,492
  9. 9 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure 1989 · Point-and-click 1,488
  10. 10 Loom 1990 · Point-and-click 1,478
  11. 11 Syndicate 1993 · Strategy 1,467
  12. 12 Battle Chess 1988 · Card & Board 1,453
  13. 13 Wing Commander 1990 · Simulation 1,448
  14. 14 Columns 1990 · Puzzle 1,442
  15. 15 Fatal Fury Special 1993 · Fighting 1,436
  16. 16 Stunts 1990 · Racing 1,435
  17. 17 King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! 1990 · Point-and-click 1,419
  18. 18 Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame 1993 · Platformer 1,418
  19. 19 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss 1992 · Action RPG 1,385
  20. 20 Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders 1988 · Point-and-click 1,374
  21. 21 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,365
  22. 22 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,355

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In detail

The best games on FM Towns, what this ranking says

The Secret of Monkey Island leads this selection with 1,853 ELO points, ahead of SimCity 2000 and Samurai Shodown. The 22 games competing in it have played 1,795 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 22
Duels played by those games 1,795
Game in the lead The Secret of Monkey Island (1990)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,853
Point gap between 1st and 10th 375
Best represented genre Point-and-click
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 22 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
The Legend of Kyrandia +56 1,492
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers +33 1,583
The Secret of Monkey Island +30 1,853

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 FM Towns?

According to community votes, the best game on FM Towns is The Secret of Monkey Island, with 1,853 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of SimCity 2000 and Samurai Shodown, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on FM Towns are ranked?

22 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 1,795 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on FM Towns is climbing right now?

The Legend of Kyrandia is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 56 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 22 games in the selection moved.

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