Ranking by platform

The best games on FM Towns.

22 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 2000 1993 · Simulation 1,721
  3. 3 SimCity 1989 · Sandbox 1,635
  4. 4 Loom 1990 · Point-and-click 1,557
  5. 5 The Legend of Kyrandia 1992 · Point-and-click 1,533
  6. 6 Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers 1993 · Fighting 1,532
  7. 7 Samurai Shodown 1993 · Fighting 1,520
  8. 8 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure 1989 · Point-and-click 1,507
  9. 9 Battle Chess 1988 · Card & Board 1,501
  10. 10 Fatal Fury Special 1993 · Fighting 1,476
  11. 11 Marble Madness 1984 · Puzzle 1,475
  12. 12 Alone in the Dark 1992 · Horror 1,459
  13. 13 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss 1992 · Action RPG 1,458
  14. 14 King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! 1990 · Point-and-click 1,451
  15. 15 Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame 1993 · Platformer 1,440
  16. 16 Syndicate 1993 · Strategy 1,435
  17. 17 Columns 1990 · Puzzle 1,430
  18. 18 Wing Commander 1990 · Simulation 1,412
  19. 19 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,404
  20. 20 Stunts 1990 · Racing 1,390
  21. 21 Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders 1988 · Point-and-click 1,375
  22. 22 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,348

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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 1,844 ELO points, ahead of SimCity 2000 and SimCity. The 22 games competing in it have played 2,319 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 22
Duels played by those games 2,319
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 368
Best represented genre Point-and-click
Last reading November 3, 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
Loom +42 1,557
SimCity +33 1,635
Columns +32 1,430

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 1,844 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of SimCity 2000 and SimCity, 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 2,319 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?

Loom is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 42 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 22 games in the selection moved.

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