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The best games of 1997.
77 games compete in this selection. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night tops it with 1,983 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.
- 1 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 · Metroidvania 1,983 +92
- 2 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997 · RPG 1,922 +127
- 3 Final Fantasy VII 1997 · JRPG 1,908 +94
- 4 Dungeon Keeper 1997 · Strategy 1,894 +42
- 5 GoldenEye 007 1997 · FPS 1,873 +48
- 6 Final Fantasy Tactics 1997 · JRPG 1,848 +6
- 7 The Curse of Monkey Island 1997 · Point-and-click 1,842 +167
- 8 Star Fox 64 1997 · TPS 1,813 −58
- 9 Tekken 3 1997 · Fighting 1,800 −63
- 10 Quake II 1997 · FPS 1,799 −1
- 11 Tomb Raider II 1997 · Platformer 1,773 +188
- 12 Gran Turismo 1997 · Racing 1,755 +132
- 13 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 1997 · Platformer 1,754 +68
- 14 Age of Empires 1997 · Strategy 1,753 −57
- 15 Theme Hospital 1997 · Strategy 1,707 −52
- 16 Total Annihilation 1997 · Strategy 1,698 +64
- 17 Diddy Kong Racing 1997 · Racing 1,609 −83
- 18 Worms 2 1997 · Strategy 1,606 +371
- 19 Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee 1997 · Platformer 1,595 +252
- 20 Mega Man X4 1997 · Platformer 1,593 +294
- 21 Yoshi's Story 1997 · Platformer 1,573 −129
- 22 Mortal Kombat 4 1997 · Fighting 1,571 +1,195
- 23 Grand Theft Auto 1997 · Action-adventure 1,560 +662
- 24 Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II 1997 · FPS 1,549 +435
- 25 Disney's Hercules Action Game 1997 · Platformer 1,547 −171
- 26 The King of Fighters '97 1997 · Fighting 1,530 +238
- 27 Carmageddon 1997 · Racing 1,524 −381
- 28 Kirby's Dream Land 3 1997 · Platformer 1,521 +13
- 29 Rival Schools: United by Fate 1997 · Fighting 1,518 +72
- 30 Riven: The Sequel to Myst 1997 · Point-and-click 1,509 +28
- 31 Hexen II 1997 · FPS 1,508 +467
- 32 Moto Racer 1997 · Racing 1,505 +1,937
- 33 Outlaws 1997 · FPS 1,504 −110
- 34 Blade Runner 1997 · Point-and-click 1,502 +281
- 35 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile 1997 · Platformer 1,497 +133
- 36 Shadow Warrior 1997 · FPS 1,492 −161
- 37 Doom 64 1997 · FPS 1,491 +1,017
- 38 Blood 1997 · FPS 1,487 −132
- 39 Castlevania Legends 1997 · Platformer 1,484 +746
- 40 Blast Corps 1997 · Puzzle 1,483 +1,120
- 41 MDK 1997 · TPS 1,481 −754
- 42 Breath of Fire III 1997 · JRPG 1,479 −178
- 43 Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror 1997 · Point-and-click 1,478 −272
- 44 Turok: Dinosaur Hunter 1997 · FPS 1,476 +895
- 45 Armored Core 1997 · TPS 1,472 +216
- 46 Snowboard Kids 1997 · Sports 1,469 +524
- 47 Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero 1997 · Platformer 1,467 +316
- 48 Mega Man Legends 1997 · TPS 1,467 −4
- 49 Time Crisis II 1997 · FPS 1,464 +1,320
- 50 Tibia 1997 · Action RPG 1,462 −335
- 51 Street Fighter III: New Generation 1997 · Fighting 1,456 −614
- 52 Fighting Force 1997 · Beat 'em up 1,454 +505
- 53 Bushido Blade 1997 · Fighting 1,453 +750
- 54 International Superstar Soccer 64 1997 · Sports 1,453 −449
- 55 Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter 1997 · Fighting 1,452 −541
- 56 Nightmare Creatures 1997 · Horror 1,451 −542
- 57 Frogger 1997 · Arcade 1,436 −139
- 58 Bomberman 64 1997 · Platformer 1,432 +1,020
- 59 Game Dev Story 1997 · Simulation 1,426 −72
- 60 Rampage World Tour 1997 · Platformer 1,422 −387
- 61 Ignition 1997 · Racing 1,420 −676
- 62 Ultima Online 1997 · Action RPG 1,420 +34
- 63 Mischief Makers 1997 · Platformer 1,403 −199
- 64 Resident Evil: Director's Cut 1997 · Horror 1,401 −589
- 65 Postal 1997 · Shoot 'em up 1,399 −277
- 66 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos 1997 · Platformer 1,390 +304
- 67 Alundra 1997 · Action RPG 1,389 −153
- 68 The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 · Platformer 1,386 +91
- 69 Bloody Roar 1997 · Fighting 1,382 −184
- 70 Need for Speed II 1997 · Racing 1,370 +167
- 71 LEGO Island 1997 · Action-adventure 1,360 +64
- 72 Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout 1997 · Fighting 1,354 −81
- 73 Claw 1997 · Platformer 1,352 +145
- 74 Grandia 1997 · JRPG 1,348 −70
- 75 Ace Combat 2 1997 · Simulation 1,324 +51
- 76 Tomba! 1997 · Metroidvania 1,281 −1
- 77 FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 1997 · Sports 1,280 −37
