How do you even start a feature like this? There were so many absolute classics during the Amiga’s lifetime, many of which you probably never even played.
Every Amiga list out there will feature a sprinkle of the same titles, and generally throw in a few of the author’s curveballs, making a definitive list hard to come by, so why is ours any different?
 | Well, not to toot my own trumpet but back in the day I was the Editor of one of the most-loved Amiga magazines – Amiga Action, so saw just about everything worth seeing during that period, played many more Amiga games than I ever would have if I hadn’t been the fortunate, and met with many great developers of the era. |
With that said, the list of games below is entirely interchangeable, and what I mean by that is that they are all worth a moment of your time, regardless of ranking here. I’ll also add some wildcards in there that didn’t quite make the cut, but be sure, giving any time to these classic games will not be a wasted effort.
So keeping all that in mind, let’s jump into the definitive list of the best Commodore Amiga games of all time.
Top 20 Amiga games to play
Okay, so this list contains the must-play games from the Amiga library – I am hoping there may even be some here you have never tried before, in which case, you are welcome. Even though the list is ordered, think of the numbering as merely an indicator rather than an out and out order you should play them in.
| 1 |  | Sensible World of Soccer | The magnum opus of Sensible Software and one of the most playable sports games of all time. But this time it covered the entire world. One two disks. |
| 2 |  | The Chaos Engine | The Bitmap Bros. were flying by this point and this Ikari Warriors/Commando two-player shooter was just immense. |
| 3 |  | Wings | As a kid this game actually taught me about World War 1. The music still rings in my head today. A true narrative masterpiece. |
| 4 |  | Kick Off 2 | The definitive version of Dino Dini’s soccer classic. It was either this or Sensi that defined what kind of Amiga gamer you were. |
| 5 |  | Lemmings | One of the games that shaped the Amiga. Fiendish and frustrating yet cute and amazing at the same time. Another essential. |
| 6 |  | Speedball 2 | As a game depicting futuristic Rollerball type sports, this has never been beaten. So much better than the first game and an icon of the era. |
| 7 |  | The Secret of Monkey Island 1 and 2 | To squeeze more in we have included both in the same entry. Both are essential gaming experiences. Funny and superb. |
| 8 |  | Supercars II | A Super Sprint clone but such a great game, Magnetic Fields at their finest. So replayable and great music too. |
| 9 |  | Worms | The ultimate party game and still being released even today. Impossible not to love your little worms as they get blown to bits. |
| 10 |  | Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 | Probably the best out and out racer in 16-bit days. Split screen was new and you could really feel the speed of this great speedster. |
| 11 |  | James Pond 2: Codename Robocod | Robocod remains one of my favourite platform games ever. The AGA version for the 12 is simply sublime for the era |
| 12 |  | Dungeon Master | The first time we ever felt as though we were playing D&D on our Amiga. This Dungeon Crawler raised the bar for fantasy computer games. |
| 13 |  | Laser Squad | Julian Gollop’s lesser known strategy game before he hit the big time with UFO: Enenemy Unknown. A must play. |
| 14 |  | Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (Adventure) | Every bit as good as the Monkey Island adventures. We finally got to play Indy and hum to that film score as we did so. |
| 15 |  | UFO: Enemy Unknown | One of my favourite ever games. So tense, so strategic, so probably going to happen at some point. Outstanding turn-based strategy. |
| 16 |  | Alien Breed | Okay, so it was really just Aliens in everything but title, but Team 17’s action game still remains a classic even today. |
| 17 |  | Pinball Fantasies | Who would have thought pinball could be so good as a video game. Addictive as hell. |
| 18 |  | Turrican 2 | Complex, difficult to control, but just amazing, this arcade fighter, bombing game may have been missed by many but you should seek it out now if you did. |
| 19 |  | Jetstrike | Complex, difficult to control, but just amazing, this arcade fighter, bombing game may have been missed by many, but you should seek it out now if you did. |
| 20 |  | International Karate + | The late Archer Maclean’s karate classic. Everything that made a great 16-bit fighting game is right here. |
10 more honorable mentions
It’s impossible to pick the best 20 games that will please everybody, impossible, so here are a few that could easily have made the cut too.
- Defender of the Crown
- Zool
- Shadow of the Beast
- Populous 2
- SWIV
- Desert Stike
- Syndicate
- Eye of the Beholder 1/2
- Championship Manager ’93
- Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom
So those 30 games highlight the pinnacle of Amiga gaming. There are so many more, feel free to throw yours into the comments and if we agree, we will even alter our list above – after all – the memory is not what it used to be!
