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Diablo II (2000)

0.4031Canon Score · ranked #36 all time

Aggregated from 9 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the game

Diablo II is a 2000 action role-playing game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and OS X. The game, with its dark fantasy and horror themes, was conceptualized and designed by David Brevik and Erich Schaefer, who, with Max Schaefer, acted as project leads on the game. The senior producers were Matthew Householder and Bill Roper. The game was deve

Why it ranks #36

Every list on which Diablo II appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
Game Informer Top 300 (2018)Critics' canon#17 / 300
Rolling Stone 50 Greatest (2025)Editorial list#17 / 50
TIME 50 Greatest (2016)Editorial list#21 / 50
gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018)Editorial list#31 / 200
Polygon 500 Best (2017)Critics' canon#38 / 500
IGN Top 100 (2021)Critics' canon#49 / 100
1001 Video Games (2013 ed.)Critics' canonSelected
Hardcore Gaming 101 Top 200 (2020)Editorial listSelected
D.I.C.E. Award GOTY winnersAwardWinner