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The best games of the 2020s.

855 games compete in this selection. Hollow Knight: Silksong tops it with 1,963 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

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In detail

The best games of the 2020s, what this ranking says

Hollow Knight: Silksong leads this selection with 1,963 ELO points, ahead of Elden Ring and Ori and the Will of the Wisps. The 855 games competing in it have played 88,759 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection	855
Duels played by those games	88,759
Game in the lead	Hollow Knight: Silksong (2025)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points	1,963
Point gap between 1st and 10th	115
Best represented genre	Action RPG
Last reading	September 18, 2026

The best game of every genre in the 2020s

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best game of every genre in the 2020s
Genre	Games competing	In the lead	ELO score	Duels played
Metroidvania	18	Hollow Knight: Silksong	1,963	378
Action RPG	157	Elden Ring	1,935	2,792
JRPG	26	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	1,907	587
RPG	16	Baldur's Gate III	1,906	705
FPS	79	Doom Eternal	1,881	392
Roguelite	44	Balatro	1,878	283
TPS	44	Hitman 3	1,876	223
Horror	59	Resident Evil Village	1,857	391
Platformer	59	Kirby and the Forgotten Land	1,830	101
Simulation	33	Factorio	1,829	200
Fighting	23	Street Fighter 6	1,812	99
Strategy	36	Crusader Kings III	1,806	166
Card & Board	13	Inscryption	1,782	284
Action-adventure	57	Marvel's Spider-Man 2	1,760	226
Beat 'em up	14	Streets of Rage 4	1,731	183
Racing	24	Forza Horizon 5	1,724	194
Rhythm	9	Hi-Fi Rush	1,617	206
Adventure	21	Tell Me Why	1,603	83
Sandbox	14	Satisfactory	1,598	163
Sports	28	Mario Strikers: Battle League	1,582	43
Puzzle	18	Gartic Phone	1,573	50
Visual novel	22	The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog	1,570	82
Point-and-click	24	Twelve Minutes	1,561	182
Survival	9	Subnautica: Below Zero	1,528	97

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 99 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game	Points gained in 7 days	ELO score
Resident Evil 3	+97	1,677
Tell Me Why	+67	1,603
Palworld	+65	1,600

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins	Against	Duels played	Win rate
Hades	Balatro	14	57%
Hades	Risk of Rain 2	13	54%
Hades	R.E.P.O.	12	83%
Hades	Dave the Diver	8	88%
Hades	Returnal	8	63%

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 of the 2020s?

According to community votes, the best game of the 2020s is Hollow Knight: Silksong, with 1,963 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Elden Ring and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games of the 2020s are ranked?

855 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 88,759 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game of the 2020s is climbing right now?

Resident Evil 3 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 97 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 99 games in the selection moved.