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The best games of the 2020s.

945 games compete in this selection. Elden Ring tops it with 1,947 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

Elden Ring leads this selection with 1,947 ELO points, ahead of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and The Last of Us Part II. The 945 games competing in it have played 115,999 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection	945
Duels played by those games	115,999
Game in the lead	Elden Ring (2022)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points	1,947
Point gap between 1st and 10th	83
Best represented genre	Action RPG
Last reading	November 3, 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
Action RPG	173	Elden Ring	1,947	2,828
JRPG	30	Clair Obscur: Expedition 33	1,930	642
TPS	45	The Last of Us Part II	1,920	809
Metroidvania	20	Ori and the Will of the Wisps	1,905	336
Horror	67	Resident Evil 4	1,895	431
FPS	87	Doom Eternal	1,894	426
Roguelite	47	Balatro	1,883	310
Strategy	41	Crusader Kings III	1,859	185
RPG	19	Baldur's Gate III	1,836	742
Simulation	41	Factorio	1,826	235
Action-adventure	59	The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom	1,824	382
Racing	27	Forza Horizon 5	1,819	230
Fighting	24	Guilty Gear: Strive	1,805	103
Platformer	66	Kirby and the Forgotten Land	1,787	116
Beat 'em up	16	Streets of Rage 4	1,772	217
Card & Board	13	Inscryption	1,743	327
Point-and-click	27	Twelve Minutes	1,640	211
Survival	9	7 Days to Die	1,602	307
Adventure	24	Before Your Eyes	1,601	72
Sports	31	Nintendo Switch Sports	1,595	94
Sandbox	14	Satisfactory	1,593	200
Rhythm	9	Hi-Fi Rush	1,577	247
Visual novel	22	The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog	1,541	113
Puzzle	24	Indika	1,504	80

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 97 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game	Points gained in 7 days	ELO score
Twelve Minutes	+72	1,640
Final Fantasy IV	+72	1,601
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	+60	1,707

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%
Ghost of Tsushima	God of War Ragnarök	8	63%
Hades	Dave the Diver	8	88%

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 Elden Ring, with 1,947 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and The Last of Us Part II, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games of the 2020s are ranked?

945 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 115,999 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?

Twelve Minutes is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 72 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 97 games in the selection moved.