Ranking by genre

The best action-adventure games.

332 games compete in this selection. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask tops it with 1,967 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 2000 · Action-adventure 1,967
  2. 2 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998 · Action-adventure 1,923
  3. 3 Metal Gear Solid 1998 · Action-adventure 1,922
  4. 4 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015 · Action-adventure 1,900
  5. 5 Batman: Arkham City 2011 · Action-adventure 1,885
  6. 6 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2017 · Action-adventure 1,881
  7. 7 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 2002 · Action-adventure 1,879
  8. 8 Red Dead Redemption 2 2018 · Action-adventure 1,871
  9. 9 Assassin's Creed II 2009 · Action-adventure 1,870
  10. 10 Dishonored 2012 · Action-adventure 1,861
  11. 11 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004 · Action-adventure 1,861
  12. 12 Red Dead Redemption 2010 · Action-adventure 1,858
  13. 13 Shadow of the Colossus 2005 · Action-adventure 1,858
  14. 14 Grand Theft Auto III 2001 · Action-adventure 1,857
  15. 15 The Legend of Zelda 1986 · Action-adventure 1,857
  16. 16 Dishonored 2 2016 · Action-adventure 1,853
  17. 17 Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009 · Action-adventure 1,851
  18. 18 The Last of Us 2013 · Action-adventure 1,847
  19. 19 Outer Wilds 2019 · Action-adventure 1,844
  20. 20 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1991 · Action-adventure 1,837
  21. 21 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 2023 · Action-adventure 1,824
  22. 22 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2006 · Action-adventure 1,813
  23. 23 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,812
  24. 24 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,811
  25. 25 Super Mario 64 1996 · Action-adventure 1,811
  26. 26 Marvel's Spider-Man 2018 · Action-adventure 1,811
  27. 27 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002 · Action-adventure 1,808
  28. 28 Stray 2022 · Action-adventure 1,804
  29. 29 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD 2016 · Action-adventure 1,804
  30. 30 Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 · Action-adventure 1,800
  31. 31 Ōkami 2006 · Action-adventure 1,797
  32. 32 The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 2004 · Action-adventure 1,793
  33. 33 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 2011 · Action-adventure 1,790
  34. 34 Spider-Man 2 2004 · Action-adventure 1,790
  35. 35 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice 2017 · Action-adventure 1,786
  36. 36 Thief II: The Metal Age 2000 · Action-adventure 1,785
  37. 37 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 2019 · Action-adventure 1,783
  38. 38 Thief: The Dark Project 1998 · Action-adventure 1,782
  39. 39 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 2013 · Action-adventure 1,781
  40. 40 The Talos Principle 2014 · Action-adventure 1,779
  41. 41 Batman: Arkham Knight 2015 · Action-adventure 1,776
  42. 42 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001 · Action-adventure 1,772
  43. 43 The Last Guardian 2016 · Action-adventure 1,766
  44. 44 Sleeping Dogs 2012 · Action-adventure 1,761
  45. 45 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood 2010 · Action-adventure 1,760
  46. 46 Spec Ops: The Line 2012 · Action-adventure 1,754
  47. 47 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX 1998 · Action-adventure 1,749
  48. 48 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2019 · Action-adventure 1,741
  49. 49 A Plague Tale: Innocence 2019 · Action-adventure 1,738
  50. 50 Bully 2006 · Action-adventure 1,730
  51. 51 Luigi's Mansion 2001 · Action-adventure 1,721
  52. 52 Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag 2013 · Action-adventure 1,720
  53. 53 Sea of Thieves 2018 · Action-adventure 1,719
  54. 54 Just Cause 3 2015 · Action-adventure 1,718
  55. 55 Beyond Good & Evil 2003 · Action-adventure 1,714
  56. 56 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2023 · Action-adventure 1,704
  57. 57 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 2011 · Action-adventure 1,702
  58. 58 Untitled Goose Game 2019 · Action-adventure 1,702
  59. 59 Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered 2020 · Action-adventure 1,700
  60. 60 Death Stranding 2019 · Action-adventure 1,695
  61. 61 Assassin's Creed 2007 · Action-adventure 1,694
  62. 62 Assassin's Creed Revelations 2011 · Action-adventure 1,691
  63. 63 The Simpsons: Hit & Run 2003 · Action-adventure 1,690
  64. 64 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence 2005 · Action-adventure 1,689
  65. 65 L.A. Noire 2011 · Action-adventure 1,687
  66. 66 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes 2014 · Action-adventure 1,687
  67. 67 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 1993 · Action-adventure 1,686
  68. 68 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars 2009 · Action-adventure 1,681
  69. 69 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 2009 · Action-adventure 1,680
  70. 70 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD 2013 · Action-adventure 1,673
  71. 71 A Way Out 2018 · Action-adventure 1,671
  72. 72 Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon 2013 · Action-adventure 1,670
  73. 73 Mad Max 2015 · Action-adventure 1,665
  74. 74 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D 2015 · Action-adventure 1,659
  75. 75 Batman: Arkham Origins 2013 · Action-adventure 1,653
  76. 76 Superliminal 2019 · Action-adventure 1,651
  77. 77 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor 2023 · Action-adventure 1,650
  78. 78 Grand Theft Auto 2 1999 · Action-adventure 1,649
  79. 79 Dishonored: Definitive Edition 2015 · Action-adventure 1,649
  80. 80 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD 2021 · Action-adventure 1,649
  81. 81 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 2019 · Action-adventure 1,647
  82. 82 The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom 2024 · Action-adventure 1,647
  83. 83 True Crime: New York City 2005 · Action-adventure 1,645
  84. 84 Dead Space 3 2013 · Action-adventure 1,644
  85. 85 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons 2001 · Action-adventure 1,644
  86. 86 Tunic 2022 · Action-adventure 1,641
  87. 87 Dead Rising 2006 · Action-adventure 1,638
  88. 88 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - HD Edition 2011 · Action-adventure 1,635
  89. 89 Thief 2014 · Action-adventure 1,634
  90. 90 Luigi's Mansion 3 2019 · Action-adventure 1,632
  91. 91 Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales 2020 · Action-adventure 1,626
  92. 92 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 2008 · Action-adventure 1,623
  93. 93 Jak 3 2004 · Action-adventure 1,623
  94. 94 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare 2010 · Action-adventure 1,623
  95. 95 Rise of the Tomb Raider 2015 · Action-adventure 1,622
  96. 96 Shadow of the Colossus 2018 · Action-adventure 1,622
  97. 97 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist 2013 · Action-adventure 1,621
  98. 98 Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance 2002 · Action-adventure 1,617
  99. 99 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages 2001 · Action-adventure 1,614
  100. 100 Grand Theft Auto Online 2014 · Action-adventure 1,609

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In detail

The best action-adventure games, what this ranking says

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask leads this selection with 1,967 ELO points, ahead of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Metal Gear Solid. The 332 games competing in it have played 104,233 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 332
Duels played by those games 104,233
Game in the lead The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,967
Point gap between 1st and 10th 106
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading November 3, 2026

The best action-adventure game of every decade

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

The best action-adventure game of every decade
Decade Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
1990s 22 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1,923 2,715
2000s 95 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 1,967 392
2010s 153 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 1,900 629
2020s 59 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 1,824 382

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 96 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Jak 3 +58 1,623
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom +48 1,647
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon +46 1,670

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
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto IV 132 59%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 106 58%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto IV 105 64%
Batman: Arkham City Marvel's Spider-Man 97 57%
Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag 86 64%

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 action-adventure game?

According to community votes, the best action-adventure game is The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, with 1,967 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and Metal Gear Solid, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many action-adventure games are ranked?

332 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 104,233 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which action-adventure game is climbing right now?

Jak 3 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 58 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 96 games in the selection moved.

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