Ranking by genre

The best action-adventure games.

329 games compete in this selection. Red Dead Redemption 2 tops it with 1,961 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Red Dead Redemption 2 2018 · Action-adventure 1,961
  2. 2 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2017 · Action-adventure 1,942
  3. 3 Outer Wilds 2019 · Action-adventure 1,917
  4. 4 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1991 · Action-adventure 1,907
  5. 5 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015 · Action-adventure 1,900
  6. 6 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004 · Action-adventure 1,884
  7. 7 Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009 · Action-adventure 1,883
  8. 8 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 2000 · Action-adventure 1,880
  9. 9 Metal Gear Solid 1998 · Action-adventure 1,878
  10. 10 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 2002 · Action-adventure 1,874
  11. 11 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998 · Action-adventure 1,853
  12. 12 Dishonored 2 2016 · Action-adventure 1,851
  13. 13 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 2019 · Action-adventure 1,847
  14. 14 Spec Ops: The Line 2012 · Action-adventure 1,845
  15. 15 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2006 · Action-adventure 1,842
  16. 16 Red Dead Redemption 2010 · Action-adventure 1,833
  17. 17 Batman: Arkham City 2011 · Action-adventure 1,828
  18. 18 Assassin's Creed II 2009 · Action-adventure 1,823
  19. 19 Shadow of the Colossus 2005 · Action-adventure 1,823
  20. 20 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001 · Action-adventure 1,822
  21. 21 Grand Theft Auto III 2001 · Action-adventure 1,811
  22. 22 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002 · Action-adventure 1,809
  23. 23 Dishonored 2012 · Action-adventure 1,809
  24. 24 Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag 2013 · Action-adventure 1,809
  25. 25 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice 2017 · Action-adventure 1,804
  26. 26 Rise of the Tomb Raider 2015 · Action-adventure 1,803
  27. 27 The Last of Us 2013 · Action-adventure 1,798
  28. 28 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD 2016 · Action-adventure 1,797
  29. 29 Marvel's Spider-Man 2018 · Action-adventure 1,789
  30. 30 Super Mario 64 1996 · Action-adventure 1,782
  31. 31 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes 2014 · Action-adventure 1,782
  32. 32 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 2013 · Action-adventure 1,782
  33. 33 The Last Guardian 2016 · Action-adventure 1,779
  34. 34 Bully 2006 · Action-adventure 1,779
  35. 35 A Plague Tale: Innocence 2019 · Action-adventure 1,778
  36. 36 Thief: The Dark Project 1998 · Action-adventure 1,778
  37. 37 Death Stranding 2019 · Action-adventure 1,773
  38. 38 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,773
  39. 39 Sleeping Dogs 2012 · Action-adventure 1,770
  40. 40 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence 2005 · Action-adventure 1,769
  41. 41 Batman: Arkham Knight 2015 · Action-adventure 1,768
  42. 42 Spider-Man 2 2004 · Action-adventure 1,768
  43. 43 Assassin's Creed Revelations 2011 · Action-adventure 1,767
  44. 44 Ōkami 2006 · Action-adventure 1,763
  45. 45 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 2023 · Action-adventure 1,760
  46. 46 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 1993 · Action-adventure 1,757
  47. 47 The Legend of Zelda 1986 · Action-adventure 1,756
  48. 48 Thief II: The Metal Age 2000 · Action-adventure 1,750
  49. 49 L.A. Noire 2011 · Action-adventure 1,748
  50. 50 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 2011 · Action-adventure 1,747
  51. 51 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX 1998 · Action-adventure 1,746
  52. 52 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2019 · Action-adventure 1,743
  53. 53 Dishonored: Definitive Edition 2015 · Action-adventure 1,743
  54. 54 The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 2004 · Action-adventure 1,742
  55. 55 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 2023 · Action-adventure 1,736
  56. 56 Beyond Good & Evil 2003 · Action-adventure 1,726
  57. 57 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 2011 · Action-adventure 1,725
  58. 58 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,723
  59. 59 Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 · Action-adventure 1,718
  60. 60 The Talos Principle 2014 · Action-adventure 1,715
  61. 61 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 2008 · Action-adventure 1,707
  62. 62 Stray 2022 · Action-adventure 1,706
  63. 63 The Simpsons: Hit & Run 2003 · Action-adventure 1,700
  64. 64 Assassin's Creed 2007 · Action-adventure 1,695
  65. 65 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood 2010 · Action-adventure 1,695
  66. 66 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD 2013 · Action-adventure 1,695
  67. 67 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle 2024 · Action-adventure 1,690
  68. 68 Luigi's Mansion 2001 · Action-adventure 1,687
  69. 69 Batman: Arkham Origins 2013 · Action-adventure 1,681
  70. 70 Shadow of the Colossus 2018 · Action-adventure 1,681
  71. 71 Untitled Goose Game 2019 · Action-adventure 1,671
  72. 72 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist 2013 · Action-adventure 1,670
  73. 73 True Crime: New York City 2005 · Action-adventure 1,661
  74. 74 A Way Out 2018 · Action-adventure 1,660
  75. 75 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - HD Edition 2011 · Action-adventure 1,657
  76. 76 Assassin's Creed Syndicate 2015 · Action-adventure 1,656
  77. 77 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 2019 · Action-adventure 1,654
  78. 78 Abzu 2016 · Action-adventure 1,651
  79. 79 Death Stranding: Director's Cut 2021 · Action-adventure 1,651
  80. 80 Sea of Thieves 2018 · Action-adventure 1,650
  81. 81 Hitman: Absolution 2012 · Action-adventure 1,648
  82. 82 Thief 2014 · Action-adventure 1,648
  83. 83 Dead Rising 2006 · Action-adventure 1,648
  84. 84 The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass 2007 · Action-adventure 1,647
  85. 85 Jak II 2003 · Action-adventure 1,646
  86. 86 The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages 2001 · Action-adventure 1,645
  87. 87 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare 2010 · Action-adventure 1,636
  88. 88 Infamous 2009 · Action-adventure 1,633
  89. 89 Dishonored: Death of the Outsider 2017 · Action-adventure 1,631
  90. 90 Just Cause 3 2015 · Action-adventure 1,629
  91. 91 Superliminal 2019 · Action-adventure 1,628
  92. 92 Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace 1999 · Action-adventure 1,628
  93. 93 Tunic 2022 · Action-adventure 1,627
  94. 94 Luigi's Mansion 3 2019 · Action-adventure 1,627
  95. 95 Grand Theft Auto 2 1999 · Action-adventure 1,622
  96. 96 Brütal Legend 2009 · Action-adventure 1,622
  97. 97 Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered 2020 · Action-adventure 1,622
  98. 98 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D 2015 · Action-adventure 1,622
  99. 99 Jak 3 2004 · Action-adventure 1,621
  100. 100 Thief Gold 1999 · Action-adventure 1,620

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In detail

The best action-adventure games, what this ranking says

Red Dead Redemption 2 leads this selection with 1,961 ELO points, ahead of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Outer Wilds. The 329 games competing in it have played 95,358 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 329
Duels played by those games 95,358
Game in the lead Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,961
Point gap between 1st and 10th 87
Best represented decade 2010s
Last reading September 18, 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: A Link to the Past 1,907 590
2000s 95 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 1,884 638
2010s 152 Red Dead Redemption 2 1,961 3,904
2020s 57 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 1,760 226

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 100 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Infamous +104 1,633
Brütal Legend +85 1,622
Thief Gold +66 1,620

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 Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1,961 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Outer Wilds, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many action-adventure games are ranked?

329 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 95,358 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?

Infamous is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 104 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 100 games in the selection moved.

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