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The best games on Android.

628 games compete in this selection. Dead Cells tops it with 1,953 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Dead Cells 2018 · Metroidvania 1,953
  2. 2 Stardew Valley 2016 · Simulation 1,913
  3. 3 Balatro 2024 · Roguelite 1,883
  4. 4 Streets of Rage 2 1992 · Beat 'em up 1,870
  5. 5 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003 · Action RPG 1,867
  6. 6 Grand Theft Auto III 2001 · Action-adventure 1,857
  7. 7 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 2007 · Platformer 1,843
  8. 8 Company of Heroes 2006 · Strategy 1,837
  9. 9 Papers, Please 2013 · Point-and-click 1,836
  10. 10 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,829
  11. 11 Grim Fandango Remastered 2015 · Point-and-click 1,826
  12. 12 Slay the Spire 2019 · Roguelite 1,824
  13. 13 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,823
  14. 14 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,812
  15. 15 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,812
  16. 16 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,811
  17. 17 Little Nightmares 2017 · Platformer 1,811
  18. 18 World of Goo 2008 · Puzzle 1,810
  19. 19 Half-Life 2 2004 · FPS 1,808
  20. 20 Max Payne 2001 · TPS 1,808
  21. 21 Portal 2007 · Puzzle 1,804
  22. 22 Tomb Raider 2013 · Platformer 1,802
  23. 23 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 1997 · Platformer 1,802
  24. 24 SoulCalibur 1998 · Fighting 1,799
  25. 25 Gunstar Heroes 1993 · Platformer 1,788
  26. 26 Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition 2017 · RPG 1,782
  27. 27 Into the Breach 2018 · Strategy 1,780
  28. 28 The Talos Principle 2014 · Action-adventure 1,779
  29. 29 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords 2004 · Action RPG 1,777
  30. 30 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010 · Visual novel 1,772
  31. 31 Streets of Rage 4 2020 · Beat 'em up 1,772
  32. 32 Prison Architect 2015 · Simulation 1,766
  33. 33 Crazy Taxi 1999 · Racing 1,762
  34. 34 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012 · Strategy 1,754
  35. 35 Katana Zero 2019 · Platformer 1,752
  36. 36 Rome: Total War 2004 · Strategy 1,749
  37. 37 To the Moon 2011 · Point-and-click 1,746
  38. 38 Her Story 2015 · Point-and-click 1,745
  39. 39 Street Fighter IV 2008 · Fighting 1,745
  40. 40 Vampire Survivors 2022 · Roguelite 1,738
  41. 41 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010 · FPS 1,729
  42. 42 Medieval II: Total War 2006 · Strategy 1,729
  43. 43 Borderlands 2 2012 · Action RPG 1,722
  44. 44 Sid Meier's Civilization VI 2016 · Strategy 1,722
  45. 45 The Walking Dead 2012 · Point-and-click 1,721
  46. 46 Doki Doki Literature Club! 2017 · Visual novel 1,721
  47. 47 Professor Layton and the Curious Village 2007 · Puzzle 1,720
  48. 48 Gris 2018 · Platformer 1,719
  49. 49 Hotline Miami 2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,712
  50. 50 Tales from the Borderlands 2014 · Point-and-click 1,703
  51. 51 Crash Bandicoot 1996 · Platformer 1,703
  52. 52 Life Is Strange 2015 · Adventure 1,702
  53. 53 This War of Mine 2014 · Survival 1,702
  54. 54 The Wolf Among Us 2013 · Point-and-click 1,683
  55. 55 Plants vs. Zombies 2009 · Strategy 1,681
  56. 56 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars 2009 · Action-adventure 1,681
  57. 57 Baba Is You 2019 · Puzzle 1,676
  58. 58 Terraria 2011 · Sandbox 1,674
  59. 59 Steins;Gate 2009 · Visual novel 1,673
  60. 60 Oxenfree 2016 · Adventure 1,668
  61. 61 Geometry Dash 2013 · Rhythm 1,667
  62. 62 Dead by Daylight 2016 · Horror 1,666
  63. 63 The Walking Dead: Season Two 2013 · Point-and-click 1,664
  64. 64 Don't Starve Together 2016 · Horror 1,663
  65. 65 Warframe 2013 · Action RPG 1,662
  66. 66 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier 2016 · Point-and-click 1,658
  67. 67 Batman: The Telltale Series 2016 · Point-and-click 1,651
  68. 68 Superliminal 2019 · Action-adventure 1,651
  69. 69 Among Us 2018 · Strategy 1,642
  70. 70 Twelve Minutes 2021 · Point-and-click 1,640
  71. 71 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - HD Edition 2011 · Action-adventure 1,635
  72. 72 Plague Inc. 2012 · Strategy 1,633
  73. 73 Bridge Constructor Portal 2017 · Strategy 1,632
  74. 74 Fortnite 2020 · TPS 1,631
  75. 75 Genshin Impact 2020 · Action RPG 1,628
  76. 76 Donut County 2018 · Puzzle 1,626
  77. 77 Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series 2014 · Point-and-click 1,623
  78. 78 RuneScape 2001 · Action RPG 1,620
  79. 79 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge 2022 · Beat 'em up 1,617
  80. 80 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel 2014 · Action RPG 1,612
  81. 81 Life is Strange: Before the Storm 2017 · Adventure 1,611
  82. 82 Dota Underlords 2019 · Strategy 1,611
  83. 83 Dave the Diver 2023 · Roguelite 1,609
  84. 84 SpeedRunners 2016 · Racing 1,609
  85. 85 Final Fantasy IV 2021 · JRPG 1,601
  86. 86 Before Your Eyes 2021 · Adventure 1,601
  87. 87 Hitman: Absolution 2012 · Action-adventure 1,600
  88. 88 Valiant Hearts: The Great War 2014 · Platformer 1,600
  89. 89 Beholder 2016 · Strategy 1,597
  90. 90 Fallout Shelter 2015 · Simulation 1,596
  91. 91 Empire: Total War 2009 · Strategy 1,596
  92. 92 Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed 2012 · Racing 1,594
  93. 93 Death's Door 2021 · Action RPG 1,594
  94. 94 Brotato 2023 · Roguelite 1,593
  95. 95 Loop Hero 2021 · Roguelite 1,593
  96. 96 Peglin 2024 · Roguelite 1,592
  97. 97 Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales 2018 · Card & Board 1,591
  98. 98 The Room Three 2015 · Point-and-click 1,591
  99. 99 Thumper 2016 · Rhythm 1,590
  100. 100 Town of Salem 2014 · Strategy 1,590

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In detail

The best games on Android, what this ranking says

Dead Cells leads this selection with 1,953 ELO points, ahead of Stardew Valley and Balatro. The 628 games competing in it have played 109,723 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 628
Duels played by those games 109,723
Game in the lead Dead Cells (2018)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,953
Point gap between 1st and 10th 124
Best represented genre Point-and-click
Last reading November 3, 2026

The best game of every genre on Android

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

The best game of every genre on Android
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Metroidvania 7 Dead Cells 1,953 548
Simulation 25 Stardew Valley 1,913 2,302
Roguelite 17 Balatro 1,883 310
Beat 'em up 6 Streets of Rage 2 1,870 164
Action RPG 53 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1,867 646
Action-adventure 31 Grand Theft Auto III 1,857 936
Platformer 64 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 1,843 267
Strategy 57 Company of Heroes 1,837 158
Point-and-click 92 Papers, Please 1,836 393
Horror 10 Resident Evil 4 1,823 723
Survival 7 Subnautica 1,812 233
Puzzle 56 World of Goo 1,810 255
FPS 11 Half-Life 2 1,808 2,594
TPS 8 Max Payne 1,808 1,687
Fighting 19 SoulCalibur 1,799 134
RPG 10 Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition 1,782 102
Visual novel 24 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 1,772 278
Racing 27 Crazy Taxi 1,762 209
Shoot 'em up 6 Hotline Miami 1,712 433
Adventure 10 Life Is Strange 1,702 2,370
Sandbox 13 Terraria 1,674 885
Rhythm 11 Geometry Dash 1,667 250
JRPG 17 Final Fantasy IV 1,601 88
Card & Board 24 Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales 1,591 202

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
RuneScape +75 1,620
Twelve Minutes +72 1,640
Final Fantasy IV +72 1,601

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
Max Payne Tomb Raider 97 55%
Portal Tomb Raider 95 64%
Portal Life Is Strange 86 71%
Half-Life 2 Borderlands 2 75 80%
Half-Life 2 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 72 50%

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.

Understand the method in detail →

FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game on Android?

According to community votes, the best game on Android is Dead Cells, with 1,953 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Stardew Valley and Balatro, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on Android are ranked?

628 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 109,723 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on Android is climbing right now?

RuneScape is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 75 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 99 games in the selection moved.

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