Ranking by platform

The best games on Android.

628 games compete in this selection. Balatro tops it with 1,878 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Balatro 2024 · Roguelite 1,878
  2. 2 Stardew Valley 2016 · Simulation 1,873
  3. 3 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,850
  4. 4 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,848
  5. 5 Dead Cells 2018 · Metroidvania 1,843
  6. 6 Streets of Rage 2 1992 · Beat 'em up 1,839
  7. 7 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003 · Action RPG 1,838
  8. 8 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012 · Strategy 1,821
  9. 9 Portal 2007 · Puzzle 1,813
  10. 10 Half-Life 2 2004 · FPS 1,811
  11. 11 Grand Theft Auto III 2001 · Action-adventure 1,811
  12. 12 SoulCalibur 1998 · Fighting 1,811
  13. 13 The Walking Dead 2012 · Point-and-click 1,806
  14. 14 Grim Fandango Remastered 2015 · Point-and-click 1,804
  15. 15 Company of Heroes 2006 · Strategy 1,785
  16. 16 Borderlands 2 2012 · Action RPG 1,781
  17. 17 Into the Breach 2018 · Strategy 1,780
  18. 18 Prison Architect 2015 · Simulation 1,775
  19. 19 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 1997 · Platformer 1,773
  20. 20 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,773
  21. 21 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,772
  22. 22 Hotline Miami 2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,767
  23. 23 Rome: Total War 2004 · Strategy 1,767
  24. 24 This War of Mine 2014 · Survival 1,761
  25. 25 Gris 2018 · Platformer 1,756
  26. 26 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 2007 · Platformer 1,754
  27. 27 Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition 2017 · RPG 1,754
  28. 28 World of Goo 2008 · Puzzle 1,748
  29. 29 To the Moon 2011 · Point-and-click 1,747
  30. 30 Crazy Taxi 1999 · Racing 1,741
  31. 31 Little Nightmares 2017 · Platformer 1,738
  32. 32 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords 2004 · Action RPG 1,736
  33. 33 Papers, Please 2013 · Point-and-click 1,733
  34. 34 Streets of Rage 4 2020 · Beat 'em up 1,731
  35. 35 Max Payne 2001 · TPS 1,730
  36. 36 Slay the Spire 2019 · Roguelite 1,730
  37. 37 Street Fighter IV 2008 · Fighting 1,727
  38. 38 Tomb Raider 2013 · Platformer 1,723
  39. 39 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,723
  40. 40 Machinarium 2009 · Point-and-click 1,720
  41. 41 Life Is Strange 2015 · Adventure 1,718
  42. 42 The Wolf Among Us 2013 · Point-and-click 1,718
  43. 43 Her Story 2015 · Point-and-click 1,716
  44. 44 The Talos Principle 2014 · Action-adventure 1,715
  45. 45 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010 · FPS 1,714
  46. 46 Katana Zero 2019 · Platformer 1,711
  47. 47 Sid Meier's Civilization VI 2016 · Strategy 1,710
  48. 48 Plants vs. Zombies 2009 · Strategy 1,707
  49. 49 Terraria 2011 · Sandbox 1,699
  50. 50 Valiant Hearts: The Great War 2014 · Platformer 1,695
  51. 51 Hearthstone 2014 · Card & Board 1,693
  52. 52 Fall Guys 2020 · Racing 1,692
  53. 53 Doki Doki Literature Club! 2017 · Visual novel 1,692
  54. 54 Tales from the Borderlands 2014 · Point-and-click 1,689
  55. 55 The Walking Dead: A New Frontier 2016 · Point-and-click 1,687
  56. 56 Don't Starve Together 2016 · Horror 1,683
  57. 57 Baba Is You 2019 · Puzzle 1,683
  58. 58 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010 · Visual novel 1,680
  59. 59 Medieval II: Total War 2006 · Strategy 1,677
  60. 60 Gunstar Heroes 1993 · Platformer 1,674
  61. 61 Crash Bandicoot 1996 · Platformer 1,673
  62. 62 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater - HD Edition 2011 · Action-adventure 1,657
  63. 63 Hitman: Absolution 2012 · Action-adventure 1,648
  64. 64 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony 2017 · Visual novel 1,648
  65. 65 Dead by Daylight 2016 · Horror 1,643
  66. 66 Professor Layton and the Curious Village 2007 · Puzzle 1,643
  67. 67 Game of Thrones: A Telltale Games Series 2014 · Point-and-click 1,641
  68. 68 Oxenfree 2016 · Adventure 1,638
  69. 69 Among Us 2018 · Strategy 1,631
  70. 70 Superliminal 2019 · Action-adventure 1,628
  71. 71 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel 2014 · Action RPG 1,623
  72. 72 Game Dev Tycoon 2012 · Strategy 1,617
  73. 73 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice 2016 · Visual novel 1,617
  74. 74 Steins;Gate 2009 · Visual novel 1,611
  75. 75 Moonlighter 2018 · Roguelite 1,611
  76. 76 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars 2009 · Action-adventure 1,610
  77. 77 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty - HD Edition 2011 · Action-adventure 1,610
  78. 78 Empire: Total War 2009 · Strategy 1,609
  79. 79 The Walking Dead: Season Two 2013 · Point-and-click 1,608
  80. 80 Vampire Survivors 2022 · Roguelite 1,608
  81. 81 Plague Inc. 2012 · Strategy 1,604
  82. 82 Gwent: The Witcher Card Game 2018 · Card & Board 1,602
  83. 83 Life is Strange: Before the Storm 2017 · Adventure 1,600
  84. 84 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition 2021 · Action-adventure 1,596
  85. 85 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 2007 · Visual novel 1,595
  86. 86 Blasphemous 2019 · Metroidvania 1,592
  87. 87 Angry Birds 2009 · Puzzle 1,590
  88. 88 The Escapists 2015 · Action-adventure 1,587
  89. 89 Geometry Dash 2013 · Rhythm 1,586
  90. 90 Comix Zone 1995 · Beat 'em up 1,586
  91. 91 Aura Kingdom 2014 · Action RPG 1,586
  92. 92 Donut County 2018 · Puzzle 1,585
  93. 93 Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition 2012 · RPG 1,584
  94. 94 Secret of Mana 1993 · Action RPG 1,583
  95. 95 The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures 2015 · Visual novel 1,580
  96. 96 Warframe 2013 · Action RPG 1,577
  97. 97 Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp 2017 · Simulation 1,577
  98. 98 Syberia II 2004 · Point-and-click 1,575
  99. 99 Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition 2013 · RPG 1,575
  100. 100 The Walking Dead: Michonne 2016 · Point-and-click 1,574

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In detail

The best games on Android, what this ranking says

Balatro leads this selection with 1,878 ELO points, ahead of Stardew Valley and Resident Evil 4. The 628 games competing in it have played 92,276 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 628
Duels played by those games 92,276
Game in the lead Balatro (2024)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,878
Point gap between 1st and 10th 67
Best represented genre Point-and-click
Last reading September 18, 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
Roguelite 17 Balatro 1,878 283
Simulation 26 Stardew Valley 1,873 2,258
Horror 10 Resident Evil 4 1,850 681
Platformer 66 Limbo 1,848 813
Metroidvania 7 Dead Cells 1,843 490
Beat 'em up 6 Streets of Rage 2 1,839 136
Action RPG 52 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 1,838 619
Strategy 56 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 1,821 347
Puzzle 57 Portal 1,813 3,397
FPS 11 Half-Life 2 1,811 2,566
Action-adventure 31 Grand Theft Auto III 1,811 902
Fighting 19 SoulCalibur 1,811 108
Point-and-click 90 The Walking Dead 1,806 868
Survival 7 Subnautica 1,772 216
Shoot 'em up 6 Hotline Miami 1,767 413
RPG 9 Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition 1,754 59
Racing 27 Crazy Taxi 1,741 184
TPS 8 Max Payne 1,730 1,661
Adventure 10 Life Is Strange 1,718 2,336
Sandbox 13 Terraria 1,699 827
Card & Board 24 Hearthstone 1,693 384
Visual novel 24 Doki Doki Literature Club! 1,692 335
Rhythm 12 Geometry Dash 1,586 211
JRPG 17 Sea of Stars 1,563 116

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
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier +76 1,687
Plants vs. Zombies +75 1,707
Donut County +74 1,585

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 96 54%
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 71 51%

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 Balatro, with 1,878 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Stardew Valley and Resident Evil 4, 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 92,276 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?

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 76 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 99 games in the selection moved.

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