Ranking by platform

The best games on Commodore 64.

59 games compete in this selection. SimCity tops it with 1,635 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 SimCity 1989 · Sandbox 1,635
  2. 2 Final Fight 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,585
  3. 3 Golden Axe 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,536
  4. 4 Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? 1985 · Puzzle 1,509
  5. 5 Cabal 1988 · TPS 1,509
  6. 6 1942 1984 · Shoot 'em up 1,508
  7. 7 Karateka 1984 · Fighting 1,507
  8. 8 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987 · Platformer 1,503
  9. 9 Battle Chess 1988 · Card & Board 1,501
  10. 10 Ms. Pac-Man 1982 · Arcade 1,499
  11. 11 Ghosts 'n Goblins 1985 · Platformer 1,498
  12. 12 Maniac Mansion 1987 · Point-and-click 1,496
  13. 13 Winter Games 1985 · Sports 1,490
  14. 14 Paperboy 1984 · Arcade 1,489
  15. 15 Lode Runner 1983 · Platformer 1,484
  16. 16 Circus Charlie 1984 · Platformer 1,478
  17. 17 Commando 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,466
  18. 18 Altered Beast 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,455
  19. 19 Alien Storm 1990 · Beat 'em up 1,455
  20. 20 Gun.Smoke 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,455
  21. 21 Pole Position 1982 · Racing 1,452
  22. 22 Spy Hunter 1983 · Racing 1,449
  23. 23 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,449
  24. 24 Archon 1983 · Strategy 1,446
  25. 25 International Karate + 1987 · Fighting 1,445
  26. 26 Gauntlet II 1986 · Beat 'em up 1,445
  27. 27 Ghostbusters 1984 · Arcade 1,439
  28. 28 Yie Ar Kung-Fu 1984 · Fighting 1,438
  29. 29 Elevator Action 1983 · Platformer 1,437
  30. 30 The Simpsons Arcade Game 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,437
  31. 31 Batman 1989 · Platformer 1,429
  32. 32 Test Drive 1987 · Racing 1,427
  33. 33 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,426
  34. 34 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker 1990 · Platformer 1,426
  35. 35 Rygar 1986 · Platformer 1,425
  36. 36 California Games 1987 · Sports 1,424
  37. 37 Pitfall! 1982 · Platformer 1,412
  38. 38 North & South 1989 · Strategy 1,412
  39. 39 River Raid 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,403
  40. 40 The Great Giana Sisters 1987 · Platformer 1,401
  41. 41 Elite 1984 · Simulation 1,392
  42. 42 Buster Bros. 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,392
  43. 43 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,390
  44. 44 Shinobi 1987 · Beat 'em up 1,389
  45. 45 Strider 1989 · Platformer 1,385
  46. 46 1943: The Battle of Midway 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,382
  47. 47 The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants 1991 · Platformer 1,380
  48. 48 Turrican 1990 · Platformer 1,379
  49. 49 Missile Command 1980 · Shoot 'em up 1,377
  50. 50 Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders 1988 · Point-and-click 1,375
  51. 51 R-Type 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,358
  52. 52 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,348
  53. 53 Super Hang-On 1987 · Racing 1,346
  54. 54 Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987 · Action RPG 1,345
  55. 55 Gauntlet 1985 · Beat 'em up 1,334
  56. 56 Impossible Mission 1984 · Platformer 1,331
  57. 57 Spy vs Spy 1984 · Strategy 1,326
  58. 58 Defender of the Crown 1986 · Strategy 1,323
  59. 59 H.E.R.O. 1984 · Platformer 1,297

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In detail

The best games on Commodore 64, what this ranking says

SimCity leads this selection with 1,635 ELO points, ahead of Final Fight and Golden Axe. The 59 games competing in it have played 5,464 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 59
Duels played by those games 5,464
Game in the lead SimCity (1989)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,635
Point gap between 1st and 10th 136
Best represented genre Platformer
Last reading November 3, 2026

The best game of every genre on Commodore 64

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

The best game of every genre on Commodore 64
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Beat 'em up 9 Final Fight 1,585 115
Shoot 'em up 9 1942 1,508 94
Platformer 16 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1,503 92

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 57 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Ghosts 'n Goblins +78 1,498
Pole Position +69 1,452
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 +62 1,503

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 on Commodore 64?

According to community votes, the best game on Commodore 64 is SimCity, with 1,635 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Final Fight and Golden Axe, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on Commodore 64 are ranked?

59 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 5,464 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on Commodore 64 is climbing right now?

Ghosts 'n Goblins is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 78 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 57 games in the selection moved.

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