Ranking by platform

The best games on PlayStation 3.

904 games compete in this selection. Portal 2 tops it with 1,937 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Portal 2 2011 · Puzzle 1,937
  2. 2 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011 · Action RPG 1,929
  3. 3 Final Fantasy IX 2000 · JRPG 1,910
  4. 4 Fallout: New Vegas 2010 · Action RPG 1,909
  5. 5 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015 · Action-adventure 1,900
  6. 6 Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009 · Action-adventure 1,883
  7. 7 Metal Gear Solid 1998 · Action-adventure 1,878
  8. 8 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 · Metroidvania 1,878
  9. 9 Alien: Isolation 2014 · Horror 1,878
  10. 10 Grand Theft Auto V 2013 · Racing 1,876
  11. 11 Journey 2012 · Adventure 1,869
  12. 12 Dark Souls 2011 · Action RPG 1,865
  13. 13 Mass Effect 2007 · Action RPG 1,854
  14. 14 Final Fantasy VII 1997 · JRPG 1,850
  15. 15 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,850
  16. 16 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,848
  17. 17 Dead Space 2008 · TPS 1,847
  18. 18 Suikoden II 1998 · RPG 1,846
  19. 19 Half-Life 2: Episode Two 2007 · FPS 1,845
  20. 20 Spec Ops: The Line 2012 · Action-adventure 1,845
  21. 21 Streets of Rage 2 1992 · Beat 'em up 1,839
  22. 22 Assassin's Creed II 2009 · Action-adventure 1,837
  23. 23 Wolfenstein: The New Order 2014 · FPS 1,836
  24. 24 Red Dead Redemption 2010 · Action-adventure 1,833
  25. 25 God of War III 2010 · Beat 'em up 1,833
  26. 26 Tomb Raider 1996 · Platformer 1,832
  27. 27 Batman: Arkham City 2011 · Action-adventure 1,828
  28. 28 Bayonetta 2009 · Beat 'em up 1,827
  29. 29 Final Fantasy Tactics 1997 · JRPG 1,826
  30. 30 Demon's Souls 2009 · Action RPG 1,825
  31. 31 Half-Life 2: Episode One 2006 · FPS 1,824
  32. 32 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012 · Strategy 1,821
  33. 33 Mass Effect 2 2010 · Action RPG 1,818
  34. 34 Portal 2007 · Puzzle 1,813
  35. 35 Half-Life 2 2004 · FPS 1,811
  36. 36 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003 · Platformer 1,811
  37. 37 Fallout 3 2008 · Action RPG 1,810
  38. 38 Dead Space 2 2011 · TPS 1,810
  39. 39 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002 · Action-adventure 1,809
  40. 40 Dishonored 2012 · Action-adventure 1,809
  41. 41 Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag 2013 · Action-adventure 1,809
  42. 42 The Walking Dead 2012 · Point-and-click 1,806
  43. 43 Persona 5 2016 · JRPG 1,806
  44. 44 Vagrant Story 2000 · Action RPG 1,801
  45. 45 The Last of Us 2013 · Action-adventure 1,798
  46. 46 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003 · TPS 1,797
  47. 47 Resident Evil 2 1998 · Horror 1,792
  48. 48 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2012 · FPS 1,788
  49. 49 Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon 2013 · FPS 1,784
  50. 50 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes 2014 · Action-adventure 1,782
  51. 51 Borderlands 2 2012 · Action RPG 1,781
  52. 52 Yakuza 0 2015 · Action RPG 1,780
  53. 53 Dragon Age: Origins 2009 · Action RPG 1,779
  54. 54 Far Cry 3 2012 · FPS 1,777
  55. 55 Yakuza Kiwami 2016 · Action RPG 1,777
  56. 56 Mortal Kombat 2011 · Fighting 1,774
  57. 57 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 1997 · Platformer 1,773
  58. 58 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,773
  59. 59 Chrono Cross 1999 · JRPG 1,772
  60. 60 Sleeping Dogs 2012 · Action-adventure 1,770
  61. 61 BioShock 2 2010 · FPS 1,769
  62. 62 Mass Effect 3 2012 · Action RPG 1,767
  63. 63 Hotline Miami 2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,767
  64. 64 Assassin's Creed Revelations 2011 · Action-adventure 1,767
  65. 65 Shovel Knight 2014 · Platformer 1,765
  66. 66 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 2014 · Action RPG 1,764
  67. 67 Ōkami 2006 · Action-adventure 1,763
  68. 68 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007 · Simulation 1,756
  69. 69 Deus Ex: Human Revolution 2011 · FPS 1,756
  70. 70 Metro: Last Light 2013 · FPS 1,755
  71. 71 LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga 2007 · Platformer 1,754
  72. 72 Command & Conquer 1995 · Strategy 1,754
  73. 73 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 · FPS 1,752
  74. 74 BioShock Infinite 2013 · FPS 1,749
  75. 75 Rayman Origins 2011 · Platformer 1,749
  76. 76 L.A. Noire 2011 · Action-adventure 1,748
  77. 77 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 1992 · Platformer 1,748
  78. 78 SimCity 2000 1993 · Simulation 1,743
  79. 79 Crazy Taxi 1999 · Racing 1,741
  80. 80 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening 2005 · Beat 'em up 1,739
  81. 81 Battlefield 3 2011 · FPS 1,738
  82. 82 Mirror's Edge 2008 · Platformer 1,737
  83. 83 Braid 2008 · Platformer 1,732
  84. 84 Max Payne 2001 · TPS 1,730
  85. 85 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009 · FPS 1,728
  86. 86 Dark Souls II 2014 · Action RPG 1,727
  87. 87 Street Fighter IV 2008 · Fighting 1,727
  88. 88 Tomb Raider 2013 · Platformer 1,723
  89. 89 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,723
  90. 90 Max Payne 3 2012 · TPS 1,723
  91. 91 Crysis 2007 · FPS 1,723
  92. 92 Machinarium 2009 · Point-and-click 1,720
  93. 93 Suikoden 1995 · RPG 1,720
  94. 94 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 2011 · TPS 1,719
  95. 95 Spelunky 2012 · Roguelite 1,719
  96. 96 Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 · Action-adventure 1,718
  97. 97 Life Is Strange 2015 · Adventure 1,718
  98. 98 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2006 · Action RPG 1,718
  99. 99 The Wolf Among Us 2013 · Point-and-click 1,718
  100. 100 Nioh 2017 · Action RPG 1,718

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In detail

The best games on PlayStation 3, what this ranking says

Portal 2 leads this selection with 1,937 ELO points, ahead of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Final Fantasy IX. The 904 games competing in it have played 217,680 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 904
Duels played by those games 217,680
Game in the lead Portal 2 (2011)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,937
Point gap between 1st and 10th 61
Best represented genre Platformer
Last reading September 18, 2026

The best game of every genre on PlayStation 3

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

The best game of every genre on PlayStation 3
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Puzzle 19 Portal 2 1,937 3,465
Action RPG 75 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 1,929 3,753
JRPG 43 Final Fantasy IX 1,910 450
Action-adventure 80 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 1,900 594
Metroidvania 6 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1,878 708
Horror 35 Alien: Isolation 1,878 339
Racing 59 Grand Theft Auto V 1,876 4,910
Adventure 6 Journey 1,869 503
Platformer 130 Limbo 1,848 813
TPS 68 Dead Space 1,847 550
RPG 5 Suikoden II 1,846 95
FPS 92 Half-Life 2: Episode Two 1,845 563
Beat 'em up 58 Streets of Rage 2 1,839 136
Strategy 16 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 1,821 347
Point-and-click 22 The Walking Dead 1,806 868
Fighting 82 Mortal Kombat 1,774 287
Shoot 'em up 14 Hotline Miami 1,767 413
Simulation 11 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 1,756 1,998
Rhythm 22 Guitar Hero World Tour 1,587 125
Sports 42 Virtua Tennis 4 1,545 53

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
Machinarium +56 1,720
Batman: Arkham City +50 1,828
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening +50 1,739

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
Fallout: New Vegas Fallout 3 190 59%
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto V 156 54%
Grand Theft Auto V Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 141 56%
Half-Life 2 BioShock Infinite 140 65%
Fallout 3 Borderlands 2 134 63%

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 PlayStation 3?

According to community votes, the best game on PlayStation 3 is Portal 2, with 1,937 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Final Fantasy IX, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on PlayStation 3 are ranked?

904 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 217,680 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on PlayStation 3 is climbing right now?

Machinarium is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 56 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 100 games in the selection moved.

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