Ranking by series

The Mega Man games, ranked.

23 games compete in this selection. Mega Man 2 tops it with 1,769 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Mega Man 2 1989 · Platformer 1,769
  2. 2 Mega Man X 1993 · Platformer 1,768
  3. 3 Mega Man 1987 · Platformer 1,683
  4. 4 Mega Man 3 1990 · Platformer 1,634
  5. 5 Mega Man 6 1993 · Platformer 1,602
  6. 6 Mega Man 9 2008 · Platformer 1,593
  7. 7 Mega Man X4 1997 · Platformer 1,582
  8. 8 Mega Man X5 2000 · Platformer 1,567
  9. 9 Mega Man 7 1995 · Platformer 1,567
  10. 10 Mega Man X7 2003 · Platformer 1,566
  11. 11 Mega Man 11 2018 · Platformer 1,565
  12. 12 Mega Man X2 1994 · Platformer 1,551
  13. 13 Mega Man 8 1996 · Platformer 1,547
  14. 14 Mega Man Battle Network 2001 · Action RPG 1,529
  15. 15 Mega Man X6 2001 · Platformer 1,529
  16. 16 Mega Man Legends 1997 · TPS 1,507
  17. 17 Mega Man 5 1992 · Platformer 1,500
  18. 18 Mega Man 4 1991 · Platformer 1,481
  19. 19 Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X 2005 · Platformer 1,466
  20. 20 Mega Man X8 2004 · Platformer 1,461
  21. 21 Mega Man 10 2010 · Platformer 1,459
  22. 22 Mega Man & Bass 1998 · Platformer 1,426
  23. 23 Mega Man X3 1995 · Platformer 1,421

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In detail

The Mega Man games ranked, what this ranking says

Mega Man 2 leads this selection with 1,769 ELO points, ahead of Mega Man X and Mega Man. The 23 games competing in it have played 2,043 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 23
Duels played by those games 2,043
Game in the lead Mega Man 2 (1989)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,769
Point gap between 1st and 10th 203
Best represented decade 1990s
Last reading August 21, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 23 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Mega Man 10 +63 1,459
Mega Man X2 +42 1,551
Mega Man 6 +36 1,602

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 in the Mega Man series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Mega Man series is Mega Man 2, with 1,769 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Mega Man X and Mega Man, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Mega Man games are ranked?

23 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 2,043 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which Mega Man game is climbing right now?

Mega Man 10 is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 63 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 23 games in the selection moved.

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