Ranking by year

The best games of 2006.

135 games compete in this selection. Final Fantasy XII tops it with 1,847 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Final Fantasy XII 2006 · JRPG 1,847
  2. 2 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2006 · Action-adventure 1,842
  3. 3 Half-Life 2: Episode One 2006 · FPS 1,824
  4. 4 Hitman: Blood Money 2006 · TPS 1,794
  5. 5 Company of Heroes 2006 · Strategy 1,785
  6. 6 Bully 2006 · Action-adventure 1,779
  7. 7 Wii Sports 2006 · Sports 1,763
  8. 8 Ōkami 2006 · Action-adventure 1,763
  9. 9 New Super Mario Bros. 2006 · Platformer 1,752
  10. 10 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2006 · Action RPG 1,718
  11. 11 Pokémon Diamond Version 2006 · JRPG 1,711
  12. 12 Persona 3 2006 · JRPG 1,700
  13. 13 Titan Quest 2006 · Action RPG 1,696
  14. 14 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All 2006 · Visual novel 1,678
  15. 15 Medieval II: Total War 2006 · Strategy 1,677
  16. 16 Need for Speed: Carbon 2006 · Racing 1,676
  17. 17 Heroes of Might and Magic V 2006 · Strategy 1,654
  18. 18 Dead Rising 2006 · Action-adventure 1,648
  19. 19 Tomb Raider: Legend 2006 · Platformer 1,640
  20. 20 Mother 3 2006 · JRPG 1,638
  21. 21 Gears of War 2006 · TPS 1,628
  22. 22 Neverwinter Nights 2 2006 · RPG 1,620
  23. 23 Call of Duty 3 2006 · FPS 1,618
  24. 24 Pokémon Battle Revolution 2006 · Action RPG 1,609
  25. 25 Pokémon Pearl Version 2006 · JRPG 1,584
  26. 26 FlatOut 2 2006 · Racing 1,577
  27. 27 Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops 2006 · Action-adventure 1,574
  28. 28 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories 2006 · Action-adventure 1,572
  29. 29 Tony Hawk's Project 8 2006 · Sports 1,567
  30. 30 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon 2006 · Fighting 1,565
  31. 31 Metin2 2006 · Action RPG 1,563
  32. 32 Mario Hoops 3-on-3 2006 · Sports 1,561
  33. 33 Dreamfall: The Longest Journey 2006 · Action-adventure 1,555
  34. 34 WarioWare: Smooth Moves 2006 · Puzzle 1,554
  35. 35 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening - Special Edition 2006 · Beat 'em up 1,553
  36. 36 Dark Messiah of Might and Magic 2006 · Action RPG 1,552
  37. 37 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent 2006 · TPS 1,552
  38. 38 Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII 2006 · Action RPG 1,549
  39. 39 Battlefield 2142 2006 · FPS 1,548
  40. 40 God Hand 2006 · Beat 'em up 1,545
  41. 41 F.E.A.R. Extraction Point 2006 · FPS 1,538
  42. 42 Guitar Hero II 2006 · Rhythm 1,537
  43. 43 Yakuza 2 2006 · JRPG 1,537
  44. 44 The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II 2006 · Strategy 1,533
  45. 45 Ys Origin 2006 · JRPG 1,529
  46. 46 Call of Juarez 2006 · FPS 1,527
  47. 47 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2006 · FPS 1,526
  48. 48 Winning Eleven: Pro Evolution Soccer 2007 2006 · Sports 1,526
  49. 49 Pokémon Ranger 2006 · Action RPG 1,523
  50. 50 The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC 2006 · JRPG 1,520
  51. 51 Sonic Riders 2006 · Racing 1,518
  52. 52 Rayman Raving Rabbids 2006 · Platformer 1,517
  53. 53 Rule of Rose 2006 · Horror 1,517
  54. 54 Tetris DS 2006 · Strategy 1,516
  55. 55 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 2006 · Fighting 1,515
  56. 56 Suikoden V 2006 · JRPG 1,515
  57. 57 Final Fantasy III 2006 · JRPG 1,514
  58. 58 The Blackwell Legacy 2006 · Point-and-click 1,513
  59. 59 Black 2006 · FPS 1,511
  60. 60 Roblox 2006 · Sandbox 1,499
  61. 61 Elite Beat Agents 2006 · Rhythm 1,498
  62. 62 Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai 2006 · Fighting 1,496
  63. 63 Virtua Fighter 5 2006 · Fighting 1,495
  64. 64 Prey 2006 · FPS 1,489
  65. 65 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2006 · TPS 1,489
  66. 66 TOCA Race Driver 3 2006 · Racing 1,488
  67. 67 Wii Play 2006 · Sports 1,486
  68. 68 Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin 2006 · Metroidvania 1,486
  69. 69 Anno 1701 2006 · Strategy 1,485
  70. 70 Yoshi's Island DS 2006 · Platformer 1,483
  71. 71 Gothic 3 2006 · Action RPG 1,482
  72. 72 MotorStorm 2006 · Racing 1,477
  73. 73 LocoRoco 2006 · Platformer 1,470
  74. 74 Kirby: Squeak Squad 2006 · Platformer 1,469
  75. 75 Rise of Nations: Rise of Legends 2006 · Strategy 1,469
  76. 76 flOw 2006 · Simulation 1,468
  77. 77 Metroid Prime Hunters 2006 · Metroidvania 1,466
  78. 78 Scarface: The World Is Yours 2006 · Action-adventure 1,466
  79. 79 Viva Piñata 2006 · Simulation 1,466
  80. 80 2006 FIFA World Cup 2006 · Sports 1,465
  81. 81 The Godfather 2006 · Action-adventure 1,464
  82. 82 Star Wars: Empire at War 2006 · Strategy 1,455
  83. 83 Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure 2006 · Action-adventure 1,454
  84. 84 Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra 2006 · JRPG 1,454
  85. 85 Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War 2006 · Simulation 1,454
  86. 86 LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy 2006 · Platformer 1,453
  87. 87 Just Cause 2006 · TPS 1,451
  88. 88 Daxter 2006 · Platformer 1,445
  89. 89 Mega Man ZX 2006 · Metroidvania 1,442
  90. 90 Guild Wars: Factions 2006 · Action RPG 1,441
  91. 91 TrackMania Nations 2006 · Racing 1,440
  92. 92 The Ship: Murder Party 2006 · Action RPG 1,438
  93. 93 The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning 2006 · Platformer 1,434
  94. 94 Need for Speed: Carbon - Own the City 2006 · Racing 1,433
  95. 95 SpellForce 2: Shadow Wars 2006 · Strategy 1,428
  96. 96 Lost Planet: Extreme Condition 2006 · TPS 1,426
  97. 97 Microsoft Flight Simulator X 2006 · Simulation 1,426
  98. 98 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade 2006 · Strategy 1,423
  99. 99 Guild Wars: Nightfall 2006 · RPG 1,422
  100. 100 Test Drive Unlimited 2006 · Racing 1,416

Filter, combine and travel back in time in the full ranking

Other rankings

Best games of 2000 The best games of 2001 Top games of 2002 Best games of 2003 Best games of 2004 The best games of 2005 Top games of 2007 Best games of 2008 Top games of 2009

In detail

The best games of 2006, what this ranking says

Final Fantasy XII leads this selection with 1,847 ELO points, ahead of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Half-Life 2: Episode One. The 135 games competing in it have played 15,494 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 135
Duels played by those games 15,494
Game in the lead Final Fantasy XII (2006)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,847
Point gap between 1st and 10th 129
Best represented genre Platformer
Last reading September 18, 2026

The best game of every genre in 2006

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

The best game of every genre in 2006
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
JRPG 12 Final Fantasy XII 1,847 234
Action-adventure 11 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 1,842 275
FPS 12 Half-Life 2: Episode One 1,824 416
TPS 11 Hitman: Blood Money 1,794 271
Strategy 12 Company of Heroes 1,785 135
Sports 10 Wii Sports 1,763 212
Platformer 13 New Super Mario Bros. 1,752 260
Action RPG 13 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 1,718 754
Racing 11 Need for Speed: Carbon 1,676 286
Fighting 6 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon 1,565 118
Simulation 6 flOw 1,468 73

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 98 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Roblox +77 1,499
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops +66 1,574
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai +61 1,496

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
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 Fight Night Round 3 3 67%
Titan Quest The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 3 100%

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 of 2006?

According to community votes, the best game of 2006 is Final Fantasy XII, with 1,847 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Half-Life 2: Episode One, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games of 2006 are ranked?

135 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 15,494 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game of 2006 is climbing right now?

Roblox is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 77 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 98 games in the selection moved.

Vote on a duel