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The best games of 2015.

233 games compete in this selection. Bloodborne tops it with 1,906 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Bloodborne 2015 · Action RPG 1,906
  2. 2 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015 · Action-adventure 1,900
  3. 3 Ori and the Blind Forest 2015 · Metroidvania 1,878
  4. 4 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2015 · Action RPG 1,850
  5. 5 Grim Fandango Remastered 2015 · Point-and-click 1,826
  6. 6 Kerbal Space Program 2015 · Simulation 1,799
  7. 7 Pillars of Eternity 2015 · RPG 1,796
  8. 8 Undertale 2015 · RPG 1,779
  9. 9 Batman: Arkham Knight 2015 · Action-adventure 1,776
  10. 10 Prison Architect 2015 · Simulation 1,766
  11. 11 Fallout 4 2015 · Action RPG 1,752
  12. 12 Rocket League 2015 · Sports 1,748
  13. 13 Cities: Skylines 2015 · Simulation 1,748
  14. 14 Soma 2015 · Horror 1,746
  15. 15 Her Story 2015 · Point-and-click 1,745
  16. 16 Dying Light 2015 · Action RPG 1,723
  17. 17 Just Cause 3 2015 · Action-adventure 1,718
  18. 18 Until Dawn 2015 · Horror 1,716
  19. 19 Yakuza 0 2015 · Action RPG 1,709
  20. 20 Life Is Strange 2015 · Adventure 1,702
  21. 21 Heroes of the Storm 2015 · MOBA 1,698
  22. 22 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,683
  23. 23 Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest 2015 · Strategy 1,681
  24. 24 Mad Max 2015 · Action-adventure 1,665
  25. 25 Super Mario Maker 2015 · Platformer 1,665
  26. 26 StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void 2015 · Strategy 1,660
  27. 27 Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition 2015 · RPG 1,659
  28. 28 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D 2015 · Action-adventure 1,659
  29. 29 Dishonored: Definitive Edition 2015 · Action-adventure 1,649
  30. 30 Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin 2015 · Action RPG 1,642
  31. 31 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered 2015 · TPS 1,628
  32. 32 Mortal Kombat X 2015 · Fighting 1,627
  33. 33 Rise of the Tomb Raider 2015 · Action-adventure 1,622
  34. 34 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Remastered 2015 · TPS 1,620
  35. 35 System Shock: Enhanced Edition 2015 · FPS 1,620
  36. 36 Broforce 2015 · Platformer 1,609
  37. 37 Assassin's Creed Syndicate 2015 · Action-adventure 1,607
  38. 38 Gears of War: Ultimate Edition 2015 · TPS 1,606
  39. 39 Fallout Shelter 2015 · Simulation 1,596
  40. 40 The Room Three 2015 · Point-and-click 1,591
  41. 41 Emily is Away 2015 · Visual novel 1,589
  42. 42 Party Hard 2015 · Fighting 1,589
  43. 43 Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2015 · Fighting 1,574
  44. 44 The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes 2015 · Action-adventure 1,574
  45. 45 SteamWorld Heist 2015 · Action RPG 1,573
  46. 46 Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below 2015 · Action RPG 1,571
  47. 47 Call of Duty: Black Ops III 2015 · FPS 1,568
  48. 48 The Escapists 2015 · Action-adventure 1,567
  49. 49 DmC: Devil May Cry - Definitive Edition 2015 · Beat 'em up 1,567
  50. 50 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered 2015 · Adventure 1,567
  51. 51 Xenoblade Chronicles X 2015 · JRPG 1,565
  52. 52 Resident Evil: Revelations 2 2015 · Horror 1,563
  53. 53 Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes 2015 · Simulation 1,563
  54. 54 Star Wars Battlefront 2015 · FPS 1,552
  55. 55 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Remastered 2015 · TPS 1,552
  56. 56 Rainbow Six Siege 2015 · FPS 1,550
  57. 57 One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 2015 · Beat 'em up 1,547
  58. 58 Trove 2015 · Action RPG 1,544
  59. 59 Splatoon 2015 · TPS 1,544
  60. 60 Need for Speed 2015 · Racing 1,542
  61. 61 Monster Hunter Generations 2015 · Action RPG 1,541
  62. 62 Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam 2015 · JRPG 1,540
  63. 63 Transformers: Devastation 2015 · Beat 'em up 1,539
  64. 64 Score! Hero 2015 · Sports 1,536
  65. 65 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture 2015 · Adventure 1,534
  66. 66 Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright 2015 · Strategy 1,531
  67. 67 Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China 2015 · Platformer 1,529
  68. 68 Battlefield Hardline 2015 · FPS 1,526
  69. 69 Invisible, Inc. 2015 · Strategy 1,523
  70. 70 God of War III: Remastered 2015 · Beat 'em up 1,523
  71. 71 The Beginner's Guide 2015 · Adventure 1,523
  72. 72 Verdun 2015 · FPS 1,523
  73. 73 60 Seconds! 2015 · Survival 1,520
  74. 74 Alto's Adventure 2015 · Sports 1,520
  75. 75 Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon 2015 · Strategy 1,518
  76. 76 Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition 2015 · Beat 'em up 1,517
  77. 77 Sunless Sea 2015 · RPG 1,516
  78. 78 Dex 2015 · Metroidvania 1,516
  79. 79 Pokkén Tournament 2015 · Fighting 1,516
  80. 80 BeamNG.drive 2015 · Simulation 1,515
  81. 81 Grow Home 2015 · Platformer 1,515
  82. 82 Downwell 2015 · Roguelite 1,511
  83. 83 Halo 5: Guardians 2015 · FPS 1,510
  84. 84 Plague Inc: Evolved 2015 · Strategy 1,506
  85. 85 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,506
  86. 86 Nuclear Throne 2015 · Roguelite 1,505
  87. 87 Project CARS 2015 · Racing 1,505
  88. 88 Mario Party 10 2015 · Card & Board 1,505
  89. 89 Pokémon Shuffle 2015 · Puzzle 1,505
  90. 90 Human Resource Machine 2015 · Puzzle 1,502
  91. 91 Rusty Lake Hotel 2015 · Point-and-click 1,500
  92. 92 Mini Metro 2015 · Puzzle 1,499
  93. 93 Total War: Attila 2015 · Strategy 1,498
  94. 94 Hacknet 2015 · Simulation 1,497
  95. 95 Dirt Rally 2015 · Racing 1,496
  96. 96 Evolve 2015 · FPS 1,496
  97. 97 Evoland 2 2015 · Action RPG 1,493
  98. 98 Persona 4: Dancing All Night 2015 · Rhythm 1,493
  99. 99 LEGO Jurassic World 2015 · Action-adventure 1,491
  100. 100 Heroes of Might & Magic III: HD Edition 2015 · Strategy 1,490

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In detail

The best games of 2015, what this ranking says

Bloodborne leads this selection with 1,906 ELO points, ahead of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Ori and the Blind Forest. The 233 games competing in it have played 44,649 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 233
Duels played by those games 44,649
Game in the lead Bloodborne (2015)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,906
Point gap between 1st and 10th 140
Best represented genre Action RPG
Last reading November 3, 2026

The best game of every genre in 2015

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

The best game of every genre in 2015
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Action RPG 26 Bloodborne 1,906 2,919
Action-adventure 16 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 1,900 629
Point-and-click 17 Grim Fandango Remastered 1,826 185
Simulation 10 Kerbal Space Program 1,799 180
RPG 5 Pillars of Eternity 1,796 199
Sports 12 Rocket League 1,748 666
Horror 12 Soma 1,746 332
Adventure 5 Life Is Strange 1,702 2,370
Shoot 'em up 8 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 1,683 207
Strategy 16 Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest 1,681 121
Platformer 12 Super Mario Maker 1,665 171
TPS 9 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Remastered 1,628 205
Fighting 11 Mortal Kombat X 1,627 279
FPS 13 System Shock: Enhanced Edition 1,620 113
Visual novel 5 Emily is Away 1,589 166
Beat 'em up 6 DmC: Devil May Cry - Definitive Edition 1,567 97
JRPG 7 Xenoblade Chronicles X 1,565 116
Racing 6 Need for Speed 1,542 247
Roguelite 5 Downwell 1,511 217
Card & Board 6 Mario Party 10 1,505 102
Puzzle 12 Pokémon Shuffle 1,505 64

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
Pokkén Tournament +66 1,516
60 Seconds! +57 1,520
Mortal Kombat X +53 1,627

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
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Bloodborne 74 51%
Undertale Life Is Strange 67 58%
Bloodborne Undertale 66 53%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Life Is Strange 41 61%
Bloodborne Life Is Strange 29 72%

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 of 2015?

According to community votes, the best game of 2015 is Bloodborne, with 1,906 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Ori and the Blind Forest, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games of 2015 are ranked?

233 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 44,649 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game of 2015 is climbing right now?

Pokkén Tournament is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 66 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 98 games in the selection moved.

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