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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
15 games Reset
- 1 X-COM: UFO Defense 1994 · Strategy 1,717 −70
- 2 Worms 1995 · Strategy 1,545 −24
- 3 Lemmings 1991 · Puzzle 1,539 +603
- 4 Wing Commander 1990 · Simulation 1,532 −70
- 5 Theme Park 1994 · Strategy 1,530 +177
- 6 Simon the Sorcerer 1993 · Point-and-click 1,527 −208
- 7 Battle Chess 1988 · Card & Board 1,513 −632
- 8 Beneath a Steel Sky 1994 · Point-and-click 1,503 +14
- 9 Super Street Fighter II Turbo 1994 · Fighting 1,476 +949
- 10 Battletoads 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,455 −1,791
- 11 Jungle Strike 1993 · Shoot 'em up 1,440 +694
- 12 Cannon Fodder 1993 · Shoot 'em up 1,437 −371
- 13 Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension 1992 · Platformer 1,435 +1,261
- 14 James Pond 2: Codename - RoboCod 1991 · Platformer 1,429 +49
- 15 International Karate + 1987 · Fighting 1,417 −1,498
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FAQ
Questions about the ranking
How is this ranking established?
The ranking comes solely from player votes, in duels between two games. Each vote updates an ELO score, the rating system used in chess: every game starts at 1,500 points and its score moves duel after duel.
How often is the ranking updated?
Continuously: every duel voted immediately adjusts the score of the two games involved. The badge on the right shows how each game's rank moved over the past seven days.
How many games take part in the ranking?
5,000 games, selected for their fame, face off in duels. The full GameForever catalogue covers tens of thousands of titles, across every era and platform.
How can I see the best games by genre, decade or platform?
Use the filters at the top of the page: genre (RPG, FPS, platformer, strategy...), decade and platform (PC, PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox, SEGA). Filters combine, and the selection is numbered from 1, from the highest ranked down; each game's world rank stays shown on its own entry. The period filter instead ranks on the points gained recently, from 7 days to 12 months (all time by default).
Why can an indie game finish ahead of a blockbuster?
The ELO score measures neither sales nor budget, but the preferences expressed in duels. An indie game that regularly wins its match-ups against higher-ranked titles climbs mechanically, owing nothing to its production budget.