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The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
61 games Reset
- 1 The Secret of Monkey Island 1990 · Point-and-click 1,837 −65
- 2 Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1988 · Platformer 1,614 +61
- 3 Out of This World 1991 · Platformer 1,610 +714
- 4 Golden Axe 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,584 +85
- 5 Paperboy 1984 · Arcade 1,560 +526
- 6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,553 +231
- 7 Loom 1990 · Point-and-click 1,543 +1,883
- 8 Commando 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,543 +52
- 9 Sid Meier's Civilization 1991 · Strategy 1,519 +1
- 10 Battle Chess 1988 · Card & Board 1,513 −635
- 11 King's Quest: Quest for the Crown 1984 · Adventure 1,506 −42
- 12 Alien Storm 1990 · Beat 'em up 1,504 +374
- 13 Spy vs Spy 1984 · Strategy 1,504 +443
- 14 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure 1989 · Point-and-click 1,499 +80
- 15 SimCity 1989 · Sandbox 1,498 +757
- 16 Populous 1989 · Strategy 1,482 +736
- 17 Test Drive 1987 · Racing 1,480 +1,238
- 18 Defender of the Crown 1986 · Strategy 1,478 +16
- 19 King's Quest III: To Heir is Human 1986 · Point-and-click 1,477 −826
- 20 Karateka 1984 · Fighting 1,469 −517
- 21 Gobliiins 1991 · Point-and-click 1,469 +618
- 22 Ghosts 'n Goblins 1985 · Platformer 1,468 +389
- 23 Dragon's Lair 1983 · Arcade 1,468 +486
- 24 Maniac Mansion 1987 · Point-and-click 1,465 +1,744
- 25 Shinobi 1987 · Beat 'em up 1,464 −120
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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.