Live ranking

The full ranking.

The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.

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  1. 1 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 1999 · Strategy 1,897
  2. 2 Resident Evil 2 1998 · Horror 1,893
  3. 3 SoulCalibur 1998 · Fighting 1,837
  4. 4 Quake III Arena 1999 · FPS 1,826
  5. 5 Unreal Tournament 1999 · FPS 1,823
  6. 6 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000 · Sports 1,785
  7. 7 Shenmue 1999 · Adventure 1,775
  8. 8 Star Wars: Episode I - Racer 1999 · Racing 1,766
  9. 9 Skies of Arcadia 2000 · JRPG 1,743
  10. 10 Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes 2000 · Fighting 1,742
  11. 11 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 1999 · Horror 1,732
  12. 12 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1999 · Sports 1,708
  13. 13 Crazy Taxi 1999 · Racing 1,703
  14. 14 Worms Armageddon 1999 · Strategy 1,696
  15. 15 Shenmue II 2001 · Action RPG 1,682
  16. 16 Resident Evil Code: Veronica X 2001 · Horror 1,636
  17. 17 Grand Theft Auto 2 1999 · Action-adventure 1,624
  18. 18 Dino Crisis 1999 · Horror 1,618
  19. 19 Sonic Adventure 1998 · Platformer 1,599
  20. 20 Worms World Party 2001 · Strategy 1,587
  21. 21 Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1999 · Horror 1,584
  22. 22 Rez 2001 · Rhythm 1,584
  23. 23 Mortal Kombat 4 1997 · Fighting 1,571
  24. 24 Sonic Adventure 2 2001 · Platformer 1,562
  25. 25 Soldier of Fortune 2000 · FPS 1,555

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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.