Live ranking
The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
20 games Reset
- 1 Pokémon Blue Version 1996 · JRPG 1,831 +148
- 2 Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition 1998 · JRPG 1,795 +61
- 3 Super Mario Land 1989 · Platformer 1,751 +67
- 4 Pokémon Red Version 1996 · JRPG 1,749 −7
- 5 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 1993 · Action-adventure 1,737 +14
- 6 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 1992 · Platformer 1,668 +68
- 7 Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 1994 · Platformer 1,657 +66
- 8 Kirby's Dream Land 2 1995 · Platformer 1,560 +698
- 9 Kirby's Dream Land 1992 · Platformer 1,541 −418
- 10 Castlevania: The Adventure 1989 · Platformer 1,502 −719
- 11 Castlevania Legends 1997 · Platformer 1,484 +743
- 12 Tetris 1989 · Puzzle 1,475 −597
- 13 Wario Land II 1998 · Platformer 1,474 +1,043
- 14 Final Fantasy Adventure 1991 · Action RPG 1,458 +618
- 15 Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge 1991 · Platformer 1,451 −50
- 16 Metroid II: Return of Samus 1991 · Metroidvania 1,448 +355
- 17 Donkey Kong Land 1995 · Platformer 1,433 +758
- 18 Gargoyle's Quest 1990 · Action RPG 1,420 −721
- 19 Donkey Kong 1994 · Platformer 1,402 +128
- 20 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan 1990 · Action-adventure 1,349 −207
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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.