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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 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003 · Platformer 1,895 +146
- 2 Resident Evil 2 1998 · Horror 1,893 −2
- 3 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,892 +36
- 4 Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001 · Fighting 1,878 −35
- 5 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 2002 · Action-adventure 1,859 +213
- 6 Super Mario Sunshine 2002 · Platformer 1,839 +299
- 7 Metroid Prime 2002 · Metroidvania 1,829 −94
- 8 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 2001 · Sports 1,785 −13
- 9 Pikmin 2001 · Strategy 1,784 +4
- 10 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 2004 · Metroidvania 1,783 +31
- 11 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess 2006 · Action-adventure 1,777 +127
- 12 Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones 2005 · Platformer 1,773 +321
- 13 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 2005 · TPS 1,771 −91
- 14 The Simpsons: Hit & Run 2003 · Action-adventure 1,765 +67
- 15 Need for Speed: Underground 2003 · Racing 1,749 +75
- 16 Luigi's Mansion 2001 · Action-adventure 1,741 −29
- 17 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 2004 · RPG 1,740 −314
- 18 Beyond Good & Evil 2003 · Action-adventure 1,736 −4
- 19 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 1999 · Horror 1,732 +51
- 20 Mario Kart: Double Dash!! 2003 · Racing 1,720 +51
- 21 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within 2004 · Platformer 1,719 +75
- 22 Crazy Taxi 1999 · Racing 1,703 −84
- 23 Need for Speed: Underground 2 2004 · Racing 1,701 −52
- 24 Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast 2002 · FPS 1,695 +1
- 25 Spider-Man 2 2004 · Action-adventure 1,692 −48
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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.