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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
43 games Reset
- 1 Quake 1996 · FPS 1,720 +50
- 2 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 · Beat 'em up 1,667 −12
- 3 Clannad 2004 · Visual novel 1,607 −100
- 4 Mega Man X4 1997 · Platformer 1,593 +292
- 5 Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2008 · Action RPG 1,591 −286
- 6 Paperboy 1984 · Arcade 1,560 +526
- 7 Mega Man 9 2008 · Platformer 1,550 −243
- 8 Zuma Deluxe 2003 · Puzzle 1,541 −166
- 9 Fire Emblem Heroes 2017 · Strategy 1,540 −30
- 10 Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation 2009 · JRPG 1,527 +83
- 11 Super Bomberman 1993 · Arcade 1,524 +793
- 12 Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box 2007 · Puzzle 1,518 −743
- 13 Prey 2006 · FPS 1,517 +330
- 14 Pong 1972 · Sports 1,516 +989
- 15 Krunker 2018 · FPS 1,504 −153
- 16 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile 1997 · Platformer 1,497 +133
- 17 Mega Man X3 1995 · Platformer 1,490 −121
- 18 Fruit Ninja 2010 · Arcade 1,484 −607
- 19 Sonic Unleashed 2008 · Platformer 1,479 −602
- 20 LocoRoco 2006 · Platformer 1,474 +825
- 21 Clu Clu Land 1984 · Arcade 1,472 −93
- 22 Doodle Jump 2009 · Platformer 1,460 −9
- 23 Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line 2005 · JRPG 1,458 +289
- 24 Snake 1998 · Arcade 1,454 +21
- 25 Jetpack Joyride 2011 · Platformer 1,451 +23
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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.