Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

802 games Reset

  1. 1 Portal 2 2011 · Puzzle 1,993
  2. 2 Half-Life 1998 · FPS 1,929
  3. 3 Stardew Valley 2016 · Simulation 1,925
  4. 4 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997 · RPG 1,922
  5. 5 Metro Exodus 2019 · FPS 1,913
  6. 6 Portal 2007 · Puzzle 1,897
  7. 7 Half-Life 2: Episode Two 2007 · FPS 1,892
  8. 8 Minecraft: Java Edition 2011 · Sandbox 1,890
  9. 9 Baldur's Gate III 2023 · RPG 1,889
  10. 10 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn 2000 · RPG 1,875
  11. 11 Celeste 2018 · Platformer 1,867
  12. 12 Dead Cells 2018 · Metroidvania 1,863
  13. 13 Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia 1999 · Strategy 1,862
  14. 14 Deus Ex 2000 · Action RPG 1,859
  15. 15 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,857
  16. 16 Sid Meier's Civilization V 2010 · Strategy 1,857
  17. 17 Hollow Knight 2017 · Metroidvania 1,853
  18. 18 Factorio 2020 · Simulation 1,849
  19. 19 BioShock Infinite 2013 · FPS 1,846
  20. 20 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012 · Strategy 1,843
  21. 21 Left 4 Dead 2 2009 · FPS 1,838
  22. 22 Spec Ops: The Line 2012 · Action-adventure 1,835
  23. 23 Grim Fandango Remastered 2015 · Point-and-click 1,831
  24. 24 Rocket League 2015 · Sports 1,829
  25. 25 Europa Universalis IV 2013 · Strategy 1,829

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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.