Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

78 games Reset

  1. 1 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 2000 · Action-adventure 1,892
  2. 2 Super Mario 64 1996 · Action-adventure 1,886
  3. 3 Conker's Bad Fur Day 2001 · Platformer 1,877
  4. 4 GoldenEye 007 1997 · FPS 1,873
  5. 5 Mario Kart 64 1996 · Racing 1,837
  6. 6 Command & Conquer 1995 · Strategy 1,830
  7. 7 Banjo-Kazooie 1998 · Platformer 1,826
  8. 8 Star Fox 64 1997 · TPS 1,813
  9. 9 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998 · Action-adventure 1,805
  10. 10 Rayman 2: The Great Escape 1999 · Platformer 1,792
  11. 11 Star Wars: Episode I - Racer 1999 · Racing 1,766
  12. 12 Tomb Raider 1996 · Platformer 1,756
  13. 13 F-Zero X 1998 · Racing 1,730
  14. 14 Super Smash Bros. 1999 · Fighting 1,718
  15. 15 Pokémon Stadium 1999 · JRPG 1,706
  16. 16 Worms Armageddon 1999 · Strategy 1,703
  17. 17 Paper Mario 2000 · RPG 1,696
  18. 18 Donkey Kong 64 1999 · Platformer 1,637
  19. 19 Pokémon Snap 1999 · Simulation 1,632
  20. 20 Mario Party 3 2000 · Card & Board 1,625
  21. 21 Pokémon Stadium 2 2000 · Strategy 1,614
  22. 22 Diddy Kong Racing 1997 · Racing 1,609
  23. 23 Mario Party 1998 · Card & Board 1,597
  24. 24 Pilotwings 64 1996 · Racing 1,594
  25. 25 1080° Snowboarding 1998 · Sports 1,586

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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.