Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

27 games Reset

  1. 1 Tetris Effect 2018 · Puzzle 1,724
  2. 2 No Man's Sky 2016 · Sandbox 1,677
  3. 3 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,668
  4. 4 Beat Saber 2018 · Rhythm 1,609
  5. 5 Dirt Rally 2015 · Racing 1,568
  6. 6 Star Wars: Squadrons 2020 · Simulation 1,546
  7. 7 Phasmophobia 2020 · Horror 1,543
  8. 8 Elite: Dangerous 2014 · Simulation 1,542
  9. 9 Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes 2015 · Simulation 1,538
  10. 10 SuperHot VR 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,507
  11. 11 Gorilla Tag 2022 · Platformer 1,492
  12. 12 TrackMania Turbo 2016 · Racing 1,483
  13. 13 Project CARS 2015 · Racing 1,465
  14. 14 Thumper 2016 · Rhythm 1,450
  15. 15 Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives 2016 · Sandbox 1,446
  16. 16 Myst 2020 · Puzzle 1,421
  17. 17 iRacing 2008 · Racing 1,420
  18. 18 Obduction 2016 · Point-and-click 1,415
  19. 19 Gnog 2017 · Puzzle 1,412
  20. 20 Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2019 · Horror 1,410
  21. 21 Batman: Arkham VR 2016 · Action-adventure 1,409
  22. 22 Rez Infinite 2016 · Rhythm 1,402
  23. 23 Adr1ft 2016 · Adventure 1,396
  24. 24 Trover Saves the Universe 2019 · Platformer 1,377
  25. 25 Arizona Sunshine 2016 · FPS 1,376

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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.