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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
21 games Reset
- 1 Doom II: Hell on Earth 1994 · FPS 1,863 +49
- 2 SimCity 2000 1993 · Simulation 1,810 −125
- 3 Doom 1993 · FPS 1,781 −160
- 4 System Shock 1994 · Action RPG 1,604 −25
- 5 Warcraft: Orcs & Humans 1994 · Strategy 1,585 −119
- 6 Marble Madness 1984 · Puzzle 1,563 +841
- 7 Sid Meier's Civilization 1991 · Strategy 1,519 −2
- 8 Battle Chess 1988 · Card & Board 1,513 −639
- 9 Syndicate 1993 · Strategy 1,513 −125
- 10 SimCity 1989 · Sandbox 1,498 +759
- 11 Populous 1989 · Strategy 1,482 +733
- 12 Karateka 1984 · Fighting 1,469 −518
- 13 Galaga 1981 · Shoot 'em up 1,452 −1,467
- 14 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,447 +6
- 15 Stunts 1990 · Racing 1,441 −448
- 16 The Legend of Kyrandia 1992 · Point-and-click 1,425 −723
- 17 Alone in the Dark 1992 · Horror 1,397 −716
- 18 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss 1992 · Action RPG 1,394 −148
- 19 Eye of the Beholder 1991 · Action RPG 1,385 +562
- 20 Lode Runner 1983 · Platformer 1,354 −24
- 21 King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! 1990 · Point-and-click 1,352 −39
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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.