Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

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  1. 1 Final Fantasy X 2001 · JRPG 1,960
  2. 2 Ico 2001 · Platformer 1,915
  3. 3 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,912
  4. 4 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004 · Action-adventure 1,900
  5. 5 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003 · Platformer 1,895
  6. 6 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,892
  7. 7 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 1999 · Strategy 1,892
  8. 8 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001 · Action-adventure 1,884
  9. 9 Shadow of the Colossus 2005 · Action-adventure 1,876
  10. 10 Silent Hill 2 2001 · Horror 1,868
  11. 11 Ōkami 2006 · Action-adventure 1,845
  12. 12 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening 2005 · Beat 'em up 1,839
  13. 13 Quake III Arena 1999 · FPS 1,824
  14. 14 Unreal Tournament 1999 · FPS 1,823
  15. 15 Kingdom Hearts 2002 · JRPG 1,820
  16. 16 Hitman: Blood Money 2006 · TPS 1,809
  17. 17 God of War II 2007 · Beat 'em up 1,807
  18. 18 Bully 2006 · Action-adventure 1,802
  19. 19 Mafia 2002 · TPS 1,799
  20. 20 Grand Theft Auto III 2001 · Action-adventure 1,791
  21. 21 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 2001 · Sports 1,785
  22. 22 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 2004 · JRPG 1,783
  23. 23 Silent Hill 3 2003 · Horror 1,781
  24. 24 Star Wars: Battlefront II 2005 · FPS 1,774
  25. 25 Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones 2005 · Platformer 1,773

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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.