Live ranking
The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
902 games Reset
- 1 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 · Metroidvania 1,984 +93
- 2 Portal 2 2011 · Puzzle 1,969 +75
- 3 Metal Gear Solid 1998 · Action-adventure 1,951 +3
- 4 Fallout: New Vegas 2010 · Action RPG 1,931 +130
- 5 Mass Effect 2 2010 · Action RPG 1,930 +161
- 6 Persona 5 2016 · JRPG 1,929 +68
- 7 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,912 +12
- 8 Final Fantasy VII 1997 · JRPG 1,908 +95
- 9 Portal 2007 · Puzzle 1,899 +53
- 10 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,898 +41
- 11 Half-Life 2: Episode Two 2007 · FPS 1,895 +232
- 12 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003 · Platformer 1,895 +143
- 13 Resident Evil 2 1998 · Horror 1,893 −5
- 14 Assassin's Creed II 2009 · Action-adventure 1,888 +248
- 15 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,876 +206
- 16 Dragon Age: Origins 2009 · Action RPG 1,875 +146
- 17 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011 · Action RPG 1,871 −18
- 18 Journey 2012 · Adventure 1,868 +12
- 19 Final Fantasy IX 2000 · JRPG 1,865 −2
- 20 Wolfenstein: The New Order 2014 · FPS 1,861 +373
- 21 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,857 +93
- 22 Batman: Arkham City 2011 · Action-adventure 1,851 +2
- 23 Dark Souls 2011 · Action RPG 1,850 +19
- 24 Final Fantasy Tactics 1997 · JRPG 1,848 +9
- 25 Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009 · Action-adventure 1,847 +133
Browse by genre, platform and era
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.