Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

34 games Reset

  1. 1 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard 2017 · Horror 1,847
  2. 2 Tekken 7 2017 · Fighting 1,825
  3. 3 Rise of the Tomb Raider 2015 · Action-adventure 1,776
  4. 4 Hitman 3 2021 · TPS 1,773
  5. 5 Tetris Effect 2018 · Puzzle 1,724
  6. 6 No Man's Sky 2016 · Sandbox 1,677
  7. 7 Star Wars Battlefront 2015 · FPS 1,612
  8. 8 Beat Saber 2018 · Rhythm 1,609
  9. 9 Gran Turismo Sport 2017 · Racing 1,607
  10. 10 Star Wars: Squadrons 2020 · Simulation 1,546
  11. 11 Bound 2016 · Platformer 1,545
  12. 12 Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes 2015 · Simulation 1,538
  13. 13 SuperHot VR 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,507
  14. 14 Concrete Genie 2019 · Platformer 1,497
  15. 15 Gang Beasts 2017 · Fighting 1,486
  16. 16 TrackMania Turbo 2016 · Racing 1,483
  17. 17 Astro Bot: Rescue Mission 2018 · Platformer 1,482
  18. 18 Dreams 2020 · Action-adventure 1,474
  19. 19 Race the Sun 2013 · Racing 1,465
  20. 20 Thumper 2016 · Rhythm 1,450
  21. 21 Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives 2016 · Sandbox 1,446
  22. 22 Obduction 2016 · Point-and-click 1,415
  23. 23 Gnog 2017 · Puzzle 1,412
  24. 24 Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2019 · Horror 1,410
  25. 25 Batman: Arkham VR 2016 · Action-adventure 1,409

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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.