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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
206 games Reset
- 1 Stardew Valley 2016 · Simulation 1,925 +227
- 2 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,857 +91
- 3 Grim Fandango Remastered 2015 · Point-and-click 1,831 +50
- 4 Suikoden II 1998 · RPG 1,821 +108
- 5 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth 2014 · Roguelite 1,810 +44
- 6 Darkest Dungeon 2016 · Roguelite 1,810 −56
- 7 Spelunky 2012 · Roguelite 1,805 +48
- 8 Undertale 2015 · RPG 1,798 −144
- 9 Hotline Miami 2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,794 +121
- 10 The Walking Dead 2012 · Point-and-click 1,790 +115
- 11 Terraria 2011 · Sandbox 1,778 +45
- 12 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010 · Visual novel 1,778 +47
- 13 Persona 4 Golden 2012 · JRPG 1,766 −60
- 14 Machinarium 2009 · Point-and-click 1,766 −36
- 15 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 2012 · Visual novel 1,759 −166
- 16 Super Meat Boy 2010 · Platformer 1,752 −130
- 17 Shovel Knight 2014 · Platformer 1,742 −46
- 18 Papers, Please 2013 · Point-and-click 1,738 −2
- 19 Rayman Legends 2013 · Platformer 1,725 +36
- 20 Bastion 2011 · Action RPG 1,723 −258
- 21 Persona 3 Portable 2009 · JRPG 1,719 −219
- 22 Mortal Kombat 2011 · Fighting 1,714 −139
- 23 Borderlands 2 2012 · Action RPG 1,712 −30
- 24 The Wolf Among Us 2013 · Point-and-click 1,700 −37
- 25 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,681 −172
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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.