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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
227 games Reset
- 1 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 · Metroidvania 1,984 +92
- 2 Metal Gear Solid 1998 · Action-adventure 1,951 +3
- 3 Final Fantasy VII 1997 · JRPG 1,908 +94
- 4 Resident Evil 2 1998 · Horror 1,893 −4
- 5 Final Fantasy IX 2000 · JRPG 1,865 −4
- 6 Final Fantasy Tactics 1997 · JRPG 1,848 +6
- 7 Command & Conquer 1995 · Strategy 1,830 +179
- 8 Suikoden II 1998 · RPG 1,821 +106
- 9 SimCity 2000 1993 · Simulation 1,810 −125
- 10 Silent Hill 1999 · Horror 1,797 −111
- 11 Chrono Cross 1999 · JRPG 1,791 +132
- 12 Tomb Raider II 1997 · Platformer 1,781 +209
- 13 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010 · Visual novel 1,778 +47
- 14 Spyro the Dragon 1998 · Platformer 1,775 −174
- 15 Star Wars: Battlefront II 2005 · FPS 1,774 +128
- 16 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1996 · Strategy 1,774 +102
- 17 Vagrant Story 2000 · Action RPG 1,771 −57
- 18 Crash Team Racing 1999 · Racing 1,762 −40
- 19 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 2012 · Visual novel 1,759 −166
- 20 Tomb Raider 1996 · Platformer 1,756 +116
- 21 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back 1997 · Platformer 1,754 +68
- 22 Final Fantasy VIII 1999 · JRPG 1,745 +193
- 23 Resident Evil 3: Nemesis 1999 · Horror 1,732 +49
- 24 Xenogears 1998 · JRPG 1,730 −75
- 25 Suikoden 1995 · RPG 1,723 −79
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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.