Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

36 games Reset

  1. 1 Half-Life: Alyx 2020 · FPS 1,796
  2. 2 Tetris Effect 2018 · Puzzle 1,724
  3. 3 L.A. Noire 2011 · Action-adventure 1,678
  4. 4 No Man's Sky 2016 · Sandbox 1,677
  5. 5 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,668
  6. 6 The Forest 2018 · Horror 1,638
  7. 7 Beat Saber 2018 · Rhythm 1,628
  8. 8 VRChat 2017 · Simulation 1,597
  9. 9 Star Wars: Squadrons 2020 · Simulation 1,546
  10. 10 Phasmophobia 2020 · Horror 1,543
  11. 11 Elite: Dangerous 2014 · Simulation 1,542
  12. 12 Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes 2015 · Simulation 1,538
  13. 13 SuperHot VR 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,507
  14. 14 Everspace 2017 · Roguelite 1,507
  15. 15 Gorilla Tag 2022 · Platformer 1,492
  16. 16 We Were Here 2017 · Horror 1,478
  17. 17 Dagon 2021 · Visual novel 1,476
  18. 18 Tabletop Simulator 2015 · Card & Board 1,475
  19. 19 Thumper 2016 · Rhythm 1,450
  20. 20 Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives 2016 · Sandbox 1,446
  21. 21 Dirt Rally 2.0 2019 · Racing 1,441
  22. 22 Animal Company 2024 · Horror 1,428
  23. 23 Bugsnax 2020 · Action-adventure 1,426
  24. 24 Myst 2020 · Puzzle 1,421
  25. 25 Obduction 2016 · Point-and-click 1,415

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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.