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 Half-Life: Alyx 2020 · FPS 1,796 +120
- 2 Tetris Effect 2018 · Puzzle 1,724 +1
- 3 L.A. Noire 2011 · Action-adventure 1,678 −102
- 4 No Man's Sky 2016 · Sandbox 1,677 +22
- 5 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,668 −79
- 6 The Forest 2018 · Horror 1,638 −107
- 7 Beat Saber 2018 · Rhythm 1,628 +260
- 8 VRChat 2017 · Simulation 1,597 −82
- 9 Star Wars: Squadrons 2020 · Simulation 1,546 −63
- 10 Phasmophobia 2020 · Horror 1,543 −503
- 11 Elite: Dangerous 2014 · Simulation 1,542 +1,296
- 12 Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes 2015 · Simulation 1,538 +279
- 13 SuperHot VR 2016 · Shoot 'em up 1,507 −31
- 14 Everspace 2017 · Roguelite 1,507 +2,240
- 15 Gorilla Tag 2022 · Platformer 1,492 +431
- 16 We Were Here 2017 · Horror 1,478 +216
- 17 Dagon 2021 · Visual novel 1,476 +990
- 18 Tabletop Simulator 2015 · Card & Board 1,475 −821
- 19 Thumper 2016 · Rhythm 1,450 +110
- 20 Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives 2016 · Sandbox 1,446 +12
- 21 Dirt Rally 2.0 2019 · Racing 1,441 −1,691
- 22 Animal Company 2024 · Horror 1,428 −371
- 23 Bugsnax 2020 · Action-adventure 1,426 −286
- 24 Myst 2020 · Puzzle 1,421 −760
- 25 Obduction 2016 · Point-and-click 1,415 +322
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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.