Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

344 games Reset

  1. 1 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1991 · Action-adventure 1,911
  2. 2 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,892
  3. 3 Final Fantasy III 1994 · JRPG 1,892
  4. 4 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 2000 · Action-adventure 1,892
  5. 5 Super Mario 64 1996 · Action-adventure 1,886
  6. 6 Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 · Platformer 1,872
  7. 7 Super Mario World 1990 · Platformer 1,853
  8. 8 Ōkami 2006 · Action-adventure 1,845
  9. 9 Mario Kart 64 1996 · Racing 1,837
  10. 10 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998 · Action-adventure 1,833
  11. 11 Super Mario Galaxy 2007 · Platformer 1,833
  12. 12 Super Metroid 1994 · Metroidvania 1,828
  13. 13 Super Mario Kart 1992 · Racing 1,824
  14. 14 Star Fox 64 1997 · TPS 1,813
  15. 15 Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010 · Platformer 1,811
  16. 16 Chrono Trigger 1995 · JRPG 1,797
  17. 17 Mega Man 2 1989 · Platformer 1,793
  18. 18 Wii Sports 2006 · Sports 1,785
  19. 19 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008 · Fighting 1,784
  20. 20 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 1994 · Platformer 1,772
  21. 21 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 1995 · Platformer 1,766
  22. 22 New Super Mario Bros. Wii 2009 · Platformer 1,754
  23. 23 Super Meat Boy 2010 · Platformer 1,752
  24. 24 Mega Man X 1993 · Platformer 1,747
  25. 25 Kirby's Adventure 1993 · Platformer 1,746

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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.