Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

55 games Reset

  1. 1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,912
  2. 2 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,876
  3. 3 Terraria 2011 · Sandbox 1,778
  4. 4 Myst 1993 · Point-and-click 1,698
  5. 5 World of Goo 2008 · Puzzle 1,669
  6. 6 Plants vs. Zombies 2009 · Strategy 1,646
  7. 7 Angry Birds 2009 · Puzzle 1,567
  8. 8 Hitman Go 2014 · Strategy 1,565
  9. 9 Sid Meier's Pirates! 2004 · Action RPG 1,551
  10. 10 Doodle God 2010 · Puzzle 1,518
  11. 11 Halo: Spartan Strike 2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,518
  12. 12 Monument Valley 2014 · Puzzle 1,509
  13. 13 DuckTales: Remastered 2013 · Platformer 1,504
  14. 14 Plague Inc. 2012 · Strategy 1,501
  15. 15 Lyne 2014 · Puzzle 1,501
  16. 16 The Sims FreePlay 2011 · Simulation 1,496
  17. 17 Angry Birds Seasons 2010 · Puzzle 1,489
  18. 18 Deus Ex GO 2016 · Puzzle 1,489
  19. 19 Cut the Rope 2010 · Puzzle 1,488
  20. 20 Candy Crush Saga 2012 · Puzzle 1,486
  21. 21 Fruit Ninja 2010 · Arcade 1,484
  22. 22 Doodle Jump 2009 · Platformer 1,481
  23. 23 Shadow Fight 2 2014 · Fighting 1,474
  24. 24 Angry Birds Star Wars II 2013 · Puzzle 1,474
  25. 25 Where's My Water? 2011 · Puzzle 1,473

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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.