Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

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  1. 1 Portal 2 2011 · Puzzle 1,993
  2. 2 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 · Metroidvania 1,984
  3. 3 Mass Effect 2 2010 · Action RPG 1,930
  4. 4 Fallout: New Vegas 2010 · Action RPG 1,929
  5. 5 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,912
  6. 6 BioShock 2007 · FPS 1,902
  7. 7 Portal 2007 · Puzzle 1,899
  8. 8 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,892
  9. 9 Half-Life 2: Episode Two 2007 · FPS 1,892
  10. 10 Assassin's Creed II 2009 · Action-adventure 1,888
  11. 11 Batman: Arkham City 2011 · Action-adventure 1,877
  12. 12 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,876
  13. 13 Dragon Age: Origins 2009 · Action RPG 1,875
  14. 14 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011 · Action RPG 1,871
  15. 15 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,857
  16. 16 Wolfenstein: The New Order 2014 · FPS 1,855
  17. 17 Dark Souls 2011 · Action RPG 1,850
  18. 18 Left 4 Dead 2008 · FPS 1,848
  19. 19 Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009 · Action-adventure 1,847
  20. 20 BioShock Infinite 2013 · FPS 1,846
  21. 21 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012 · Strategy 1,843
  22. 22 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening 2005 · Beat 'em up 1,839
  23. 23 Left 4 Dead 2 2009 · FPS 1,838
  24. 24 Burnout Paradise 2008 · Racing 1,838
  25. 25 SoulCalibur 1998 · Fighting 1,837

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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.