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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 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 · Metroidvania 1,984 +92
- 2 Metal Gear Solid 1998 · Action-adventure 1,951 +3
- 3 Half-Life 1998 · FPS 1,929 +2
- 4 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997 · RPG 1,922 +126
- 5 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1991 · Action-adventure 1,911 −18
- 6 Final Fantasy VII 1997 · JRPG 1,908 +94
- 7 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 1999 · Strategy 1,897 +34
- 8 Dungeon Keeper 1997 · Strategy 1,894 +40
- 9 Resident Evil 2 1998 · Horror 1,893 −4
- 10 Final Fantasy III 1994 · JRPG 1,892 −13
- 11 Super Mario 64 1996 · Action-adventure 1,886 +112
- 12 Diablo 1996 · Action RPG 1,884 −21
- 13 StarCraft 1998 · Strategy 1,882 −29
- 14 GoldenEye 007 1997 · FPS 1,873 +48
- 15 Doom II: Hell on Earth 1994 · FPS 1,863 +47
- 16 Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia 1999 · Strategy 1,862 +19
- 17 Super Mario World 1990 · Platformer 1,853 +76
- 18 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 1995 · Platformer 1,852 −27
- 19 Final Fantasy Tactics 1997 · JRPG 1,848 +6
- 20 The Curse of Monkey Island 1997 · Point-and-click 1,842 +166
- 21 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike 1999 · Fighting 1,838 +49
- 22 Mario Kart 64 1996 · Racing 1,837 +127
- 23 The Secret of Monkey Island 1990 · Point-and-click 1,837 −65
- 24 SoulCalibur 1998 · Fighting 1,837 +47
- 25 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998 · Action-adventure 1,833 −71
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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.