Live ranking
The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
326 games Reset
- 1 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2017 · Action-adventure 1,961 =
- 2 Metal Gear Solid 1998 · Action-adventure 1,951 +3
- 3 Red Dead Redemption 2 2018 · Action-adventure 1,928 +43
- 4 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,912 +11
- 5 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1991 · Action-adventure 1,911 −18
- 6 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004 · Action-adventure 1,900 +30
- 7 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice 2019 · Action-adventure 1,893 +226
- 8 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 2000 · Action-adventure 1,892 +10
- 9 Assassin's Creed II 2009 · Action-adventure 1,886 +247
- 10 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001 · Action-adventure 1,884 +165
- 11 Super Mario 64 1996 · Action-adventure 1,883 +110
- 12 Batman: Arkham City 2011 · Action-adventure 1,877 +28
- 13 Shadow of the Colossus 2005 · Action-adventure 1,876 +172
- 14 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,876 +208
- 15 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 2002 · Action-adventure 1,859 +213
- 16 Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009 · Action-adventure 1,847 +129
- 17 Ōkami 2006 · Action-adventure 1,845 −1
- 18 Dishonored 2 2016 · Action-adventure 1,838 +215
- 19 Spec Ops: The Line 2012 · Action-adventure 1,835 +61
- 20 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998 · Action-adventure 1,833 −71
- 21 Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag 2013 · Action-adventure 1,831 +261
- 22 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 2013 · Action-adventure 1,831 −84
- 23 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice 2017 · Action-adventure 1,820 +42
- 24 Dishonored 2012 · Action-adventure 1,815 −92
- 25 Thief: The Dark Project 1998 · Action-adventure 1,810 +5
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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.