Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

66 games Reset

  1. 1 Journey 2012 · Adventure 1,868
  2. 2 Shenmue 1999 · Adventure 1,775
  3. 3 Firewatch 2016 · Adventure 1,763
  4. 4 The Stanley Parable 2013 · Adventure 1,761
  5. 5 Life is Strange: Before the Storm 2017 · Adventure 1,746
  6. 6 Oxenfree 2016 · Adventure 1,745
  7. 7 A Short Hike 2019 · Adventure 1,732
  8. 8 Detroit: Become Human 2018 · Adventure 1,671
  9. 9 Life Is Strange 2015 · Adventure 1,667
  10. 10 Heavy Rain 2010 · Adventure 1,649
  11. 11 Indigo Prophecy 2005 · Adventure 1,635
  12. 12 Gone Home 2013 · Adventure 1,626
  13. 13 Life Is Strange 2 2018 · Adventure 1,618
  14. 14 Beyond: Two Souls 2013 · Adventure 1,577
  15. 15 Dear Esther 2012 · Adventure 1,565
  16. 16 Tell Me Why 2020 · Adventure 1,540
  17. 17 Alba: A Wildlife Adventure 2020 · Adventure 1,531
  18. 18 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered 2015 · Adventure 1,520
  19. 19 King's Quest: Quest for the Crown 1984 · Adventure 1,506
  20. 20 Life is Strange: True Colors 2021 · Adventure 1,503
  21. 21 Everybody's Gone to the Rapture 2015 · Adventure 1,498
  22. 22 Lost Records: Bloom & Rage 2025 · Adventure 1,493
  23. 23 Before Your Eyes 2021 · Adventure 1,492
  24. 24 Dear Esther: Landmark Edition 2016 · Adventure 1,487
  25. 25 Sable 2021 · Adventure 1,485

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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.