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 Devil May Cry 5 2019 · Beat 'em up 1,871
  2. 2 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening 2005 · Beat 'em up 1,839
  3. 3 God of War II 2007 · Beat 'em up 1,807
  4. 4 God of War III 2010 · Beat 'em up 1,805
  5. 5 Bayonetta 2009 · Beat 'em up 1,802
  6. 6 Streets of Rage 4 2020 · Beat 'em up 1,773
  7. 7 God of War 2005 · Beat 'em up 1,769
  8. 8 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2013 · Beat 'em up 1,758
  9. 9 Devil May Cry 2001 · Beat 'em up 1,744
  10. 10 Streets of Rage 2 1992 · Beat 'em up 1,712
  11. 11 Ninja Gaiden Black 2005 · Beat 'em up 1,708
  12. 12 Bayonetta 2 2014 · Beat 'em up 1,688
  13. 13 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 · Beat 'em up 1,667
  14. 14 Castle Crashers 2008 · Beat 'em up 1,660
  15. 15 God of War: Ascension 2013 · Beat 'em up 1,650
  16. 16 Devil May Cry 4 2008 · Beat 'em up 1,638
  17. 17 God of War: Chains of Olympus 2008 · Beat 'em up 1,632
  18. 18 Devil May Cry 2 2003 · Beat 'em up 1,632
  19. 19 DmC: Devil May Cry 2013 · Beat 'em up 1,627
  20. 20 God of War: Ghost of Sparta 2010 · Beat 'em up 1,618
  21. 21 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2010 · Beat 'em up 1,612
  22. 22 Transformers: Devastation 2015 · Beat 'em up 1,592
  23. 23 God of War III: Remastered 2015 · Beat 'em up 1,589
  24. 24 Ninja Blade 2009 · Beat 'em up 1,589
  25. 25 Golden Axe 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,584

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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.