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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
258 games Reset
- 1 Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001 · Fighting 1,878 −35
- 2 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike 1999 · Fighting 1,838 +50
- 3 SoulCalibur 1998 · Fighting 1,837 +49
- 4 Tekken 7 2017 · Fighting 1,825 −21
- 5 Guilty Gear: Strive 2021 · Fighting 1,825 +103
- 6 Street Fighter 6 2023 · Fighting 1,822 −61
- 7 Street Fighter Alpha 3 1998 · Fighting 1,818 +20
- 8 Tekken 3 1997 · Fighting 1,800 −64
- 9 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 · Fighting 1,794 +58
- 10 Street Fighter II 1991 · Fighting 1,788 −111
- 11 Super Smash Bros. Brawl 2008 · Fighting 1,784 +15
- 12 Mortal Kombat 11 2019 · Fighting 1,782 −52
- 13 SoulCalibur II 2002 · Fighting 1,753 −22
- 14 Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes 2000 · Fighting 1,742 +51
- 15 Super Smash Bros. 1999 · Fighting 1,718 +2
- 16 Mortal Kombat 2011 · Fighting 1,714 −140
- 17 Street Fighter IV 2008 · Fighting 1,701 −69
- 18 Street Fighter V 2016 · Fighting 1,700 −75
- 19 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U 2014 · Fighting 1,696 +346
- 20 Mortal Kombat II 1994 · Fighting 1,685 −178
- 21 Mortal Kombat 1992 · Fighting 1,663 −47
- 22 Guilty Gear 1998 · Fighting 1,660 +109
- 23 Mortal Kombat X 2015 · Fighting 1,644 +22
- 24 SoulCalibur III 2005 · Fighting 1,642 +97
- 25 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS 2014 · Fighting 1,639 +98
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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.