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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
97 games Reset
- 1 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 · Metroidvania 1,984 +92
- 2 Dead Cells 2018 · Metroidvania 1,863 +92
- 3 Hollow Knight 2017 · Metroidvania 1,853 −4
- 4 Ori and the Will of the Wisps 2020 · Metroidvania 1,830 −94
- 5 Metroid Prime 2002 · Metroidvania 1,829 −95
- 6 Super Metroid 1994 · Metroidvania 1,828 −113
- 7 Hollow Knight: Silksong 2025 · Metroidvania 1,816 +385
- 8 Metroid Fusion 2002 · Metroidvania 1,816 −51
- 9 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 2003 · Metroidvania 1,814 −27
- 10 Metroid Dread 2021 · Metroidvania 1,804 +91
- 11 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 2004 · Metroidvania 1,783 +31
- 12 Ori and the Blind Forest 2015 · Metroidvania 1,746 −232
- 13 Metroid: Zero Mission 2004 · Metroidvania 1,736 −66
- 14 Castlevania: Circle of the Moon 2001 · Metroidvania 1,732 +16
- 15 Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition 2016 · Metroidvania 1,705 +205
- 16 Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 2007 · Metroidvania 1,677 +670
- 17 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link 1987 · Metroidvania 1,675 +1,729
- 18 The Messenger 2018 · Metroidvania 1,663 −109
- 19 Metroid 1987 · Metroidvania 1,638 +17
- 20 Metroid: Samus Returns 2017 · Metroidvania 1,601 −189
- 21 SteamWorld Dig 2 2017 · Metroidvania 1,586 −110
- 22 Metroid Prime Remastered 2023 · Metroidvania 1,583 −52
- 23 Song of the Deep 2016 · Metroidvania 1,568 +325
- 24 Rogue Legacy 2013 · Metroidvania 1,562 −96
- 25 Cave Story 2004 · Metroidvania 1,556 −85
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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.