Live ranking
The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
613 games Reset
- 1 Ico 2001 · Platformer 1,915 +9
- 2 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003 · Platformer 1,895 +144
- 3 Conker's Bad Fur Day 2001 · Platformer 1,877 +126
- 4 Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 · Platformer 1,872 −21
- 5 Celeste 2018 · Platformer 1,867 +192
- 6 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,857 +90
- 7 Super Mario World 1990 · Platformer 1,853 +76
- 8 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 1995 · Platformer 1,852 −27
- 9 Gris 2018 · Platformer 1,848 −79
- 10 Super Mario Sunshine 2002 · Platformer 1,839 +297
- 11 Super Mario Galaxy 2007 · Platformer 1,833 −53
- 12 Banjo-Kazooie 1998 · Platformer 1,826 +236
- 13 Katana Zero 2019 · Platformer 1,818 +102
- 14 Little Nightmares 2017 · Platformer 1,812 +402
- 15 Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010 · Platformer 1,811 +78
- 16 Super Mario Odyssey 2017 · Platformer 1,801 −176
- 17 Mega Man 2 1989 · Platformer 1,793 −48
- 18 Rayman 2: The Great Escape 1999 · Platformer 1,792 +80
- 19 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022 · Platformer 1,785 −67
- 20 New Super Mario Bros. 2006 · Platformer 1,784 +144
- 21 Tomb Raider II 1997 · Platformer 1,781 +209
- 22 Inside 2016 · Platformer 1,779 −148
- 23 It Takes Two 2021 · Platformer 1,777 −189
- 24 Spyro the Dragon 1998 · Platformer 1,775 −174
- 25 Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones 2005 · Platformer 1,773 +320
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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.