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. 1 Ico 2001 · Platformer 1,915
  2. 2 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003 · Platformer 1,895
  3. 3 Conker's Bad Fur Day 2001 · Platformer 1,877
  4. 4 Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 · Platformer 1,872
  5. 5 Celeste 2018 · Platformer 1,867
  6. 6 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,857
  7. 7 Super Mario World 1990 · Platformer 1,853
  8. 8 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 1995 · Platformer 1,852
  9. 9 Gris 2018 · Platformer 1,848
  10. 10 Super Mario Sunshine 2002 · Platformer 1,839
  11. 11 Super Mario Galaxy 2007 · Platformer 1,833
  12. 12 Banjo-Kazooie 1998 · Platformer 1,826
  13. 13 Katana Zero 2019 · Platformer 1,818
  14. 14 Little Nightmares 2017 · Platformer 1,812
  15. 15 Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010 · Platformer 1,811
  16. 16 Super Mario Odyssey 2017 · Platformer 1,801
  17. 17 Mega Man 2 1989 · Platformer 1,793
  18. 18 Rayman 2: The Great Escape 1999 · Platformer 1,792
  19. 19 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022 · Platformer 1,785
  20. 20 New Super Mario Bros. 2006 · Platformer 1,784
  21. 21 Tomb Raider II 1997 · Platformer 1,781
  22. 22 Inside 2016 · Platformer 1,779
  23. 23 It Takes Two 2021 · Platformer 1,777
  24. 24 Spyro the Dragon 1998 · Platformer 1,775
  25. 25 Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones 2005 · Platformer 1,773

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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.