Live ranking

The full ranking.

The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.

88 games Reset

  1. 1 Divinity: Original Sin II 2017 · RPG 1,925
  2. 2 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1997 · RPG 1,922
  3. 3 Baldur's Gate III 2023 · RPG 1,889
  4. 4 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn 2000 · RPG 1,875
  5. 5 Fallout 2 1998 · RPG 1,832
  6. 6 Suikoden II 1998 · RPG 1,821
  7. 7 Baldur's Gate 1998 · RPG 1,806
  8. 8 Undertale 2015 · RPG 1,798
  9. 9 Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition 2018 · RPG 1,797
  10. 10 Pillars of Eternity 2015 · RPG 1,793
  11. 11 World of Warcraft 2004 · RPG 1,768
  12. 12 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 2004 · RPG 1,740
  13. 13 Disco Elysium 2019 · RPG 1,734
  14. 14 Suikoden 1995 · RPG 1,723
  15. 15 Divinity: Original Sin 2014 · RPG 1,703
  16. 16 Paper Mario 2000 · RPG 1,696
  17. 17 Planescape: Torment - Enhanced Edition 2017 · RPG 1,694
  18. 18 Planescape: Torment 1999 · RPG 1,664
  19. 19 Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition 2015 · RPG 1,635
  20. 20 Shin Megami Tensei IV 2013 · RPG 1,606
  21. 21 Lost Odyssey 2007 · RPG 1,569
  22. 22 Disco Elysium: The Final Cut 2021 · RPG 1,559
  23. 23 Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire 2018 · RPG 1,557
  24. 24 Neverwinter Nights 2002 · RPG 1,552
  25. 25 Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time 2005 · RPG 1,549

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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.