Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

45 games Reset

  1. 1 Minecraft: Java Edition 2011 · Sandbox 1,890
  2. 2 Terraria 2011 · Sandbox 1,778
  3. 3 No Man's Sky 2016 · Sandbox 1,677
  4. 4 Everything 2017 · Sandbox 1,523
  5. 5 Dragon Quest Builders 2 2018 · Sandbox 1,521
  6. 6 Satisfactory 2024 · Sandbox 1,520
  7. 7 Poly Bridge 2016 · Sandbox 1,517
  8. 8 Black & White 2001 · Sandbox 1,513
  9. 9 Potion Craft 2022 · Sandbox 1,512
  10. 10 Transport Tycoon Deluxe 1995 · Sandbox 1,512
  11. 11 Besiege 2020 · Sandbox 1,506
  12. 12 SimCity 1989 · Sandbox 1,498
  13. 13 Opus Magnum 2017 · Sandbox 1,493
  14. 14 Disney Infinity 2013 · Sandbox 1,484
  15. 15 Planet Zoo 2019 · Sandbox 1,477
  16. 16 PowerWash Simulator 2022 · Sandbox 1,472
  17. 17 Shapez 2020 · Sandbox 1,469
  18. 18 Dragon Quest Builders 2016 · Sandbox 1,468
  19. 19 Stronghold 2 2005 · Sandbox 1,455
  20. 20 Townscaper 2020 · Sandbox 1,454
  21. 21 Project Highrise 2016 · Sandbox 1,454
  22. 22 Dude Simulator 2017 · Sandbox 1,449
  23. 23 Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives 2016 · Sandbox 1,446
  24. 24 Teardown 2022 · Sandbox 1,445
  25. 25 Cube World 2019 · Sandbox 1,439

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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.