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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
333 games Reset
- 1 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings 1999 · Strategy 1,897 +34
- 2 Dungeon Keeper 1997 · Strategy 1,894 +40
- 3 StarCraft 1998 · Strategy 1,882 −29
- 4 Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia 1999 · Strategy 1,862 +19
- 5 Sid Meier's Civilization V 2010 · Strategy 1,857 −33
- 6 Frostpunk 2018 · Strategy 1,850 +96
- 7 Sid Meier's Civilization IV 2005 · Strategy 1,849 +120
- 8 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012 · Strategy 1,843 +179
- 9 Command & Conquer 1995 · Strategy 1,830 +179
- 10 Europa Universalis IV 2013 · Strategy 1,829 −56
- 11 Into the Breach 2018 · Strategy 1,812 +27
- 12 Stellaris 2016 · Strategy 1,810 +89
- 13 Rome: Total War 2004 · Strategy 1,808 +55
- 14 Company of Heroes 2006 · Strategy 1,785 −54
- 15 Pikmin 2001 · Strategy 1,784 +5
- 16 Age of Mythology 2002 · Strategy 1,783 +192
- 17 Homeworld 1999 · Strategy 1,782 +17
- 18 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 2000 · Strategy 1,781 −90
- 19 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 1996 · Strategy 1,774 +102
- 20 Crusader Kings III 2020 · Strategy 1,773 −179
- 21 XCOM 2 2016 · Strategy 1,771 +82
- 22 Total War: Shogun 2 2011 · Strategy 1,769 −65
- 23 Commandos 2: Men of Courage 2001 · Strategy 1,763 −26
- 24 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 2002 · Strategy 1,758 −124
- 25 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 2010 · Strategy 1,756 +43
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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.