Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

37 games Reset

  1. 1 RimWorld 2018 · Survival 1,827
  2. 2 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,668
  3. 3 This War of Mine 2014 · Survival 1,655
  4. 4 Rust 2018 · Survival 1,616
  5. 5 Don't Starve 2013 · Survival 1,613
  6. 6 DayZ 2018 · Survival 1,607
  7. 7 Raft 2022 · Survival 1,588
  8. 8 State of Decay 2013 · Survival 1,577
  9. 9 I Am Alive 2012 · Survival 1,547
  10. 10 Subnautica: Below Zero 2021 · Survival 1,513
  11. 11 Astroneer 2019 · Survival 1,512
  12. 12 Scum 2025 · Survival 1,509
  13. 13 Stranded Deep 2015 · Survival 1,502
  14. 14 Conan Exiles 2018 · Survival 1,496
  15. 15 Project Zomboid 2013 · Survival 1,493
  16. 16 The Flame in the Flood 2016 · Survival 1,489
  17. 17 The Long Dark 2017 · Survival 1,480
  18. 18 7 Days to Die 2024 · Survival 1,474
  19. 19 Vintage Story 2018 · Survival 1,470
  20. 20 How to Survive 2013 · Survival 1,459
  21. 21 Aven Colony 2017 · Survival 1,444
  22. 22 The Alters 2025 · Survival 1,433
  23. 23 How to Survive 2 2016 · Survival 1,427
  24. 24 Wartales 2023 · Survival 1,419
  25. 25 Last Day on Earth: Survival 2017 · Survival 1,414

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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.