Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

216 games Reset

  1. 1 The Last of Us Part II 2020 · TPS 1,838
  2. 2 Star Fox 64 1997 · TPS 1,813
  3. 3 Dead Space 2008 · TPS 1,809
  4. 4 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 2016 · TPS 1,806
  5. 5 Hitman 2016 · TPS 1,803
  6. 6 Hitman 2 2018 · TPS 1,798
  7. 7 Hitman 3 2021 · TPS 1,788
  8. 8 Hitman: Blood Money 2006 · TPS 1,783
  9. 9 The Last of Us Remastered 2014 · TPS 1,777
  10. 10 Max Payne 3 2012 · TPS 1,777
  11. 11 Mafia 2002 · TPS 1,776
  12. 12 Alan Wake 2010 · TPS 1,770
  13. 13 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003 · TPS 1,767
  14. 14 Max Payne 2001 · TPS 1,761
  15. 15 Mafia II 2010 · TPS 1,758
  16. 16 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 2011 · TPS 1,757
  17. 17 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2018 · TPS 1,754
  18. 18 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 2005 · TPS 1,754
  19. 19 Alan Wake II 2023 · TPS 1,750
  20. 20 Control 2019 · TPS 1,738
  21. 21 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 2002 · TPS 1,736
  22. 22 Dead Space 2 2011 · TPS 1,732
  23. 23 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 2017 · TPS 1,725
  24. 24 Hitman: Contracts 2004 · TPS 1,694
  25. 25 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009 · TPS 1,691

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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.