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 The Last of Us Part II 2020 · TPS 1,838 +226
- 2 Star Fox 64 1997 · TPS 1,813 −54
- 3 Dead Space 2008 · TPS 1,809 −34
- 4 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End 2016 · TPS 1,806 −110
- 5 Hitman 2016 · TPS 1,803 −34
- 6 Hitman 2 2018 · TPS 1,798 +10
- 7 Hitman 3 2021 · TPS 1,788 +19
- 8 Hitman: Blood Money 2006 · TPS 1,783 +291
- 9 The Last of Us Remastered 2014 · TPS 1,777 +227
- 10 Max Payne 3 2012 · TPS 1,777 −28
- 11 Mafia 2002 · TPS 1,776 −153
- 12 Alan Wake 2010 · TPS 1,770 −155
- 13 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003 · TPS 1,767 −55
- 14 Max Payne 2001 · TPS 1,761 −179
- 15 Mafia II 2010 · TPS 1,758 +196
- 16 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 2011 · TPS 1,757 +172
- 17 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2018 · TPS 1,754 =
- 18 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 2005 · TPS 1,754 −139
- 19 Alan Wake II 2023 · TPS 1,750 −157
- 20 Control 2019 · TPS 1,738 −300
- 21 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell 2002 · TPS 1,736 −53
- 22 Dead Space 2 2011 · TPS 1,732 −82
- 23 Uncharted: The Lost Legacy 2017 · TPS 1,725 +62
- 24 Hitman: Contracts 2004 · TPS 1,694 +156
- 25 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009 · TPS 1,691 −369
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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.