Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

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  1. 1 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2005 · Visual novel 1,849
  2. 2 Doki Doki Literature Club! 2017 · Visual novel 1,785
  3. 3 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010 · Visual novel 1,778
  4. 4 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 2012 · Visual novel 1,759
  5. 5 Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 2007 · Visual novel 1,725
  6. 6 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All 2006 · Visual novel 1,675
  7. 7 Emily is Away 2015 · Visual novel 1,622
  8. 8 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim 2019 · Visual novel 1,622
  9. 9 Clannad 2004 · Visual novel 1,607
  10. 10 Steins;Gate 2009 · Visual novel 1,592
  11. 11 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony 2017 · Visual novel 1,590
  12. 12 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Trials and Tribulations 2007 · Visual novel 1,588
  13. 13 Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors 2009 · Visual novel 1,567
  14. 14 Saya no Uta 2019 · Visual novel 1,562
  15. 15 Hatoful Boyfriend 2011 · Visual novel 1,553
  16. 16 The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog 2023 · Visual novel 1,549
  17. 17 Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You 2016 · Visual novel 1,532
  18. 18 The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures 2015 · Visual novel 1,525
  19. 19 Virginia 2016 · Visual novel 1,524
  20. 20 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies 2013 · Visual novel 1,522
  21. 21 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action 2016 · Visual novel 1,506
  22. 22 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice 2016 · Visual novel 1,504
  23. 23 Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2009 · Visual novel 1,504
  24. 24 Gyakuten Kenji 2 2011 · Visual novel 1,501
  25. 25 Tails Noir 2021 · Visual novel 1,497

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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.