Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

2,175 games Reset

  1. 1 Portal 2 2011 · Puzzle 1,993
  2. 2 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2017 · Action-adventure 1,961
  3. 3 Stardew Valley 2016 · Simulation 1,925
  4. 4 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2003 · Action RPG 1,921
  5. 5 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe 2017 · Racing 1,921
  6. 6 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1991 · Action-adventure 1,911
  7. 7 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 2003 · Platformer 1,895
  8. 8 Resident Evil 2 1998 · Horror 1,893
  9. 9 Portal 2007 · Puzzle 1,892
  10. 10 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,892
  11. 11 Final Fantasy III 1994 · JRPG 1,892
  12. 12 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 2000 · Action-adventure 1,892
  13. 13 Elden Ring 2022 · Action RPG 1,886
  14. 14 Super Mario 64 1996 · Action-adventure 1,883
  15. 15 Batman: Arkham City 2011 · Action-adventure 1,877
  16. 16 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,876
  17. 17 Conker's Bad Fur Day 2001 · Platformer 1,875
  18. 18 Super Smash Bros. Melee 2001 · Fighting 1,873
  19. 19 GoldenEye 007 1997 · FPS 1,873
  20. 20 Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 · Platformer 1,872
  21. 21 Devil May Cry 5 2019 · Beat 'em up 1,871
  22. 22 Celeste 2018 · Platformer 1,867
  23. 23 Dead Cells 2018 · Metroidvania 1,863
  24. 24 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker 2002 · Action-adventure 1,859
  25. 25 Dark Souls: Remastered 2018 · Action RPG 1,859

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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.