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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
16 games Reset
- 1 Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 · Platformer 1,872 −21
- 2 Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1988 · Platformer 1,614 +73
- 3 Ice Hockey 1988 · Sports 1,584 −78
- 4 Ninja Gaiden 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,541 +240
- 5 Final Fantasy II 1988 · JRPG 1,539 +635
- 6 Battle Chess 1988 · Card & Board 1,513 −629
- 7 Double Dragon II: The Revenge 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,508 −256
- 8 Super Contra 1988 · Platformer 1,488 +539
- 9 RoboCop 1988 · Platformer 1,458 +381
- 10 Cabal 1988 · TPS 1,443 +301
- 11 Altered Beast 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,431 −782
- 12 R.C. Pro-Am 1988 · Racing 1,418 −967
- 13 Silk Worm 1988 · Shoot 'em up 1,415 −541
- 14 Blaster Master 1988 · Metroidvania 1,403 −575
- 15 Leisure Suit Larry 2: Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) 1988 · Point-and-click 1,392 −130
- 16 Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders 1988 · Point-and-click 1,385 −165
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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.