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

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  1. 1 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 1991 · Action-adventure 1,911
  2. 2 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge 1991 · Point-and-click 1,827
  3. 3 Street Fighter II 1991 · Fighting 1,788
  4. 4 Super Castlevania IV 1991 · Platformer 1,715
  5. 5 Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 · Platformer 1,713
  6. 6 Final Fantasy IV 1991 · JRPG 1,708
  7. 7 Out of This World 1991 · Platformer 1,610
  8. 8 QuackShot Starring Donald Duck 1991 · Platformer 1,555
  9. 9 Streets of Rage 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,548
  10. 10 Lemmings 1991 · Puzzle 1,539
  11. 11 Mega Man 4 1991 · Platformer 1,522
  12. 12 Sid Meier's Civilization 1991 · Strategy 1,519
  13. 13 Sonic the Hedgehog 1991 · Platformer 1,518
  14. 14 Captain Commando 1991 · Platformer 1,501
  15. 15 Bomberman II 1991 · Puzzle 1,498
  16. 16 Yoshi 1991 · Puzzle 1,491
  17. 17 Super Ghouls'n Ghosts 1991 · Platformer 1,487
  18. 18 Knights of the Round 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,477
  19. 19 Duke Nukem 1991 · Platformer 1,476
  20. 20 ToeJam & Earl 1991 · Roguelite 1,471
  21. 21 Gobliiins 1991 · Point-and-click 1,469
  22. 22 The King of Dragons 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,466
  23. 23 Final Fantasy Adventure 1991 · Action RPG 1,458
  24. 24 Battletoads 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,455
  25. 25 Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge 1991 · Platformer 1,451

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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.