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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 Day of the Tentacle 1993 · Point-and-click 1,820 +149
- 2 SimCity 2000 1993 · Simulation 1,810 −125
- 3 Doom 1993 · FPS 1,781 −163
- 4 Mega Man X 1993 · Platformer 1,747 +71
- 5 Sonic CD 1993 · Platformer 1,747 +110
- 6 Kirby's Adventure 1993 · Platformer 1,746 +73
- 7 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening 1993 · Action-adventure 1,737 +12
- 8 Myst 1993 · Point-and-click 1,698 +34
- 9 Gunstar Heroes 1993 · Platformer 1,675 −68
- 10 Secret of Mana 1993 · Action RPG 1,641 +858
- 11 Samurai Shodown 1993 · Fighting 1,627 +65
- 12 Super Mario Bros. 3 1993 · Platformer 1,622 +226
- 13 Sam & Max Hit the Road 1993 · Point-and-click 1,614 −35
- 14 Star Fox 1993 · TPS 1,608 −41
- 15 Disney's Aladdin 1993 · Platformer 1,606 −140
- 16 Phantasy Star IV: The End of the Millennium 1993 · JRPG 1,601 −182
- 17 Disney's Aladdin 1993 · Platformer 1,572 +727
- 18 Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers 1993 · Fighting 1,561 −329
- 19 Disney's Goof Troop 1993 · Action-adventure 1,558 −141
- 20 Battletoads In Battlemaniacs 1993 · Beat 'em up 1,558 +104
- 21 NBA Jam 1993 · Sports 1,542 +167
- 22 Simon the Sorcerer 1993 · Point-and-click 1,527 −209
- 23 Zombies Ate My Neighbors 1993 · Shoot 'em up 1,526 +175
- 24 Battletoads / Double Dragon 1993 · Beat 'em up 1,525 +194
- 25 Daytona USA 1993 · Racing 1,525 +160
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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.