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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
69 games Reset
- 1 Final Fantasy III 1994 · JRPG 1,892 −13
- 2 Doom II: Hell on Earth 1994 · FPS 1,863 +47
- 3 Super Metroid 1994 · Metroidvania 1,828 −113
- 4 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 1994 · Platformer 1,772 +48
- 5 X-COM: UFO Defense 1994 · Strategy 1,717 −70
- 6 Donkey Kong Country 1994 · Platformer 1,689 −33
- 7 Mortal Kombat II 1994 · Fighting 1,685 −177
- 8 Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 1994 · Platformer 1,657 +66
- 9 EarthBound 1994 · JRPG 1,645 −289
- 10 Warcraft: Orcs & Humans 1994 · Strategy 1,606 +3
- 11 System Shock 1994 · Action RPG 1,604 −19
- 12 The Lion King 1994 · Platformer 1,575 +690
- 13 Super Punch-Out!! 1994 · Fighting 1,574 −62
- 14 Tekken 1994 · Fighting 1,557 +572
- 15 The Incredible Machine 2 1994 · Strategy 1,552 +331
- 16 International Superstar Soccer 1994 · Sports 1,548 +276
- 17 Urban Strike: The Sequel to Jungle Strike 1994 · Shoot 'em up 1,547 +78
- 18 Sonic & Knuckles 1994 · Platformer 1,540 +1,636
- 19 Killer Instinct 1994 · Fighting 1,540 +697
- 20 Contra: Hard Corps 1994 · Platformer 1,538 −67
- 21 Bust-A-Move 1994 · Puzzle 1,532 +287
- 22 Theme Park 1994 · Strategy 1,530 +177
- 23 Dynamite Headdy 1994 · Platformer 1,525 +855
- 24 Alien vs. Predator 1994 · Beat 'em up 1,513 +452
- 25 Art of Fighting 2 1994 · Fighting 1,508 +397
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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.