Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

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  1. 1 Command & Conquer 1995 · Strategy 1,830
  2. 2 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island 1995 · Platformer 1,825
  3. 3 Chrono Trigger 1995 · JRPG 1,797
  4. 4 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest 1995 · Platformer 1,772
  5. 5 Suikoden 1995 · RPG 1,723
  6. 6 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 1995 · Strategy 1,668
  7. 7 Rayman 1995 · Platformer 1,640
  8. 8 Descent 1995 · FPS 1,616
  9. 9 Earthworm Jim 2 1995 · Platformer 1,613
  10. 10 Full Throttle 1995 · Point-and-click 1,609
  11. 11 Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness 1995 · Strategy 1,604
  12. 12 Mortal Kombat 3 1995 · Fighting 1,599
  13. 13 Star Wars: Dark Forces 1995 · FPS 1,595
  14. 14 Kirby's Dream Land 2 1995 · Platformer 1,560
  15. 15 Mario's Super Picross 1995 · Puzzle 1,553
  16. 16 Comix Zone 1995 · Beat 'em up 1,551
  17. 17 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 1995 · Fighting 1,549
  18. 18 Worms 1995 · Strategy 1,545
  19. 19 I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 1995 · Point-and-click 1,541
  20. 20 Samurai Shodown III 1995 · Fighting 1,541
  21. 21 Terranigma 1995 · Action RPG 1,539
  22. 22 Tekken 2 1995 · Fighting 1,531
  23. 23 The Dig 1995 · Point-and-click 1,531
  24. 24 Flight of the Amazon Queen 1995 · Point-and-click 1,530
  25. 25 Mega Man 7 1995 · Platformer 1,520

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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.