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 Metal Gear Solid 1998 · Action-adventure 1,951 +3
- 2 Half-Life 1998 · FPS 1,929 +2
- 3 Resident Evil 2 1998 · Horror 1,893 −4
- 4 StarCraft 1998 · Strategy 1,882 −29
- 5 SoulCalibur 1998 · Fighting 1,837 +47
- 6 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 1998 · Action-adventure 1,833 −71
- 7 Fallout 2 1998 · RPG 1,832 +79
- 8 Banjo-Kazooie 1998 · Platformer 1,826 +236
- 9 Suikoden II 1998 · RPG 1,821 +106
- 10 Street Fighter Alpha 3 1998 · Fighting 1,818 +20
- 11 Thief: The Dark Project 1998 · Action-adventure 1,816 +25
- 12 Baldur's Gate 1998 · RPG 1,806 +26
- 13 Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition 1998 · JRPG 1,795 +63
- 14 Spyro the Dragon 1998 · Platformer 1,775 −174
- 15 Xenogears 1998 · JRPG 1,730 −75
- 16 F-Zero X 1998 · Racing 1,730 −45
- 17 Crash Bandicoot: Warped 1998 · Platformer 1,699 −436
- 18 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX 1998 · Action-adventure 1,694 +271
- 19 Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft 1998 · TPS 1,662 +115
- 20 Guilty Gear 1998 · Fighting 1,660 +109
- 21 Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines 1998 · Strategy 1,631 +491
- 22 Grim Fandango 1998 · Point-and-click 1,625 +11
- 23 Pokémon Trading Card Game 1998 · Card & Board 1,602 +79
- 24 Sonic Adventure 1998 · Platformer 1,599 +64
- 25 Mario Party 1998 · Card & Board 1,597 +17
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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.