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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
137 games Reset
- 1 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 · Action-adventure 1,912 +13
- 2 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 2004 · Action-adventure 1,905 +34
- 3 Pokémon Emerald Version 2004 · JRPG 1,821 +62
- 4 Rome: Total War 2004 · Strategy 1,808 +63
- 5 The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap 2004 · Action-adventure 1,802 +39
- 6 Half-Life 2 2004 · FPS 1,792 −157
- 7 Garry's Mod 2004 · Simulation 1,792 −34
- 8 Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King 2004 · JRPG 1,792 −12
- 9 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords 2004 · Action RPG 1,782 +195
- 10 Halo 2 2004 · FPS 1,771 −41
- 11 World of Warcraft 2004 · RPG 1,768 −85
- 12 The Sims 2 2004 · Simulation 1,767 +235
- 13 Doom 3 2004 · FPS 1,766 +308
- 14 Metroid Prime 2: Echoes 2004 · Metroidvania 1,761 −30
- 15 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door 2004 · RPG 1,740 −313
- 16 Metroid: Zero Mission 2004 · Metroidvania 1,736 −64
- 17 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2004 · Action RPG 1,735 +20
- 18 Prince of Persia: Warrior Within 2004 · Platformer 1,712 +68
- 19 Counter-Strike: Source 2004 · FPS 1,708 +311
- 20 Far Cry 2004 · FPS 1,700 +260
- 21 Half-Life: Source 2004 · FPS 1,696 −18
- 22 Hitman: Contracts 2004 · TPS 1,694 +155
- 23 Need for Speed: Underground 2 2004 · Racing 1,690 −87
- 24 Super Mario 64 DS 2004 · Platformer 1,688 +58
- 25 Pikmin 2 2004 · Strategy 1,680 +64
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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.