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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 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,892 +35
- 2 Shadow of the Colossus 2005 · Action-adventure 1,876 +170
- 3 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2005 · Visual novel 1,849 +98
- 4 Sid Meier's Civilization IV 2005 · Strategy 1,849 +120
- 5 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening 2005 · Beat 'em up 1,839 +201
- 6 Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005 · Racing 1,797 −63
- 7 F.E.A.R. 2005 · FPS 1,786 +61
- 8 Star Wars: Battlefront II 2005 · FPS 1,774 +128
- 9 Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones 2005 · Platformer 1,773 +320
- 10 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 2005 · TPS 1,771 −92
- 11 God of War 2005 · Beat 'em up 1,769 +160
- 12 Half-Life 2: Lost Coast 2005 · FPS 1,747 +237
- 13 Kingdom Hearts II 2005 · Action RPG 1,743 −133
- 14 Psychonauts 2005 · Platformer 1,731 −92
- 15 Battlefield 2 2005 · FPS 1,715 −125
- 16 Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence 2005 · Action-adventure 1,710 +149
- 17 Ninja Gaiden Black 2005 · Beat 'em up 1,708 −19
- 18 Call of Duty 2 2005 · FPS 1,701 −255
- 19 Age of Empires III 2005 · Strategy 1,686 −28
- 20 Mario Kart DS 2005 · Racing 1,667 +34
- 21 SoulCalibur III 2005 · Fighting 1,642 +99
- 22 Indigo Prophecy 2005 · Adventure 1,635 −72
- 23 Resident Evil 4 2005 · Horror 1,618 +229
- 24 Samorost 2 2005 · Point-and-click 1,609 +12
- 25 Super Mario Strikers 2005 · Sports 1,608 +245
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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.