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The full ranking.
The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
160 games Reset
- 1 Assassin's Creed II 2009 · Action-adventure 1,888 +248
- 2 Dragon Age: Origins 2009 · Action RPG 1,875 +146
- 3 Batman: Arkham Asylum 2009 · Action-adventure 1,847 +133
- 4 Left 4 Dead 2 2009 · FPS 1,838 +283
- 5 Pokémon HeartGold Version 2009 · JRPG 1,832 +20
- 6 Pokémon SoulSilver Version 2009 · JRPG 1,828 +1
- 7 Bayonetta 2009 · Beat 'em up 1,807 −20
- 8 Machinarium 2009 · Point-and-click 1,766 −35
- 9 New Super Mario Bros. Wii 2009 · Platformer 1,738 −24
- 10 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 2009 · Action-adventure 1,734 −3
- 11 Demon's Souls 2009 · Action RPG 1,731 −241
- 12 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009 · FPS 1,725 −65
- 13 Persona 3 Portable 2009 · JRPG 1,719 −216
- 14 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009 · TPS 1,694 −357
- 15 Borderlands 2009 · Action RPG 1,679 +308
- 16 Wii Sports Resort 2009 · Racing 1,668 −118
- 17 Torchlight 2009 · Action RPG 1,653 −54
- 18 Wolfenstein 2009 · FPS 1,651 +450
- 19 Plants vs. Zombies 2009 · Strategy 1,646 −63
- 20 Prototype 2009 · Action-adventure 1,627 +826
- 21 The Sims 3 2009 · Simulation 1,621 −130
- 22 Flower 2009 · Simulation 1,620 −26
- 23 League of Legends 2009 · MOBA 1,611 −208
- 24 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition 2009 · Point-and-click 1,604 +93
- 25 Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey 2009 · JRPG 1,604 −72
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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.