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 Fallout: New Vegas 2010 · Action RPG 1,931
  2. 2 Mass Effect 2 2010 · Action RPG 1,930
  3. 3 Limbo 2010 · Platformer 1,857
  4. 4 Sid Meier's Civilization V 2010 · Strategy 1,857
  5. 5 Super Mario Galaxy 2 2010 · Platformer 1,813
  6. 6 God of War III 2010 · Beat 'em up 1,805
  7. 7 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc 2010 · Visual novel 1,778
  8. 8 Halo: Reach 2010 · FPS 1,775
  9. 9 Red Dead Redemption 2010 · Action-adventure 1,765
  10. 10 BioShock 2 2010 · FPS 1,759
  11. 11 Mafia II 2010 · TPS 1,758
  12. 12 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 2010 · Strategy 1,756
  13. 13 Pokémon Black Version 2010 · JRPG 1,756
  14. 14 Super Meat Boy 2010 · Platformer 1,752
  15. 15 Alan Wake 2010 · TPS 1,750
  16. 16 Metro 2033 2010 · FPS 1,746
  17. 17 Assassin's Creed Brotherhood 2010 · Action-adventure 1,731
  18. 18 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2010 · Racing 1,693
  19. 19 Amnesia: The Dark Descent 2010 · Horror 1,692
  20. 20 Xenoblade Chronicles 2010 · JRPG 1,682
  21. 21 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010 · FPS 1,681
  22. 22 Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 · FPS 1,654
  23. 23 Heavy Rain 2010 · Adventure 1,649
  24. 24 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker 2010 · TPS 1,649
  25. 25 Dead Rising 2 2010 · Action-adventure 1,640

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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.