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 Portal 2 2011 · Puzzle 1,993
  2. 2 Minecraft: Java Edition 2011 · Sandbox 1,890
  3. 3 Batman: Arkham City 2011 · Action-adventure 1,877
  4. 4 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011 · Action RPG 1,871
  5. 5 Dark Souls 2011 · Action RPG 1,850
  6. 6 Terraria 2011 · Sandbox 1,778
  7. 7 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D 2011 · Action-adventure 1,775
  8. 8 Total War: Shogun 2 2011 · Strategy 1,769
  9. 9 The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings 2011 · Action RPG 1,756
  10. 10 Deus Ex: Human Revolution 2011 · FPS 1,748
  11. 11 Dead Space 2 2011 · TPS 1,747
  12. 12 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 2011 · TPS 1,742
  13. 13 To the Moon 2011 · Point-and-click 1,742
  14. 14 Battlefield 3 2011 · FPS 1,733
  15. 15 Bastion 2011 · Action RPG 1,723
  16. 16 Rage 2011 · FPS 1,715
  17. 17 Mortal Kombat 2011 · Fighting 1,714
  18. 18 Rayman Origins 2011 · Platformer 1,690
  19. 19 L.A. Noire 2011 · Action-adventure 1,686
  20. 20 Assassin's Creed Revelations 2011 · Action-adventure 1,678
  21. 21 The Binding of Isaac 2011 · Roguelite 1,670
  22. 22 Super Mario 3D Land 2011 · Platformer 1,638
  23. 23 Catherine 2011 · Platformer 1,630
  24. 24 Final Fantasy XIII-2 2011 · JRPG 1,624
  25. 25 The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword 2011 · Action-adventure 1,621

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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.