Live ranking

The full ranking.

The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.

199 games Reset

  1. 1 Journey 2012 · Adventure 1,868
  2. 2 XCOM: Enemy Unknown 2012 · Strategy 1,843
  3. 3 Spec Ops: The Line 2012 · Action-adventure 1,835
  4. 4 Max Payne 3 2012 · TPS 1,830
  5. 5 Dishonored 2012 · Action-adventure 1,815
  6. 6 FTL: Faster Than Light 2012 · Roguelite 1,812
  7. 7 Mass Effect 3 2012 · Action RPG 1,808
  8. 8 Spelunky 2012 · Roguelite 1,805
  9. 9 Hotline Miami 2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,794
  10. 10 The Walking Dead 2012 · Point-and-click 1,790
  11. 11 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2012 · FPS 1,784
  12. 12 Far Cry 3 2012 · FPS 1,767
  13. 13 Persona 4 Golden 2012 · JRPG 1,766
  14. 14 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 2012 · Visual novel 1,759
  15. 15 Euro Truck Simulator 2 2012 · Simulation 1,745
  16. 16 Call of Duty: Black Ops II 2012 · FPS 1,726
  17. 17 Dragon's Dogma 2012 · Action RPG 1,713
  18. 18 Borderlands 2 2012 · Action RPG 1,712
  19. 19 Fire Emblem Awakening 2012 · Strategy 1,712
  20. 20 New Super Mario Bros. 2 2012 · Platformer 1,705
  21. 21 Game Dev Tycoon 2012 · Strategy 1,686
  22. 22 Darksiders II 2012 · Action RPG 1,685
  23. 23 Fez 2012 · Platformer 1,678
  24. 24 Sleeping Dogs 2012 · Action-adventure 1,668
  25. 25 Halo 4 2012 · FPS 1,657

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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.