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 Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons 2013 · Action-adventure 1,876
  2. 2 BioShock Infinite 2013 · FPS 1,846
  3. 3 Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag 2013 · Action-adventure 1,831
  4. 4 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 2013 · Action-adventure 1,831
  5. 5 Grand Theft Auto V 2013 · Racing 1,825
  6. 6 The Last of Us 2013 · Action-adventure 1,801
  7. 7 Europa Universalis IV 2013 · Strategy 1,801
  8. 8 Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon 2013 · FPS 1,766
  9. 9 The Stanley Parable 2013 · Adventure 1,761
  10. 10 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance 2013 · Beat 'em up 1,758
  11. 11 Super Mario 3D World 2013 · Platformer 1,758
  12. 12 Antichamber 2013 · Puzzle 1,757
  13. 13 Metro: Last Light 2013 · FPS 1,749
  14. 14 Dota 2 2013 · MOBA 1,744
  15. 15 Papers, Please 2013 · Point-and-click 1,743
  16. 16 Rayman Legends 2013 · Platformer 1,725
  17. 17 Path of Exile 2013 · Action RPG 1,723
  18. 18 Tomb Raider 2013 · Platformer 1,718
  19. 19 StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm 2013 · Strategy 1,712
  20. 20 Payday 2 2013 · FPS 1,703
  21. 21 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD 2013 · Action-adventure 1,703
  22. 22 Battlefield 4 2013 · Simulation 1,702
  23. 23 The Wolf Among Us 2013 · Point-and-click 1,700
  24. 24 Outlast 2013 · Horror 1,685
  25. 25 Saints Row IV 2013 · Action-adventure 1,675

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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.