Live ranking

The full ranking.

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

211 games Reset

  1. 1 Red Dead Redemption 2 2018 · Action-adventure 1,900
  2. 2 Celeste 2018 · Platformer 1,870
  3. 3 Dead Cells 2018 · Metroidvania 1,863
  4. 4 Dark Souls: Remastered 2018 · Action RPG 1,859
  5. 5 Frostpunk 2018 · Strategy 1,850
  6. 6 Gris 2018 · Platformer 1,848
  7. 7 RimWorld 2018 · Survival 1,827
  8. 8 God of War 2018 · Action RPG 1,816
  9. 9 Into the Breach 2018 · Strategy 1,800
  10. 10 Hitman 2 2018 · TPS 1,798
  11. 11 Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition 2018 · RPG 1,797
  12. 12 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 · Fighting 1,794
  13. 13 Monster Hunter: World 2018 · Action RPG 1,792
  14. 14 Return of the Obra Dinn 2018 · Puzzle 1,774
  15. 15 Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2018 · TPS 1,754
  16. 16 Marvel's Spider-Man 2018 · Action-adventure 1,746
  17. 17 Far Cry 5 2018 · FPS 1,744
  18. 18 Tetris Effect 2018 · Puzzle 1,724
  19. 19 A Way Out 2018 · Action-adventure 1,723
  20. 20 Forza Horizon 4 2018 · Racing 1,718
  21. 21 Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2018 · Action RPG 1,718
  22. 22 Detroit: Become Human 2018 · Adventure 1,691
  23. 23 Shadow of the Colossus 2018 · Action-adventure 1,663
  24. 24 The Messenger 2018 · Metroidvania 1,663
  25. 25 Subnautica 2018 · Survival 1,659

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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.