List of video games considered the best
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This is a list of video games that have consistently been ranked among the best of all time by video game journalists and critics. The games listed here are included on at least five separate "best/greatest of all time" lists from different reliable publications. While any single publication's list reflects its own taste, when the lists are taken in aggregate, a handful of notable games have achieved something approaching critical consensus by multiple appearances in such lists.
List
| List 1 | Next Generation, 1996[4] |
|---|---|
| List 2 | Next Generation, 1999[5] |
| List 3 | Entertainment Weekly, 2003[17] |
| List 4 | IGN, 2003[20] |
| List 5 | The Age, 2005[24] |
| List 6 | IGN, 2005[25] |
| List 7 | Yahoo!, 2005[8] |
| List 8 | IGN, 2007[15] |
| List 9 | Empire, 2009[23] |
| List 10 | Game Informer, 2009[3] |
| List 11 | FHM, 2010[16] |
| List 12 | GamesTM, 2010[14] |
| List 13 | G4, 2012[1] |
| List 14 | Time, 2012[6] |
| List 15 | GamesRadar, 2013[22] |
| List 16 | GamingBolt, 2013[2] |
| List 17 | Slant, 2014[26] |
| List 18 | Popular Mechanics, 2014[12] |
| List 19 | IGN, 2015[11] |
| List 20 | Edge, 2015[29] |
| List 21 | Hardcore Gaming 101, 2015[21] |
| List 22 | Time, 2016[7] |
| List 23 | Edge, 2017[18] |
| List 24 | Stuff.tv, 2017[27] |
| List 25 | TheWrap, 2017[13] |
| List 26 | WhatCulture, 2017[28] |
| List 27 | Polygon, 2017[9] |
| List 28 | Game Informer, 2018[10] |
| List 29 | IGN, 2018[19] |
See also
- List of best-selling video games
- List of Game of the Year awards
- List of video games notable for negative reception
Notes
- ^ [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
- ^ [3][11][12][6][7][13][9][10]
- ^ [1][14][15][12][8][6][4][16][7][9][10]
- ^ [1][3][4][5][17][6][8][9][10]
- ^ [2][3][14][8][6][16][18][10]
- ^ [4][5][17][6][8][6][9][10]
- ^ [17][1][2][14][12][8][6][4][16][7][11][9][10][19]
- ^ [17][6][8][9][10]
- ^ [17][1][3][20][6][7][11][9][10][19]
- ^ [17][21][4][6][9][19]
- ^ [17][1][2][3][20][15][12][22][4][7][11][9][19]
- ^ [17][1][2][20][6][16][10]
- ^ [17][3][10][14][4][5][9]
- ^ [23][14][8][4][16][5][9]
- ^ [24][23][17][1][3][14][20][25][15][12][26][8][22][6][4][16][5][7][27][9][10][19]
- ^ [23][17][16][1][14][20][12][3][9][10]
- ^ [1][2][3]
[20][25][15][26][6][7][11][9][10][19] - ^ [1][3][15][6][7][11][9][10][19]
- ^ [17][1][2][3][20][15][6][11][10][19]
- ^ [23][1][2][3][8][9][10]
- ^ [17][1][3][20][15][12][8][6][11][21][9][10]
- ^ [17][16][14][4][8]
- ^ [1][3][15][12][22][11][9][10]
- ^ [24][1][2][3][25][15][12][22][16][11][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [17][2][21][20][15][25][6][9]
- ^ [17][3][20][8][9]
- ^ [23][16][22][2][27][11][9]
- ^ [23][3][14][20][15][12][26][8][22][16][11][18][27][28][10][19]
- ^ [23][17][1][2][3][14][20][25][15][12][26][8][22][16][11][18][27][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [23][17][16][3][14][21][4][8][9]
- ^ [17][14][21][11][8][9][19]
- ^ [23][17][1][3][14][20][25][15][12][6][16][27][9][10]
- ^ [23][17][1][2][3][20][25][15][12][26][8][6][4][16][5][11][9][10][19]
- ^ [2][3][8][22][9][10]
- ^ [24][23][1][3][14][20]
[25][15][12][8][4][16][5][7][27][9][10] - ^ [1][2][3][20][15][7][9][10]
- ^ [23][1][22][3][14][21][25][15][9][10]
- ^ [23][17][8][4][9]
- ^ [23][17][2][3][14][20][25][15][12][8][7][27][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [3][15][16][21][9][10]
- ^ [17][3][12][8][9]
- ^ [1][12][26][6][7][9][10]
- ^ [1][27][20][12][6][8][9][10]
- ^ [15][26][21][9][10]
- ^ [24][16][20][25][15][4][5][9]
- ^ [17][2][14][20][25][15][12][22][9][10]
- ^ [24][23][16][14][25][15][20][11][4][12][6][7][13][9][10][19]
- ^ [23][12][26][16][9][10]
- ^ [2][3][26][22][11][18][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [3][20]
[25][15][12][26][22][7][11][21][9][10][19] - ^ [24][23][1][2][20][25][15][12][4][16][5][21][13][9][19]
- ^ [23][17][1][3][14][20][25][15][12][26][8][22][16][11][18][21][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [17][2][3][21][20][25][15][11][4][5][12][19]
- ^ [23][17][1][2][3][20][25][15][12][26][22][6][11][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [2][3][20][15][11][4][9][19]
- ^ [16][14][27][8][9]
- ^ [2][3][14][20][25][15][26][22][11][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][17][1][2][20][25][15][12][27][9]
- ^ [17][16][3][14][20][25][15][9]
- ^ [14][4][21][15][9]
- ^ [1][3][20][15][12][26][8][16][7][11][27][9][10][19]
- ^ [23][16][2][4][6][7][9]
- ^ [23][17][1][14][15][8][6][4][9][10]
- ^ [24][23][17][1][2][3][14][20][25][15][12][26][8][22][6][4][16][7][11][18][27][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][23][17][3][14][8][27][9][10]
- ^ [17][1][2][3][14][20][25][15][12][26][22][11][21][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [3][15][22][6][11][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][23][17][1][2][3][14][25][15][12][26][8][6][16][7][11][27][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][23][17][1][3][14][20][25][15][12][26][8][16][5][7][27][9][10][19]
- ^ [23][17][3][5][9]
- ^ [17][3][25][15][5][8]
- ^ [1][2][3][12][26][16][9]
- ^ [17][3][2][5][21]
- ^ [22][2][21][12][28][9][10]
- ^ [6][8][1][9][10]
- ^ [17][26][8][9][10]
- ^ [24][23][2][25][15][12][26][22][6][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [23][17][1][2][20][25]
[15][8][9][10][19] - ^ [24][23][1][2][3][14][20][25][15][12][26][8][16][7][11][18][27][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][23][17][1][2][3][14][20][25][15][12][8][22][6][11][27][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [17][1][20][25][15][5][21][10]
- ^ [23][2][3][20][11][9]
- ^ [17][2][3][20][25][26][8][9][10][19]
- ^ [23][1][2][3][14][20][25][15][12][6][16][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [16][2][3][6][9][10]
- ^ [24][23][17][21][25][27][9][10]
- ^ [17][3][6][8][9]
- ^ [23][17][3][21][20][25][9][10]
- ^ [23][2][3][21][15][9][10]
- ^ [23][26][8][16][9]
- ^ [23][21][26][6][9]
- ^ [15][12][22][6][11][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [1][2][3][25][21][8][10][19]
- ^ [24][23][1][2][3][20][25][22][6][16][7][13][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][23][17][3][14][8][22][6][27][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [23][17][1][2][3][14][8][22][6][7][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [26][16][14][21][9]
- ^ [3][15][26][18][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [23][17][16][1][3][27][6][7][8][9][19]
- ^ [24][3][20][25][15][11][27][9]
- ^ [14][20][25][15][22][16][11][18][10]
- ^ [24][17][6][9][10]
- ^ [3][20][25][12][26][22][9][10]
- ^ [20][25][15][12][4][7][11][27][9][10]
- ^ [17][1][3][20][25][15][8][7][9][10]
- ^ [23][17][1][14][20][25][15][26][8][16][7][27][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][23][1][3][25][15][26][22][6][11][18][27][9][10]
- ^ [17][22][3][26][9]
- ^ [23][3][15][26][9][10][19]
- ^ [29][18][14][26][6][9]
- ^ [23][17][1][2][3][15][12][26][22][11][27][9][10][19]
- ^ [1][3][20][12][26][22][11][27][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][3][26][11][27][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][2][3][26][8][22][11][18][9][19]
- ^ [24][23][2][3][14][20][25][15][26][22][6][11][18][27][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][1][2][3][14][25][15][12][26][22][18][9][10]
- ^ [2][15][8][22][9][10][19]
- ^ [29][14][8][9][10]
- ^ [21][3][14][25][15][11][27][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][2][3][14][28][13][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][23][3][14][25][15][12][26][22][6][16][7][27][21][28][13][9][10][19]
- ^ [29][18][26][6][9][10]
- ^ [12][26][22][11][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][1][14][15][12][8][22][7][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [29][18][3][21][11][7][9][10][19]
- ^ [2][14][26][11][9][10]
- ^ [23][2][3][25][15][12][9][10]
- ^ [23][3][6][7][9][10]
- ^ [24][23][1][2][3][14][25][15][12][26][22][16][7][11][18][27][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [23][1][2][3][14][15][12][26][22][6][16][11][18][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [24][2][3][21][9]
- ^ [23][16][2][3][14][6][9][10]
- ^ [23][2][16][6][3][9]
- ^ [23][3][14][15][26][22][6][16][18][21]
- ^ [16][1][6][12][9][10]
- ^ [23][1][2][14][12][26][22][6][16][7][27][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [1][3][14][12][26][6][27][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [2][14][3][16][9]
- ^ [18][29][23][1][26][28][9]
- ^ [23][1][3][14][26][22][6][16][9][10][19]
- ^ [23][16][3][11][9][19]
- ^ [16][22][3][11][12][9][10][19]
- ^ [29][1][22][2][3][12][7][6][26][9][10]
- ^ [1][12][26][22][6][18][9][10]
- ^ [1][14][12][26][22][16][7][27][21][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [14][12][26][22][9][10]
- ^ [23][1][3][22][9][10]
- ^ [23][16][14][3][9]
- ^ [12][22][6][11][18][21][9][10][19]
- ^ [29][18][11][22][9][10][19]
- ^ [1][2][12][9][10]
- ^ [22][2][3][11][28][9][10]
- ^ [14][12][26][22][27][13][9][10][19]
- ^ [29][12][22][18][9][10]
- ^ [14][12][26][22][27][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [12][26][22][7][27][21][28][13][9][10]
- ^ [29][18][1][22][12][26]
- ^ [22][11][18][27][21][28][9][10]
- ^ [29][18][21][12][9][10]
- ^ [1][2][12][26][9][10][19]
- ^ [12][22][11][18][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [12][22][27][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [1][12][22][27][9][10][19]
- ^ [2][12][26][22][7][27][21][13][9][10][19]
- ^ [29][22][12][9][10]
- ^ [12][26][22][11][18][9][10][19]
- ^ [26][2][6][13][10]
- ^ [2][12][26][22][11][9][10]
- ^ [29][18][7][11][9][10][19]
- ^ [26][27][29][18][11][22][9][10][19]
- ^ [12][26][22][27][21][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [29][18][21][27][9][10][19]
- ^ [29][18][27][21][28][13][9][10][19]
- ^ [18][27][9][10][19]
- ^ [18][28][9][10][19]
- ^ [18][27][28][10][19]
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