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The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time, Ranked by Experts GQ, 2023 · By rank ↑

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GQ's The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time, Ranked by Experts (2023) — the 100 greatest video games of all time. Read the full list →

This page shows the games from that ranking that are also covered in the GOTY World archive. Rank positions come from the original list, while the star counts show each game's tracked GOTY and category award recognition.

#1 16 6 11 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
#2 10 1 13 13 The Last of Us
#3 Tetris
#4 5 2 1 4 Bloodborne
#5 7 1 6 18 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
#6 7 1 3 9 Mass Effect 2
#7 3 Metal Gear Solid
#8 6 2 10 9 Portal 2
#9 1 5 Dark Souls
#10 6 12 5 Half-Life 2
#11 5 1 Resident Evil 4
#12 1 11 10 Disco Elysium
#13 3 2 3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
#14 Super Mario World
#15 3 2 8 20 Red Dead Redemption 2
#16 7 1 4 9 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
#17 2 Final Fantasy VII
#18 Super Mario 64
#19 1 1 Doom
#20 17 1 10 15 Elden Ring
#21 3 1 2 4 Halo: Combat Evolved
#22 1 2 3 World of Warcraft
#23 5 1 7 6 BioShock
#24 1 1 3 1 Minecraft
#25 1 2 Pokémon Red and Blue
#26 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
#27 Street Fighter II
#28 6 2 9 22 The Last of Us Part II
#29 5 1 18 7 Journey
#30 5 2 3 13 Outer Wilds
#31 1 7 6 Shadow of the Colossus
#32 2 1 2 1 Deus Ex
#33 1 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
#34 8 15 10 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
#35 2 2 2 Portal
#36 Super Mario Bros. 3
#37 Silent Hill 2
#38 11 1 13 19 Hades
#39 1 1 2 14 What Remains of Edith Finch
#40 5 1 6 Super Mario Galaxy
#41 3 3 3 The Sims
#42 Chrono Trigger
#43 1 2 1 6 Nier: Automata
#44 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
#45 1 2 Halo 3
#46 2 1 6 5 Destiny
#47 14 1 10 13 God of War (2018)
#48 3 2 7 14 Grand Theft Auto V
#49 2 Stardew Valley
#50 3 Spelunky
#51 1 Final Fantasy X
#52 4 Half-Life
#53 2 6 Dishonored 2
#54 1 1 5 4 Ico
#55 3 Hollow Knight
#56 1 2 12 13 Inside
#57 2 2 Final Fantasy IX
#58 1 1 12 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
#59 4 2 8 Fallout 3
#60 Super Metroid
#61 4 4 3 Grand Theft Auto III
#62 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
#63 1 The Sims 2
#64 1 4 Persona 5
#65 2 1 3 GoldenEye 007
#66 3 Fallout: New Vegas
#67 2 1 2 6 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
#68 2 Thief: The Dark Project
#69 1 2 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
#70 1 3 Left 4 Dead 2
#71 2 1 3 11 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
#72 Yakuza 0
#73 Final Fantasy VI
#74 1 11 Undertale
#75 4 2 11 Metroid Prime
#76 Pokémon Gold
#76 Pokémon Silver
#77 The Secret of Monkey Island
#78 2 3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
#79 2 2 9 Tetris Effect
#80 1 4 15 Firewatch
#81 1 Fortnite Battle Royale
#82 1 1 3 Dragon Age: Origins
#83 2 1 5 9 BioShock Infinite
#84 1 3 Shenmue
#85 5 9 Final Fantasy XIV
#86 Civilization V
#87 2 2 5 7 Super Mario Odyssey
#88 2 1 2 13 The Last Guardian
#89 3 Hitman 3
#90 Super Mario Kart
#91 6 1 7 Grand Theft Auto IV
#92 7 Mass Effect
#93 1 8 Fable II
#94 1 1 4 5 Ōkami
#95 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
#96 Super Mario Bros.
#97 1 4 11 Return of the Obra Dinn
#98 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
#99 1 1 Rez
#100 2 3 5 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic