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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.

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