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

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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.

#3 1984 Tetris
#96 1985 Super Mario Bros.
#36 1988 Super Mario Bros. 3
#14 1990 Super Mario World
#77 1990 The Secret of Monkey Island
#26 1991 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
#27 1991 Street Fighter II
#90 1992 Super Mario Kart
#95 1992 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss
#19 1993 1 1 Doom
#60 1994 Super Metroid
#73 1994 Final Fantasy VI
#42 1995 Chrono Trigger
#18 1996 Super Mario 64
#17 1997 2 Final Fantasy VII
#62 1997 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
#65 1997 2 1 3 GoldenEye 007
#7 1998 3 Metal Gear Solid
#13 1998 3 2 3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
#25 1998 1 2 Pokémon Red and Blue
#52 1998 4 Half-Life
#68 1998 2 Thief: The Dark Project
#76 1999 Pokémon Gold
#76 1999 Pokémon Silver
#84 1999 1 3 Shenmue
#98 1999 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
#32 2000 2 1 2 1 Deus Ex
#41 2000 3 3 3 The Sims
#57 2000 2 2 Final Fantasy IX
#69 2000 1 2 The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
#78 2000 2 3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
#21 2001 3 1 2 4 Halo: Combat Evolved
#37 2001 Silent Hill 2
#51 2001 1 Final Fantasy X
#54 2001 1 1 5 4 Ico
#61 2001 4 4 3 Grand Theft Auto III
#99 2001 1 1 Rez
#67 2002 2 1 2 6 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
#75 2002 4 2 11 Metroid Prime
#44 2003 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
#100 2003 2 3 5 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
#10 2004 6 12 5 Half-Life 2
#22 2004 1 2 3 World of Warcraft
#33 2004 1 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
#63 2004 1 The Sims 2
#11 2005 5 1 3 Resident Evil 4
#31 2005 1 7 6 Shadow of the Colossus
#58 2006 1 1 12 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
#94 2006 1 1 4 5 Ōkami
#23 2007 5 1 7 6 BioShock
#35 2007 2 2 2 Portal
#40 2007 5 1 6 Super Mario Galaxy
#45 2007 1 2 Halo 3
#71 2007 2 1 3 11 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
#92 2007 7 Mass Effect
#59 2008 4 2 8 Fallout 3
#91 2008 6 1 7 Grand Theft Auto IV
#93 2008 1 8 Fable II
#34 2009 8 15 10 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
#70 2009 1 3 Left 4 Dead 2
#82 2009 1 1 3 Dragon Age: Origins
#6 2010 7 1 3 9 Mass Effect 2
#66 2010 3 Fallout: New Vegas
#86 2010 Civilization V
#8 2011 6 2 10 9 Portal 2
#9 2011 1 5 Dark Souls
#16 2011 7 1 4 9 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
#24 2011 1 1 3 1 Minecraft
#29 2012 5 1 18 7 Journey
#50 2012 3 Spelunky
#2 2013 10 1 13 13 The Last of Us
#48 2013 3 2 8 14 Grand Theft Auto V
#83 2013 2 1 5 9 BioShock Infinite
#85 2013 5 9 Final Fantasy XIV
#46 2014 2 1 6 5 Destiny
#4 2015 5 2 1 4 Bloodborne
#5 2015 7 1 6 18 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
#72 2015 Yakuza 0
#74 2015 1 11 Undertale
#49 2016 2 Stardew Valley
#53 2016 2 6 Dishonored 2
#56 2016 1 2 12 13 Inside
#64 2016 1 4 Persona 5
#80 2016 1 4 15 Firewatch
#88 2016 2 1 2 13 The Last Guardian
#89 2016 3 Hitman 3
#1 2017 16 6 11 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
#39 2017 1 1 2 14 What Remains of Edith Finch
#43 2017 1 2 1 6 Nier: Automata
#55 2017 3 Hollow Knight
#81 2017 1 Fortnite Battle Royale
#87 2017 2 2 5 7 Super Mario Odyssey
#15 2018 3 2 8 20 Red Dead Redemption 2
#47 2018 14 1 10 13 God of War (2018)
#79 2018 2 2 9 Tetris Effect
#97 2018 1 4 11 Return of the Obra Dinn
#12 2019 1 11 10 Disco Elysium
#30 2019 5 2 3 13 Outer Wilds
#28 2020 6 2 9 22 The Last of Us Part II
#38 2020 11 1 13 19 Hades
#20 2022 17 1 10 15 Elden Ring