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The Best 100 Video Games of All Time IGN, 2021 · By rank ↑

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IGN's The Best 100 Video Games of All Time (2021) — 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 Super Mario World
#3 6 2 10 9 Portal 2
#4 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
#5 Super Metroid
#6 7 1 3 9 Mass Effect 2
#7 Super Mario 64
#8 3 2 8 20 Red Dead Redemption 2
#9 6 12 5 Half-Life 2
#10 1 11 10 Disco Elysium
#11 Super Mario Bros. 3
#12 3 2 7 14 Grand Theft Auto V
#13 11 1 13 19 Hades
#14 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
#15 2 3 3 Halo 2
#16 7 1 6 18 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
#17 10 1 13 13 The Last of Us
#18 5 1 7 6 BioShock
#19 5 2 1 4 Bloodborne
#20 1 11 Undertale
#21 Super Mario Bros.
#22 Street Fighter II
#23 2 2 2 Portal
#24 Chrono Trigger
#25 14 1 10 13 God of War (2018)
#26 2 1 5 11 Half-Life: Alyx
#27 1 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
#28 Tetris
#29 1 1 Doom
#30 5 9 Final Fantasy XIV
#31 4 Half-Life
#32 3 1 2 4 Halo: Combat Evolved
#33 1 1 3 1 Minecraft
#34 3 2 3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
#35 Sid Meier's Civilization IV
#36 3 Metal Gear Solid
#37 6 7 5 Red Dead Redemption
#38 6 2 9 22 The Last of Us Part II
#39 1 7 6 Shadow of the Colossus
#40 5 1 Resident Evil 4
#41 7 1 4 9 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
#42 4 2 11 Metroid Prime
#43 Pokémon Yellow
#44 Final Fantasy VI
#45 3 Fallout: New Vegas
#46 2 3 5 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
#47 1 2 3 World of Warcraft
#48 StarCraft
#49 1 1 Diablo II
#50 EarthBound
#51 1 3 Left 4 Dead 2
#52 2 Counter-Strike
#53 Ms. Pac-Man
#54 3 Hollow Knight
#55 3 13 Apex Legends
#56 10 1 8 11 Overwatch
#57 8 15 10 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
#58 5 1 18 7 Journey
#59 1 8 The Witness
#60 2 6 Dishonored 2
#61 2 13 Batman: Arkham City
#62 1 1 9 Rise of the Tomb Raider
#63 2 1 3 11 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
#64 5 1 8 17 Control
#65 XCOM 2
#66 1 1 1 6 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
#67 Silent Hill 2
#68 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
#69 2 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
#70 The Sims 3
#71 Donkey Kong
#72 1 2 3 Mario Kart 8
#73 2 Dota 2
#74 1 4 11 Return of the Obra Dinn
#75 1 Spelunky 2
#76 1 1 3 3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
#77 2 1 3 GoldenEye 007
#78 1 8 Fable II
#79 1 Fortnite Battle Royale
#80 1 5 Dark Souls
#81 Persona 5 Royal
#82 1 3 Mortal Kombat 11
#83 System Shock 2
#84 4 1 5 Resident Evil 2 (2019)
#85 1 2 Monster Hunter: World
#86 2 3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
#87 1 7 Titanfall 2
#88 1 2 12 13 Inside
#89 SimCity 2000
#90 1 Thief II: The Metal Age
#91 2 5 9 Animal Crossing: New Horizons
#92 Mega Man 3
#93 1 1 League of Legends
#94 Fallout 2
#95 1 1 3 Burnout 3: Takedown
#96 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
#97 1 8 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
#98 2 Final Fantasy VII
#99 1 Divinity: Original Sin 2
#100 9 Borderlands 2