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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.

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