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

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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.

#53 1981 Ms. Pac-Man
#71 1981 Donkey Kong
#28 1984 Tetris
#21 1985 Super Mario Bros.
#11 1988 Super Mario Bros. 3
#2 1990 Super Mario World
#92 1990 Mega Man 3
#4 1991 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
#22 1991 Street Fighter II
#96 1991 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
#29 1993 1 1 Doom
#89 1993 SimCity 2000
#5 1994 Super Metroid
#44 1994 Final Fantasy VI
#50 1994 EarthBound
#24 1995 Chrono Trigger
#68 1995 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
#7 1996 Super Mario 64
#14 1997 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
#77 1997 2 1 3 GoldenEye 007
#98 1997 2 Final Fantasy VII
#31 1998 4 Half-Life
#34 1998 3 2 3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
#36 1998 3 Metal Gear Solid
#43 1998 Pokémon Yellow
#48 1998 StarCraft
#94 1998 Fallout 2
#83 1999 System Shock 2
#49 2000 1 1 Diablo II
#52 2000 2 Counter-Strike
#86 2000 2 3 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
#90 2000 1 Thief II: The Metal Age
#32 2001 3 1 2 4 Halo: Combat Evolved
#67 2001 Silent Hill 2
#42 2002 4 2 11 Metroid Prime
#46 2003 2 3 5 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
#9 2004 6 12 5 Half-Life 2
#15 2004 2 3 3 Halo 2
#27 2004 1 Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
#47 2004 1 2 3 World of Warcraft
#66 2004 1 1 1 6 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
#95 2004 1 1 3 Burnout 3: Takedown
#35 2005 Sid Meier's Civilization IV
#39 2005 1 7 6 Shadow of the Colossus
#40 2005 5 1 3 Resident Evil 4
#69 2005 Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
#18 2007 5 1 7 6 BioShock
#23 2007 2 2 2 Portal
#63 2007 2 1 3 11 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
#78 2008 1 8 Fable II
#51 2009 1 3 Left 4 Dead 2
#57 2009 8 15 10 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
#70 2009 The Sims 3
#93 2009 1 1 League of Legends
#6 2010 7 1 3 9 Mass Effect 2
#37 2010 6 7 5 Red Dead Redemption
#45 2010 3 Fallout: New Vegas
#3 2011 6 2 10 9 Portal 2
#33 2011 1 1 3 1 Minecraft
#41 2011 7 1 4 9 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
#61 2011 2 13 Batman: Arkham City
#80 2011 1 5 Dark Souls
#58 2012 5 1 18 7 Journey
#100 2012 9 Borderlands 2
#12 2013 3 2 8 14 Grand Theft Auto V
#17 2013 10 1 13 13 The Last of Us
#30 2013 5 9 Final Fantasy XIV
#73 2013 2 Dota 2
#97 2013 1 8 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
#72 2014 1 2 3 Mario Kart 8
#16 2015 7 1 6 18 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
#19 2015 5 2 1 4 Bloodborne
#20 2015 1 11 Undertale
#62 2015 1 1 9 Rise of the Tomb Raider
#56 2016 10 1 8 11 Overwatch
#59 2016 1 8 The Witness
#60 2016 2 6 Dishonored 2
#65 2016 XCOM 2
#87 2016 1 7 Titanfall 2
#88 2016 1 2 12 13 Inside
#1 2017 16 6 11 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
#54 2017 3 Hollow Knight
#79 2017 1 Fortnite Battle Royale
#99 2017 1 Divinity: Original Sin 2
#8 2018 3 2 8 20 Red Dead Redemption 2
#25 2018 14 1 10 13 God of War (2018)
#74 2018 1 4 11 Return of the Obra Dinn
#76 2018 1 1 3 3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
#85 2018 1 2 Monster Hunter: World
#10 2019 1 11 10 Disco Elysium
#55 2019 3 13 Apex Legends
#64 2019 5 1 8 17 Control
#82 2019 1 3 Mortal Kombat 11
#84 2019 4 4 Resident Evil 2 (2019)
#13 2020 11 1 13 19 Hades
#26 2020 2 1 5 11 Half-Life: Alyx
#38 2020 6 2 9 22 The Last of Us Part II
#75 2020 1 Spelunky 2
#81 2020 Persona 5 Royal
#91 2020 2 5 9 Animal Crossing: New Horizons