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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.

#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
#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)
#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
#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
#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
#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
#72 2014 1 2 3 Mario Kart 8
#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
#58 2012 5 1 18 7 Journey
#100 2012 9 Borderlands 2
#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
#6 2010 7 1 3 9 Mass Effect 2
#37 2010 6 7 5 Red Dead Redemption
#45 2010 3 Fallout: New Vegas
#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
#78 2008 1 8 Fable II
#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
#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
#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
#46 2003 2 3 5 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
#42 2002 4 2 11 Metroid Prime
#32 2001 3 1 2 4 Halo: Combat Evolved
#67 2001 Silent Hill 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
#83 1999 System Shock 2
#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
#14 1997 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
#77 1997 2 1 3 GoldenEye 007
#98 1997 2 Final Fantasy VII
#7 1996 Super Mario 64
#24 1995 Chrono Trigger
#68 1995 Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
#5 1994 Super Metroid
#44 1994 Final Fantasy VI
#50 1994 EarthBound
#29 1993 1 1 Doom
#89 1993 SimCity 2000
#4 1991 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
#22 1991 Street Fighter II
#96 1991 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
#2 1990 Super Mario World
#92 1990 Mega Man 3
#11 1988 Super Mario Bros. 3
#21 1985 Super Mario Bros.
#28 1984 Tetris
#53 1981 Ms. Pac-Man
#71 1981 Donkey Kong