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The 50 Best Video Games of All Time Time, 2016 · By year ↑

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Time's The 50 Best Video Games of All Time (2016) — the 50 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.

#40 1972 Pong
#19 1978 Space Invaders
#20 1980 Zork
#5 1981 Ms. Pac-Man
#28 1981 Donkey Kong
#35 1981 Galaga
#1 1984 Tetris
#8 1985 Super Mario Bros.
#9 1985 The Oregon Trail
#7 1986 The Legend of Zelda
#50 1986 King's Quest III: To Heir Is Human
#39 1987 Castlevania
#27 1992 1 Mortal Kombat
#32 1992 Wolfenstein 3D
#33 1992 Super Mario Kart
#4 1993 1 1 Doom
#13 1993 SimCity 2000
#29 1993 Myst
#12 1994 Final Fantasy VI
#2 1996 Super Mario 64
#14 1996 Quake
#22 1997 2 1 3 GoldenEye 007
#24 1997 2 Final Fantasy VII
#3 1998 3 2 3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
#30 1998 1 2 Pokémon Red and Blue
#44 1999 Super Smash Bros.
#15 2000 2 Counter-Strike
#21 2000 1 1 Diablo II
#31 2000 3 3 3 The Sims
#16 2001 4 4 3 Grand Theft Auto III
#25 2001 3 1 2 4 Halo: Combat Evolved
#45 2001 3 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
#10 2004 1 2 3 World of Warcraft
#17 2004 6 12 5 Half-Life 2
#41 2004 ESPN NFL 2K5
#11 2005 Sid Meier's Civilization IV
#43 2005 3 Call of Duty 2
#46 2005 5 1 3 Resident Evil 4
#47 2005 1 1 7 4 Guitar Hero
#23 2006 Microsoft Flight Simulator X
#42 2007 5 1 7 6 BioShock
#36 2008 4 2 8 Fallout 3
#37 2008 1 6 Braid
#48 2009 Angry Birds
#26 2010 1 4 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
#34 2010 6 7 5 Red Dead Redemption
#6 2011 1 1 3 1 Minecraft
#38 2011 6 2 10 9 Portal 2
#49 2013 2 Dota 2
#18 2015 1 1 9 Rise of the Tomb Raider