Search:

The 100 Best Video Games of All Time, Ranked USA Today / GLHF, 2022 · By rank ↑

By rank ↓ By year ↓ By votes ↓

USA Today / GLHF's The 100 Best Video Games of All Time, Ranked (2022) — 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 1 7 6 Shadow of the Colossus
#2 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
#3 3 Metal Gear Solid
#4 7 1 6 18 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
#5 16 6 11 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
#6 7 1 4 9 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
#7 1 1 3 1 Minecraft
#8 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
#9 5 1 Resident Evil 4
#10 5 2 1 4 Bloodborne
#11 1 4 Persona 5
#12 1 11 10 Disco Elysium
#13 14 1 10 13 God of War (2018)
#14 1 2 4 7 Celeste
#15 2 1 7 13 It Takes Two
#16 4 1 5 Resident Evil 2 (2019)
#17 11 1 13 19 Hades
#18 2 Final Fantasy VII
#19 Tetris
#20 1 4 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
#21 3 2 8 20 Red Dead Redemption 2
#22 1 2 6 Alien Isolation
#23 1 1 1 5 Doom (2016)
#24 2 1 5 11 Half-Life: Alyx
#25 1 5 Dark Souls
#26 7 1 3 9 Mass Effect 2
#27 1 1 League of Legends
#28 1 Super Smash Bros. Melee
#29 Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
#30 1 1 3 Dragon Age: Origins
#31 2 1 2 9 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
#32 2 6 Dishonored 2
#33 FTL: Advanced Edition
#34 3 2 7 14 Grand Theft Auto V
#35 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
#36 2 Stardew Valley
#37 3 2 3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
#38 17 1 10 15 Elden Ring
#39 Heroes of Might and Magic III
#40 1 2 1 6 Nier: Automata
#41 Super Mario Bros. 3
#42 Sonic 3 & Knuckles
#43 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
#44 3 Hitman 3
#45 1 4 11 Return of the Obra Dinn
#46 Super Mario 64
#47 Sid Meier's Civilization IV
#48 4 2 3 19 Deathloop
#49 2 2 1 2 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
#50 3 Hollow Knight
#51 1 Need for Speed: Underground 2
#52 3 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
#53 3 Hotline Miami
#54 1 2 6 Papers, Please
#55 2 5 Fable
#56 1 Thief II: The Metal Age
#57 7 10 Ori and the Blind Forest
#58 10 1 13 13 The Last of Us
#58 6 2 9 22 The Last of Us Part II
#59 1 8 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
#60 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
#61 1 2 4 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
#62 Kirby Super Star
#63 1 11 Undertale
#64 1 1 Metroid Dread
#65 Suikoden II
#66 5 2 3 13 Outer Wilds
#67 5 9 Final Fantasy XIV
#68 5 1 18 7 Journey
#69 2 5 Into the Breach
#70 1 2 8 3 Rocket League
#71 8 15 10 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
#72 3 13 Apex Legends
#73 1 5 1 Wii Sports
#74 Silent Hill 2
#75 1 2 3 World of Warcraft
#76 2 Slay the Spire
#77 2 Subnautica
#78 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
#79 2 1 2 1 Deus Ex
#80 2 1 3 GoldenEye 007
#81 1 Skies of Arcadia
#82 2 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
#83 3 7 Genshin Impact
#84 4 2 8 Fallout 3
#85 1 7 Batman: Arkham Knight
#86 1 Dead Rising
#87 Invisible, Inc.
#88 Streets of Rage 2
#89 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
#90 1 4 15 Firewatch
#91 2 1 3 11 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
#92 1 Fortnite Battle Royale
#93 1 The Binding of Isaac
#94 Crusader Kings III
#95 Mega Man 2
#96 Max Payne 2
#97 1 4 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
#98 Medieval II: Total War
#99 Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
#100 2 1 Among Us