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

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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.

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