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

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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.

#2 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
#3 3 Metal Gear Solid
#8 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
#11 1 4 Persona 5
#12 1 11 10 Disco Elysium
#18 2 Final Fantasy VII
#19 Tetris
#20 1 4 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
#22 1 2 6 Alien Isolation
#25 1 5 Dark Souls
#27 1 1 League of Legends
#28 1 Super Smash Bros. Melee
#29 Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
#30 1 1 3 Dragon Age: Origins
#32 2 6 Dishonored 2
#33 FTL: Advanced Edition
#35 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
#36 2 Stardew Valley
#39 Heroes of Might and Magic III
#41 Super Mario Bros. 3
#42 Sonic 3 & Knuckles
#43 2 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
#50 3 Hollow Knight
#51 1 Need for Speed: Underground 2
#52 3 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
#53 3 Hotline Miami
#55 2 5 Fable
#56 1 Thief II: The Metal Age
#57 7 10 Ori and the Blind Forest
#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
#65 Suikoden II
#67 5 9 Final Fantasy XIV
#69 2 5 Into the Breach
#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
#81 1 Skies of Arcadia
#82 Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
#83 3 7 Genshin Impact
#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
#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
#1 1 7 6 Shadow of the Colossus
#7 1 1 3 1 Minecraft
#14 1 2 4 7 Celeste
#23 1 1 1 5 Doom (2016)
#40 1 2 1 6 Nier: Automata
#54 1 2 6 Papers, Please
#64 1 1 Metroid Dread
#70 1 2 8 3 Rocket League
#92 1 Fortnite Battle Royale
#15 2 1 7 13 It Takes Two
#24 2 1 5 11 Half-Life: Alyx
#31 2 1 2 9 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
#49 2 2 1 2 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
#79 2 1 2 1 Deus Ex
#80 2 1 3 GoldenEye 007
#91 2 1 3 11 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
#21 3 2 8 20 Red Dead Redemption 2
#34 3 2 8 14 Grand Theft Auto V
#37 3 2 3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
#16 4 4 Resident Evil 2 (2019)
#48 4 2 3 19 Deathloop
#84 4 2 8 Fallout 3
#9 5 1 3 Resident Evil 4
#10 5 2 1 4 Bloodborne
#66 5 2 3 13 Outer Wilds
#68 5 1 18 7 Journey
#58 6 2 9 22 The Last of Us Part II
#4 7 1 6 18 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
#6 7 1 4 9 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
#26 7 1 3 9 Mass Effect 2
#71 8 15 10 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
#58 10 1 13 13 The Last of Us
#17 11 1 13 19 Hades
#13 14 1 10 13 God of War (2018)
#5 16 6 11 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
#38 17 1 10 15 Elden Ring