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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.

#19 1984 Tetris
#41 1988 Super Mario Bros. 3
#95 1988 Mega Man 2
#88 1992 Streets of Rage 2
#43 1993 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
#42 1994 Sonic 3 & Knuckles
#46 1996 Super Mario 64
#62 1996 Kirby Super Star
#2 1997 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
#18 1997 2 Final Fantasy VII
#80 1997 2 1 3 GoldenEye 007
#3 1998 3 Metal Gear Solid
#37 1998 3 2 3 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
#65 1998 Suikoden II
#35 1999 Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
#39 1999 Heroes of Might and Magic III
#56 2000 1 Thief II: The Metal Age
#79 2000 2 1 2 1 Deus Ex
#81 2000 1 Skies of Arcadia
#99 2000 Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
#28 2001 1 Super Smash Bros. Melee
#60 2001 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
#74 2001 Silent Hill 2
#52 2002 3 Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
#78 2003 The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
#96 2003 Max Payne 2
#51 2004 1 Need for Speed: Underground 2
#55 2004 2 5 Fable
#75 2004 1 2 3 World of Warcraft
#1 2005 1 7 6 Shadow of the Colossus
#9 2005 5 1 Resident Evil 4
#47 2005 Sid Meier's Civilization IV
#82 2005 2 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
#89 2005 Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
#73 2006 1 5 1 Wii Sports
#86 2006 1 Dead Rising
#98 2006 Medieval II: Total War
#91 2007 2 1 3 11 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
#84 2008 4 2 8 Fallout 3
#8 2009 Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
#27 2009 1 1 League of Legends
#30 2009 1 1 3 Dragon Age: Origins
#71 2009 8 15 10 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
#20 2010 1 4 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
#26 2010 7 1 3 9 Mass Effect 2
#97 2010 1 4 Battlefield: Bad Company 2
#6 2011 7 1 4 9 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
#7 2011 1 1 3 1 Minecraft
#25 2011 1 5 Dark Souls
#93 2011 1 The Binding of Isaac
#49 2012 2 2 1 2 XCOM: Enemy Unknown
#53 2012 3 Hotline Miami
#68 2012 5 1 18 7 Journey
#34 2013 3 2 7 14 Grand Theft Auto V
#54 2013 1 2 6 Papers, Please
#58 2013 10 1 13 13 The Last of Us
#59 2013 1 8 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
#67 2013 5 9 Final Fantasy XIV
#22 2014 1 2 6 Alien Isolation
#33 2014 FTL: Advanced Edition
#4 2015 7 1 6 18 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
#10 2015 5 2 1 4 Bloodborne
#31 2015 2 1 2 9 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
#57 2015 7 10 Ori and the Blind Forest
#63 2015 1 11 Undertale
#70 2015 1 2 8 3 Rocket League
#85 2015 1 7 Batman: Arkham Knight
#87 2015 Invisible, Inc.
#11 2016 1 4 Persona 5
#23 2016 1 1 1 5 Doom (2016)
#32 2016 2 6 Dishonored 2
#36 2016 2 Stardew Valley
#90 2016 1 4 15 Firewatch
#5 2017 16 6 11 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
#40 2017 1 2 1 6 Nier: Automata
#50 2017 3 Hollow Knight
#61 2017 1 2 4 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
#92 2017 1 Fortnite Battle Royale
#13 2018 14 1 10 13 God of War (2018)
#14 2018 1 2 4 7 Celeste
#21 2018 3 2 8 20 Red Dead Redemption 2
#45 2018 1 4 11 Return of the Obra Dinn
#69 2018 2 5 Into the Breach
#77 2018 2 Subnautica
#100 2018 2 1 Among Us
#12 2019 1 11 10 Disco Elysium
#16 2019 4 1 5 Resident Evil 2 (2019)
#66 2019 5 2 3 13 Outer Wilds
#72 2019 3 13 Apex Legends
#76 2019 2 Slay the Spire
#17 2020 11 1 13 19 Hades
#24 2020 2 1 5 11 Half-Life: Alyx
#29 2020 Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition
#58 2020 6 2 9 22 The Last of Us Part II
#83 2020 3 7 Genshin Impact
#94 2020 Crusader Kings III
#15 2021 2 1 7 13 It Takes Two
#44 2021 3 Hitman 3
#48 2021 4 2 3 19 Deathloop
#64 2021 1 1 Metroid Dread
#38 2022 17 1 10 15 Elden Ring