Official List of the Top 200 Best Reviewed Games of ALL TIME (since 1996) compiled and edited via Gamerankings

Got tired of always arguing with my bros about what the best video games of all time were so on a sleepless night this week I decided to compile an official list (from a critical perspective anyway).

I went on the review aggregate website Gamerankings.com, and sorted all games with at least ten or more reviews by highest review score. I omitted the few games released prior to 1996 that met this criteria because for years prior to 1996, less than a handful of games met the criteria of having 10 reviews recognized on the website. So out of fairness, this list will only consist of games released from 1996 onward.

I also took the liberty of removing the following annual sports titles which otherwise would have placed on the list-

Championship Manager 4 NFL 2k1 NCAA Football 2004 World Soccer Winning Eleven 7 International NBA 2K2 Madden NFL 2002 Pro Evolution Soccer Madden NFL 2004 NFL 2K NCAA Football 2003 Madden NFL 2003 World Soccer Winning Eleven 8 International

For games with releases on multiple platforms I selected the score of the platform with the most reviews ( for example Batman Arkham City - Xbox 360), or the platform on which the game was best designed to be played (for example, Resident Evil 4 - Gamecube, Portal 2 - PC).

I omitted compilation releases (such as “The Orange Box” and “Metroid Prime: Trilogy) and took the issue of re-releases on a case by case basis. For example, I used the score for Ocarina of Time on the N64 not the 3DS. I used the score for “Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence” instead of the original “Metal Gear Solid 3 : Snake Eater” and included both the original “Resident Evil 2” and the 2019 remake of “Resident Evil 2” on the list. GBA and DS remakes of certain SNES games were included if the original games released prior to 1996.

I counted expansion packs as seperate releases but did not account for individual “episode” games (i.e. I counted season one of Telltale’s “The Walking Dead” as a game, not the individual episodes).

Took about 3 hours to compile this list so please enjoy!.

1. Super Mario Galaxy
2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
3. Super Mario Odyssey
4. Super Mario Galaxy 2
5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
6. Grand Theft Auto IV
7. Grand Theft Auto V
8. SoulCalibur
9. Red Dead Redemption 2
10. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
11. Super Mario 64
12. Metroid Prime
13. Resident Evil 4
14. Tekken 3
15. Mass Effect 2
16. The Last of Us: Remastered
17. Metal Gear Solid (GBC)
18. Halo: Combat Evolved
19. Half-Life 2
20. Grand Theft Auto III
21. Portal 2
22. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
23. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
24. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas
25. Bioshock
26. Gran Turismo
27. Journey
28. Ninja Gaiden Black
29. Wipeout XL
30. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
31. LittleBigPlanet
32. Goldeneye 007
33. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
34. Halo 2
35. Perfect Dark
36. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
37. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
38. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
39. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
40. Persona 4: Golden
41. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
42. Red Dead Redemption
43. Undertale
44. God of War (2018)
45. World of Goo
46. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
47. Half-Life
48. Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Man
49. Gears of War
50. Company of Heroes
51. Batman: Arkham City
52. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
53. Resident Evil Code: Veronica
54. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
55. God of War (2005)
56. Unreal Tournament (1999)
57. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
58. Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
59. Halo 3
60. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
61. Sid Meier’s Civilization IV
62. Gears of War 2
63. Persona 5
64. Metal Gear Solid (PS1)
65. Street Fighter IV
66. Project Gotham Racing 2
67. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
68. Resident Evil 2 (PS1)
69. Burnout 3: Takedown
70. Forza Motorsport
71. Rayman 2: The Great Escape (DC)
72. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
73. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
74. Jetpack Joyride
75. Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
76. Grim Fandango
77. Divinity: Original Sin II
78. Fallout 3
79. Starcraft
80. Super Smash Bros. Brawl
81. Inside
82. Minecraft
83. Final Fantasy IX
84. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
85. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
86. God of War II
87. World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
88. Okami
89. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe
90. Bioshock Infinite
91. Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar
92. Devil May Cry (2001)
93. Team Fortress 2
94. Unreal Tournament 2004
95. Super Mario 3D World
96. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 4
97. Fire Emblem: Awakening
98. SSX Tricky
99. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
100. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty
101. Rock Band III
102. Gran Turismo 2
103. Mario Kart 8: Deluxe
104. SSX
105. Resident Evil 2 (2019)
106. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
107. Asphalt 8: Airborne
108. Advance Wars
109. Banjo-Kazooie
110. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
111. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
112. Celeste
113. Final Fantasy VII
114. Batman: Arkham Asylum
115. Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor
116. Guitar Hero II
117. SSX 3
118. Chrono Cross
119. Shadow of the Colossus (2018)
120. Forza Motorsport 3
121. Rock Band 2
122. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
123. Forza Horizon 4
124. Device 6
125. SoulCalibur II
126. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt
127. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
128. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
129. Mass Effect 3
130. Quake III Arena (DC)
131. Braid
132. Forza Horizon 3
133. Colony Wars
134. Chaos Rings
135. God of War III
136. LittleBigPlanet 2
137. System Shock 2
138. Infinity Blade OO
139. Chrono Trigger (DS)
140. Vagrant Story
141. Rock Band
142. Guitar Hero
143. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
144. Baldur’s Gate
145. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
146. Jet Grind Radio
147. World of Warcraft
148. Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri
149. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
150. Bad Piggies
151. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
152. The Walking Dead: A Telltale Games Series (Season 1)
153. Halo Reach
154. Crash Team Racing
155. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
156. Rome: Total War
157. Xenoblade Chronicles
158. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (GBA)
159. Final Fantasy X
160. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition
161. Timesplitters 2
162. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
163. Virtua Fighter 4: Evolution
164. Freespace 2
165. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt- Blood and Wine
166. Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal
167. Threes!
168. Mario Kart: Super Circuit
169. Call of Duty (2003)
170. Trials Evolution
171. Infinity Blade
172. Pushmo
173. Super Mario Sunshine
174. Gears of War 3
175. World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
176. Soul Blade
177. World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
178. God of War: Chains of Olympus
179. Shadow of the Colossus (2005)
180. Mario Kart DS
181. Bayonetta 2
182. Virtua Tennis
183. Dead of Alive 2
184. The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
185. Pokemon Silver Versions
186. Banjo-Mooie
187. Overwatch
188. Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition
189. Mass Effect
190. Metroid Fusion
191. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX
192. Viewtiful Joe
193. The Witcher III Wild Hunt: Hearts of Stone
194. Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
195. No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.’s Way
196. Deus Ex
197. Final Fantast VI Advance
198. Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
199. Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers
200. Beat Sneak Bandit