Backloggd Top 250 Games
The Backloggd Top 250 is a list of the highest rated games on this site.
I couldn't find an official ranking list anywhere, so I made it myself.
Only games that are classified as Main Game are eligible for this list.
Games must also have at least 1000 ratings to count.
On this list, the entries for Pokémon White Version and Pokémon White Version 2 also include their partner games, Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon Black Version 2, since they're practically identical to their counterparts and very close in rating.
I also made a few other lists:
For all the games that have once been on the list, but aren't anymore: https://www.backloggd.com/u/StatisticsMan/list/games-that-were-once-part-of-the-backloggd-top-250/
For games with less than 1000 votes: https://www.backloggd.com/u/StatisticsMan/list/backloggd-top-50-games-with-less-than-1000-ratings/
For indie games: https://www.backloggd.com/u/StatisticsMan/list/backloggd-top-50-indie-games/
Some statistics:
Current number of indie titles on the list: 38
New additions to the rank:
ZeroRanger (2018) (Just got 1000 ratings), 151st place
Dwarf Fortress (2006) (Just got 1000 ratings), 153rd place
God of War 3 (2010), 244th place
Back on the list:
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Newest removals from the rank:
Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002)
Golden Sun: The Lost Age (2002)
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (1999)
Individual years with the most entries on the list:
2004: 17
2023: 15
2005: 14
2018, 2019, 2021: 11
2000, 2010, 2017, 2020: 10
Number of entries for each decade:
1980's: 1
1990's: 37
2000's: 83
2010's: 79
2020's: 50
Oldest game on the list: Super Mario Bros 3 (1988)
Youngest game on the list: Balatro (2024)
Developers with the most entries on the list (developers, not publishers):
Nintendo: 24
Capcom: 17
Square Enix (Includes Square and Enix before their merge): 13
Konami: 7
FromSoftware, Atlus, Ryū Ga Gotoku Studios: 6
Bandai Namco, Nihon Falcom, Spike Chunsoft: 5
Valve: 4
Franchises with the most entries on the list:
The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario: 8
Yakuza: 6
Final Fantasy, Soulsborne (Includes Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Elden Ring): 5
Shin Megami Tensei, Ace Attorney, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Xeno, The Legend of Heroes: 4
Fire Emblem, Metroid, Castlevania, Mega Man, Pokémon, Halo, God of War: 3
The games that have held the top spot since I first made the list are:
Disco Elysium (2019)
Mother 3 (2006)
Half-Life: Alyx (2020)
The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve (2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)
Updated April 18, 2024
I couldn't find an official ranking list anywhere, so I made it myself.
Only games that are classified as Main Game are eligible for this list.
Games must also have at least 1000 ratings to count.
On this list, the entries for Pokémon White Version and Pokémon White Version 2 also include their partner games, Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon Black Version 2, since they're practically identical to their counterparts and very close in rating.
I also made a few other lists:
For all the games that have once been on the list, but aren't anymore: https://www.backloggd.com/u/StatisticsMan/list/games-that-were-once-part-of-the-backloggd-top-250/
For games with less than 1000 votes: https://www.backloggd.com/u/StatisticsMan/list/backloggd-top-50-games-with-less-than-1000-ratings/
For indie games: https://www.backloggd.com/u/StatisticsMan/list/backloggd-top-50-indie-games/
Some statistics:
Current number of indie titles on the list: 38
New additions to the rank:
ZeroRanger (2018) (Just got 1000 ratings), 151st place
Dwarf Fortress (2006) (Just got 1000 ratings), 153rd place
God of War 3 (2010), 244th place
Back on the list:
-
Newest removals from the rank:
Super Monkey Ball 2 (2002)
Golden Sun: The Lost Age (2002)
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 (1999)
Individual years with the most entries on the list:
2004: 17
2023: 15
2005: 14
2018, 2019, 2021: 11
2000, 2010, 2017, 2020: 10
Number of entries for each decade:
1980's: 1
1990's: 37
2000's: 83
2010's: 79
2020's: 50
Oldest game on the list: Super Mario Bros 3 (1988)
Youngest game on the list: Balatro (2024)
Developers with the most entries on the list (developers, not publishers):
Nintendo: 24
Capcom: 17
Square Enix (Includes Square and Enix before their merge): 13
Konami: 7
FromSoftware, Atlus, Ryū Ga Gotoku Studios: 6
Bandai Namco, Nihon Falcom, Spike Chunsoft: 5
Valve: 4
Franchises with the most entries on the list:
The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario: 8
Yakuza: 6
Final Fantasy, Soulsborne (Includes Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Elden Ring): 5
Shin Megami Tensei, Ace Attorney, Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Xeno, The Legend of Heroes: 4
Fire Emblem, Metroid, Castlevania, Mega Man, Pokémon, Halo, God of War: 3
The games that have held the top spot since I first made the list are:
Disco Elysium (2019)
Mother 3 (2006)
Half-Life: Alyx (2020)
The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve (2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)
Updated April 18, 2024
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27 Comments
Thank You! I just did :)
What are the new additions on the list? Would recommend adding them in the description and rank. :)
you're right, that is a good idea, I'll add it now
This list honestly seems like a great list to tackle to show you’re a INSANELY HUGE fan of video games just like the official Letterboxd top 250 to show you’re an insanely huge fan of movies. I wonder if there’s anyone that actually played all the games on this list.
I'd be seriously impressed if someone actually played all these games, would be a pretty cool thing to brag about
A true gamer list. Better than any other website or magazine for sure.
Indeed. That's actually a large reason why I made this, I was so tired of other lists that think "most popular"="best".
Could you fix Pokemon BW1 to just be White version?
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I originally put them in because there were 40 spaces between them, but I must admit I kinda forgot about them and just glossed over the fact that they were both there, even when I merged B2W2. It has now been fixed, thank you :)
Oh wait I caught one more double! Explorers of Time/Darkness!
Also we need this to be a ranked list
Thank you very much, Darkness has now been removed. The list is appearing as ranked on my end, so maybe it's a bug? Either way, thanks for letting me know :)
Explorers of Sky is an expanded game btw
Will you add Umineko and Umineko Chiru?
I'm away from my PC at the moment, but I'll probably update the list tomorrow. I try to maintain a 14 day schedule, though that is not always possible
you ever thought about making an "anti-backloggd top 250" of sorts, similar to how Letterboxd also has one?
The thought has crossed my mind, but at the moment there simply isn't enough garbage visible to warrant such a list. Maybe in the future if the site has gotten sufficiently big.
Thanks a lot for this list, I used to check out the best rated games using backloggd filters but now they include games with only 300 plays and Its kind of a mess, so this list helps a lot! Keep it up :)
Glad to know other people find it useful :)
Are Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy Tactics: War of the Lions different enough to rank separately?
Nope, I must've missed it. I will fix it shortly:)
When do you think the next S&S will be?
Please add FFXIV, its too big to ignore
FFXVI is not on the list for the simple reason that its rating isn't high enough
I like how every game rating site seems to collectively agree 2004 was the best year for gaming.
GracefulEG
2 years ago