The Best 50 Games

This list contains the top 50 highest-rated video games with a minimum of 5000 ratings. The list includes only main games and remakes.
This list is inspired by a Letterboxd list.

Here are some statistics:

The oldest game on the list is "Super Metroid", and the most recent one is "Persona 3 Reloaded". Here's a breakdown of the number of games by decade:
90's - 5 games
00's - 12 games
10's - 23 games
20's - 10 games

The developers with the most games on the list are (Source: IGDB):
7 games - Nintendo
5 games - FromSoftware
3 games - Konami, Square
2 games - Capcom, Game Freak, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios, Valve

And finally, the franchises with the most games on the list are:
4 games - The Legend of Zelda
2 games - Dark Souls, Final Fantasy, Metal Gear Solid, Pokemon, Resident Evil, Super Mario, Yakuza

I'll be updating the list every month.

Last updated: April 22, 2024.

Persona 3 Reload
Persona 3 Reload
Alan Wake II
Alan Wake II
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
God of War Ragnarök
God of War Ragnarök
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
Baldur's Gate 3
Baldur's Gate 3
Ultrakill
Ultrakill
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Disco Elysium
Disco Elysium
Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Hades
Hades
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
Return of the Obra Dinn
Return of the Obra Dinn
Celeste
Celeste
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III
Undertale
Undertale
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Bloodborne
Bloodborne
Yakuza 0
Yakuza 0
The Last of Us
The Last of Us
Pokémon Black Version 2
Pokémon Black Version 2
Pokémon White Version 2
Pokémon White Version 2
Dark Souls
Dark Souls
Portal 2
Portal 2
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 2
Super Mario Galaxy
Super Mario Galaxy
Mother 3
Mother 3
Kingdom Hearts II
Kingdom Hearts II
Shadow of the Colossus
Shadow of the Colossus
Resident Evil 4
Resident Evil 4
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 2
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy IX
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Chrono Trigger
Chrono Trigger
Final Fantasy VI
Final Fantasy VI
Super Metroid
Super Metroid

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1 month ago

Question: Would you like me to lower the minimum number of ratings?
I think maybe 3500 or 4000 could be good, and perhaps the list could be larger.


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