Wikipedia:WikiProject Video games/Reference library/Top video games lists

A collection of "Top —— of all time" and "Best —— ever" video games-related lists by various publications. You can see the actual lists by clicking on the numbers in the "ID" column. Some lists (the ones with no link in the "URL" column) aren't complete and have only the top ten. When this is the case, the list was gotten from Filibuster Cartoons, which was used as a basis for starting this page—and which provides some actual analysis of the lists, which this page does not! Note that some lists have a narrower or differently-defined scope than others. Also, spelling isn't necessarily consistent across the lists. In the future we hope to correct these issues, add wikilinks and create pre-made citation tags to save everyone the effort of having to type them out (it's why the table is filled with so much info). If you know of additional lists you feel should be added, please do so. Especially useful are lists from older magazines that are no longer in print.

Finally, a warning: Not all sources are considered reliable per Wikipedia's standards. This is indicated in the "Rely" column. When in doubt, refer to WP:VG/RS or WP:RS.

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ID Date Title Who Scope Order Work Publisher Region Medium Issue Author(s) Rely URL Archive URL
1 2009 The 100 Greatest Games Of All Time Staff All Rank Empire Bauer Consumer Media UK Online [1] [2]
2 2009-03-09 The 100 Best Games To Play Today Staff All, To play today Rank Edge Future plc UK Print 200 Staff Yes [3] [4]
3 2009-03-03 100 Greatest Nintendo Games - The Complete List Staff Nintendo games Rank Official Nintendo Magazine Future plc UK Print Yes [5] [6]
4 2009-05-29 Top 100 Best Games of All Time Readers All Rank VGChartz Online Benjamin Cornelisse No [7] [8]
5 2008 Top 100 Games of All Time Readers All Rank IGN Ziff Davis Online Yes [9]
6 2008 Greatest Games of all time! Readers All Rank Game.co.uk UK Online [10] [11]
7 2008-10 100 Greatest Games Staff All Rank Stuff Haymarket Media Group UK Print Yes [12]
8 2008-06-27 50 New Videogame Classics Staff All Rank Entertainment Weekly Time Inc. Print 1000 Yes [13]
9 2007-07 The 100 Best Videogames Staff All Rank Edge Future plc UK Print Yes [14] [15]
10 2007 Top 100 Games of All Time Staff All Rank IGN Ziff Davis Online Yes [16]
11 2006-11-17 Top Ten Best Games of All Time Readers All Rank GameTrailers Defy Media Online [17] [18]
12 2006 The 100 greatest computer games of all time Staff All Rank Yahoo! UK & Ireland Yahoo! UK Online Staff Yes [19] [20]
13 2006-03-06 ??? Readers Console games? Rank Famitsu Enterbrain, Tokuma Shoten JP Print Yes [21]
14 2006 The Top 100 Games Ever Readers All Rank IGN Ziff Davis Online Yes [22]
15 2006 Top 200 All-Time Games Staff Nintendo Rank Nintendo Power Nintendo of America Print 200 Yes [23]
16 2006-02-02 The Greatest 200 Video Games of Their Time Staff Console games, of their time Rank Electronic Gaming Monthly EGM Media, LLC US Print 200 Steve Semrad Yes [24]
17 2005 Readers' Choice Awards [maybe?] GamePro International Data Group Yes [25]
18 2005 The 100 Greatest Games Staff All Rank TheJadedGamer.net Online No [26] [27]
19 2005 The 10 Best Games Ever Readers All Rank GameFAQs CBS Interactive Online Staff No [28] [29]
20 2005 Top 100 Games of All Time Staff All Rank IGN Ziff Davis Online Yes [30]
21 2005 Top 99 Games of All Time Readers All Rank IGN Ziff Davis Online Yes [31]
22 2005-10-06 The 50 best games Staff All Rank The Age Fairfax Media Online Jason Hill [32]
23 2004 Edge Future plc UK Print Yes [33]
24 2004-09, 2004-10 Your Top 100 Games Part 1,<br/>Your Top 100 Games Part 2 Readers All Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 8, 9 Yes
25 2003 Top 100 Games of All Time Staff All Rank IGN Ziff Davis Online Yes [34]
26 2003-05-13 100 greatest videogames Staff All Rank Entertainment Weekly Time Inc. Online Yes [35]
27 2003 Top 25 Video Games of All Time Staff All Rank DorkClub.com Online No [36]
28 2002 Top 100 Games of All Time Staff Console games Rank Electronic Gaming Monthly EGM Media, LLC US Print 150 Yes [37] [38]
29 2001-07 Top 50 Games of All Time Staff All Rank GameSpy Ziff Davis Online Staff Yes [39] [40]
30 2001 Top 100 Games of All Time Staff All Rank Game Informer GameStop Print 100 Yes [41]
31 2001 15 Most Influential Games of All Time Staff All Date GameSpot CBS Interactive Inc. Online Staff Yes [42] [43]
32 2001 Computer and Video Games Future Publishing Print Yes [44]
33 2000 GamesRadar Future plc Online Yes [45]
34 2000 Nintendorks.com Online No [46]
35 1999 Next Generation Imagine Media Print Yes [47]
36 1997 Top 100 Games Ever Staff All Rank Electronic Gaming Monthly EGM Media, LLC US Print 100 Yes [48]
37 1997 Top 100 Games Staff Nintendo Rank Nintendo Power Nintendo of America Print 100 Yes [49]
38 1996-09 The Top 100 Videogames of All Time Staff All Rank Next Generation Imagine Media Print 21 Yes [50]
39 2005 Top 10 video games [of the past decade] Staff All, 1995-2005 Rank CNET CBS Interactive Inc. Online William O'Neal Yes [51]
40 2005 Ten Hugely Overrated Games Staff Overrated Rank Games.net International Data Group Online Sid Shuman [52] [53]
41 2009 The Best Video Games in the History of Humanity Staff All, weighted average Rank Filibuster Cartoons Online JJ McCullough No [54]
42 2000-07-24 Top 25 PC Games of All Time Staff PC games Rank IGN Ziff Davis Online Staff Yes [55]
43 2009-08-06 Top 25 PC Games of All Time Staff PC games Rank IGN Ziff Davis Online CHARLES ONYETT Yes [56]
44 2007-03-16 Top 25 PC Games of All Time Staff PC games Rank IGN Ziff Davis Online Dan Adams, Steve Butts, Charles Onyett Yes [57]
45 2007-09-20 The ten most influential video games ever Staff Most influential Rank The Times News UK Online Michael Moran Yes [58]
46 2009-02-08 The Ten Greatest PC Games Ever Staff PC games Rank PC World International Data Group Online only? Benj Edwards Yes [59]
47 2007 The most influential games of all time Event panel Most influential Date Games Convention Event Yes [60]
48 #N/A Hall of Fame Staff PC games None Computer Gaming World Ziff Davis Online only? Yes [61]
49 2009 The Top 200 Games of All Time Staff All Rank Game Informer GameStop Print 200 Yes [62]
50 2007 Top Ten Addictive Games of All Time Staff Most addictive Rank Games.net International Data Group Online [63] [64]
51 2007-05-12 The 101 best PC games ever Staff PC games Rank Computer and Video Games Future Publishing Online only? Yes [65] [66]
52 #N/A The Gamespy Hall of Fame Staff All None GameSpy Ziff Davis Online Yes [67] [68]
53 2006-11-17 Top Ten Worst Games of All Time Readers Worst Rank GameTrailers Defy Media Online [69] [70]
54 2007-04-25 The 52 Most Important Video Games of All Time Staff Most influential Rank GamePro International Data Group Online only? Yes [71] [72]
55 2000 15 Most Influential [PC] Games of All Time Staff PC games, most influential None GameSpot CBS Interactive Inc. Online Yes [73] [74]
56 2004 to 2005 The Essential 50: The Most Important Games Ever Made Staff Most important Date 1UP.com IGN Entertainment Games Online Yes [75]
57 2009? 50 most influential games of all time Staff Most influential Rank Guinness World Records Print [76]
58 2009 The Top 20 games of All Time Staff All Rank GamePro International Data Group Online only? Yes [77] [78]
59 2008 The 25 Most Influential Games of All Time Book Most influential Rank GamePro International Data Group Print [79] [80]
60 2009 Top 10: Hardest Video Games Of All Time Staff Hardest Rank AskMen Ziff Davis Online Adam Weinberg [81]
61 #N/A The Greatest Games of All Time Staff All Reverse date GameSpot CBS Interactive Inc. Online Yes [82] [83]
62 2009-12-30 The most influential video games since Y2K Staff 2000-2009, most influential Rank National Post Postmedia Network CA Blog Daniel Kaszor No [84]
63 2001 15 Most Influential Games of All Time Readers All Rank GameSpot CBS Interactive Inc. Online Yes [85] [86]
64 2007-05-16 PC Gamer's Must NOT Buy Staff PC games, worst Rank PC Gamer Future plc Online only? Graham Smith Yes [87] [88]
65 2009-12-24 The 15 Most Influential Games of the Decade Staff 2000-2009, most influential Rank Wired Condé Nast Online only? Chris Kohler Yes [89]
66 2006-08-25 The Top 100 PC Games [Sales] of the 21st Century Staff PC games, 2000-2006, unit sales Rank Edge Future plc UK Online only? Yes [90] [91]
67 2008-03-24 The Top 10 Apple Games of All Time Staff Apple Rank Macworld Mac Publishing Online Zack Stern Yes [92] [93]
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69 2010 Top 10 Video Games of The Decade Staff 2000-2009 Rank Gameolosophy Blog No blocked
70 2009-07-01 Top 10 Worst Video Games of All Time Staff Worst Rank Old-Wizard.com Blog Zeromage No [94] [95]
71 1996-11 150 Best [PC] Games of All Time Staff PC games Rank Computer Gaming World Ziff Davis Print Yes [96]
72 2009-12-04 Top 50 Videogames of the Decade Staff 2000-2009 Rank Destructoid Blog Chad Concelmo [97]
73 2008-09-30 The 32 Best PC Games Staff PC games Rank GamePro International Data Group Online only? Dan Tennant [98] [99]
74 2006-10-23 The 10 Worst Games of All Time Staff Worst Rank PC World International Data Group Online only? Emru Townsend Yes [100]
75 2002-12-31 Top Ten Shameful Games Staff Worst Rank GameSpy Ziff Davis Online William Cassidy Yes [101] [102]
76 2008-04-17 The Best Videogame Stories Ever Staff Best stories Rank GamesRadar Future plc Online only? [103]
77 2009-10-12 Top 10: Sports Video Games Of All Time Staff Sports Rank AskMen Ziff Davis Online only? Andrew Chomik [104]
78 2008-01-11 The Best Video Game Music of All Time Staff Best music Rank UGO IGN Entertainment Online Adam Rosenberg [105] [106]
79 2009-07-14 The 10 Worst Video Game Systems of All Time Staff Console systems, worst Rank PC World International Data Group Online only? Benj Edwards Yes [107]
80 2007-04-25 Top Ten Greatest Video Games of All-Time Staff All Rank Associated Content Yahoo! Online Jerrard Ellerbe No blocked
81 2010-02-05 Top 100 PC Games of All Time Staff PC games Rank PC Gamer Future plc US Online, print? PC Gamer staff Yes [108]
82 2010-05-12 Readers' Top 100 Readers PC games Rank PC Gamer Future plc US Online Yes [109] [110]
83 2007-05-12 The 101 best PC games ever Staff PC games Rank PC Zone Future plc US Online, print? Yes [111] [112]
84 2010-09-27 Top 25 Modern PC Games Staff PC games, modern Rank IGN Ziff Davis US Online CHARLES ONYETT Yes [113]
85 2008-08-05 Top 100 Staff PC games Rank PC Gamer Future plc US Online, print? Yes [114] [115]
86 2009-12-30 Top 12 Games of the Decade Staff 2000-2009 Rank Gamasutra UBM TechWeb Online Yes [116]
87 #N/A The Videogame Hall of Fame Staff All Alpha IGN Ziff Davis Online - Yes [117] [118]
88 2001 PC GAMER TOP 100 2001 Staff PC games Rank PC Gamer Future plc UK Online, print? Yes [119] [120]
89 1998 The Five Greatest Computer RPGs of All-Time Staff PC games, RPGs None Computer Gaming World Ziff Davis Online, print? Yes [121] [122]
90 2010-05-07 50 games to play at work Staff PC games Rank PC Gamer Future plc Online, print? Yes [123]
91 2005-04 Best 50 Games of All Time Staff PC games Rank PC Gamer Future plc Print Yes
92 2001-10 50 Best Games of All Time Staff PC games Rank PC Gamer Future plc Print Yes
93 2007-08-13 PC Gamer's Best 100 Staff PC games Rank PC Gamer Future plc Online, print? Yes [124] [125]
94 2004-09-28 25 Most Memorable Games of the Past 5 Years Staff 1999-2004 Rank GameSpy Ziff Davis Online Yes [126]
95 2010-05-20 The Best Star Wars Games Ever Made Staff Star Wars Rank IGN Ziff Davis Online Yes [127]
96 2010-03-27 Top 10 Video Games of All Time Staff All Rank Kotaku Gawker Media Online Stephen Totilo Yes [128]
97 2010-05-07 Top 50 Videogame Series Readers Series Rank Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition Hit Entertainment Print, online? Eric Caoili Yes [129]
98 2010 Best Video Game Adaptations Staff Film adaptations of video games Rank Rotten Tomatoes Time Warner Online No [130] [131]
99 2010-01-22 Top 10 Most Anticipated Game Titles [of 2010] Staff Most anticipated of 2010 None Digital Trends Online Staff No [132] [133]
100 2010-05-28 Top 10 Best Video Game Consoles of All Time Staff Video game console systems Rank PC Magazine Ziff Davis Online, print? Jeffrey L. Wilson Yes [134]
101 2010-11-23 The 24 Best PS3 Games Staff PS3 Rank GamePro International Data Group Online, print? McKinley Noble Yes [135] [136]
102 2010-02-27 Best Weapons of All Time Staff Video game weapons Rank UGO IGN Entertainment Online Russ Frushtick, Chris Plante Yes [137] [138]
103 1997-09-24 Top 10 Games from the Dark Side Staff PC, horror, blood & gore Rank Computer Gaming World Ziff Davis Online, print? Yes [139] [140]
104 2002-08-01 The Top 10 Gamecube Games of 2002 Staff GCN, 2002 Rank Gamers.com GX Media Online [141] [142]
105 2002-06-20 The Top 10 PS2 Games of 2002 Staff PS2, 2002 Rank Gamers.com GX Media Online [143] [144]
106 2002-05-16 The Top 10 PC Games of 2002 Staff PC, 2002 Rank Gamers.com GX Media Online Rob Smolka [145] [146]
107 2002-05-30 Top 10 Games of E3 2002 Staff E3 2002 Rank Gamers.com GX Media Online [147] [148]
108 2002-02-19 The Top 10 Xbox Games of 2002 Staff Xbox, 2002 Rank Gamers.com GX Media Online Rob Smolka [149] [150]
109 1998-01-07 Editor's Top Ten Console Games Staff Console games Rank Game Informer GameStop Online, print? Yes [151] [152]
110 1998-01-07 Readers Top Ten Console Games Readers Console games Rank Game Informer GameStop Online, print? Yes [153] [154]
111 1999-02-08 Editor's Top Ten Console Games Staff Console games Rank Game Informer GameStop Online, print? Yes [155] [156]
112 1999-02-08 Readers Top Ten Console Games Readers Console games Rank Game Informer GameStop Online, print? Yes [157] [158]
113 Staff Star Wars, best Rank GMR Ziff Davis Online, print? Yes [159]
114 Staff Star Wars, worst Rank GMR Ziff Davis Online, print? Yes [160]
115 2015-12-18 The Best RPGs of All Time Staff PC games, RPGs Rank PC Gamer Future plc Online, print? Cory Banks, Leif Johnson Yes [161]
116 2014-07-29 The Best RPGs of All Time Staff PC games, RPGs Rank PC Gamer Future plc Online, print? Cory Banks Yes [162] [163]
117 2015-12 All-time Greatest BBC Games Readers BBC games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 148 Yes
118 2015-07 Top 25 Xbox Games Readers Xbox games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 144 Yes
119 2015-06 Top 25 Atari ST Games Readers Atari ST games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 143 Yes
120 2012-07 to 2012-12 1UP's Essential 100 Staff All Rank 1UP.com IGN Entertainment Games Online Staff Yes [164]
121 2015-05-15 The 25 Best Simulation Games Ever Made Staff Simulation games Rank Rock Paper Shotgun Online Tim Stone Yes [165]
122 2015 The 100 Greatest Video Games Staff All Rank Edge Future plc Print Yes [166]
123 2015 The Top 100 Video Games of All Time Staff All Rank IGN Ziff Davis Online Staff Yes [167]
124 2015-08 Top 25 PC Engine Games Readers PC Engine games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 145 Yes
125 2015-03 Top 25 Sports Games Readers Sports games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 140 Yes
126 2015-02 Top 25 ZX81 Games Readers ZX81 games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 138 Yes
127 2014-12 Top 25 Master System Games Readers Sega Master System games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 136 Yes
128 2014-09 Top 25 Amiga 500 Games Readers Amiga 500 games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 133 Yes
129 2014-08 Top 25 Atari 8-Bit Games Readers Atari 8-Bit games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 132 Yes
130 2014-06 Top 25 N64 Games Readers N64 games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 130 Yes
131 2014-04 Top 25 Sega Saturn Games Readers Sega Saturn games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 128 Yes
132 2014-03 Top 25 PlayStation Games Readers PlayStation games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 127 Yes
133 2014-03 Top 25 Game Boy Games Readers Game Boy games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 126 Yes
134 2013-08 Top 25 SNES Games Readers SNES games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 119 Yes
135 2013-07 Top 25 Mega Drive Games Readers Mega Drive games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 118 Yes
136 2012-02 Top 25 Amstrad Games Readers Amstrad games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 99 Yes
137 2011-11 Top 25 Commodore 64 Games Readers Commodore 64 games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 96 Yes
138 2009-11 The Top 25 Dreamcast Games Staff Dreamcast games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 70 Yes
139 2009-01 Top 25 Isometric Games Staff Isometric games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 59 Yes
140 2008-08 Top 25 Arcade Games Staff Arcade games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 54 Yes
141 2008-03 Top 25 Beat'em-ups Staff Beat 'em-up games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 49 Yes
142 2008-03 The 10 Best Racing Games You've Never Heard Of Staff Racing games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 49 Yes
143 2008-02 Top 25 Spectrum Games Of All Time Staff Spectrum games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 48 Yes
144 2008-02 Top 25 Racers Staff Racing games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 47 Yes
145 2008-01 Top 25 Atari 2600 Games Staff Atari 2600 games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 46 Yes
146 2007-11 Top 25 Run-'n'-Guns Staff Run and gun games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 44 Yes
147 2007-04 Top 25 Platformers Of All Time Staff Platformer games Rank Retro Gamer Imagine Publishing Print 37 Yes
148 2015-02-02 Games of a Lifetime: Alexander's picks Staff All None Joystiq AOL Inc. Online Alexander Sliwinski Yes [168]
149 2015-02-02 Games of a Lifetime: Richard's picks Staff All None Joystiq AOL Inc. Online Richard Mitchell Yes [169]
150 2015-02-02 Games of a Lifetime: Xav's picks Staff All None Joystiq AOL Inc. Online Xav de Matos Yes [170]
151 2015-02-02 Games of a Lifetime: Sam's Picks Staff All None Joystiq AOL Inc. Online Sam Prell Yes [171]
152 2015-02-02 Games of a Lifetime: Thomas' picks Staff All None Joystiq AOL Inc. Online Thomas Schulenberg Yes [172]
153 2015-02-02 Games of a Lifetime: Jessica's picks Staff All None Joystiq AOL Inc. Online Jessica Conditt Yes [173]
154 2015-02-02 Games of a Lifetime: Sinan's picks Staff All None Joystiq AOL Inc. Online Sinan Kubba Yes [174]
155 2010 100 Greatest Games Of All Time ??? All ??? GamesTM Imagine Publishing Print 100 Yes [175]
156 2009-02-08 The Ten Greatest PC Games Ever Staff PC games Rank PC World IDG Consumer & SMB Online Benj Edwards Yes [176]