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This is a list of video games that multiple reputable video game journalists or magazines have considered to be among the best of all time. The games listed here are included on at least six separate "best/greatest of all time" lists from different publications, as chosen by their editorial staffs.


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Publications

The reference numbers in the notes section show which of the 46 selected publications list the game. # ''
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die ''1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die'' is a video game reference book first published in October 2010. It consists of a list of video games released between 1970 and 2013, arranged chronologically by release date. Each entry in the list ...
'' – 2013 # '' The Age'' – 2005 # '' Collider'' – 2020 # ''Digitally Downloaded'' – 2016 # '' Electric Playground Network'' – 2013 # '' Edge'' – 2000, 2015, 2017 # '' Electronic Fun with Computers & Games'' - 1984 # '' Empire'' – 2009 # '' Entertainment Weekly'' – 2003 # ''
Esquire Esquire (, ; abbreviated Esq.) is usually a courtesy title. In the United Kingdom, ''esquire'' historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentlema ...
'' – 2018, 2020 # '' FHM'' – 2010 # ''
Flux Flux describes any effect that appears to pass or travel (whether it actually moves or not) through a surface or substance. Flux is a concept in applied mathematics and vector calculus which has many applications to physics. For transport ph ...
'' – 1995 # '' G4'' – 2012 # ''
GamesMaster ''GamesMaster'' is a British television programme which originally aired on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998. In 2021, it returned for a new series on YouTube and E4. It was the first UK television programme dedicated to video games. Dominik Diam ...
'' - 1996 # ''
Gamecenter ''CNET'' (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally. ''CNET'' originally produced content for radio and televi ...
'' - 2000 # '' Game Informer'' – 2009, 2018 # ''Game On! From Pong to Oblivion'' – 2006 # '' GameSpot'' – 2000, 2007 # ''
GameSpy GameSpy was an American provider of online multiplayer and matchmaking middleware for video games founded in 1996 by Mark Surfas. After the release of a multiplayer server browser for the game, QSpy, Surfas licensed the software under the GameS ...
'' – 2001 # '' Gamereactor'' – 2011, 2017 # '' GamesRadar+'' – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021 # ''
GamesTM ''GamesTM'' (styled as ''gamesTM'') was a United Kingdom, UK-based, multi-format video games magazine, covering video game console, console, handheld game, handheld, PC game, PC and Arcade games. The first issue was released in December 2002 and t ...
'' – 2010, 2018 # ''Gameswelt'' – 2012, 2016, # ''GamingBolt'' – 2013, 2022 # '' GQ'' – 2013 # ''The Greatest Games'' – 1985 # '' Hardcore Gaming 101'' – 2015, 2020 # ''
Hyper Hyper may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hyper'' (2016 film), 2016 Indian Telugu film * ''Hyper'' (2018 film), 2018 Indian Kannada film * ''Hyper'' (magazine), an Australian video game magazine *Hyper (TV channel), a Filipino sports channe ...
'' – 1995, 1997, 1999 # '' IGN'' – 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 # '' The Independent'' – 1999 # '' The Irish Times'' – 2013 # ''
Jeuxvideo.com ''Jeuxvideo.com'' (from ''jeux vidéo''; ; ) is a French video gaming website founded in 1997. History The website traces its history to a video game hint collection on Minitel, a precursor to the World Wide Web, and was founded by Sébastien ...
'' – 2011, 2017 # ''
Mashable Mashable is a digital media platform, news website and entertainment company founded by Pete Cashmore in 2005. History Mashable was founded by Pete Cashmore while living in Aberdeen, Scotland, in July 2005. Early iterations of the site were a ...
'' – 2020 # ''
Next Generation Next Generation or Next-Generation may refer to: Publications and literature * ''Next Generation'' (magazine), video game magazine that was made by the now defunct Imagine Media publishing company * Next Generation poets (2004), list of young ...
'' – 1996, 1999 # '' Polygon'' – 2017 # '' Popular Mechanics'' – 2014, 2019 # '' Power Unlimited'' – 2015 # ''PPE'' – 2021 # ''
Slant Magazine ''Slant Magazine'' is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York ...
'' – 2014, 2018, 2020 # ''
Stuff Stuff, stuffed, and stuffing may refer to: *Physical matter *General, unspecific things, or entities Arts, media, and entertainment Books *''Stuff'' (1997), a novel by Joseph Connolly (author), Joseph Connolly *''Stuff'' (2005), a book by Jere ...
'' – 2008, 2014, 2017 # '' Super GamePower'' - 2001 # ''
Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper i ...
'' – 2002 # '' Time'' – 2012, 2016 # '' USA Today'' - 2022 # '' TheWrap'' – 2017 # '' Yahoo!'' – 2005


See also

* List of best-selling video games *
List of Game of the Year awards Game of the Year (GotY) is an award given by various award events and media publications to a video game that they feel represented the pinnacle of gaming that year. Events and ceremonies British Academy Games Awards (BAFTA Games Awards) ...
* List of video games notable for negative reception


Notes

The reference numbers show which publications include the game.


References

{{reflist, refs= {{cite journal, title=The 50 Best Games, journal= Electronic Fun with Computers & Games, date=March 1984, volume=2 , issue=5 {{cite book, last1=Gutman, first1=Dan, last2=Addams, first2=Shay, title=The Greatest Games: The 93 Best Computer Games of All Time, year=1985, publisher= Compute! Publications, Inc., isbn=0-942386-95-7 {{cite journal, title=The Top 100 Video Games, journal=
Flux Flux describes any effect that appears to pass or travel (whether it actually moves or not) through a surface or substance. Flux is a concept in applied mathematics and vector calculus which has many applications to physics. For transport ph ...
, date=April 1995, issue=4
{{cite journal, title=Top 100 Video Games of All Time, journal=
Hyper Hyper may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hyper'' (2016 film), 2016 Indian Telugu film * ''Hyper'' (2018 film), 2018 Indian Kannada film * ''Hyper'' (magazine), an Australian video game magazine *Hyper (TV channel), a Filipino sports channe ...
, date=February 1995, issue=15
{{cite journal, title=Top 100 Games of All Time, journal=
GamesMaster ''GamesMaster'' is a British television programme which originally aired on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998. In 2021, it returned for a new series on YouTube and E4. It was the first UK television programme dedicated to video games. Dominik Diam ...
, date=July 1996, issue=44
{{cite journal, title=Top 100 Games of All Time, journal=
Next Generation Next Generation or Next-Generation may refer to: Publications and literature * ''Next Generation'' (magazine), video game magazine that was made by the now defunct Imagine Media publishing company * Next Generation poets (2004), list of young ...
, date=September 1996, issue=21, url=https://archive.org/stream/nextgen-issue-021/Next_Generation_Issue_021_September_1996#page/n39/mode/2up, access-date=October 28, 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203233916/https://archive.org/stream/nextgen-issue-021/Next_Generation_Issue_021_September_1996#page/n39/mode/2up, archive-date=February 3, 2017, url-status=live
{{cite journal, title=The 50 Best Games Ever!, journal=
Hyper Hyper may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hyper'' (2016 film), 2016 Indian Telugu film * ''Hyper'' (2018 film), 2018 Indian Kannada film * ''Hyper'' (magazine), an Australian video game magazine *Hyper (TV channel), a Filipino sports channe ...
, date=December 1997, issue=50
{{cite journal, title=The Top 50 Games of All Time!, journal=
Hyper Hyper may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hyper'' (2016 film), 2016 Indian Telugu film * ''Hyper'' (2018 film), 2018 Indian Kannada film * ''Hyper'' (magazine), an Australian video game magazine *Hyper (TV channel), a Filipino sports channe ...
, date=November 1999, issue=73
{{cite web , title=The 50 Best Video games: A Legend In Your Own Living-Room , website= The Independent , date=February 6, 1999 , url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-50-best-video-games-a-legend-in-your-own-livingroom-1068932.html, access-date=May 5, 2022 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018134016/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/the-50-best-video-games-a-legend-in-your-own-living-room-1068932.html , archive-date=October 18, 2017 {{cite journal, journal=
Next Generation Next Generation or Next-Generation may refer to: Publications and literature * ''Next Generation'' (magazine), video game magazine that was made by the now defunct Imagine Media publishing company * Next Generation poets (2004), list of young ...
, title=The Fifty Best Games of All Time, date=February 1999, issue=50
{{cite magazine, title=The 100 Best Games of All Time, magazine= Edge, issue=80, date=January 2000 {{cite web , title=The Top 40 Games of the Millennium, website=
Gamecenter ''CNET'' (short for "Computer Network") is an American media website that publishes reviews, news, articles, blogs, podcasts, and videos on technology and consumer electronics globally. ''CNET'' originally produced content for radio and televi ...
, date=January 5, 2000, url=http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Top40games/index.html, access-date=August 23, 2022 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000617031446/http://www.gamecenter.com/Features/Exclusives/Top40games/ss14.html , archive-date=June 17, 2000
{{cite web, title=GameSpot's 100 Games of the Millennium, url=http://www.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/features/gotm_uk/, website= GameSpot, access-date=September 5, 2022, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815090929/http://www.gamespot.co.uk/pc.gamespot/features/gotm_uk/, archive-date=August 15, 2000, date=January 2, 2000 {{cite web , title=GameSpy's Top 50 Games of All Time , website=
GameSpy GameSpy was an American provider of online multiplayer and matchmaking middleware for video games founded in 1996 by Mark Surfas. After the release of a multiplayer server browser for the game, QSpy, Surfas licensed the software under the GameS ...
, year=2001 , url=http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/july01/top50index/ , access-date=April 22, 2022 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040604135802/http://archive.gamespy.com/articles/july01/top50index/ , archive-date=June 4, 2004
{{cite magazine , date=January 2001 , title=Os melhores games de todos os tempos , trans-title=The best games of all time , language=pt-BR , magazine= Super GamePower, location= Brazil , publisher=Editora Nova Cultural , issue=82 {{cite news, first=David, last=Hollingworth, url=https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/top-50-video-games-of-all-time-20020606-gdfcdk.html, title=Top 50 video games of all time, date=June 6, 2002, website=
Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper i ...
, access-date=May 3, 2022, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126020406/https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/top-50-video-games-of-all-time-20020606-gdfcdk.html, archive-date=January 26, 2021, url-status=live, type=Published in print, with additional preface, as part of the ''Heralds monthly ''e)mag'' supplement.
{{cite magazine, title=We rank the 100 greatest videogames, date=May 13, 2003, url=http://www.ew.com/article/2003/05/13/we-rank-100-greatest-videogames/, magazine= Entertainment Weekly, access-date=March 8, 2018, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309120251/http://www.ew.com/article/2003/05/13/we-rank-100-greatest-videogames/, archive-date=March 9, 2018, url-status=live {{cite web , title=IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time , website= IGN , year=2003 , url=http://top100.ign.com/2003/ , access-date=December 17, 2014 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207120250/http://top100.ign.com/2003/ , archive-date=December 7, 2014 {{cite news , url=https://www.theage.com.au/news/livewire/the-50-best-games/2005/10/04/1128191720699.html , title=The 50 best games , date=October 6, 2005 , newspaper= The Age , access-date=March 9, 2018 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310135541/https://www.theage.com.au/news/livewire/the-50-best-games/2005/10/04/1128191720699.html , archive-date=March 10, 2018 , url-status=live {{cite web , url=http://top100.ign.com/2005/ , title=IGN's Top 100 Games, 2005 , year=2005 , website= IGN , access-date=November 19, 2013 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213111424/http://top100.ign.com/2005/ , archive-date=December 13, 2013 {{cite web, title=The 100 greatest computer games of all time, url=http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/100games/, website=uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com, publisher= Yahoo!, access-date=October 28, 2017, date=2005, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050801002743/http://uk.videogames.games.yahoo.com/specials/100games/, archive-date=August 1, 2005 {{cite book, last1=McCarthy, first1=David, last2=Curran, first2=Ste, last3=Byron, first3=Simon, title=Game On! From Pong to Oblivion – The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time, year=2006, publisher= Headline Publishing Group, isbn=978-0755315703 {{cite web, title=The Top 100 Games of All Time!, url=http://top100.ign.com/2007/, website=IGN, access-date=October 28, 2017, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203021612/http://top100.ign.com/2007/, archive-date=December 3, 2007, url-status=dead, date=2007 {{cite web, title=The Greatest Games of All Time, url=http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/index.html, website= GameSpot, access-date=May 9, 2020, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726155641/http://www.gamespot.com/gamespot/features/all/greatestgames/index.html, archive-date=July 26, 2008, date=2007 {{cite journal, journal=
Stuff Stuff, stuffed, and stuffing may refer to: *Physical matter *General, unspecific things, or entities Arts, media, and entertainment Books *''Stuff'' (1997), a novel by Joseph Connolly (author), Joseph Connolly *''Stuff'' (2005), a book by Jere ...
, title=100 Greatest Games, date=October 2008, pages=116–126
{{cite web, title=The 100 Greatest Games Of All Time, date=2009, url=http://www.empireonline.com/100greatestgames/, publisher= Empire, website=www.empireonline.com, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515221956/http://www.empireonline.com/100greatestgames/, archive-date=May 15, 2011, url-status=dead {{cite journal, journal=
GamesTM ''GamesTM'' (styled as ''gamesTM'') was a United Kingdom, UK-based, multi-format video games magazine, covering video game console, console, handheld game, handheld, PC game, PC and Arcade games. The first issue was released in December 2002 and t ...
, title=GamesTM Top 100, date=October 2010, issue=100
{{cite magazine, magazine= Game Informer, title=The Top 200 Games of All Time, date=January 2010, issue=200 {{cite magazine, last1=Clack, first1=David, url=http://www.fhm.com/reviews/console-games/fhms-100-greatest-games-of-all-time-20090901, title=FHM's 100 Greatest Games of All Time, magazine= FHM, access-date=October 28, 2017, date=January 11, 2010, url-status=dead, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430073137/http://www.fhm.com/reviews/console-games/fhms-100-greatest-games-of-all-time-20090901, archive-date=April 30, 2013 {{cite web , url=http://www.gamesradar.com/the-100-best-games-of-all-time/ , title=The 100 best games of all time , date=April 1, 2011 , website=
GamesRadar ''GamesRadar+'' (formerly ''GamesRadar'') is an entertainment website for video game-related news, previews, and reviews. It is owned by Future plc. In late 2014, Future Publishing-owned sites ''Total Film'', '' SFX'', ''Edge'' and '' Computer ...
, access-date=March 7, 2019 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118151554/http://www.gamesradar.com/the-100-best-games-of-all-time/ , archive-date=January 18, 2012
{{cite web , url=https://www.gamereactor.no/topp100 , title=Gamereactor Kårer Tidenes 100 Beste Spill! , date=August 31, 2011 , website= Gamereactor , access-date=October 27, 2019 , archive-date=July 8, 2020 , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708095943/https://www.gamereactor.no/topp100 , url-status=live {{cite web, title=Les 100 meilleurs jeux de tous les temps, url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/dossiers/00014196/les-100-meilleurs-jeux-de-tous-les-temps.htm, website=Jeuxvideo.com, access-date=March 5, 2019, date=March 4, 2011, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627150823/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/dossiers/00014196/les-100-meilleurs-jeux-de-tous-les-temps.htm, archive-date=June 27, 2018, url-status=live {{cite web , url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , title=The 100 best games of all time , date=April 20, 2012 , website=
GamesRadar ''GamesRadar+'' (formerly ''GamesRadar'') is an entertainment website for video game-related news, previews, and reviews. It is owned by Future plc. In late 2014, Future Publishing-owned sites ''Total Film'', '' SFX'', ''Edge'' and '' Computer ...
, access-date=March 7, 2019 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509195913/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , archive-date=May 9, 2012
{{cite web , url=https://www.gameswelt.de/gameswelttv/video/plaetze-81-100-165185 , title=Gameswelt Top 100 , date=July 26, 2012 , website=Gameswelt , access-date=May 14, 2022 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512080827/https://www.gameswelt.de/gameswelttv/video/plaetze-81-100-165185 , archive-date=May 12, 2022 {{cite web, title=G4TV's Top 100 Games, date=October 6, 2012, url=http://www.g4tv.com/top-100, publisher= G4, website=www.g4tv.com, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123063703/http://www.g4tv.com/top-100, archive-date=November 23, 2014, url-status=dead {{cite magazine, title=All-TIME 100 Video Games, url=http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/, magazine= Time, access-date=October 28, 2017, date=November 15, 2012, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307075016/http://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/, archive-date=March 7, 2016 {{cite book, editor=Tony Mott, title=
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die ''1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die'' is a video game reference book first published in October 2010. It consists of a list of video games released between 1970 and 2013, arranged chronologically by release date. Each entry in the list ...
, year=2013, publisher= Universe Publishing, isbn=978-1844037667
{{cite web, url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6uoO3csitWN_KHRByq0eyPagW2z9FKYW, title=Reviews on the Run - Top 100 Games & Movies Of All Time! , date=August 14, 2013 , publisher= Electric Playground Network, website= YouTube , access-date=May 28, 2021 {{cite web, url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/, title=The 100 best games of all time , date=February 15, 2013 , website=
GamesRadar ''GamesRadar+'' (formerly ''GamesRadar'') is an entertainment website for video game-related news, previews, and reviews. It is owned by Future plc. In late 2014, Future Publishing-owned sites ''Total Film'', '' SFX'', ''Edge'' and '' Computer ...
, access-date=March 7, 2019 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123082433/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , archive-date=January 23, 2014
{{cite web, first=John, last=Tones, language=es, title=Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia, url=https://www.revistagq.com/noticias/tecnologia/galerias/los-100-mejores-videojuegos-de-la-historia/8951, website= GQ, access-date=August 14, 2022, date=April 23, 2013, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916015442/http://www.revistagq.com/noticias/tecnologia/galerias/los-100-mejores-videojuegos-de-la-historia/8951/image/625976, archive-date=September 16, 2016, url-status=live {{cite news, first=Joe, last=Griffin, url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/the-50-best-videogames-of-all-time-1.1610521, title=The 50 best videogames of all time, date=November 29, 2013, newspaper= The Irish Times, access-date=March 6, 2019, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306234837/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/the-50-best-videogames-of-all-time-1.1610521, archive-date=March 6, 2019, url-status=live {{cite web , url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , title=The 100 best games of all time , date=March 7, 2014 , website=
GamesRadar ''GamesRadar+'' (formerly ''GamesRadar'') is an entertainment website for video game-related news, previews, and reviews. It is owned by Future plc. In late 2014, Future Publishing-owned sites ''Total Film'', '' SFX'', ''Edge'' and '' Computer ...
, access-date=March 7, 2019 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321161256/http://gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , archive-date=March 21, 2014
{{cite web, url=http://gamingbolt.com/top-100-greatest-video-games-ever-made , title=Top 100 greatest video games ever made , website=www.gamingbolt.com , publisher=GamingBolt , date=April 19, 2013 , access-date=December 30, 2014, url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026161536/http://gamingbolt.com/top-100-greatest-video-games-ever-made , archive-date=October 26, 2014 {{cite web, title=The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time, url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/100-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/p10%20100%20greatest%20video%20games%20of%20all%20time, website=slantmagazine.com, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712044110/http://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/100-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/P10, archive-date=July 12, 2015, date=June 9, 2014 {{cite web, title=Best Games Ever: the 20 greatest games of all time, url=https://www.stuff.tv/my/features/best-games-ever-20-greatest-games-all-time, publisher= Stuff.tv, access-date=April 10, 2021, date=March 11, 2014, url-status=live, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401100654/https://www.stuff.tv/my/features/best-games-ever-20-greatest-games-all-time, archive-date=April 1, 2016 {{cite magazine, url=http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/gaming/g134/the-100-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/ , magazine= Popular Mechanics , title=The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time , last=Moore , first=Bo , date=June 16, 2014 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202235359/http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/gaming/g134/the-100-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/ , archive-date=December 2, 2016 {{cite web , url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , title=The 100 Best Games of All-Time , date=February 25, 2015 , website=
GamesRadar ''GamesRadar+'' (formerly ''GamesRadar'') is an entertainment website for video game-related news, previews, and reviews. It is owned by Future plc. In late 2014, Future Publishing-owned sites ''Total Film'', '' SFX'', ''Edge'' and '' Computer ...
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