Video Game Tier List: The Greatest Games Ever
All 33 games here, ranked by 413 players. Minecraft leads: it wins 73.6% of its matchups (n = 951) and was champion in 73 of 413 brackets. Disagree? Your first pick is right here. No sign-up.
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Mass Effect 22010 - BioWare
Hollow Knight2017 - Team Cherry
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Video Games: the community’s best
Win rate across 9,602 head-to-head picks from 413 finished brackets. n is the number of matchups behind each win rate; only entrants with 30 or more are listed.
| # | Video game | W–L | Win rate | vs .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 700–251 | 73.6% | 73 | 951 | ||
| 2 | Red Dead Redemption 22018 - Rockstar | 702–256 | 73.3% | 58 | 958 | |
| 3 | Grand Theft Auto V2013 - Rockstar | 537–238 | 69.3% | 35 | 775 | |
| 4 | The Last of Us2013 - Naughty Dog | 469–287 | 62% | 27 | 756 | |
| 5 | Elden Ring2022 - FromSoftware | 438–285 | 60.6% | 22 | 723 | |
| 6 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt2015 - CD Projekt Red | 379–281 | 57.4% | 16 | 660 | |
| 7 | God of War (2018)2018 - Santa Monica | 377–280 | 57.4% | 9 | 657 | |
| 8 | Marvel's Spider-Man2018 - Insomniac | 374–287 | 56.6% | 9 | 661 |
Video Games: the community tier list
From 9,602 head-to-head picks in 413 finished brackets. Placed by win rate, steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups: S is 75% or more, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%.
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- Minecraft
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Grand Theft Auto V
- The Last of Us
- Elden Ring
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- God of War (2018)
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Resident Evil 4
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Portal 2
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Dark Souls
- Hollow Knight
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Baldur's Gate 3
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
- + 2 more
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Halo: Reach
- Metal Gear Solid
- Final Fantasy VII
- Mass Effect 2
- BioShock
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Hades
- Persona 5 Royal
- + 1 more
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Celeste
Closest rivalries
- BioShock v Horizon Zero Dawn50%–50% · n = 40
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons v Persona 5 Royal53%–47% · n = 38
- Ghost of Tsushima v Resident Evil 455%–45% · n = 33
Pairs the crowd can barely split. n is how many times they met in finished brackets.
How the Video Games bracket works
This video game tier list is played, not dragged into rows. You get one matchup at a time — The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or Minecraft? The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt or Red Dead Redemption 2? — and after 15 picks the bracket has a champion, with everything else placed by how far it got. Nobody can hold 33 options in their head at once, but everybody can answer "this one" — so the order you end up with is one you will actually stand behind.
This bracket runs 4 rounds at the default 16-slot size (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final), drawn from a pool of 33 options. The draw changes every day and New draw reshuffles it whenever you like, so the same option can meet a different opponent in round one and finish somewhere else entirely. You can also play it at 8 or 32 or 33 slots for a shorter or longer run.
15 picks, 4 rounds
- Round of 168 matchups
- Quarterfinals4 matchups
- Semifinals2 matchups
- Final1 matchup
Roughly 1-2 minutes start to finish at the default size.
All 33 entrants
All 33 entrants are listed below, including The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Minecraft, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Red Dead Redemption 2. Updated
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild2017 - Nintendo
- Minecraft2011 - MojangArtwork: Xbox MENA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt2015 - CD Projekt Red
- Red Dead Redemption 22018 - Rockstar
- Grand Theft Auto V2013 - Rockstar
- The Last of Us2013 - Naughty Dog
- Elden Ring2022 - FromSoftware
- Super Mario Odyssey2017 - Nintendo
- God of War (2018)2018 - Santa Monica
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim2011 - Bethesda
- Dark Souls2011 - FromSoftware
- Halo: Reach2010 - Bungie
- Portal 22011 - Valve
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom2023 - Nintendo
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate2018 - Nintendo
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe2017 - Nintendo
- Baldur's Gate 32023 - Larian
- Celeste2018 - Maddy Makes GamesPoster: Maddy Makes Games / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hollow Knight2017 - Team Cherry
- Stardew Valley2016 - ConcernedApe
- Horizon Zero Dawn2017 - Guerrilla
- Marvel's Spider-Man2018 - Insomniac
- Ghost of Tsushima2020 - Sucker Punch
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice2019 - FromSoftware
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons2020 - Nintendo
- Persona 5 Royal2019 - Atlus
- Final Fantasy VII1997 - Square
- Mass Effect 22010 - BioWare
- Hades2020 - Supergiant
- BioShock2007 - Irrational
- Metal Gear Solid1998 - Konami
- Resident Evil 42005 - Capcom
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 332025 - Sandfall Interactive
Tier list instead?
Load all 33 into the tier list maker and sort them into S through F yourself: same entrants, no matchups.
Open the tier list makerMissing something?
Build your own video game bracket with exactly the entrants you want, then share the link.
Open the bracket makerGetting a ranking you actually agree with
- Trust the first instinct. Overthinking a matchup usually produces a ranking you do not agree with later.
- Start at 16 slots. If the result feels too obvious, replay at 33 so more of the 33 options make the field.
- Undo exists for a reason: an early-round mistake propagates all the way to the final, and there is no shame in taking it back.
Questions people ask
What is the best video game?
According to 413 BracketRanker players, Minecraft (2011 - Mojang). It wins 73.6% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 951) and was champion in 73 of 413 brackets (17.7%).
How many options are in the Video Games bracket?
The pool holds 33 options. A default run uses 16 of them and takes 15 picks across 4 rounds: Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final. Other field sizes are available too — 8, 16, 32, 33 slots.
Which options are included?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Minecraft, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto V, The Last of Us, Elden Ring, Super Mario Odyssey, God of War (2018), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Dark Souls and Halo: Reach, plus 21 more. Every entrant is listed further down this page with its artwork.
How long does the Video Games bracket take?
About 1-2 minutes — 15 choices at the default size, or 7 if you drop to an 8-slot bracket. No account is needed, and a run saves after every pick, so you can stop and jump back in later.
Can I turn the result into S/A/B tiers?
Both are here, and the bracket is closer to a tier list than it looks. It ends with a champion, a runner-up and then every other option grouped by the round it went out in — which is exactly a set of tiers, decided by 15 direct comparisons rather than by your first guess at a layout. What it deliberately does not do is claim a precise gap between two options that never met. If you would rather place the options into S through F rows yourself, the tier list maker loads all 33 of them at bracketranker.com/tier-list-maker.
Can I compare my order with other people's?
Every completed bracket feeds the Video Games community results page, which aggregates win rates across all plays and tracks how often each of the 33 entrants takes the title. It updates continuously, so it moves as more people play.
What if a option I wanted is missing?
Use the bracket maker: add your own options, name it, and share the link so other people play the same field. That is the route to take when this pool of 33 is missing something you would have picked, or when you want a version scoped to one era, label or franchise.