List of video games considered the best
This is a list of video games that multiple 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. List Publications The reference numbers in the notes section show which of the 50 selected publications list the game. 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die – 2013 The Age – 2005 Collider – 2020 Digital Trends – 2023 Digitally Downloaded – 2016 Electric Playground Network – 2013 Edge – 2000, 2015, 2017 Electronic Fun with Computers & Games - 1984 Empire – 2009 Entertainment Weekly – 2003 Esquire – 2018, 2020 FHM – 2010 Flux – 1995 G4 – 2012 GamesMaster - 1994, 1996 Gamecenter - 2000 Game Informer – 2009, 2018 Game On! From Pong to Oblivion – 2006 GameSpot – 2000, 2007 GameSpy – 2001 Gamereactor – 2011, 2017, 2022 GamesRadar+ – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021 GamesTM – 2010, 2015, 2018 Gameswelt – 2012, 2016 GamingBolt – 2013, 2022, 2023 GQ – 2013, 2023 The Greatest Games – 1985 Hardcore Gaming 101 – 2015, 2020 Hyper – 1995, 1997, 1999 IGN – 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 The Independent – 1999 The Irish Times – 2013 Jeuxvideo.com – 2011, 2017 Mashable – 2020 Next Generation – 1996, 1999 Parade - 2023 Polygon – 2017 Popular Mechanics – 2014, 2019 Power Unlimited – 2015 PPE – 2021 Slant Magazine – 2014, 2018, 2020 Stuff – 2008, 2014, 2017 Super GamePower - 2001 Sydney Morning Herald – 2002 The Times - 2023 Time – 2012, 2016 Total Games Network - 1999 USA Today / Sports Illustrated - 2022, 2023 TheWrap – 2017 Yahoo! – 2005 See also List of video game soundtracks considered the best List of video games notable for negative reception List of Game of the Year awards List of best-selling video games Notes The reference numbers show which publications include the game. References External links Highest rated games on Metacritic, OpenCritic and Video Game Canon Best game list Video games Video games