Best Ace Attorney games

120 ELO points separate Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney from Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney at the top of the Ace Attorney ranking, after 634 duels.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations commands the ranking at 1412 ELO with an 83% win rate across 41 duels, while the original Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney trails at 1338 ELO after 48 duels. The sharpest drop appears between ranks 2 and 3, where the 120-point gap pushes the crossover title Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney into third position at 1218 ELO. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice for All sits just below at 1208 ELO, nearly erasing that gap with only 10 points separating the two titles. The trilogy's dominance surprises no one familiar with the series, yet Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies manages a respectable 1168 ELO at rank 5. At the bottom, The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures lands at 1084 ELO, suggesting the community favors the original timeline over newer entries. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth also struggles at 1114 ELO despite featuring the franchise's most compelling rival character.

This ranking draws from 634 duels submitted by 31 players across 10 contenders. The data was updated on 12 October 2026. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes and shift the standings—every duel counts toward the next update.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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