Best Game of the year

Elden Ring leads the Game of the year ranking with 1370 ELO points over 170 duels, ahead of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Witcher III: Wild Hunt.

A 40 ELO point gap separates Elden Ring from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at the top, marking a clear preference among voters for FromSoftware's open-world epic. The Witcher III: Wild Hunt follows at rank 3 with 1317 points, while The Last of Us Part II and God of War round out the top 5. The gap narrows as the ranking descends, with God of War sitting at 1264 points. At the bottom, Dragon Age: Inquisition struggles at rank 9 with just 959 ELO points and a 31% win rate, suggesting the community reserves its highest regard for action-heavy titles over traditional RPGs. Overwatch and It Takes Two also languish in the lower positions, hinting that multiplayer-focused experiences face tougher competition in a field dominated by single-player narratives.

This ranking draws from 1469 duels cast by 75 players across 9 contenders, updated on 11 October 2026. Each matchup sharpens the hierarchy, revealing which games stand tallest when pitted head-to-head. Whether you champion Elden Ring's brutal exploration or believe another title deserves the crown, your vote shapes the outcome. Head to VAINKEURZ and pick your winner in the next duel.

Updated on October 11, 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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