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The Legend of Zelda1443

The worldwide ranking generated by 2.4k votes

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The Legend of Zelda1443

Pokémon1441

Super Smash Bros1351

Grand Theft Auto1339

Final Fantasy1335

Resident Evil1328

Assassin's Creed1318

Red Dead1310

Super Mario1309

#10

Sonic1308

#11

Persona1308

#12

Dragon Quest1294

#13

Call of Duty1291

#14

Fallout1289

#15

Baldur's Gate1285

#16

The Elder Scrolls1275

#17

Ratchet & Clank1275

#18

Mortal Kombat1258

#19

Animal Crossing1255

#20

Kingdom Hearts1252

Donkey Kong1252

Far Cry1250

Metroid1245

Monster Hunter1241

#25

Devil May Cry1238

#26

Metal Gear Solid1237

#27

The Witcher1226

#28

Rayman1224

#29

Dead Space1223

#30

Mass Effect1223

#31

Crash Bandicoot1219

#32

Batman Arkham1218

#33

Marvel vs Capcom1215

#34

Street Fighter1214

Tomb Raider1213

God of War1203

Borderlands1200

Halo1200

#39

Yakuza1200

#40

Doom1199

#41

Diablo1199

#42

Castlevania1198

#43

Silent Hill1177

#44

Age of Empires1175

#45

Uncharted1173

#46

The Sims1172

#47

BioShock1171

#48

Need for Speed1168

#49

Dynasty Warriors1164

#50

Warcraft1158

#51

FIFA1153

#52

StarCraft1150

#53

Forza Horizon1150

#54

Hitman1150

#55

Pikmin1145

#56

Kirby1142

#57

Fire Emblem1132

#58

Soulcalibur1125

#59

Worms1125

#60

Tekken1124

#61

Darksiders1121

#62

Battlefield1113

#63

Guitar Hero1104

#64

Jak and Daxter1103

#65

Civilization1095

#66

Pro Evolution Soccer1084

#67

MediEvil1084

#68

Just Dance1082

#69

Shin Megami Tensei1054

#70

Samurai Warriors1046

#71

Resistance1040

#72

Killzone1028

#73

Trine1007

#74

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What the community says

The Legend of Zelda leads with an ELO of 1,443, ahead of Pokémon (1,441) and Super Smash Bros (1,351). Ranked over 2,442 duels between 74 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

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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.