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Pokémon1308

The worldwide ranking generated by 2.2k votes

74 / 74

Pokémon1308

Super Smash Bros1297

God of War1285

The Witcher1284

Grand Theft Auto1279

Super Mario1275

Red Dead1269

Rayman1268

The Legend of Zelda1267

#10

Animal Crossing1262

#11

Tomb Raider1260

#12

Final Fantasy1258

#13

Metal Gear Solid1255

#14

Persona1251

#15

Far Cry1250

#16

Resident Evil1245

#17

Sonic1244

#18

Batman Arkham1243

#19

Donkey Kong1241

#20

Borderlands1233

#21

Ratchet & Clank1232

#22

Metroid1231

#23

Assassin's Creed1230

#24

Crash Bandicoot1229

#25

Doom1228

#26

The Elder Scrolls1228

#27

Fallout1227

#28

Yakuza1225

#29

Diablo1224

#30

Street Fighter1223

#31

Uncharted1222

#32

Devil May Cry1216

#33

Mortal Kombat1215

#34

Call of Duty1214

#35

Dragon Quest1212

#36

Mass Effect1211

#37

BioShock1210

#38

Marvel vs Capcom1209

#39

Kingdom Hearts1203

#40

Halo1202

#41

Baldur's Gate1201

#42

Need for Speed1194

#43

Kirby1187

#44

Dynasty Warriors1182

#45

Warcraft1181

#46

Worms1178

#47

Hitman1175

#48

Dead Space1172

#49

Pro Evolution Soccer1170

#50

Battlefield1169

#51

Soulcalibur1168

#52

Castlevania1167

#53

Silent Hill1167

#54

Tekken1165

#55

Pikmin1164

#56

Age of Empires1163

#57

Jak and Daxter1159

#58

The Sims1153

#59

Monster Hunter1151

#60

Fire Emblem1146

#61

FIFA1146

#62

Forza Horizon1146

#63

Resistance1144

#64

Civilization1141

#65

Darksiders1136

#66

StarCraft1133

#67

Shin Megami Tensei1132

#68

Samurai Warriors1132

#69

Guitar Hero1124

#70

MediEvil1124

#71

Killzone1119

#72

Just Dance1094

#73

Trine1090

#74

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What the community says

Pokémon leads with an ELO of 1,308, ahead of Super Smash Bros (1,297) and God of War (1,285). Ranked over 2,186 duels between 74 contenders, last updated September 15, 2026.

Discover and rank your favorite video game franchise among the biggest worldwide: Grand Theft Auto, Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda…

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.