Best Video Games of 2023

Baldur's Gate III leads the Video Games 2023 ranking with 1425 ELO points over 350 duels, ahead of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and Resident Evil 4.

The top three contenders sit remarkably close together, separated by just 31 ELO points between first and third place. However, the sharpest drop occurs immediately after the podium, where a 37-point gap pushes God of War: Ragnarök – Valhalla down to rank 4, despite its 417 duels contested. Baldur's Gate III claims the summit with 1425 ELO points and a 61 percent win rate, while Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty follows at 1400 points. The bottom of the ranking reveals a harsh verdict from the community: Dordogne sits at rank 60 with 992 ELO points, while EA Sports FC 24 ranks 58th with just 1017 points despite engaging in 431 duels.

This ranking draws from 10494 duels judged by 41 players across 60 contenders, capturing the community's views on the strongest releases from that year. The data was updated on 12 October 2026, reflecting the sustained interest in evaluating these titles long after their launch window. VAINKEURZ invites you to join the debate and cast your own votes, shaping the ranking through direct head-to-head comparisons that determine which game truly deserves recognition as the standout release.

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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