Best Tekken games

Tekken 7 leads with an ELO of 1,294, ahead of Tekken 5 (1,270) and Tekken 3 (1,243). Ranked over 582 duels between 9 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

What's your favorite Tekken game? Rank the best entries in the iconic fighting game series, from Tekken 1 to Tekken Tag Tournament 2.

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.