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s that video game journalists or

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have considered among the best of all time. The games are included on at least six separate best-of lists from different publications (inclusive of all time periods, platforms and genres), as chosen by their editorial staff.

List

Publications

The reference numbers in the notes section show which of the 53 selected publications list the game. * ''

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die ''1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die'' is a video game reference book first published in October 2010. It consists of a list of video games released between 1970 and 2013, arranged chronologically by release date. Each entry in the list ...

'' – 2013 * ''

The Age ''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...

'' – 2005 * ''

Collider A collider is a type of particle accelerator that brings two opposing particle beams together such that the particles collide. Compared to other particle accelerators in which the moving particles collide with a stationary matter target, collid ...

'' – 2020 * ''

Dexerto ''Dexerto'' is a video game and entertainment news website operated by Dexerto Limited. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in London, the site originally focused on esports but later shifted towards tabloid-style coverage of video games and i ...

'' – 2024 * ''

Digital Trends Digital Trends is a Portland, Oregon-based tech news, lifestyle, and information website that publishes news, reviews, guides, how-to articles, descriptive videos and podcasts about technology and consumer electronics products. With offices in P ...

'' – 2023 * ''Digitally Downloaded'' – 2016 * '' Electric Playground Network'' – 2013 * ''

Edge Edge or EDGE may refer to: Technology Computing * Edge computing, a network load-balancing system * Edge device, an entry point to a computer network * Adobe Edge, a graphical development application * Microsoft Edge, a web browser developed by ...

'' – 2000, 2009, 2015, 2017 * ''

Electronic Fun with Computers & Games ''Electronic Fun with Computers & Games'' was a video game magazine published in the United States from November 1982 to May 1984. For the last two issues it was renamed ''ComputerFun''. Content The magazine was split up into the following sec ...

'' – 1984 * ''

Empire An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outpost (military), outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a hegemony, dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the ...

'' – 2009 * ''

Entertainment Weekly ''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American online magazine, digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, ...

'' – 2003 * ''

Esquire Esquire (, ; abbreviated Esq.) is usually a courtesy title. In the United Kingdom, ''esquire'' historically was a title of respect accorded to men of higher social rank, particularly members of the landed gentry above the rank of gentleman ...

'' – 2018, 2019, 2020 * ''

FHM ''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) was a printed British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. It contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World. The final printed issue of British ''F ...

'' – 2010 * ''

Flux Flux describes any effect that appears to pass or travel (whether it actually moves or not) through a surface or substance. Flux is a concept in applied mathematics and vector calculus which has many applications in physics. For transport phe ...

'' – 1995 * '' G4'' – 2012 * ''

GamesMaster ''GamesMaster'' was a British television programme which originally aired on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998. In 2021, it returned for a new series on YouTube and E4. It was the first UK television programme dedicated to video games. Dominik Di ...

'' – 1994, 1996 * '' Gamecenter'' – 2000 * ''

Game Informer ''Game Informer'' (''GI'' is an American monthly Video game journalism, video game magazine featuring articles, news, strategy, and reviews of video games and video game console, game consoles. It debuted in August 1991, when the video game reta ...

'' – 2009, 2018 * ''Game On! From Pong to Oblivion'' – 2006 * ''

GameSpot ''GameSpot'' is an American video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information on video games. The site was launched on May 1, 1996, created by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady, and Jon Epstein. In addition ...

'' – 2000, 2007 * ''

GameSpy GameSpy was an American provider of online multiplayer and matchmaking middleware for video games founded in 1999 by Mark Surfas. After the release of a multiplayer server browser for Quake, QSpy, Surfas licensed the software under the GameS ...

'' – 2001 * ''

Gamereactor ''Gamereactor'' is a Nordic online media network covering video games in multiple languages and a former print magazines network. In 2013, it was "one of the biggest games publications in Europe" according to Develop. History The Gamereactor ...

'' – 2011, 2017, 2022 * ''

GamesRadar+ ''GamesRadar+'' (formerly ''GamesRadar'') is an entertainment website for video game-related news, previews, and reviews. It is owned by Future plc. In late 2014, Future Publishing-owned sites ''Total Film'', '' SFX'', '' Edge'' and '' Compute ...

'' – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021 * ''

GamesTM ''GamesTM'' (styled as ''gamesTM'') was a British multi-format video games magazine. The first issue was released in December 2002 and the magazine was still being published monthly in English and German up until the last edition was published on ...

'' – 2010, 2015, 2018 * ''Gameswelt'' – 2012, 2016 * ''GamingBolt'' – 2013, 2022, 2023, 2024 * '' GQ'' – 2013, 2023 * ''The Greatest Games'' – 1985 * ''

Hardcore Gaming 101 ''Hardcore Gaming 101'' is an online video game magazine founded by Kurt Kalata in 2004. Kalata established the site after graduating college, when he noticed the overabundance of game strategy guides, and felt that someone should create more boo ...

'' – 2015, 2020 * ''

Hyper Hyper may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hyper'' (2016 film), 2016 Indian Telugu film * ''Hyper'' (2018 film), 2018 Indian Kannada film * ''Hyper'' (magazine), an Australian video game magazine * Hyper (TV channel), a Filipino sports c ...

'' – 1995, 1997, 1999 * ''

IGN ''IGN'' is an American video gaming and entertainment media website operated by IGN Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Ziff Davis, Inc. The company's headquarters is located in San Francisco's SoMa district and is headed by its former e ...

'' – 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 * ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

'' – 1999, 2025 * ''

The Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It was launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is Ireland's leading n ...

'' – 2013 * '' Jeuxvideo.com'' – 2011, 2017 * ''

Mashable Mashable is a Online newspaper, news website, digital media platform and entertainment company founded by Pete Cashmore in 2005. History Mashable was founded by Pete Cashmore while living in Aberdeen, Scotland, in July 2004. Early iterations o ...

'' – 2020 * ''

Next Generation Next Generation or Next-Generation may refer to: Publications and literature * ''Next Generation'' (magazine), video game magazine that was made by the now defunct Imagine Media publishing company * Next Generation poets (2004), list of young ...

'' – 1996, 1999 * ''

Parade A parade is a procession of people, usually organized along a street, often in costume, and often accompanied by marching bands, floats, or sometimes large balloons. Parades are held for a wide range of reasons, but are usually some variety ...

'' – 2023 * ''

Polygon In geometry, a polygon () is a plane figure made up of line segments connected to form a closed polygonal chain. The segments of a closed polygonal chain are called its '' edges'' or ''sides''. The points where two edges meet are the polygon ...

'' – 2017 * ''

Popular Mechanics ''Popular Mechanics'' (often abbreviated as ''PM'' or ''PopMech'') is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do it yourself, and technology topics. Military topics, aviation an ...

'' – 2014, 2019 * ''

Power Unlimited ''Power Unlimited'' is a Dutch multi-format video games magazine. It is the biggest gaming magazine in the Benelux. The first issue was released in June 1993. History ''Power Unlimited'' started in June 1993 in Bjørn Bruinsma's basement as a ...

'' – 2015 * ''PPE'' – 2021 * ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...

'' - 2025 * ''

Screen Rant ''Screen Rant'' is an entertainment website that offers news in the fields of television, films, video games, and comic books. It is owned by Valnet, parent of publications including Comic Book Resources, Collider, MovieWeb and XDA Developers. ...

'' – 2024 * ''

Slant Magazine ''Slant Magazine'' is an American online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New Yor ...

'' – 2014, 2018, 2020 * ''

Stuff Stuff, stuffed, and stuffing may refer to: *Physical matter *General, unspecific things, or entities Arts, media, and entertainment Books *''Stuff'' (1997), a novel by Joseph Connolly *''Stuff'' (2005), a book by Jeremy Strong Fictional c ...

'' – 2008, 2014, 2017 * '' Super GamePower'' – 2001 * ''

Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in ...

'' – 2002 * ''

The Times ''The Times'' is a British Newspaper#Daily, daily Newspaper#National, national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title ''The Daily Universal Register'', adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. ''The Times'' and its si ...

'' – 2023 * ''

Time Time is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequ ...

'' – 2012, 2016 * ''Total Games Network'' – 1999 * ''

USA Today ''USA Today'' (often stylized in all caps) is an American daily middle-market newspaper and news broadcasting company. Founded by Al Neuharth in 1980 and launched on September 14, 1982, the newspaper operates from Gannett's corporate headq ...

'' / ''

Sports Illustrated ''Sports Illustrated'' (''SI'') is an American sports magazine first published in August 1954. Founded by Stuart Scheftel, it was the first magazine with a circulation of over one million to win the National Magazine Award for General Excellen ...

'' – 2022, 2023, 2024 * ''

TheWrap ''TheWrap'' is an American online news organization that covers the business of entertainment and media. It was founded by journalist Sharon Waxman in 2009 and is based in Los Angeles. The site features original reporting, analysis, and editor ...

'' – 2017 * ''

Yahoo! Yahoo (, styled yahoo''!'' in its logo) is an American web portal that provides the search engine Yahoo Search and related services including My Yahoo, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, y!entertainment, yahoo!life, and its a ...

'' – 2005

Notes

The reference numbers show which publications include the game.

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GamesRadar ''GamesRadar+'' (formerly ''GamesRadar'') is an entertainment website for video game-related news, previews, and reviews. It is owned by Future plc. In late 2014, Future Publishing-owned sites ''Total Film'', '' SFX'', '' Edge'' and ''Computer ...

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, access-date=March 7, 2019 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509195913/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , archive-date=May 9, 2012 {{cite web , url=https://www.gameswelt.de/gameswelttv/video/plaetze-81-100-165185 , title=Gameswelt Top 100 , date=July 26, 2012 , website= Gameswelt , access-date=May 14, 2022 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512080827/https://www.gameswelt.de/gameswelttv/video/plaetze-81-100-165185 , archive-date=May 12, 2022 {{cite web, title=G4TV's Top 100 Games, date=October 6, 2012, url=http://www.g4tv.com/top-100, website= G4TV.com, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123063703/http://www.g4tv.com/top-100, archive-date=November 23, 2014, url-status=dead {{cite magazine, title=All-TIME 100 Video Games, url=https://techland.time.com/2012/11/15/all-time-100-video-games/, magazine=

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, year=2013, publisher=

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, isbn=978-1844037667 {{cite web, url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6uoO3csitWN_KHRByq0eyPagW2z9FKYW, title=Reviews on the Run - Top 100 Games & Movies Of All Time!, date=August 14, 2013, publisher= Electric Playground Network, website=

YouTube YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in ...

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, access-date=March 7, 2019 , url-status=live , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140123082433/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , archive-date=January 23, 2014 {{cite web, first=John, last=Tones, language=es, title=Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia, url=https://www.revistagq.com/noticias/tecnologia/galerias/los-100-mejores-videojuegos-de-la-historia/8951, website= GQ, access-date=August 14, 2022, date=April 23, 2013, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916015442/http://www.revistagq.com/noticias/tecnologia/galerias/los-100-mejores-videojuegos-de-la-historia/8951/image/625976, archive-date=September 16, 2016, url-status=live {{cite news, first=Joe, last=Griffin, url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/the-50-best-videogames-of-all-time-1.1610521, title=The 50 best videogames of all time, date=November 29, 2013, newspaper=

, access-date=March 6, 2019, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306234837/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/the-50-best-videogames-of-all-time-1.1610521, archive-date=March 6, 2019, url-status=live {{cite web , url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ , title=The 100 best games of all time , date=March 7, 2014 , website=

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