Best games of the decade

62 ELO points separate Zelda Breath of the Wild (2017) from Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) at the top of the Game of the Decade ranking, after 36839 duels.

The podium reveals a tight race below the leader. Only 3 ELO points separate Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) at rank 2 with 1339 points from Elden Ring (2022) at rank 3 with 1336 points. Further down, Cyberpunk 2077 (2020) and Batman Arkham Knight (2015) share 4th and 5th place, both scoring 1324 ELO. The gap between the top and the rest is significant: Zelda Breath of the Wild (2017) commands 1401 ELO with a 61% win rate across 961 duels, establishing clear dominance over its closest rival. At the bottom, Warhammer Space Marine 2 (2024) sits at rank 88 with 993 ELO despite a 49% win rate, suggesting the community reserves its highest praise for established classics rather than recent arrivals. Super Mario Maker (2015) holds rank 86 with 1031 ELO, while Armored Core 6 (2023) stands at rank 87 with 1028 ELO.

This ranking draws from 36839 duels submitted by 113 players across 88 contenders. The data was updated on 12 October 2026. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes and shape the Game of the Decade ranking with every duel you judge.

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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