Game Informer (2018)

The Top 300 Games of All Time
Publication Region: North America
Published: April 2018 (Issue #300)
Cut-Off: January 31, 2018

The ranking for NHL 09 (#289) in Game Informer’s “The Top 300 Games of All Time” is superseded by NHL ’94 (#63) in the C-Score calculation for NHL Hockey (Series).

• 1. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
• 2. Super Mario Bros. 3
• 3. Tetris
• 4. Grand Theft Auto V
• 5. World of Warcraft
• 6. Final Fantasy VI (AKA Final Fantasy III [US])
• 7. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
• 8. Red Dead Redemption
• 9. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• 10. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• 11. Ms. Pac-Man
• 12. Minecraft
• 13. Doom (1993)
• 14. Street Fighter II
• 15. BioShock
• 16. Chrono Trigger
• 17. Diablo II
• 18. Counter-Strike
• 19. Mass Effect 2
• 20. Super Metroid
• 21. Half-Life 2
• 22. Galaga
• 23. Overwatch
• 24. Civilization IV
• 25. The Last of Us
• 26. Super Mario 3D World
• 27. League of Legends
• 28. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
• 29. Assassin’s Creed II
• 30. Portal
• 31. Battlefield 2
• 32. Bloodborne
• 33. Donkey Kong
• 34. Resident Evil 4
• 35. Super Mario Kart
• 36. Mega Man 2
• 37. Pokemon Blue / Red / Yellow (AKA Pokemon FireRed / LeafGreen)
• 38. StarCraft
• 39. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
• 40. God of War (2005)
• 41. NBA Jam
  Ranked As: NBA Jam (Series)
• 42. Fallout 3
• 43. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
• 44. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
• 45. Robotron 2084
• 46. The Sims 2
• 47. Contra (AKA Probotector)
• 48. Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (AKA Punch-Out!!)
• 49. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
• 50. Super Smash Bros. Melee
• 51. Grand Theft Auto III
• 52. Batman: Arkham Asylum
• 53. Final Fantasy IV (AKA Final Fantasy II [US])
• 54. Dota 2
• 55. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
• 56. Mortal Kombat II
• 57. Metroid
• 58. The Legend of Zelda
• 59. Resident Evil (1996)
  Ranked As: Resident Evil (1996) / Resident Evil (2002)
• 60. System Shock 2
• 61. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
• 62. Secret of Mana
• 63. NHL ’94
  Ranked As: NHL Hockey (Series)
• 64. Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn
• 65. Halo: Combat Evolved
• 66. Super Mario Bros.
• 67. Deus Ex
• 68. GoldenEye 007
• 69. Super Mario 64
• 70. XCOM: Enemy Unknown
• 71. Braid
• 72. SimCity 2000
• 73. Battlefield: Bad Company 2
• 74. Final Fantasy Tactics
• 75. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood
• 76. Dr. Mario
• 77. Arkanoid
• 78. Borderlands 2
• 79. Journey
• 80. Final Fantasy VII
• 81. Fallout
• 82. Animal Crossing
• 83. Shadow of the Colossus
• 84. The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
• 85. Rock Band 2
  Ranked As: Rock Band (Series)
• 86. Planescape: Torment
• 87. EarthBound
• 88. Kingdom Hearts II
• 89. Team Fortress 2
• 90. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
• 91. Diablo III
• 92. Metal Gear Solid
• 93. Bully
• 94. Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal
  Ranked As: Pokemon Gold/Silver/Crystal (2000) / Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver (2010)
• 95. Doom II
• 96. Frogger
• 97. Madden NFL 2004
  Ranked As: Madden NFL Football (Series)
• 98. Super Mario Galaxy 2
• 99. Mass Effect 3
• 100. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
• 101. Star Wars: X-Wing
• 102. Dark Souls
• 103. Half-Life
• 104. The Oregon Trail
• 105. Persona 5
• 106. Tetris Attack (AKA Panel de Pon)
• 107. Inside
• 108. Grand Theft Auto IV
• 109. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
  Ranked As: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater (Series)
• 110. Halo 2
• 111. Dead Space
• 112. Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
• 113. Metroid Prime
• 114. Quake III Arena
• 115. Ultima Online
• 116. Call of Duty: Black Ops
• 117. BioShock Infinite
• 118. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty
• 119. God of War III
• 120. Dishonored
• 121. Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
• 122. Wolfenstein 3D
• 123. Gauntlet
• 124. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• 125. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
• 126. Batman: Arkham City
• 127. Final Fantasy X
• 128. The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
• 129. Mega Man X
• 130. Soul Calibur
• 131. Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
• 132. Horizon: Zero Dawn
• 133. Katamari Damacy
• 134. Street Fighter III
• 135. Ico
• 136. Pong
• 137. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4
• 138. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
• 139. Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
• 140. Warlords
• 141. Dragon Age: Origins
• 142. Tecmo Super Bowl
  Ranked As: Tecmo Bowl (Series)
• 143. Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
• 144. Pac-Man
• 145. Divinity: Original Sin II
• 146. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
• 147. Portal 2
• 148. Path of Exile
• 149. Destiny
• 150. The Walking Dead
• 151. Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening
• 152. ESPN NFL 2K5
  Ranked As: NFL 2K (Series)
• 153. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
• 154. Thief: The Dark Project
• 155. Fallout: New Vegas
• 156. Tomb Raider (1996)
• 157. Dark Souls II
• 158. Dig Dug
• 159. Diablo
• 160. Rocket League
• 161. Gears of War 2
• 162. Advance Wars
• 163. Spelunky
• 164. Suikoden II
• 165. NBA 2K11
  Ranked As: NBA 2K (Series)
• 166. Super Bomberman
• 167. Stardew Valley
• 168. Crash Bandicoot: Warped
• 169. Grim Fandango
• 170. Ninja Gaiden (1988)
• 171. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• 172. Ultima VII: The Black Gate
• 173. Burnout 3: Takedown
• 174. Left 4 Dead
• 175. Dragon Age: Inquisition
• 176. Bejeweled
• 177. Guitar Hero
  Ranked As: Guitar Hero (Series)
• 178. Asteroids
• 179. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
• 180. Battlefield 1942
• 181. Super Mario Bros. 2
• 182. EverQuest
• 183. Super Meat Boy
• 184. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
• 185. Assassin’s Creed
• 186. Zork
• 187. Twisted Metal 2
• 188. Medieval II: Total War
• 189. FIFA 15
  Ranked As: FIFA Soccer (Series)
• 190. Command & Conquer: Red Alert
• 191. ActRaiser
• 192. Amnesia: The Dark Descent
• 193. Donkey Kong Country
• 194. Centipede
• 195. Homeworld
• 196. Star Wars: Jedi Knight – Dark Forces II
• 197. Lode Runner
• 198. Marble Madness
• 199. Silent Hill 2
• 200. Papers Please
• 201. Phantasy Star IV
• 202. Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
• 203. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
• 204. The Stanley Parable
• 205. Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
• 206. Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
• 207. Call of Duty
• 208. Shadowrun
• 209. Hot Shots Golf Fore!
  Ranked As: Hot Shots Golf (Series)
• 210. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
• 211. The Binding of Isaac
• 212. Pitfall!
• 213. Angry Birds
• 214. King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
• 215. Shining Force II
• 216. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
• 217. Sonic the Hedgehog
• 218. Bayonetta
• 219. Plants vs Zombies
• 220. Valkyria Chronicles
• 221. Fable II
• 222. Max Payne
• 223. Peggle
• 224. Super Mario Odyssey
• 225. Middle-Earth: Shadow of War
• 226. Adventure
• 227. Panzer Dragoon Saga
• 228. Defender
• 229. What Remains of Edith Finch
• 230. Dead Rising 2
• 231. Fire Emblem: Awakening
• 232. Darkest Dungeon
• 233. Ori and the Blind Forest
• 234. Castlevania
• 235. Far Cry 3
• 236. Titanfall 2
• 237. Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together
• 238. Double Dragon
• 239. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island
• 240. Mortal Kombat X
• 241. Combat
• 242. Day of the Tentacle
• 243. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
• 244. The Witness
• 245. Space Invaders
• 246. Valkyrie Profile
• 247. Tekken 3
• 248. Mario’s Picross
• 249. Pac-Man Championship Edition
• 250. Limbo
• 251. Alpha Centauri
• 252. Neverwinter Nights
• 253. Missile Command
• 254. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Trials and Tribulations
• 255. Company of Heroes
• 256. Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3
• 257. Tomb Raider (2013)
• 258. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas
• 259. Bubble Bobble
• 260. Skies of Arcadia
• 261. Shovel Knight
• 262. WarioWare Inc: Mega Microgames!
• 263. Harvest Moon
• 264. Axiom Verge
• 265. Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
• 266. LittleBigPlanet
• 267. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
• 268. Pyre
• 269. Castle Crashers
• 270. SSX 3
• 271. The World Ends With You
• 272. Ridge Racer
• 273. Star Wars: Battlefront II
• 274. Saints Row: The Third
• 275. Undertale
• 276. Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
• 277. Paper Mario
• 278. Darksiders
• 279. NCAA Football 11
  Ranked As: NCAA Football (Series)
• 280. Dungeon Keeper
• 281. Rayman Legends
• 282. Worms Armageddon
• 283. The Room
• 284. Baseball Stars
• 285. Dragon’s Dogma
• 286. Shadowrun Returns
• 287. Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist
• 288. Duke Nukem 3D
• 289. NHL 09
  Ranked As: NHL Hockey (Series)
• 290. Dance Dance Revolution
  Ranked As: Dance Dance Revolution (Series)
• 291. Myst
• 292. Heroes of the Storm
• 293. Monster Hunter: World
• 294. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
• 295. InFamous
• 296. Amplitude
• 297. Alien: Isolation
• 298. Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
• 299. Wii Sports
• 300. Yakuza 0