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Here's the full list (it took me a bit to compile it, lol):

100. WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain (2003)
99. Doom (2016)
98. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (2018)
97. Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003)
96. EarthBound (1995)
95. Need For Speed: Underground 2 (2004)
94. Firewatch (2016)
93. Mortal Kombat 11 (2019)
92. Sonic 2 (1992)
91. Dead Space (2008)
90. Phantasy Star Online (2000)
89. Animal Crossing: Wild World (2005)
88. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004)
87. The Sims 3 (2009)
86. Diablo 4 (2023)
85. Soulcalibur 2 (2002)
84. 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (2019)
83. PUBG (2017)
82. Tomb Raider (1996)
81. DOOM Eternal (2020)
80. Metroid Prime (2002)
79. Age of Empires 2 (1999)
78. Fortnite (2017)
77. Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (2010)
76. Spec Ops: The Line (2012)
75. Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)
74. Street Fighter 4 (2008)
73. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)
72. Fire Emblem Three Houses (2019)
71. Counter-Strike: Source (2004)
70. Sea of Thieves (2018)
69. Kingdom Hearts 2 (2005)
68. Yakuza 0 (2015)
67. Dota 2 (2013)
66. Nier: Automata (2017)
65. Ico (2001)
64. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
63. Persona 4 Golden (2008)
62. Borderlands 2 (2012)
61. Civilization 4 (2005)
60. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
59. Resident Evil (2002 Remake)
58. Gears of War 2 (2008)
57. Celeste (2018)
56. Apex Legends (2019)
55. Hitman: World of Assassination (2021)
54. Batman Arkham Asylum (2009)
53. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020)
52. Outer Wilds (2019)
51. Gran Turismo 4 (2004)
50. Chrono Trigger (1995)
49. Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening (2005)
48. Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
47. League of Legends (2009)
46. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
45. Uncharted 4 (2016)
44. Marvel’s Spider-Man (2018)
43. BioShock (2007)
42. Left 4 Dead (2008)
41. Fallout: New Vegas (2010)
40. Journey (2012)
39. Overwatch (2016)
38. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (2012)
37. Mario 64 (1996)
36. Shadow of the Colossus (2005)
35. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2017)
34. Silent Hill 2 (2001)
33. Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)
32. Undertale (2015)
31. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
30. Inside (2016)
29. Hades (2018)
28. Stardew Valley (2016)
27. Destiny 2 (2017)
26. Minecraft (2011)
25. God of War (2018)
24. Half-Life 2 (2004)
23. Halo 3 (2007)
22. Ocarina of Time (1998)
21. Tetris (1984)
20. Dark Souls (2011)
19. Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
18. World of Warcraft (2004)
17. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
16. Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver
15. Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
14. Skyrim (2011)
13. Final Fantasy 7 (1997)
12. Super Mario World (1990)
11. Resident Evil 4 (2005)
10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
9. Bloodborne (2015)
8. Baldur’s Gate 3 (2023)
7. Mass Effect 2 (2010)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
5. Portal 2 (2011)
4. The Last of Us (2013)
3. Persona 5 (2016)
2. Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)
1. Elden Ring (2022)

 

[GymWolf]

 

[Kurotri]

I like it

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Extremely safe list.

Almost like listing all highest scoring metacritic AAA games.

 

[TintoConCasera]

No Starcraft, no Metal Gear Rising, no Quake, Ocarina below BOTW...

 

[Chuck Berry]

Borderlands 2 ahead of Doom 2016, Paper Mario TTYD, Prime, Symphony of the Night, San Andreas and Yakuza 0…

Go fuck yourself

 

[Radical Dreamer]

These rankings are retarded xD

 

[Hrk69]

 

[Radical Dreamer]

Persona 5 3rd place lmao, it's not even best persona xD

 

[FunkMiller]

 

[T4keD0wN]

AC Odyssey > Red Dead Redemption

Solid guesswork attempt at making a biggest game wikis list and sorting by wordcount

 

[Nonehxc]

 

[semiconscious]

so i guess that everyone but me knows what dexerto is? man, I'm out of it...

 

[Roberts]

So glad we can all make our own lists! And even then lol at Last of Us in top5.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Looks about correct for a group of 20-year old guys.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

LMAO at the list. Doom, HL2, Halo 3 should have made top 10 for sure.

 

[March Climber]

The fun thing about these lists is that you can always tell what generation a person grew up during, based on which generation gets the most praise. Throwing in a few super-retro or current day titles is just a sly way to throw off what seems pretty clear.

 

[Hrk69]

I can't respect anyone who doesn't have Baldurs Gate 3 in their top 5.

 

[Tanus777]

Who.gif

 

[killatopak]

It’s very skewed towards recent games which isn’t wrong but I doubt he would make the same list at the same order 20 years later assuming no other game get released in that timeframe.

 

[Gaiff]

I really hate top lists like that. What makes people think they're important enough for us to think we need to know the rankings of their favorite games?

 

[killatopak]

Shit lol. i just realized he has Diablo 4 there over D2 and D3 which isn’t even on the list.

Either this guy is terribly young or he has bad tastes.

 

[West Texas CEO]

These rankings are retarded xD

you mad because Chrono Cross didn't make the list.

 

[DryvBy]

Where's Concord?

 

[Gaiff]

Also, 50 years of video games, but 6 of the top 10 came out in the last decade? 1 game from the 2000s, no from the 80s or 90s. Sure. No recency bias there.

 

[nemiroff]

Nah. So many older games missing, including, ironically, the original DOOM.

 

[West Texas CEO]

Elden Ring fans are insufferable.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Also, 50 years of video games, but 6 of the top 10 came out in the last decade? 1 game from the 2000s, no from the 80s or 90s. Sure. No recency bias there.

Best time to be alive!

 

[BlackTron]

I really hate top lists like that. What makes people think they're important enough for us to think we need to know the rankings of their favorite games?

This forum.

 

[West Texas CEO]

I wanna see Alanah Pearce's list next.

 

[BlackTron]

I wanna see Alanah Pearce next.

What we say, and what we mean.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Mortal Kombat 11 over MK9 is quite a choice. At least SoulCal2 is here. AoE2 and Starcraft not being here invalidates the whole thing for me.

 

[LazyParrot]

I know these lists are usually pretty light on PC games, but this is the worst offender yet.

 

[adamsapple]

Too much recency bias.

 

[damidu]

god! how safe can you go?
a gen-whatever intern's first attempt of a list i guess,

 

[Ogbert]

Absolutely pitiful list.

Super Mario Bros 3?

 

[Big Baller]

Metroid Prime at 80? No Super?

 

[March Climber]

I know these lists are usually pretty light on PC games, but this is the worst offender yet.

There are so many multiplatform titles that it can be taken either way. My running theory is that this list was made by people who primarily started gaming young around the beginning of the xbox 360 generation, which would explain the few PS2 picks they have listed and the ton of games that were popular on the 360, both multiplat and exclusive.

Judging by some of the other picks like League, Bloodborne, and Civ, they probably went from Xbox 360 to early gen PS4 to PC/Switch. They skipped the PS3 console entirely and their Nintendo picks are too sporadic, which means they might have emulated, or borrowed those games from a friend, or played the newer versions of them on Nintendo's online service.

Titles like Mario 64, Earthbound, and SMW were probably recommended to them by someone or at most, they figured they should at least play it based on a collective review score from places like Metacritic.

 

[Seyken]

I'll never understand the Red Dead Redemption 2 appeal. Great story, sure, but the gameplay is atrocious.

I disagree with a lot on this list, but it's still better than what I usually see going around, specially since it didn't put BOTW at 1st (most overrated game of all time IMO).

 

[Ogbert]

And Mario 64 at 37?

 

[existensmaximum]

Yeah according to me that's a really shitty list. But who cares, my list would be shitty to a lot of people too.

Pointless.

 

[rabbity-thing]

Where's Knack?

 

[ChoosableOne]

100. WWE Smackdown! Here Comes the Pain (2003)

 

[Daneel Elijah]

Tetris being so low was a shock. No GTA 3 was even worse. But what killed me was they put more than one Doom game but only one Pokemon game. One Final Fantasy game. ONE Metal Gear Solid game. Just no.

 

[SantaC]

Poor list

 

[R6Rider]

My list is better.

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Opinions are like arseholes…

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Lacks A Link to the Past, Final Fantasy VI, and Super Metroid, but hey

 

[Topher]

 

[IDKFA]

StarCraft not on the list?

Pokémon HG/SS over B&W 2?

Half-life 2 at number 24? Fucking 24?