GQ's 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts
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We asked the world's greatest game developers, streamers, directors, writers and more to help us crown the best games of all time
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
- The Last of Us (2013)
- Tetris (1985)
- Bloodborne (2015)
- The Witcher III: Wild Hunt (2015)
- Mass Effect 2
- Metal Gear Solid (1998)
- Portal 2 (2011)
- Dark Souls (2011)
- Half-Life 2 (2004)
- Resident Evil 4 (2005)
- Disco Elysium (2019)
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998)
- Super Mario World (1990)
- Red Dead Redemption II (2018)
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011)
- Final Fantasy VII (1997)
- Super Mario 64 (1996)
- Doom (1993)
- Elden Ring (2022)
- Halo: Combat Evolved (2001)
- World of Warcraft (2004)
- Bioshock (2007)
- Minecraft (2011)
- Pokémon Red & Blue (1996)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (1991)
- Street Fighter II (1991)
- The Last of Us Part II (2020)
- Journey (2012)
- Outer Wilds (2019)
- Shadow of the Colossus (2005)
- Deus Ex (2000)
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (2004)
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (2009)
- Portal (2007)
- Super Mario Bros 3 (1991)
- Silent Hill 2 (2001)
- Hades (2020)
- What Remains of Edith Finch (2017)
- Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
- The Sims (2000)
- Chrono Trigger (1995)
- Nier Automata (2017)
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2003)
- Halo 3 (2007)
- Destiny (2014)
- God of War (2018)
- Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
- Stardew Valley (2016)
- Spelunky (2008)
- Final Fantasy X (2001)
- Half-Life (1998)
- Dishonored 2 (2016)
- Ico (2001)
- Hollow Knight (2016)
- Inside (2016)
- Final Fantasy IX (2000)
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006)
- Fallout 3 (2008)
- Super Metroid (1994)
- Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997)
- Persona 5 (2016)
- The Sims 2 (2004)
- GoldenEye 007 (1997)
- Fallout New Vegas (2010)
- Thief: The Dark Project (1998)
- The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker (2002)
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
- Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
- Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
- Yakuza 0 (2015)
- Final Fantasy VI (1994)
- Undertale (2015)
- Metroid Prime (2002)
- Pokémon Gold and Silver (1999)
- The Secret of Monkey Island (1990)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000)
- Tetris Effect (2018)
- Firewatch (2016)
- Fortnite (2017)
- Dragon Age: Origins (2009)
- Bioshock Infinite (2013)
- Shenmue (1999)
- Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn (2013)
- Civilization V (2010)
- Super Mario Odyssey (2017)
- The Last Guardian (2016)
- Hitman: World of Assassination (2016 - 2021)
- Super Mario Kart (1992)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
- Mass Effect (2007)
- Fable II (2008)
- Okami (2006)
- Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992)
- Super Mario Bros (1985)
- The Return of the Obra Dinn (2018)
- Age Of Empires II: The Age of Kings (1999)
- Rez (2001)
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2004)
The experts:
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Mourad El-Dine Abdou (Rare), Kahlief Adams (Spawn on Me), Blessing Adeoye Jr. (Kinda Funny), Liz Albl (Cloud Chamber), Leigh Alexander (Indie), Jim Ashilevi (Za/UM), Jack Attridge (Flavourworks), Autumn (Streamer)
B
Jon Bailes (Freelance Journalist), Kat Bailey (IGN), Dinga Bakaba (Arkane Lyon), Dinah Bakeer (Naughty Dog), Michael Barclay (Naughty Dog), Ricardo Bare (Arkane Austin), Sam Barlow (Half Mermaid), Eric Barone (Concerned Ape), Christopher Barrett (Bungie), James Batchelor (), Sean Bell (The Computer Game Show), Stephanie Bendixsen (Freelance), Hollie Bennett (Frontier Developments), Julian Benson (TechRadar Gaming), Joe Blackburn (Bungie), Louise Blain (BBC), Vikki Blake (Freelance Journalist), Cliff Bleszinski, Bloody, Bloodyfaster, Bouphe, Sadie Boyd (Arkane Austin), Adam Boyes (Iron Galaxy), Tom Bramwell (Freelance Journalist), Chris Bratt (People Make Games), Jerome Braune (Arkane Lyon), Breebunn, Mark Brown (Game Maker’s Toolkit), Mike Brown (Maverick Games), Nathan Brown (Hit Points), Tim Browne (Avalanche), Corinne Busch (BioWare), Tom Butcher (Maverick Games)
C
Carina Calvert (505 Games), Marilia Campos (SEGA), Molly Carroll (Larian Studios), Matthew Castle (The Back Page Podcast), Khee Hoon Chan (Freelance Journalist), Jack Chapman (PlayStation London Studio), Tim Clark (PC Gamer), Raphael Colantonio (Wolfeye), Paul Colls (Sumo Digital), Lloyd Coombes (GG Recon), Jez Corden (Windows Central), Javiera Cordero (Meta), Andy “Nitro Rifle” Cortez (Kinda Funny), Brian Crecente (Pad and Pixel), Daniel Curtis (Codemasters)
D
Mark Darrah, Mathijs de Jonge (Guerrilla), Jake Dekker (GameSpot), Bo DeVries (Guerrilla), Alex Donaldson (RPG Site), Christian Donlan (Eurogamer), Osama Dorias (Blizzard), Nicolas Doucet (Team Asobi), Chris Dring (), Mike Drucker (Comedian / TV Writer), Neil Druckmann (Naughty Dog), James Dyer (Empire)
E
Elspeth Eastman (Voice Actor), Emmalition, Julien Eveille (Arkane Lyon)
F
Josef Fares (Hazelight), Elise Favis (Fr
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