Best games by genre
Rankings sorted by iRank score — a 0-100 metric blending Steam, IGDB, OpenCritic, Metacritic and iRankGames community votes, with Bayesian shrinkage so small samples don't inflate the top. 73 rankings available.
Main categories
RPG
#1 Baldur's Gate 3
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Shooter
#1 Portal 2
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Strategy
#1 Sid Meier's Civilization® V
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Platformer
#1 Super Mario World
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Adventure
#1 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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Action
#1 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
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Simulation
#1 Forza Horizon 4
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Puzzle
#1 The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
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Fighting
#1 Super Smash Bros. Melee
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Sports
#1 Beat Saber
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Horror
#1 Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours
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Survival
#1 Resident Evil 2
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Casual
#1 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
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Sandbox
#1 Stardew Valley
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MOBA
#1 Dota 2
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Roguelike
#1 Hades
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Subgenres and niches
RPG Games
- Best Action RPGs398
- Best CRPG Games70
- Best JRPG Games57
- Best Tactical RPGs50
- Best MMORPG Games26
- Best Looter Shooter Games10
- Best Dungeon Crawler Games7
- Best Third-Person Action RPGs187
- Best Isometric Action RPGs94
- Best Turn-Based CRPGs54
- Best Soulslike Games30
- Best Turn-Based JRPGs29
- Best Action JRPGs28
- Best First-Person Action RPGs27
- Best Theme Park MMORPGs10
- Best Sandbox MMORPGs10