Dalton Cooper is the managing editor of GameRant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his career, Dalton considers himself a video game historian and tries to play as many games as possible. Dalton covers the latest breaking news for GameRant, as well as writes reviews, guide content, and more.
GameRant readers have the opportunity to make their voices heard and help determine the 10 games that deserve to be called the best the industry has ever seen. Voting is simple. Two critically-acclaimed games are pitted against each other, and you pick the one you like best. You can vote as many times as you want, the list is updated regularly and additional votes are counted.
An initial batch of nearly 80,000 votes left us with a list of the 10 best games of all time, led by Rockstar's Open World Western. Red Dead Redemption 2after The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, Alden Ring, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Batman: Arkham City, Resident Evil 4, God of War (2018), Metal Gear Solid, Cyberpunk 2077and God of War Ragnarok. Since then, hundreds of thousands more votes have been cast, shaking up the top 10 a bit.
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If you're curious to see how the list of the 10 best video games has changed, you can view the current top 10 by clicking “View Results.” The list will continue to evolve as more votes are cast, and it will be very interesting to see which games fall and which games manage to take one of the coveted spots for themselves.
Vote for your favorite games to help determine which titles are truly the best of the best. The poll never closes, so you can vote as many times as you want to try to secure your favorite game spots in the top 10.
