What is considered the best game ever made?

[DecadeRiptide]

What's the best game ever made?
I was thinking dustborn, but maybe someone else can correct me.

[asf]

urmom

[Val the Moofia Boss]

There is no best singular game ever made. There are A LOT of great games, and then different people have their favorites.

[TKVNC]

Bad Rats: The Rats' Revenge

[rusty_shackleford]

The answer is always the same:
Ultima Underworld

[Tweed]

rl.webp

[DecadeRiptide]

The answer is always the same:
Ultima Underworld

I like the music

[DecadeRiptide]

Bad Rats: The Rats' Revenge

Bad Rats: The Rat\u0027s Revenge - Trailer

Actually looks kinda fun

[GhostCow]

I don't know about best game ever made, but Portal and Sonic 3 + Knuckles are both flawless games. They aren't my favorites though.

[Valter]

You ask in jest, but I've always felt like PC gamers in specific consider Half Life 2 to be The Great One for some reason, not that I ever played it

[anvi]

It is all personal taste. I don't like most of the popular games. Also the games I loved the most I couldn't really call the best because they have so many problems. Everquest was maybe the most I liked a game but it has as many bad parts as good. If I had to pick a game objectively it would be too difficult. But I always felt like Unreal Tournament was probably up there. It's just so slick and well made and good to play. But it's impossible to pick. There are games that are really perfect but they are also much smaller. Is it better to be small and perfect or far bigger and more elaborate but with rough edges?

[Tangerine]

You ask in jest, but I've always felt like PC gamers in specific consider Half Life 2 to be The Great One for some reason, not that I ever played it

Those dorks are wrong because it's not.

[GhostCow]

Everquest was maybe the most I liked a game but it has as many bad parts as good.

Are you a masochist? I have a theory about people who like Everquest (I'm one of them)

[Kolgrim]

[anvi]

Everquest was maybe the most I liked a game but it has as many bad parts as good.

Are you a masochist? I have a theory about people who like Everquest (I'm one of them)

Maybe, not really sure. I don't think so though because I never liked the harshness of EQ, I think it was too much. I liked it to a point and I liked the challenge. But mostly it just felt brutal and unreasonable. I was mostly attracted to the realtime combat which had RPG depth but you couldn't pause or anything. Doing something like soloing as a Necro or Enchanter and using Charm was really tense. But I also liked that the game was so big and deep. I felt like there was always more to do, more to see, more to learn. I also liked it being difficult because it kept out the riffraff And it pushed me to get better and it didn't feel wasted.

But I liked THJ much more. I would prefer it was a bit harder and more like classic EQ, but overall I preferred being able to just run around and blow stuff up and do it in my own time without having to form groups and ****. And dying was a minor setback not a ball busting hour long pita. Something in between classic EQ and THJ would be my perfect game.

[fork]

You ask in jest, but I've always felt like PC gamers in specific consider Half Life 2 to be The Great One for some reason, not that I ever played it

Everyone who thinks HL2 should be sent into a gulag.

[asf]

half life 2 sucks

[Tinky Winky]

either fallout 1 or the original XCOM

[Algol]

What's the best game ever made?
I was thinking dustborn, but maybe someone else can correct me.

Whichever one has the most blacks in it.

(Seriously, though, I wonder what game that would be nowadays?)

[DecadeRiptide]

I ask this because when you ask 'whats the best movies ever made' most people would agree on lotr pretty quickly, which is fair

But when it comes to a best video game people are indecisive. Does it mean there's never been such a 'masterpiece' in the gaming industry?

[Tweed]

Grok says it's Breath of the Wild.

[DrSneed]

ERS

[traxtan]

Kingdom Come: Deliverance

I have finished it at least 9 times, it never gets old (except the DLC it sucks ***)

[yangg]

Thief 1998

[Ranselknulf]

Frequently called the “best ever”

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Often ranked #1 (including on Metacritic). It set standards for 3D adventure games—targeting systems, open exploration, and storytelling.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Revolutionized open-world design with total freedom and emergent gameplay. A modern favorite.

Super Mario Bros.
One of the most influential games ever—basically defined platformers and helped revive the gaming industry.

Tetris
Simple, timeless, and endlessly replayable. Probably the most universally accessible “perfect” game.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Known for deep storytelling, rich world-building, and meaningful choices.

Red Dead Redemption 2
Praised for realism, narrative, and immersive open world.

Dark Souls
Hugely influential for its challenging gameplay and interconnected world design.

“Best” depends on your criteria
Story-focused? → The Witcher 3, Red Dead Redemption 2
Gameplay innovation? → Breath of the Wild, Dark Souls
Historical impact? → Super Mario Bros., Tetris
Critical consensus? → Ocarina of Time still often tops lists


So what’s the closest thing to #1?

If you forced a consensus pick, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is probably the most commonly cited “greatest of all time” due to its lasting influence and near-perfect critical scores.

[Eyestabber]

You ask in jest, but I've always felt like PC gamers in specific consider Half Life 2 to be The Great One for some reason, not that I ever played it

HL 2 is boring and a harbinger of decline. It set the trend for "cinematicool" FPS that Cowaduty eventually perfected and milked to infinity.

Also, the best game ever made is either X-COM (1994) or Civilization 4 (2005).

[aimlesshealer]

I remember when Roger Ebert wrote his infamous blog post "Video games can never be art" (despite his having never played one), the response was pretty much unanimously that he had to play Shadow of the Colossus. People were offering to mail him their Playstations so he could play it. It seems to be a game almost everyone can agree is a masterpiece.

But that was back in 2012. Maybe now contrarian zoomers have decided to hate it

[traxtan]

But that was back in 2012. Maybe now contrarian zoomers have decided to hate it

Actually me, never gonna play Silent Hill 2 or Shadow of the Colossus just out of spite.

[methoxetamine]

Final Fantasy IX

[rusty_shackleford]

I remember when Roger Ebert wrote his infamous blog post "Video games can never be art" (despite his having never played one), the response was pretty much unanimously that he had to play Shadow of the Colossus. People were offering to mail him their Playstations so he could play it. It seems to be a game almost everyone can agree is a masterpiece.

But that was back in 2012. Maybe now contrarian zoomers have decided to hate it

I hated ico so much that I assume this game is complete trash, I won't even touch it