# The 10 Best Video Games of All Time

> ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, asked 5 times each, rank The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as the #1 of the best video games of all time, followed by Tetris and Half-Life 2. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998). Claude and Gemini put it first; the combined vote across all 15 answers made it #1.

Source: https://clankerlists.com/lists/best-video-games-of-all-time · Collected 2026-10-06 · Games

| Rank | Pick | ChatGPT | Claude | Gemini |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time](https://clankerlists.com/items/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time) (1998) | #2 | #1 | #1 |
| 2 | [Tetris](https://clankerlists.com/items/tetris) (1984) | #1 | #5 | #2 |
| 3 | [Half-Life 2](https://clankerlists.com/items/half-life-2) (2004) | #3 | #4 | #4 |
| 4 | [Super Mario Bros. 3](https://clankerlists.com/items/super-mario-bros-3) (1988) | #5 | #2 | — |
| 5 | [The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild](https://clankerlists.com/items/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild) (2017) | #8 | #3 | #10 |
| 6 | [Minecraft](https://clankerlists.com/items/minecraft) (2011) | #4 | #11 | #5 |
| 7 | [Super Mario 64](https://clankerlists.com/items/super-mario-64) (1996) | #14 | #7 | #3 |
| 8 | [The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt](https://clankerlists.com/items/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt) (2015) | #10 | #6 | #6 |
| 9 | [Dark Souls](https://clankerlists.com/items/dark-souls) (2011) | #6 | #8 | #8 |
| 10 | [Portal 2](https://clankerlists.com/items/portal-2) (2011) | #7 | #10 | #11 |

## 1. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Link's leap into 3D set the template for lock-on combat and sweeping adventure design. Nearly three decades on it still defines 'masterpiece,' and Gemini and Claude both named it their #1 pick.

## 2. Tetris

Drop the blocks, clear the lines, lose a whole evening. Alexey Pajitnov's puzzler is as pure as game design gets, runs on everything, and ChatGPT crowned it the greatest game ever made.

## 3. Half-Life 2

Gordon Freeman's crowbar-and-gravity-gun odyssey blended physics play, tight shooting and cinematic storytelling. It shaped a generation of PC games, and every engine kept it in the top five on average.

## 4. Super Mario Bros. 3

Raccoon tails, Koopa airships and a world map that made a game feel like a grand tour. The NES peak of 2D platforming was a Claude favorite, though Gemini left it off entirely.

## 5. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Nintendo tore up the Zelda rulebook and handed players a vast, climbable Hyrule with almost no hand-holding. Its freedom to go anywhere and try anything reshaped open-world design.

## 6. Minecraft

A world of blocks and endless imagination became the best-selling game ever made. Minecraft is a sandbox, survival game and creative tool in one, and a hit with players of every age.

## 7. Super Mario 64

Mario's first 3D adventure taught the industry how to build analog movement and a camera you could control. Gemini ranked it near the top, while ChatGPT mostly overlooked it.

## 8. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Geralt's monster-hunting epic packed a huge open world with side quests written like main stories. Its moral choices, with no clear right answer, are a big part of why RPG fans still hold it up as the standard.

## 9. Dark Souls

Fierce bosses, hidden lore and a 'prepare to die' attitude launched an entire subgenre. Dark Souls made difficulty feel fair, and victory feel earned. It earned a place in all three engines' lists.

## 10. Portal 2

Portal 2 turned a clever puzzle experiment into a full comedy-adventure, with GLaDOS, Wheatley and Cave Johnson stealing every scene. Its co-op mode is still among the best ways to test a friendship.

## Lone wolves

- Super Mario World: only ChatGPT
- The Last of Us: only Gemini
- Elden Ring: only Gemini

## Questions

**What video game should I play right now?**

Start with The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998). Already played it? Try Tetris or, for something less obvious, Super Mario Bros. 3.

**According to AI, what is #1 of the best video games of all time?**

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998). Claude and Gemini put it first; the combined vote across all 15 answers made it #1.

**Do ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini agree on the best video games of all time?**

Partly. 9 of the 10 picks made all 3 AIs' lists. The biggest split was Super Mario Bros. 3: ChatGPT #5, Claude #2, Gemini didn't list it.

**Which best video games of all time did only one AI pick?**

Super Mario World (only ChatGPT); The Last of Us (only Gemini); Elden Ring (only Gemini).

**How was this ranking of the best video games of all time made?**

We asked ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini "What are the 10 best video games of all time? Rank them from 1 to 10, best first." 5 times each, every time in a fresh chat, in 2026-10. A #1 earns 10 points and a #10 earns 1; each AI's points are averaged over its runs and each AI gets an equal say.