Guitar Hero (2005)
0.2683Canon Score · ranked #75 all time
Aggregated from 6 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
Guitar Hero is a series of rhythm games first released in 2005, in which players use a guitar-shaped game controller to simulate playing primarily lead, bass, and rhythm guitar across numerous songs. Players match notes that scroll on-screen to colored fret buttons on the controller, strumming the controller in time to the music in order to score points, and keep the virtual audience excited. The games attempt to mim
Why it ranks #75
Every list on which Guitar Hero appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Guardian 50 Best of 21st C (2019) | Editorial list | #27 / 50 |
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #44 / 500 |
| TIME 50 Greatest (2016) | Editorial list | #47 / 50 |
| Game Informer Top 300 (2018) | Critics' canon | #177 / 300 |
| Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #210 / 214 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |