TIME 50 Greatest

TIME 50 Greatest is a ranked list published in 2016 — one of the 17 sources behind the game canon, weighted as editorial list. 43 of its 50 entries appear in the aggregated canon.

1. 1TetrisCanon #2
2. 2Super Mario 64Canon #4
3. 3The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeCanon #7
4. 4DoomCanon #3
5. 5Ms. Pac-ManCanon #29
6. 6MinecraftCanon #25
7. 7The Legend of ZeldaCanon #66
8. 8Super Mario Bros.Canon #39
9. 9The Oregon TrailCanon #70
10. 10World of WarcraftCanon #22
11. 11Civilization IVCanon #58
12. 12Final Fantasy VICanon #19
13. 13SimCity 2000Canon #113
14. 14QuakeCanon #83
15. 15Counter-StrikeCanon #100
16. 16Grand Theft Auto IIICanon #51
17. 17Half-Life 2Canon #1
18. 18Rise of the Tomb Raider
19. 19Space InvadersCanon #123
20. 20ZorkCanon #153
21. 21Diablo IICanon #36
22. 22GoldenEye 007Canon #41
23. 23Microsoft Flight Simulator X
24. 24Final Fantasy VIICanon #37
25. 25Halo: Combat EvolvedCanon #21
26. 26StarCraft II: Wings of LibertyCanon #139
27. 27Mortal Kombat
28. 28Donkey KongCanon #44
29. 29MystCanon #173
30. 30Pokemon Blue / Red / YellowCanon #137
31. 31The SimsCanon #62
32. 32Wolfenstein 3DCanon #216
33. 33Super Mario KartCanon #45
34. 34Red Dead RedemptionCanon #16
35. 35GalagaCanon #77
36. 36Fallout 3Canon #65
37. 37BraidCanon #99
38. 38Portal 2Canon #23
39. 39Castlevania
40. 40PongCanon #97
41. 41ESPN NFL 2K5Canon #161
42. 42BioShockCanon #34
43. 43Call of Duty 2Canon #225
44. 44Super Smash Bros.
45. 45Gran Turismo 3: A-SpecCanon #132
46. 46Resident Evil 4Canon #6
47. 47Guitar HeroCanon #75
48. 48Angry Birds
49. 49Dota 2Canon #109
50. 50King’s Quest III: To Heir Is Human

List compiled and published by its original authors; positions shown as published. Canon ranks link to each entry's full evidence page.