God of War

All time rank: 29
2010s rank: 9
2018 rank: 1
Developers: SIE Santa Monica Studio
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Windows PC
Year of release: 2018
Genres: Action, Adventure, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Role-playing (RPG)
IGDB Link:
God of War

All time Lists

Publication Year Rank Name
British GQ 2023 47 The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts
Dexerto 2024 25 These are the 100 best games of all time
Dexerto 2025 26 These are the 100 best games of all time
Digital Trends 2023 51 The 50 best video games of all time
Gamereactor 2022 24 Best Ever: Spel
GamesRadar+ 2021 26 The 50 best games of all time
GameStar 2023 23 Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking
GAMINGbible 2020 19 The Greatest Video Games Of All Time
GLHF 2022 13 The 100 best video games of all time, ranked
GLHF 2023 13 The best 100 games of all time, ranked
IGN 2019 29 Top 100 Video Games of All Time
IGN 2022 25 The Top 100 Video Games of All Time
IGN 2024 2 The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time
Indy100 2025 23 The best 100 video games of all time
Popular Mechanics 2019 68 The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time
Rolling Stone 2025 39 The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time
Screen Rant 2024 29 Screen Rant's Best Games Of All Time
Slant Magazine 2020 84 The 100 Best Video Games of All Time
British GQ
The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts
Year: 2023
Rank: 47
Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time
Year: 2024
Rank: 25
Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time
Year: 2025
Rank: 26
Digital Trends
The 50 best video games of all time
Year: 2023
Rank: 51
Gamereactor
Best Ever: Spel
Year: 2022
Rank: 24
GamesRadar+
The 50 best games of all time
Year: 2021
Rank: 26
GameStar
Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking
Year: 2023
Rank: 23
GAMINGbible
The Greatest Video Games Of All Time
Year: 2020
Rank: 19
GLHF
The 100 best video games of all time, ranked
Year: 2022
Rank: 13
GLHF
The best 100 games of all time, ranked
Year: 2023
Rank: 13
IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time
Year: 2019
Rank: 29
IGN
The Top 100 Video Games of All Time
Year: 2022
Rank: 25
IGN
The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time
Year: 2024
Rank: 2
Indy100
The best 100 video games of all time
Year: 2025
Rank: 23
Popular Mechanics
The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time
Year: 2019
Rank: 68
Rolling Stone
The 50 Greatest Video Games of All Time
Year: 2025
Rank: 39
Screen Rant
Screen Rant's Best Games Of All Time
Year: 2024
Rank: 29
Slant Magazine
The 100 Best Video Games of All Time
Year: 2020
Rank: 84

Decade Lists

Publication Year Rank Name
Areajugones 2019 6 Los mejores juegos de la década para PS4, Xbox One, Switch y PC
BuzzFeed 2019 4 The 20 Best Video Games Of The Decade, Ranked
CNET 2019 16 The 30 best video games of the decade, ranked
Culture of Gaming 2020 1 CoG’s Top 20 Games of the Decade
Den of Geek 2019 4 100 Best Games of the Decade
DualShockers 2019 10 The 50 Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-2019)
Everyeye 2019 1 I giochi del decennio: i migliori videogame dal 2010 al 2019
Fanbyte 2019 40 Fanbyte’s Top 50 Games of the Decade
Gamereactor 2019 9 Decenniets 30 bästa spel
Gamer.nl 2019 12 De 100 beste games van het decennium
GameSpew 2019 9 The 50 Best Games of the Decade
GamesRadar+ 2019 8 The 100 best games of the decade
Gaming Age 2019 5 Gaming Age’s Games of the Decade
GAMINGbible 2019 10 GAMINGbible's Greatest Games Of The Decade
IGN 2020 1 The Best Games of the Decade
Mashable 2019 1 Our 15 favorite video games from the 2010s
NME 2019 36 The 50 Best Games Of The Decade
Polygon 2019 38 The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019)
Rolling Stone Italia 2019 14 La classifica definitiva dei 50 videogiochi del decennio 2010-2019
Slant Magazine 2019 6 The 100 Best Video Games of the 2010s
The Hollywood Reporter 2019 1 The Best Games of the Decade
The Young Folks 2019 11 The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s
Thrillist 2020 1 The 20 Best Video Games of the 2010s
Tom's Guide 2019 2 The 30 best games of the decade
Trusted Reviews 2020 4 Trusted Reviews’ top 25 games of the decade
USgamer 2020 62 USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade
VG247 2019 6 The top 50 games from 2010-2020, ranked
Areajugones
Los mejores juegos de la década para PS4, Xbox One, Switch y PC
Year: 2019
Rank: 6
BuzzFeed
The 20 Best Video Games Of The Decade, Ranked
Year: 2019
Rank: 4
CNET
The 30 best video games of the decade, ranked
Year: 2019
Rank: 16
Culture of Gaming
CoG’s Top 20 Games of the Decade
Year: 2020
Rank: 1
Den of Geek
100 Best Games of the Decade
Year: 2019
Rank: 4
DualShockers
The 50 Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-2019)
Year: 2019
Rank: 10
Everyeye
I giochi del decennio: i migliori videogame dal 2010 al 2019
Year: 2019
Rank: 1
Fanbyte
Fanbyte’s Top 50 Games of the Decade
Year: 2019
Rank: 40
Gamereactor
Decenniets 30 bästa spel
Year: 2019
Rank: 9
Gamer.nl
De 100 beste games van het decennium
Year: 2019
Rank: 12
GameSpew
The 50 Best Games of the Decade
Year: 2019
Rank: 9
GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of the decade
Year: 2019
Rank: 8
Gaming Age
Gaming Age’s Games of the Decade
Year: 2019
Rank: 5
GAMINGbible
GAMINGbible's Greatest Games Of The Decade
Year: 2019
Rank: 10
IGN
The Best Games of the Decade
Year: 2020
Rank: 1
Mashable
Our 15 favorite video games from the 2010s
Year: 2019
Rank: 1
NME
The 50 Best Games Of The Decade
Year: 2019
Rank: 36
Polygon
The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019)
Year: 2019
Rank: 38
Rolling Stone Italia
La classifica definitiva dei 50 videogiochi del decennio 2010-2019
Year: 2019
Rank: 14
Slant Magazine
The 100 Best Video Games of the 2010s
Year: 2019
Rank: 6
The Hollywood Reporter
The Best Games of the Decade
Year: 2019
Rank: 1
The Young Folks
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s
Year: 2019
Rank: 11
Thrillist
The 20 Best Video Games of the 2010s
Year: 2020
Rank: 1
Tom's Guide
The 30 best games of the decade
Year: 2019
Rank: 2
Trusted Reviews
Trusted Reviews’ top 25 games of the decade
Year: 2020
Rank: 4
USgamer
USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade
Year: 2020
Rank: 62
VG247
The top 50 games from 2010-2020, ranked
Year: 2019
Rank: 6

Miscellaneous Lists

Publication Year Rank Name
Edge 2023 97 The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime
Eurogamer 2020 11 The top 10 games of the generation
The Guardian 2019 31 The 50 best video games of the 21st century
Edge
The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime
Year: 2023
Rank: 97
Eurogamer
The top 10 games of the generation
Year: 2020
Rank: 11
The Guardian
The 50 best video games of the 21st century
Year: 2019
Rank: 31

End of year Lists

Publication Year Rank Name
Ars Technica 2018 3 Ars Technica’s best games of 2018
BAFTA 2019 1 BAFTA Games Awards winners 2019
CNET 2018 1 The best video games of 2018
Complex 2018 4 The Best Video Games of 2018
Den of Geek 2018 1 10 Best Video Games of 2018
D.I.C.E. Awards 2019 1 Game of the Year 2018
Electronic Gaming Monthly 2018 2 EGM’s Best of 2018
Empire 2018 1 The Best Games of 2018
Entertainment Weekly 2018 1 The best games of 2018
Esquire 2018 2 The 13 Best Video Games of 2018
Eurogamer 2018 2 The 30 best games of 2018
Game Developers Choice Awards 2019 1 GDCA Game of the Year 2018
GameSpot 2018 2 Best Games of 2018
GamesRadar+ 2018 1 The best games of 2018
GamingBolt 2018 2 GamingBolt’s Game of The Year – Top 25 Games of 2018
Giant Bomb 2018 3 Game of the Year 2018: Day Five Deliberations
Goomba Stomp 2018 1 The Best Video Games of 2018
Hardcore Gamer 2019 1 Top 10 Games of 2018
IGN 2018 1 Best Game of the Year 2018
Insider 2018 1 The 20 best video games of 2018, from 'Red Dead Redemption 2' to 'God of War'
Kotaku 2019 1 The 12 Best Video Games Of 2018
Mashable 2018 3 The best video games of 2018
New York Game Awards 2019 1 Big Apple Award for Game of the Year (2018)
NME 2018 1 The ten best video games of 2018
Paste 2018 26 The 30 Best Videogames of 2018
Polygon 2018 1 The 50 best games of 2018
Slant Magazine 2018 1 The 25 Best Video Games of 2018
The A.V. Club 2018 1 The A.V. Club’s favorite games of 2018
The Game Awards 2018 1 Game of the Year 2018
The Guardian 2018 2 The 20 best video games of 2018
The New Yorker 2018 1 The Best Video Games of 2018
The Verge 2018 1 The 15 best video games of 2018
Thrillist 2018 3 The Best Video Games of 2018
Time 2018 1 The 10 Best Video Games of 2018
USgamer 2019 3 USG's Top 20 Games of 2018
VentureBeat 2018 5 The 10 best games of 2018
Vulture 2018 3 The 10 Best Video Games of 2018
Wired 2018 6 The 10 Best Games of 2018
Ars Technica
Ars Technica’s best games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 3
BAFTA
BAFTA Games Awards winners 2019
Year: 2019
Rank: 1
CNET
The best video games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
Complex
The Best Video Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 4
Den of Geek
10 Best Video Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
D.I.C.E. Awards
Game of the Year 2018
Year: 2019
Rank: 1
Electronic Gaming Monthly
EGM’s Best of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 2
Empire
The Best Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
Entertainment Weekly
The best games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
Esquire
The 13 Best Video Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 2
Eurogamer
The 30 best games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 2
Game Developers Choice Awards
GDCA Game of the Year 2018
Year: 2019
Rank: 1
GameSpot
Best Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 2
GamesRadar+
The best games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
GamingBolt
GamingBolt’s Game of The Year – Top 25 Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 2
Giant Bomb
Game of the Year 2018: Day Five Deliberations
Year: 2018
Rank: 3
Goomba Stomp
The Best Video Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
Hardcore Gamer
Top 10 Games of 2018
Year: 2019
Rank: 1
IGN
Best Game of the Year 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
Insider
The 20 best video games of 2018, from 'Red Dead Redemption 2' to 'God of War'
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
Kotaku
The 12 Best Video Games Of 2018
Year: 2019
Rank: 1
Mashable
The best video games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 3
New York Game Awards
Big Apple Award for Game of the Year (2018)
Year: 2019
Rank: 1
NME
The ten best video games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
Paste
The 30 Best Videogames of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 26
Polygon
The 50 best games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
Slant Magazine
The 25 Best Video Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
The A.V. Club
The A.V. Club’s favorite games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
The Game Awards
Game of the Year 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
The Guardian
The 20 best video games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 2
The New Yorker
The Best Video Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
The Verge
The 15 best video games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
Thrillist
The Best Video Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 3
Time
The 10 Best Video Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 1
USgamer
USG's Top 20 Games of 2018
Year: 2019
Rank: 3
VentureBeat
The 10 best games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 5
Vulture
The 10 Best Video Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 3
Wired
The 10 Best Games of 2018
Year: 2018
Rank: 6