The entries that make up the top 20 were shortlisted by a panel of industry experts and luminaries, and voted on by the viewers of the Golden Joystick Awards, while the remaining 30 were voted on by the senior editorial team here at GamesRadar+. There's always a degree of subjective interpretation with these sorts of endeavors, so that's why we opened up the process. The result is a list of the 50 best video games that spans eras and genres a selection that respects the games that defined the past and those that we believe will be consequential to the industry's future.
With millions of titles to choose between, we came to our final shortlist after considering influence, innovation, legacy, social impact, critical reception, and enduring playability.
In collaboration with the Golden Joystick Awards, GamesRadar+ has assembled a list of what it believes to be the ultimate games of all time.
