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Best Sports games in 2026
The 77 best Sports games, ranked from 9,673 critic and player ratings.
The best Sports game right now is Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 — updated September 2026.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 50 games are listed on this page, carrying 9,673 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 50
01
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is a 2001 skateboarding video game and the third installment in the Tony Hawk's series. Skate as the legendary Tony Hawk or choose from a dream team of 12 top pro skaters, including old favorites like Lasek, Thomas, Muska, and Steamer, as well as new talent like Gilfberg, Caballero, Koston, and Mullen. Travel from L.A. to Tokyo, Suburbia to Skater's Island performing challenges and meeting goals with new moves that include the Revert, which allows you to link vert tricks, and flatland tricks such as Caspers, the Primo, and Handstand Manual.
94
/100
02
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Take control of real skaters and perform strings of crazy tricks in the first entry of the long-running Tony Hawk skateboarding series.
92
/100
03
Alto's Adventure
Join Alto and his friends as they embark on an endless snowboarding odyssey. Journey across the beautiful alpine hills of their native wilderness, through neighbouring villages, ancient woodlands, and long-abandoned ruins. Along the way you'll rescue runaway llamas, grind rooftops, leap over terrifying chasms and outwit the mountain elders – all while braving the ever changing elements and passage of time upon the mountain.
92
/100
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is a 2001 skateboarding video game and the third installment in the Tony Hawk's series. Skate as the legendary Tony Hawk or choose from a dream team of 12 top pro skaters, including old favorites like Lasek, Thomas, Muska, and Steamer, as well as new talent like Gilfberg, Caballero, Koston, and Mullen. Travel from L.A. to Tokyo, Suburbia to Skater's Island performing challenges and meeting goals with new moves that include the Revert, which allows you to link vert tricks, and flatland tricks such as Caspers, the Primo, and Handstand Manual.
94
/100
02
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater
Take control of real skaters and perform strings of crazy tricks in the first entry of the long-running Tony Hawk skateboarding series.
92
/100
03
Alto's Adventure
Join Alto and his friends as they embark on an endless snowboarding odyssey. Journey across the beautiful alpine hills of their native wilderness, through neighbouring villages, ancient woodlands, and long-abandoned ruins. Along the way you'll rescue runaway llamas, grind rooftops, leap over terrifying chasms and outwit the mountain elders – all while braving the ever changing elements and passage of time upon the mountain.
92
/100
04
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Drop into the ultimate challenge. In the next chapter in the Tony Hawk series, pros challenge you to make your mark in huge free-roaming levels, taking on 190 progressively harder goals with no time limits to hold you back. Decide when you're ready to take on your Pro Challenge and move into the pro ranks, where it's a whole new game. Build your skills, perform all-new tricks, play up to eight players online, and show that you've got what it takes to go Pro.
91
/100
05
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (often shortened to PES 2009, or simply PES 09) is an association football video game in Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series. It is the sequel to Pro Evolution Soccer 2008. Before the game was released, it was revealed that creator Shingo Takatsuka had given the game a complete overhaul following the serious criticism of the previous title. The game supports network play with a reduction in lag compared to PES 2008. Lionel Messi is featured as the cover star, although Andrés Guardado features on some versions. A new game mode called Become a Legend was introduced, which involves creating a player and taking him through a career. The Master League mode saw the introduction of two-tier negotiations, which involve negotiating with the club first and then the player separately. The Edit Mode was also improved. The game was followed by PES 2010.
90
/100
06
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
Play the fully-remastered Tony Hawk's Pro Skater & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 games in one epic collection, rebuilt from the ground up in incredible HD. All the pro skaters, levels and tricks are back and fully-remastered.
89
/100
07
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
88
/100
08
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 redefined an already great game. Its addition of stellar new features (like Create-A-Park), and great game-play tweaks (the manual maneuver will be copied for years to come) made it the best installment in a killer series of games. Anyone who has ever skated the Philadelphia level will agree -- this game is a masterpiece of level design. Hell, it's a masterpiece all around. There isn't a bad park or dull moment, just pure gaming nirvana!
87
/100
09
FIFA 14
FIFA 14 is a 2013 sports association football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts.
86
/100
10
NBA 2K16
The NBA 2K franchise is back with the most true-to-life NBA experience to date with NBA 2K16. Guide your MyPLAYER through the complete NBA journey, take control of an entire NBA franchise, or hone your skills online competing against gamers from around the world. With animations that provide smoother movement and more realistic articulation, it’s certain to be the most authentic NBA gaming experience yet.
86
/100
11
skate.
86
/100
12
FIFA Soccer 10
86
/100
13
MLB The Show 19
86
/100
14
FIFA 17
85
/100
15
FIFA 12
85
/100
16
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
85
/100
17
Skate 3
84
/100
18
FIFA 10
84
/100
19
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
84
/100
20
FIFA 11
84
/100
21
Pinball FX2
84
/100
22
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
84
/100
23
FIFA 09
83
/100
24
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
83
/100
25
Madden NFL 18
83
/100
26
FIFA 15
82
/100
27
eFootball PES 2020
82
/100
28
FIFA Soccer 2005
82
/100
29
Football Manager 2018
81
/100
30
FIFA 23
81
/100
31
FIFA 19
80
/100
32
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2019
80
/100
33
NBA 2K14
80
/100
34
NBA 2K15
80
/100
35
FIFA 08
80
/100
36
Sports Champions
80
/100
37
Game Room
80
/100
38
Laser League
79
/100
39
FIFA 18
79
/100
40
EA SPORTS FIFA 16
79
/100
41
EA SPORTS NHL 19
79
/100
42
FIFA 13
78
/100
43
Hot Shots Golf (2017)
78
/100
44
Mario Tennis
77
/100
45
FIFA Soccer 08
77
/100
46
FIFA 22
76
/100
47
NBA 2K20
76
/100
48
WWE 2K19
76
/100
49
Super Mario Strikers
76
/100
50
FIFA Soccer 07
75
/100
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Drop into the ultimate challenge. In the next chapter in the Tony Hawk series, pros challenge you to make your mark in huge free-roaming levels, taking on 190 progressively harder goals with no time limits to hold you back. Decide when you're ready to take on your Pro Challenge and move into the pro ranks, where it's a whole new game. Build your skills, perform all-new tricks, play up to eight players online, and show that you've got what it takes to go Pro.
91
/100
05
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (often shortened to PES 2009, or simply PES 09) is an association football video game in Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer series. It is the sequel to Pro Evolution Soccer 2008. Before the game was released, it was revealed that creator Shingo Takatsuka had given the game a complete overhaul following the serious criticism of the previous title. The game supports network play with a reduction in lag compared to PES 2008. Lionel Messi is featured as the cover star, although Andrés Guardado features on some versions. A new game mode called Become a Legend was introduced, which involves creating a player and taking him through a career. The Master League mode saw the introduction of two-tier negotiations, which involve negotiating with the club first and then the player separately. The Edit Mode was also improved. The game was followed by PES 2010.
90
/100
06
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
Play the fully-remastered Tony Hawk's Pro Skater & Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 games in one epic collection, rebuilt from the ground up in incredible HD. All the pro skaters, levels and tricks are back and fully-remastered.
89
/100
07
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2
88
/100
08
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 redefined an already great game. Its addition of stellar new features (like Create-A-Park), and great game-play tweaks (the manual maneuver will be copied for years to come) made it the best installment in a killer series of games. Anyone who has ever skated the Philadelphia level will agree -- this game is a masterpiece of level design. Hell, it's a masterpiece all around. There isn't a bad park or dull moment, just pure gaming nirvana!
87
/100
09
FIFA 14
FIFA 14 is a 2013 sports association football simulation video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts.
86
/100
10
NBA 2K16
The NBA 2K franchise is back with the most true-to-life NBA experience to date with NBA 2K16. Guide your MyPLAYER through the complete NBA journey, take control of an entire NBA franchise, or hone your skills online competing against gamers from around the world. With animations that provide smoother movement and more realistic articulation, it’s certain to be the most authentic NBA gaming experience yet.
86
/100
11
skate.
86
/100
12
FIFA Soccer 10
86
/100
13
MLB The Show 19
86
/100
14
FIFA 17
85
/100
15
FIFA 12
85
/100
16
Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
85
/100
17
Skate 3
84
/100
18
FIFA 10
84
/100
19
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
84
/100
20
FIFA 11
84
/100
21
Pinball FX2
84
/100
22
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
84
/100
23
FIFA 09
83
/100
24
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
83
/100
25
Madden NFL 18
83
/100
26
FIFA 15
82
/100
27
eFootball PES 2020
82
/100
28
FIFA Soccer 2005
82
/100
29
Football Manager 2018
81
/100
30
FIFA 23
81
/100
31
FIFA 19
80
/100
32
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2019
80
/100
33
NBA 2K14
80
/100
34
NBA 2K15
80
/100
35
FIFA 08
80
/100
36
Sports Champions
80
/100
37
Game Room
80
/100
38
Laser League
79
/100
39
FIFA 18
79
/100
40
EA SPORTS FIFA 16
79
/100
41
EA SPORTS NHL 19
79
/100
42
FIFA 13
78
/100
43
Hot Shots Golf (2017)
78
/100
44
Mario Tennis
77
/100
45
FIFA Soccer 08
77
/100
46
FIFA 22
76
/100
47
NBA 2K20
76
/100
48
WWE 2K19
76
/100
49
Super Mario Strikers
76
/100
50
FIFA Soccer 07
75
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Sports game right now?
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 currently tops the ranking with a score of 94/100 across 149 ratings. Ranking updated September 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.