Best Game Boy Advance games
The 104 best Game Boy Advance games, ranked from 15,082 critic and player ratings.
The best Game Boy Advance game right now is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, with a critic score of 100/100 — updated août 2026.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Venture back to Hyrule and an age of magic and heroes. The predecessors of Link and Zelda face monsters on the march when a menacing magician takes over the kingdom. Only you can prevent his evil plot from shattering the land of Hyrule. In your quest, you'll venture into twisting mazes, dungeons, palaces and shadowy forests. Test your mettle with mighty swords and magical weapons. Or heft a boulder and hurl it at your enemies. If the going gets tough, dive into a river - you can swim to escape! Learn powerful spells, locate magical artifacts and solve the mysteries of the evil magician and the hidden realm of Hyrule.
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Pokémon FireRed Version
Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version are a pair of core series Generation III games that are set in the Kanto region. They were released in Japan on January 29, 2004, in North America on September 9, 2004, in Australia on September 23, 2004 and in Europe on October 1, 2004. As the first remakes in the Pokémon franchise, the games revisit the original pair of Pokémon games, Pokémon Red and Green Versions, and so feature all of the characters, plot elements, and challenges of them, but with several important upgrades to bring them up to speed with other Generation III games. The Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter was initially included with the games when they were first released, eliminating the need for Game Link Cables when trading between the two games (and later Pokémon Emerald Version). In later copies, it was sold separately. FireRed and LeafGreen went on to become the second best-selling games of the Game Boy Advance, only behind Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions. They also received Nintendo's Player's Choice awards.
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03
Metroid: Zero Mission
The full story of Samus Aran's first mission finally unfolds... The first Metroid game just scratched the surface of the cataclysmic events on planet Zebes, and at long last the rest of the tale has come to light. Experience the first of Samus's legendary adventures through all-new cut-scenes and action sequences as the bounty hunter races through the deeps toward her showdown with the leader of the Space Pirates. But will the end of Mother Brain really mean the end of the story...? Completion of the game unlocks an emulated version of the original Metroid game. Zero Mission also allow players to unlock the Metroid Fusion picture gallery by linking between Zero Mission and Fusion cartridges via the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable.
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/100
Jet Set Radio
94
/100
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
94
/100
06
EarthBound
A turn-based JRPG and sequel to then-Japan-only Earthbound Beginnings (1989) in which Ness, a young boy living in a land based on the USA, leaves home to go on an adventure through strange locations, get to know quirky characters and defeat an unknowable alien threat called Giygas while facing up to the realities of growing up and becoming familiar with the real world.
93
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Mario Kart: Super Circuit (2001)
93
/100
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FINAL FANTASY VI
92
/100
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Metroid Fusion
92
/100
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SSX Tricky
92
/100
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Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2
92
/100
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
91
/100
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
91
/100
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Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
91
/100
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
91
/100
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Golden Sun
91
/100
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Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
91
/100
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The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
90
/100
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
90
/100
20
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
90
/100
21
Tony Hawk's Underground
90
/100
22
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
89
/100
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Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade
88
/100
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Wario Land 4
88
/100
25
Final Fantasy
88
/100
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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
87
/100
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Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance
87
/100
28
Sonic Advance 2
86
/100
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Broken Sword 1 - The Shadow of the Templars
86
/100
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Medal of Honor: Underground
86
/100
31
Golden Sun: The Lost Age
86
/100
32
Sonic the Hedgehog
85
/100
33
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
85
/100
34
Sonic Advance
85
/100
35
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
84
/100
36
Tron 2.0
84
/100
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Super Mario Advance
84
/100
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Super Mario Bros.
84
/100
39
DOOM
83
/100
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DOOM II
83
/100
41
Need for Speed: Underground 2
82
/100
42
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
82
/100
43
Mega Man Zero
81
/100
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Mega Man Zero 2
81
/100
45
Pokémon FireRed, LeafGreen
81
/100
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Marvel Ultimate Alliance
81
/100
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations
81
/100
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Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
81
/100
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The Legend of Zelda
81
/100
50
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
80
/100
What is the best Game Boy Advance game?
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past currently tops the ranking with a score of 100/100 across 1,667 ratings. Ranking updated août 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.