The best Game Boy games
We ranked 74 Game Boy & Game Boy Color games that have at least 10 player ratings on IGDB. Pokémon Crystal Version (2000) comes out on top with an average of 87/100 from 433 players. The most-rated game on the list is Pokémon Red Version (604 ratings). Hidden gem: Tetris DX makes #15 with only 21 ratings. The list covers releases from 1989 to 2002.
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Pokémon Crystal Version2000 · GBC, 3DS87433 ratings - 2
Pokémon Gold Version1999 · GBC, 3DS87404 ratings - 3
Pokémon Blue Version1996 · Game Boy, 3DS86492 ratings - 4
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages2001 · GBC, 3DS90176 ratings - 5
Pokémon Silver Version1999 · GBC, 3DS86430 ratings - 6
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX1998 · GBC, 3DS89195 ratings - 7
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons2001 · GBC, 3DS87202 ratings - 8
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening1993 · Game Boy83235 ratings - 9
Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition1998 · Game Boy, 3DS81534 ratings - 10
Tetris1989 · Game Boy, 3DS84141 ratings - 11
Pokémon Red Version1996 · Game Boy, 3DS80604 ratings - 12
Donkey Kong1994 · Game Boy, 3DS8669 ratings - 13
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins1992 · Game Boy, 3DS81209 ratings - 14
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 31994 · Game Boy, 3DS80129 ratings - 15
Tetris DX1998 · GBC9221 ratings - 16
Kirby's Dream Land1992 · Game Boy, 3DS78190 ratings - 17
Kirby's Dream Land 21995 · Game Boy, 3DS7975 ratings - 18
Wario Land 32000 · GBC, 3DS8056 ratings - 19
Final Fantasy Adventure1991 · Game Boy, Switch8050 ratings - 20
Wario Land II1998 · Game Boy7949 ratings - 21
Metal Gear: Ghost Babel2000 · GBC7841 ratings - 22
SWIV1991 · GBC, C64, Atari-ST8117 ratings - 23
Mole Mania1996 · Game Boy, 3DS8312 ratings - 24
Pokémon Puzzle Challenge2000 · GBC, 3DS8019 ratings - 25
Donkey Kong Land 21996 · Game Boy, 3DS7921 ratings - 26
Mega Man V1994 · Game Boy, 3DS7825 ratings - 27
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters1991 · Game Boy, 3DS7920 ratings - 28
Shantae2002 · GBC, 3DS7638 ratings - 29
Mario's Picross1995 · Game Boy, 3DS7624 ratings - 30
Mega Man Xtreme2000 · GBC, 3DS7912 ratings - 31
Final Fantasy Legend II1990 · Game Boy7814 ratings - 32
Super Mario Land1989 · Game Boy, 3DS74314 ratings - 33
Final Fantasy Legend III1991 · Game Boy7911 ratings - 34
Operation C1991 · Game Boy7718 ratings - 35
Mario Golf1999 · GBC, 3DS7910 ratings - 36
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe1999 · GBC, 3DS7546 ratings - 37
Pokémon Card GB2: Great Rocket-Dan Sanjou!2001 · GBC7810 ratings - 38
Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe1990 · Game Boy, Acorn Archimedes, Amiga CD327625 ratings - 39
Donkey Kong Land III1997 · Game Boy, 3DS7713 ratings - 40
Dragon Warrior Monsters1998 · GBC7616 ratings - 41
Nemesis1990 · Game Boy7414 ratings - 42
Kid Dracula1993 · Game Boy7416 ratings - 43
Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors2002 · GBC7316 ratings - 44
Bust-a-Move 41998 · GBC, Arcade, PS37315 ratings - 45
Kirby's Block Ball1995 · Game Boy, 3DS7314 ratings - 46
Pokémon Trading Card Game1998 · GBC, 3DS73146 ratings - 47
Kirby's Pinball Land1993 · Game Boy, 3DS7325 ratings - 48
The Final Fantasy Legend1989 · Game Boy7220 ratings - 49
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue1993 · Game Boy7011 ratings - 50
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble2000 · GBC7013 ratings
How this list is ranked: IGDB player ratings, weighted by how many people rated each game (a Bayesian average with a prior of 100 ratings), so a game with a handful of perfect scores doesn't outrank a classic rated by thousands. Only games with at least 10 ratings; editions and re-releases are folded into the original. Numbers shown are the raw average rating (0–100) and the rating count.