A hand-ranked Top 100 for this topic, ordered from the most obvious names near #1 to the hidden gems near #100.
This list was researched and ranked by hand for Centumth. Entries near #1 are the names almost everyone thinks of first. Entries near #100 are true, a little obscure, and still fair if you think sideways. Sources below are the starting point — the final order can include small editorial calls so the daily puzzle stays balanced.
You can play this archive puzzle with five guesses, or reveal the complete ranking if you came here looking for the list. Revealing locks this puzzle — you won’t be able to play it afterward.
The full Top 100
- #1Mario
- #2Pac-Man
- #3Sonic the Hedgehog
- #4Link
- #5Pikachu
- #6Donkey Kong
- #7Master Chief
- #8Lara Croft
- #9Crash Bandicoot
- #10Mega Man
- #11Samus Aran
- #12Solid Snake
- #13Cloud Strife
- #14Ryu
- #15Kratos
- #16Scorpion
- #17Sub-Zero
- #18Luigi
- #19Princess Peach
- #20Bowser
- #21Princess Zelda
- #22Gordon Freeman
- #23Doomguy
- #24Chun-Li
- #25Yoshi
- #26Kirby
- #27GLaDOS
- #28Geralt of Rivia
- #29Steve
- #30Nathan Drake
- #31Tracer
- #32Duke Nukem
- #33Arthur Morgan
- #34Ezio Auditore
- #35Leon S. Kennedy
- #36Sephiroth
- #37Fox McCloud
- #38Marcus Fenix
- #39Ellie
- #40Joel
- #41Rayman
- #42Spyro
- #43Commander Shepard
- #44Agent 47
- #45Sora
- #46Dante
- #47Bayonetta
- #48Mewtwo
- #49Charizard
- #50Big Boss
- #51Jill Valentine
- #52Chris Redfield
- #53Carl Johnson
- #54Tommy Vercetti
- #55Niko Bellic
- #56Trevor Philips
- #57Ken Masters
- #58Captain Falcon
- #59Simon Belmont
- #60Alucard
- #61Ryu Hayabusa
- #62Banjo
- #63Conker
- #64Earthworm Jim
- #65Toad
- #66Wario
- #67Waluigi
- #68Diddy Kong
- #69Ganondorf
- #70Jigglypuff
- #71Cortana
- #72Arthas Menethil
- #73Sarah Kerrigan
- #74Max Payne
- #75Alan Wake
- #762B
- #77Aloy
- #78Shovel Knight
- #79Guybrush Threepwood
- #80Bomberman
- #81Pit
- #82Squall Leonhart
- #83Tidus
- #84Yuna
- #85Jinx
- #86Teemo
- #87Illidan Stormrage
- #88Thrall
- #89Sylvanas Windrunner
- #90John Marston
- #91Clementine
- #92Vault Boy
- #93Dr. Eggman
- #94Tails
- #95Knuckles
- #96Shadow
- #97Eevee
- #98Isaac Clarke
- #99Albert Wesker
- #100The Knight
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