The best GameCube games of all time

    By Steven Petite and Joseph Yaden
Updated July 23, 2024

Even though we all enjoyed the best N64 games during that generation, there was a lot of pressure on the GameCube to take things to the next level. After all, Nintendo had to compete with the best PlayStation 2 games and best Xbox games in that generation. While it might not have sold as well as Sony’s system, the GameCube still managed to release some classics that we still consider some of the best games of all time.

While we’re always looking toward the future with upcoming Switch games to play, sometimes it’s fun to look back at the best of the best from these classic systems. We’ve already ranked the best SNES games and best Game Boy Advance games, so let’s give the same treatment to our precious little purple cube.

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