Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (2014)

All time rank: 100 of 1,400
2010s rank: 30 of 348
2014 rank: 1 of 37
List appearances: 54 lists
Developers: Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9
Platforms: Nintendo SwitchNintendo Wii U
Genre: Kart Racing
Series: Mario Kart
Wikipedia: Wikipedia
IGDB: IGDB
HowLongToBeat: HowLongToBeat
Main: ~6h
Main+Extra: ~20h
100%: ~46h
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Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Source Lists

All time 18
2026 Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time #38
2025 Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time #37
2025 FZ
FZ utser de 100 bästa spelen genom tiderna! #69
2025 Indy100
The best 100 video games of all time #33
2025 Multiplayer.it
I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia #75
2024 Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time #35
2024 Moustique
On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 (pour fêter les 100 ans de Moustique) #84
2024 Screen Rant
Screen Rant's Best Games Of All Time #22
2023 Digital Trends
The 50 best video games of all time #19
2022 IGN
The Top 100 Video Games of All Time #72
2020 GAMINGbible
The Greatest Video Games Of All Time #26
2019 IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #68
2018 Esquire
The (Real) Greatest Video Games of All-Time #1
2018 Hyper
The 200 Games You Must Play #1
2017 Edge
The 100 Greatest Videogames #21
2017 Polygon
The 500 best games of all time #118
2016 Power Up Gaming
The 100 Greatest Games Ever #45
2015 Edge
The 100 Greatest Videogames #18
Decade 9
2020 IGN
The Best Games of the Decade #1
2019 Den of Geek
100 Best Games of the Decade #9
2019 Gamer.nl
De 100 beste games van het decennium #20
2019 GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of the decade #80
2019 Gaming Age
Gaming Age’s Games of the Decade #23
2019 NME
The 50 Best Games Of The Decade #16
2019 Paste
The 100 Best Videogames of the 2010s #56
2019 Polygon
The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019) #73
2019 Rolling Stone Italia
La classifica definitiva dei 50 videogiochi del decennio 2010-2019 #22
Miscellaneous 5
2025 3DJuegos
Los 20 mejores videojuegos de WII U #3
2025 IGN + Nintendo Life
The 100 Best Nintendo Games of All Time #10
2023 Edge
The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime #54
2020 Humo
De 50 beste games van de 21ste eeuw #28
2019 The Guardian
The 50 best video games of the 21st century #22
End of year 22
2019 GameSpot
The 21 Absolute Best Games of 2014 #1
2017 Empire
The Best Games Of 2017 #4
2017 Esquire
The Best Video Games Of 2017 #1
2017 Screen Rant
These Are The Best Video Games of 2017 #17
2017 Thrillist
The Best Video Games of 2017 #12
2015 BAFTA
British Academy Games Awards 2015 #2
2015 Game Rant
Game Rant's Top 10 Games of 2014 #8
2014 Ars Technica
The 20 best games of 2014, as chosen by the Ars brain trust #12
2014 Business Insider
The Best Video Games Of 2014 — RANKED #5
2014 CNET
The best games of 2014 #1
2014 Complex
The 10 Best Video Games of 2014 #1
2014 Digital Spy
Digital Spy's best games of the year 2014 #3
2014 Edge
Top Ten Video Games Of 2014 #3
2014 Empire
The 10 Best Games Of The Year #3
2014 Giant Bomb
Giant Bomb's 2014 Game of the Year Awards: Day Five Text Recap #9
2014 Mashable
Top 10 must-play games of 2014 #1
2014 Paste
The 25 Best Videogames of 2014 #5
2014 Polygon
Polygon's 2014 Games of the Year #5
2014 Slant Magazine
The 25 Best Video Games of 2014 #4
2014 The Guardian
The 25 best video games of 2014 #1
2014 The New Yorker
The Best Video Games of 2014 #1
2014 Wired
What Were the Best Videogames of 2014? WIRED and Smosh Games Debate #1

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