It definitely means that some games are better than others in the sense that more people like it, but that doesn't mean there's anywhere near an objective way to tell whether a game is the best. It's the exact same as saying "What's the best food?" or "What's the best movie?" There is no answer, because everyone has different tastes.
In something with as many subcultures and genres as videogames do I'd say the best answer is what games that are praised the most on average.
It's still subjective to a point, but there's still some order of which a game can be judged as one of 'the best'
for example, I think the original resident evil is awful, and nowhere near what I'd consider "the best game"
I will agree that resident evil 1 is awful but part of it's honest campiness and awkwardness does it more of a service than anything and I hold that game dearly in my heart
it would make sense for people to dislike it rather than ironically enjoy it so I dunno why it'd be on that list beyond nostalgia glasses
