diff --git a/src/GameData.cpp b/src/GameData.cpp
index f72d9f9a4..908e5603a 100644
--- a/src/GameData.cpp
+++ b/src/GameData.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const std::string GameData::xmlTagTimesPlayed = "timesplayed";
 
 
 GameData::GameData(SystemData* system, std::string path, std::string name)
-	: mSystem(system), mPath(path), mName(name), mRating(0), mTimesPlayed(0)
+	: mSystem(system), mPath(path), mName(name), mRating(0.0f), mTimesPlayed(0)
 {
 }
 
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ void GameData::setImagePath(const std::string & imagePath)
 	mImagePath = imagePath;
 }
 
-size_t GameData::getRating() const
+float GameData::getRating() const
 {
 	return mRating;
 }
 
-void GameData::setRating(size_t rating)
+void GameData::setRating(float rating)
 {
 	mRating = rating;
 }
diff --git a/src/GameData.h b/src/GameData.h
index bd34be4ea..edcede2c2 100644
--- a/src/GameData.h
+++ b/src/GameData.h
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ public:
 	const std::string & getImagePath() const;
 	void setImagePath(const std::string & imagePath);
 
-	size_t getRating() const;
-	void setRating(size_t rating);
+	float getRating() const;
+	void setRating(float rating);
 
 	size_t getTimesPlayed() const;
 	void setTimesPlayed(size_t timesPlayed);
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ private:
 	//extra data
 	std::string mDescription;
 	std::string mImagePath;
-	size_t mRating;
+	float mRating;
 	size_t mTimesPlayed;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/XMLReader.cpp b/src/XMLReader.cpp
index 928fbd8ff..47e6527aa 100644
--- a/src/XMLReader.cpp
+++ b/src/XMLReader.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void parseGamelist(SystemData* system)
 			//get rating and the times played from the XML doc
 			if(gameNode.child(GameData::xmlTagRating.c_str()))
 			{
-				size_t rating;
+				float rating;
 				std::istringstream(gameNode.child(GameData::xmlTagRating.c_str()).text().get()) >> rating;
 				game->setRating(rating);
 			}
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void parseGamelist(SystemData* system)
 			{
 				size_t timesPlayed;
 				std::istringstream(gameNode.child(GameData::xmlTagTimesPlayed.c_str()).text().get()) >> timesPlayed;
-				game->setRating(timesPlayed);
+				game->setTimesPlayed(timesPlayed);
 			}
 		}
 		else{
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ void addGameDataNode(pugi::xml_node & parent, const GameData * game)
 	}
 	//all other values are added regardless of their value
 	pugi::xml_node ratingNode = newGame.append_child(GameData::xmlTagRating.c_str());
-	ratingNode.text().set(std::to_string((unsigned long long)game->getRating()).c_str());
+	ratingNode.text().set(std::to_string((long double)game->getRating()).c_str());
 	pugi::xml_node timesPlayedNode = newGame.append_child(GameData::xmlTagTimesPlayed.c_str());
 	timesPlayedNode.text().set(std::to_string((unsigned long long)game->getTimesPlayed()).c_str());
 }