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I still think about the map screen more than most puzzle games I've finished twice over. It never explains itself and somehow that's the whole point. Doesn't…
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Antichamber
2013 · Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure · PC, Mac, Linux · Demruth
Antichamber holds position no. 522 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,685 ELO points and 63% of duels won out of 158 played. Of the 3 duels that pitted it against Gris, it has won 2 and lost 1. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 8 out of 141 (Puzzle).
World rank
no. 522
ELO score
1,685
Wins
63%
Duels played
158
About Antichamber
Antichamber is a single-player first-person puzzle-platform video game. Many of the puzzles are based on phenomena that occur within the Impossible Objects created by the game engine, such as passages that lead the player to different locations depending on which way they face, and structures that seem otherwise impossible within normal three-dimensional space. The game includes elements of psychological exploration through brief messages of advice to help the player figure out solutions to the puzzles as well as adages for real life.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,685 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Gris 67% 3 duels played · 71 points behind
- against Portal 2 33% 3 duels played · 252 points behind
- against Kirby: Canvas Curse 100% 2 duels played · 229 points ahead
- against Shadow of the Colossus 0% 2 duels played · 138 points behind
- against Little Nightmares III 100% 2 duels played · 240 points ahead
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Around this spot
The games Antichamber sits between in the world ranking.
The standing
Where Antichamber ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Antichamber stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 8 out of 141 (Puzzle).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 522 | 5,035 |
| Puzzle | 8 | 141 |
| 2010s | 221 | 2,050 |
| 2013 | 22 | 210 |
The community
The debate
38 comments
CoopKnight4
I still think about the map screen more than most puzzle games I've finished twice over. It never explains itself and somehow that's the whole point. Doesn't need flashy visuals to make rooms feel wrong in a good way, and that's rare enough to matter for its ranking.
SilviaAce
Portal 2 tiene una narrativa que te guía, este juego te suelta sin red, no sé si eso lo hace mejor o solo distinto.
Iron_Mitchell
Replying to SilviaAce
Guiding versus letting go isn't a ranking argument though, plenty of guided games rank higher and deserve to
EmileWarden
People keep calling it a puzzle masterpiece. It's a corridor with a mood board taped to the walls. The puzzles themselves are thin once you strip away the disorientation trick.
VinylAce25
its concpet is great but the framerate hitches in some of the bigger open rooms really break the immersion for me
GhostKnight2
not the first walking sim comparison it'll get, but it plays nothing like Portal 2 once you're actually inside it.
ziemann_eudora
Played it right after a breakup and the disorientation matched my mood more than any comparison to Portal 2 ever could.
ArcadeWarden2
played through it again during a slow week off work and forgot how uneasy the early rooms still make me, tbh the color coded gun mechanic near the end drags a bit but the disorientation stuff never stopped working on me.