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Game entry

Headlander

2016 · Metroidvania, Platformer, Shoot 'em up, Action-adventure · PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One · Adult Swim Games

Headlander carries 1,385 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 4,381 in the world ranking, with 26% of duels won out of 140 played. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Castlevania: Symphony of the Night: 4 duels settled, 0 to 4. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 83 out of 96 (Metroidvania).

World rank

no. 4,381

ELO score

1,385

Wins

26%

Duels played

140

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About Headlander

Launch into the ultimate head trip as you blast through psychotic robots in a retro 70's sci-fi action adventure from Double Fine Productions. It is a world of automation, a utopia gone wrong in which all of humanity have transferred their minds into robotic imposter bodies and are ruled by a computer.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,385 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

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  4. 51 Ori and the Blind Forest2015 · Metroidvania 1,878
  5. 64 Hollow Knight2017 · Metroidvania 1,867

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Around this spot

The games Headlander sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 4,378 Velvet Assassin 1,386
  2. 4,379 Cube Escape: The Lake 1,386
  3. 4,380 Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth 1,385
  4. 4,381 Headlander 1,385
  5. 4,382 Mario Party 7 1,385
  6. 4,383 Echo 1,385
  7. 4,384 Corpse Party 1,385

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The standing

Where Headlander ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Headlander stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 83 out of 96 (Metroidvania).

Where Headlander ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 4,381 5,110
Metroidvania 83 96
2010s 1,792 2,044
2016 214 242

The community

The debate

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