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Game entry

Lode Runner

1983 · Platformer, Puzzle · Mac, DOS, SG-1000, Atari ST, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, PC-98, NEC PC-6000 Series, PC-8800 Series, Arcade, Windows Phone, Apple II, ZX Spectrum, MSX, WonderSwan, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, FM-7, Sharp X1 · Banpresto

Lode Runner is ranked no. 4,729 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,354 and 17% of duels won.

World rank

no. 4,729

ELO score

1,354

Wins

17%

Duels played

36

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About Lode Runner

Lode Runner is a 1983 puzzle video game, first published by Brøderbund. It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to create their own levels for the game. This feature bolstered the game's popularity, as magazines such as Computer Gaming World held contests to see who could build the best level.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,354 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Lode Runner sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 4,726 Breath of Fire IV 1,354
  2. 4,727 Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout 1,354
  3. 4,728 Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness 1,354
  4. 4,729 Lode Runner 1,354
  5. 4,730 The Temple of Elemental Evil 1,354
  6. 4,731 Two Point Campus 1,354
  7. 4,732 Atlas Fallen 1,354

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