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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 holds position no. 2,004 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,505 ELO points and 36% of duels won out of 72 played. In its strongest family it holds position no. 48 out of 154 (1980s).

World rank

no. 2,004

ELO score

1,505

Wins

36%

Duels played

72

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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 1,505 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Lode Runner sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 2,001 Strinova 1,505
  2. 2,002 Nobody Wants to Die 1,505
  3. 2,003 Star Wars: The Clone Wars 1,505
  4. 2,004 Lode Runner 1,505
  5. 2,005 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar 1,505
  6. 2,006 Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War 1,505
  7. 2,007 The King of Fighters 2002 1,505

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Released in 1983

The standing

Where Lode Runner ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Lode Runner stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 48 out of 154 (1980s).

Where Lode Runner ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 2,004 5,110
Platformer 247 621
1980s 48 154

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