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Game entry
Minecraft: Java Edition
2011 · Sandbox, Survival, Simulation, Adventure · PC, Mac, Linux · Mojang Studios
Minecraft: Java Edition carries 1,849 ELO points on GameForever and holds position no. 74 in the world ranking, with 60% of duels won out of 2,203 played. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Stardew Valley: 111 wins to 134 across 245 duels. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 1 out of 45 (Sandbox).
World rank
no. 74
ELO score
1,849
Wins
60%
Duels played
2,203
About Minecraft: Java Edition
Minecraft focuses on allowing the player to explore, interact with, and modify a dynamically generated map made of one-cubic-meter-sized blocks. In addition to blocks, the environment features plants, mobs, and items. Some activities in the game include mining for ore, fighting hostile mobs, and crafting new blocks and tools by gathering various resources found in the game. The game's open-ended model allows players to create structures, creations, and artwork on various multiplayer servers or their single-player maps. Other features include redstone circuits for logic computations and remote actions, minecarts and tracks, and a mysterious underworld called the Nether. A designated but completely optional goal of the game is to travel to a dimension called the End, and defeat the ender dragon.
ELO progression
Score moved from 1,500 to 1,849 ELO points over the last 170 days.
Head-to-head
Direct record on the most played match-ups.
- against Stardew Valley 45% 245 duels played · 24 points behind
- against Fallout 3 61% 134 duels played · 39 points ahead
- against Tomb Raider 69% 118 duels played · 126 points ahead
- against Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 55% 115 duels played · 93 points ahead
- against Fallout: New Vegas 44% 110 duels played · 60 points behind
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Around this spot
The games Minecraft: Java Edition sits between in the world ranking.
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The standing
Where Minecraft: Java Edition ranks
The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Minecraft: Java Edition stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 1 out of 45 (Sandbox).
| Ranking | Position | Games competing |
|---|---|---|
| World ranking | 74 | 5,035 |
| Sandbox | 1 | 45 |
| 2010s | 30 | 2,050 |
| 2011 | 4 | 160 |
The community
The debate
29 comments
CosmoSniper2001
Every ranking site struggles with this one because how do you even compare a block sandbox to a linear shooter? At 66th with a 60% win rate it's basically the immortal cockroach of these rankings, nothing kills it, it just keeps crawling back up.
Lopes69
comparer ça a un cafard c'est un peu dur mais bon c'est vrai que rien le fait tomber, perso je trouve ça plus lassant qu'autre chose ce genre de comparaison, ça évite de vraiment débattre du fond
CoopKnight4
Still going strong after all these yrs, and that says a lot considering how many sandbox clones tried and failed to copy it.
GhostByte2
Ma manette a survécu à des années de constructions ratées avec mon frère.
thompson_raleigh
My kid picked this over Tomb Raider without hesitation, and watching her build a whole village while I just wanted to explore was its own kind of fun for me.
ArcadeHunter
Qué bonito, la niña construye un pueblo mientras el padre solo quiere explorar, a mí también me pasó y terminé jugando solo porque nadie más quería construir nada.
gdicki
Next to Fallout 3 the survival feels lighter, almost gentle, but the building side goes so much deeper it barely feels fair to compare.
descamps_frederique
la construction, oui, mais moi c'est surtout la nuit et les zombies qui m'ont marqué, toi c'était quoi au juste ?
Neon_Picard
Est-ce qu'un autre jeu a autant redéfini ce qu'on attend d'un bac à sable ? Pour moi la réponse est NON, et ça mérite cette place.