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Game entry

Shadowgate

1987 · Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure · PC, Mac, DOS, NES, Wii U, Atari ST, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS · Mindscape

GameForever voters place Shadowgate no. 4,171 in the world ranking, with 1,395 ELO points and 29% of wins across 56 duels settled. Against The Wolf Among Us, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 0 wins to 3 losses in 3 duels. In its strongest family it holds position no. 23 out of 27 (1987).

World rank

no. 4,171

ELO score

1,395

Wins

29%

Duels played

56

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About Shadowgate

Thrust into the role of "The Seed of Prophecy," players travel deep into the living castle, in hopes of defeating the evil that dwells within – the dreaded Warlock Lord.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,395 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Shadowgate sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 4,168 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty 1,395
  2. 4,169 Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension 1,395
  3. 4,170 Megabonk 1,395
  4. 4,171 Shadowgate 1,395
  5. 4,172 Depth 1,395
  6. 4,173 Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime 1,394
  7. 4,174 Carmageddon II: Carpocalypse Now 1,394

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Released in 1987

The standing

Where Shadowgate ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Shadowgate stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 23 out of 27 (1987).

Where Shadowgate ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 4,171 5,035
Point-and-click 184 219
1980s 126 155
1987 23 27

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