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Game entry

Shenmue III

2019 · Action RPG, Fighting, Beat 'em up, Action-adventure · PC, PlayStation 4 · Shibuya Productions

Shenmue III is ranked no. 3,028 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,452 and 37% of duels won. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 122 out of 222 (2019).

World rank

no. 3,028

ELO score

1,452

Wins

37%

Duels played

84

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About Shenmue III

Shenmue III is an action-adventure video game and the sequel to the 2001 game Shenmue II. It follows teenage martial artist Ryo Hazuki in his quest to find his father's killer in 1980s China. In 2015, Suzuki launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to help fund Shenmue III and the campaign met its initial target of $2 million USD in under eight hours. The campaign ended in July having raised over $6 million, becoming the most funded video game in Kickstarter history.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,452 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 Shenmue III sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,025 Rusty Lake: Roots 1,452
  2. 3,026 Shrek 2 1,452
  3. 3,027 Resident Evil: Director's Cut 1,452
  4. 3,028 Shenmue III 1,452
  5. 3,029 Saints Row: The Third Remastered 1,452
  6. 3,030 Icewind Dale 1,452
  7. 3,031 Thank Goodness You're Here! 1,452

Released in 2019

The standing

Where Shenmue III ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Shenmue III stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 122 out of 222 (2019).

Where Shenmue III ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,028 5,035
Action RPG 321 510
2010s 1,237 2,050
2019 122 222

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