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Game entry

Space Invaders

1978 · Shoot 'em up, Arcade · Arcade, iOS, Legacy Mobile Device, Handheld Electronic LCD · Midway Manufacturing

GameForever voters place Space Invaders no. 1,696 in the world ranking, with 1,521 ELO points and 44% of wins across 126 duels settled. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number: 6 duels settled, 1 to 5. In its strongest family it holds position no. 11 out of 67 (Shoot 'em up).

World rank

no. 1,696

ELO score

1,521

Wins

44%

Duels played

126

About Space Invaders

Space Invaders is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978. It is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,521 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

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  1. 458 Hotline Miami2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,712
  2. 533 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,683
  3. 1,124 Nex Machina2017 · Shoot 'em up 1,568
  4. 1,263 Alien Swarm2010 · Shoot 'em up 1,555
  5. 1,334 Super Animal Royale2021 · Shoot 'em up 1,549

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The standing

Where Space Invaders ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Space Invaders stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 11 out of 67 (Shoot 'em up).

Where Space Invaders ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,696 5,110
Shoot 'em up 11 67

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