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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. 3,023 in the world ranking, with 1,452 ELO points and 41% of wins across 104 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. 32 out of 70 (Shoot 'em up).

World rank

no. 3,023

ELO score

1,452

Wins

41%

Duels played

104

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 1,452 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

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  1. 261 Hotline Miami2012 · Shoot 'em up 1,767
  2. 482 Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number2015 · Shoot 'em up 1,696
  3. 531 Alien Swarm2010 · Shoot 'em up 1,683
  4. 1,292 Metal Slug 42002 · Shoot 'em up 1,553
  5. 1,372 Zombies Ate My Neighbors1993 · Shoot 'em up 1,547

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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: 32 out of 70 (Shoot 'em up).

Where Space Invaders ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,023 5,035
Shoot 'em up 32 70

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