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StarCraft

1998 · Strategy · PC, Mac · Blizzard Entertainment

GameForever voters place StarCraft no. 57 in the world ranking, with 1,857 ELO points and 79% of wins across 426 duels settled. Of the 6 duels that pitted it against Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, it has won 4 and lost 2. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 2 out of 336 (Strategy).

World rank

no. 57

ELO score

1,857

Wins

79%

Duels played

426

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About StarCraft

StarCraft is a real-time strategy game set in a distant sector of the Milky Way galaxy in the 26th century. Players command one of three species across separate campaigns: the Terrans, resourceful human colonists cut off from Earth; the Zerg, an insectoid swarm that assimilates other species; and the Protoss, a technologically advanced race with powerful psionic abilities. Each species features distinct units, structures, and strategic options. The game includes a story-driven single-player campaign for each faction and competitive multiplayer via Battle.net.

The community says

The balance between the three factions still holds up better than most strategy games try.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,857 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 StarCraft sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 54 Paper Mario 1,862
  2. 55 Doom 1,860
  3. 56 Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game 1,860
  4. 57 StarCraft 1,857
  5. 58 Resident Evil Village 1,857
  6. 59 Final Fantasy IV 1,857
  7. 60 BioShock 1,856

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The standing

Where StarCraft ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where StarCraft stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 2 out of 336 (Strategy).

Where StarCraft ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 57 5,035
Strategy 2 336
1990s 10 659
1998 2 78

The community

The debate

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  1. karina32

    The balance between the three factions still holds up better than most strategy games try.

  2. NovaPlayer15

    I think it deserves a higher spot, though I could be wrong about how it compares to newer strategy games.

    ratke_candido

    Watching my roommate lose to the AI on the easiest setting was somehow the highlight of our week.

  3. JazlynMaster

    My son picked Warcraft III over this in ten minutes flat.

    davis_lelah

    lol same energy here, my nephew picked WC3 too, guess the trend crosses generations and continents apparently.

  4. QuestRunner25

    wait, 46th with a 79% win rate? this ranking makes no sense to me honestly

    ArcadeOwl

    I had the exact same doubt after checking a few of its matchups against shooters, feels like comparing apples to something else entirely.

  5. Coop_Ferrer

    Perder contra Call of Duty en estos duelos me parece un chiste (sin ofender a nadie), son publicos totalmente distintos.

    QuestMaster

    different audiences, sure, so why does the algorithm keep pitting them against each other duel after duel?

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