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Game entry

The Surge

2017 · Action RPG, Metroidvania, Action-adventure · PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One · Focus Entertainment

The Surge is ranked no. 1,213 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,561 and 35% of duels won. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Ori and the Blind Forest: 0 wins to 6 across 6 duels. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 49 out of 223 (2017).

World rank

no. 1,213

ELO score

1,561

Wins

35%

Duels played

137

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About The Surge

The Surge is a sci-fi spin on Dark Souls, from the Lords of the Fallen team.
A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job... you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex. Robots gone haywire, insane augmented co-workers and rogue AI - everything wants you dead.
Defy deadly enemies and huge bosses in tight, visceral melee combat. Target and slice specific limbs off your foes, with a next-gen loot system where you loot what you dismember. Equip, upgrade and craft new weapons and armors sliced from enemies, and make yourself stronger through a fresh take on leveling-up.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,561 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. 4 Diablo II2000 · Action RPG 1,942
  2. 7 Elden Ring2022 · Action RPG 1,935
  3. 8 Bloodborne2015 · Action RPG 1,933
  4. 9 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim2011 · Action RPG 1,929
  5. 16 Fallout: New Vegas2010 · Action RPG 1,909

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Around this spot

The games The Surge sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 1,210 The Messenger 1,561
  2. 1,211 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky 1,561
  3. 1,212 Twelve Minutes 1,561
  4. 1,213 The Surge 1,561
  5. 1,214 The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks 1,561
  6. 1,215 The Lord of the Rings: Conquest 1,561
  7. 1,216 The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria 1,561

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The standing

Where The Surge ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where The Surge stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 49 out of 223 (2017).

Where The Surge ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 1,213 5,035
Action RPG 142 510
2010s 515 2,050
2017 49 223

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