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Game entry

Wolfenstein 3D

1992 · FPS, Horror · DOS · id Software

Wolfenstein 3D is ranked no. 3,556 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,432 and 36% of duels won. Its best standing outside the world ranking: no. 45 out of 55 (1992).

World rank

no. 3,556

ELO score

1,432

Wins

36%

Duels played

86

About Wolfenstein 3D

Wolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter presented with rudimentary 3D graphics and a follow-up to the top-down infiltration game Castle Wolfenstein. The game is broken up into levels, each of which is a flat plane divided into areas and rooms by a grid-based pattern of walls and doors, all of equal height. Each level is themed after Nazi bunkers and buildings. To finish a level, the player must traverse through the area to reach an elevator. Levels are grouped together into named episodes, with the final level focusing on a boss fight with a particularly difficult enemy. While traversing the levels, the player must fight Nazi guards and soldiers, dogs, and other enemies while managing supplies of ammunition and health.

While later releases of the game included the Nocturnal Missions expansion, this initial release did not.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,432 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where Wolfenstein 3D ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Wolfenstein 3D stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 45 out of 55 (1992).

Where Wolfenstein 3D ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,556 5,110
FPS 332 458
1990s 459 655
1992 45 55

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