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Game entry

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

2017 · Metroidvania, Platformer, Action-adventure · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android · DotEmu

After 106 duels settled by the community, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap stands no. 3,542 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,433 ELO points and 36% of wins. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Batman: Arkham City: 5 duels settled, 1 to 4. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 73 out of 96 (Metroidvania).

World rank

no. 3,542

ELO score

1,433

Wins

36%

Duels played

106

About Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

A modern version of cult classic Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap! A close collaboration between Lizardcube, DotEmu and legendary series creator Ryuichi Nishizawa, based on Westone Bit Entertainment's original masterpiece.

How many more transformations can one hopeful body survive as it turns into a Lizard, a Mouse, a Piranha, a Lion, and a Hawk... The six different forms of our shape-shifting hero make up the cast of this non-stop action-adventure platformer!

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,433 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

All Metroidvania games →
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  2. 4 Dead Cells2018 · Metroidvania 1,953
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  4. 53 Ori and the Blind Forest2015 · Metroidvania 1,878
  5. 64 Hollow Knight2017 · Metroidvania 1,867

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Around this spot

The games Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap sits between in the world ranking.

The standing

Where Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 73 out of 96 (Metroidvania).

Where Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,542 5,110
Metroidvania 73 96
2010s 1,467 2,044
2017 163 222

The community

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