Ranking by platform

The best games on Amstrad CPC.

44 games compete in this selection. SimCity tops it with 1,635 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 SimCity 1989 · Sandbox 1,635
  2. 2 Final Fight 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,585
  3. 3 Golden Axe 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,536
  4. 4 Cabal 1988 · TPS 1,509
  5. 5 1942 1984 · Shoot 'em up 1,508
  6. 6 Karateka 1984 · Fighting 1,507
  7. 7 Lode Runner 1983 · Platformer 1,505
  8. 8 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987 · Platformer 1,503
  9. 9 Ghosts 'n Goblins 1985 · Platformer 1,498
  10. 10 Paperboy 1984 · Arcade 1,489
  11. 11 Commando 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,466
  12. 12 Altered Beast 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,455
  13. 13 Alien Storm 1990 · Beat 'em up 1,455
  14. 14 Gun.Smoke 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,455
  15. 15 Spy Hunter 1983 · Racing 1,449
  16. 16 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,449
  17. 17 Archon 1983 · Strategy 1,446
  18. 18 International Karate + 1987 · Fighting 1,445
  19. 19 Gauntlet II 1986 · Beat 'em up 1,445
  20. 20 Ghostbusters 1984 · Arcade 1,439
  21. 21 Yie Ar Kung-Fu 1984 · Fighting 1,438
  22. 22 Elevator Action 1983 · Platformer 1,437
  23. 23 Batman 1989 · Platformer 1,429
  24. 24 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,426
  25. 25 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker 1990 · Platformer 1,426
  26. 26 Rygar 1986 · Platformer 1,425
  27. 27 North & South 1989 · Strategy 1,412
  28. 28 The Great Giana Sisters 1987 · Platformer 1,401
  29. 29 Elite 1984 · Simulation 1,392
  30. 30 Buster Bros. 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,392
  31. 31 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,390
  32. 32 Shinobi 1987 · Beat 'em up 1,389
  33. 33 Strider 1989 · Platformer 1,385
  34. 34 1943: The Battle of Midway 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,382
  35. 35 The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants 1991 · Platformer 1,380
  36. 36 Turrican 1990 · Platformer 1,379
  37. 37 Prehistorik 2 1993 · Platformer 1,349
  38. 38 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,348
  39. 39 Super Hang-On 1987 · Racing 1,346
  40. 40 Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987 · Action RPG 1,345
  41. 41 Gauntlet 1985 · Beat 'em up 1,334
  42. 42 Impossible Mission 1984 · Platformer 1,331
  43. 43 Spy vs Spy 1984 · Strategy 1,326
  44. 44 Defender of the Crown 1986 · Strategy 1,323

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In detail

The best games on Amstrad CPC, what this ranking says

SimCity leads this selection with 1,635 ELO points, ahead of Final Fight and Golden Axe. The 44 games competing in it have played 4,117 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 44
Duels played by those games 4,117
Game in the lead SimCity (1989)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,635
Point gap between 1st and 10th 146
Best represented genre Platformer
Last reading November 3, 2026

The best game of every genre on Amstrad CPC

A selection is not read in one block: here is what leads each of its brackets.

The best game of every genre on Amstrad CPC
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Beat 'em up 8 Final Fight 1,585 115
Shoot 'em up 6 1942 1,508 94
Platformer 14 Lode Runner 1,505 72

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 44 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Ghosts 'n Goblins +78 1,498
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 +62 1,503
Spy Hunter +54 1,449

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game on Amstrad CPC?

According to community votes, the best game on Amstrad CPC is SimCity, with 1,635 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Final Fight and Golden Axe, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on Amstrad CPC are ranked?

44 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 4,117 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on Amstrad CPC is climbing right now?

Ghosts 'n Goblins is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 78 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 44 games in the selection moved.

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