Ranking by platform

The best games on NEC.

46 games compete in this selection. Doom tops it with 1,899 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Doom 1993 · FPS 1,899
  2. 2 SimCity 2000 1993 · Simulation 1,721
  3. 3 Doom II: Hell on Earth 1994 · FPS 1,703
  4. 4 SimCity 1989 · Sandbox 1,635
  5. 5 Sid Meier's Civilization 1991 · Strategy 1,630
  6. 6 System Shock 1994 · Action RPG 1,578
  7. 7 Warcraft: Orcs & Humans 1994 · Strategy 1,571
  8. 8 Loom 1990 · Point-and-click 1,557
  9. 9 Golden Axe 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,536
  10. 10 The Legend of Kyrandia 1992 · Point-and-click 1,533
  11. 11 Tennis 1984 · Sports 1,525
  12. 12 1942 1984 · Shoot 'em up 1,508
  13. 13 Karateka 1984 · Fighting 1,507
  14. 14 Lode Runner 1983 · Platformer 1,505
  15. 15 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987 · Platformer 1,503
  16. 16 Eye of the Beholder 1991 · Action RPG 1,501
  17. 17 Battle Chess 1988 · Card & Board 1,501
  18. 18 Galaga 1981 · Shoot 'em up 1,484
  19. 19 Castlevania: Rondo of Blood 1993 · Platformer 1,476
  20. 20 BurgerTime 1982 · Arcade 1,476
  21. 21 Fatal Fury Special 1993 · Fighting 1,476
  22. 22 Marble Madness 1984 · Puzzle 1,475
  23. 23 Commando 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,466
  24. 24 Alone in the Dark 1992 · Horror 1,459
  25. 25 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss 1992 · Action RPG 1,458
  26. 26 King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! 1990 · Point-and-click 1,451
  27. 27 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,449
  28. 28 Archon 1983 · Strategy 1,446
  29. 29 Street Fighter II: Champion Edition 1992 · Fighting 1,439
  30. 30 Elevator Action 1983 · Platformer 1,437
  31. 31 Mappy 1983 · Platformer 1,437
  32. 32 Syndicate 1993 · Strategy 1,435
  33. 33 Fatal Fury 2 1992 · Fighting 1,434
  34. 34 Columns 1990 · Puzzle 1,430
  35. 35 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,404
  36. 36 Snatcher 1992 · Visual novel 1,393
  37. 37 Buster Bros. 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,392
  38. 38 Stunts 1990 · Racing 1,390
  39. 39 Shinobi 1987 · Beat 'em up 1,389
  40. 40 Turrican 1990 · Platformer 1,379
  41. 41 Art of Fighting 1992 · Fighting 1,364
  42. 42 R-Type 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,358
  43. 43 Populous 1989 · Strategy 1,351
  44. 44 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,348
  45. 45 Impossible Mission 1984 · Platformer 1,331
  46. 46 Spy vs Spy 1984 · Strategy 1,326

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In detail

The best games on NEC, what this ranking says

Doom leads this selection with 1,899 ELO points, ahead of SimCity 2000 and Doom II: Hell on Earth. The 46 games competing in it have played 5,089 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 46
Duels played by those games 5,089
Game in the lead Doom (1993)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,899
Point gap between 1st and 10th 366
Best represented genre Platformer
Last reading November 3, 2026

The best game of every genre on NEC

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

The best game of every genre on NEC
Genre Games competing In the lead ELO score Duels played
Strategy 6 Sid Meier's Civilization 1,630 172
Shoot 'em up 6 1942 1,508 94
Fighting 5 Karateka 1,507 81
Platformer 8 Lode Runner 1,505 72

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 46 games in this selection moved.

What moved this week
Game Points gained in 7 days ELO score
Snatcher +69 1,393
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 +62 1,503
Loom +42 1,557

The most contested match-ups

These pairs of games have faced each other more than any others in this selection.

The most contested match-ups
Wins Against Duels played Win rate
SimCity 2000 Sid Meier's Civilization 3 100%

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 NEC?

According to community votes, the best game on NEC is Doom, with 1,899 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of SimCity 2000 and Doom II: Hell on Earth, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many games on NEC are ranked?

46 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 5,089 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

Which game on NEC is climbing right now?

Snatcher is the strongest climb in this selection over the past seven days, with 69 ELO points gained. Over the same period, the score of 46 games in the selection moved.

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