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Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002)

0.2231Canon Score · ranked #104 all time

Aggregated from 5 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →

About the game

Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos is a high fantasy real-time strategy computer video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment released in July 2002. It is the second sequel to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans, after Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness, the third game set in the Warcraft fictional universe, and the first to be rendered in three dimensions. An expansion pack, The Frozen Throne, was released in July 2003.

Why it ranks #104

Every list on which Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos appears, with its position as published.

ListAuthorityPosition
gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018)Editorial list#74 / 200
Game Informer Top 300 (2018)Critics' canon#146 / 300
Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot)Editorial list#152 / 214
Polygon 500 Best (2017)Critics' canon#182 / 500
1001 Video Games (2013 ed.)Critics' canonSelected