World of Warcraft (2004)
0.4770Canon Score · ranked #22 all time
Aggregated from 9 of 17 authoritative lists, weighted by authority and adjusted for each list's scope and age. How scoring works →
About the game
World of Warcraft (WoW) is a 2004 massively multiplayer online role-playing (MMORPG) video game developed and published by Blizzard Entertainment for Windows and macOS. Set in the Warcraft fantasy universe, World of Warcraft takes place within the fictional planet Azeroth, approximately four years after the events of the previous game in the series, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne. The game was announced in 2001 and
Why it ranks #22
Every list on which World of Warcraft appears, with its position as published.
| List | Authority | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Game Informer Top 300 (2018) | Critics' canon | #5 / 300 |
| Polygon 500 Best (2017) | Critics' canon | #7 / 500 |
| gamesTM 200 Greatest (2018) | Editorial list | #9 / 200 |
| TIME 50 Greatest (2016) | Editorial list | #10 / 50 |
| Rolling Stone 50 Greatest (2025) | Editorial list | #12 / 50 |
| Guardian 50 Best of 21st C (2019) | Editorial list | #13 / 50 |
| IGN Top 100 (2021) | Critics' canon | #47 / 100 |
| Metacritic all-time (2026-07 snapshot) | Editorial list | #135 / 214 |
| 1001 Video Games (2013 ed.) | Critics' canon | Selected |