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StarCraft series

6 games · franchise average 82 · highest rated: StarCraft: Brood War · lowest: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

What this series does best — and worst

Best at Story (89.7) · weakest Innovation (66.6)

Story 89.7

Technical Performance 87.9

World 87.2

Gameplay 87.1

Design 87.1

Value for Money 86.1

Multiplayer 85.7

Immersion 80.4

Audio 78.9

Visuals 77.7

UI & UX 76.8

Innovation 66.6

How the series scored over time

oldest → newest · weighted community score

One row per game in release order. Bar width = weighted community score (1–100). The arrow shows whether each entry scored higher or lower than the previous one.

StarCraft · 1998

85.4

StarCraft: Brood War · 1998

▲ 1.3 86.7

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty · 2010

▼ 10.9 75.8

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm · 2013

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StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void · 2015

▲ 4.1 79.9

StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops · 2016

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85.4

StarCraft

Blizzard Entertainment 1998

Real-time Strategy Sci-Fi Classic

86.7

StarCraft: Brood War

Blizzard Entertainment 1998

Strategy Real-Time Strategy Sci-Fi

75.8

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

Blizzard Entertainment 2010

Strategy Real-Time Strategy Sci-Fi

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm

Blizzard Entertainment 2013

RTS Strategy Real-Time Strategy

79.9

StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void

Blizzard Entertainment 2015

RTS Strategy Real-Time Strategy

StarCraft II: Nova Covert Ops

Blizzard Entertainment 2016

RTS Strategy Sci-Fi