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Warcraft series
16 games · franchise average 69.2 · highest rated: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos · lowest: World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
What this series does best — and worst
Best at Technical Performance
(79.7)
· weakest Innovation
(60.3)
Technical Performance
79.7
UI & UX
77.1
Gameplay
75.7
Design
72.1
World
70.7
Story
70.6
Visuals
69.4
Multiplayer
67.1
Audio
66.4
Value for Money
60.8
Immersion
60.5
Innovation
60.3
How the series scored over time
oldest → newest · weighted community scoreOne 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.
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
· 1994
75.5
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
· 1995
▲ 1
76.5
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
· 2002
▲ 8.5
85
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
· 2003
▼ 9.4
75.6
World of Warcraft
· 2004
▲ 9
84.6
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
· 2007
▼ 5.2
79.4
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
· 2008
▼ 2
77.4
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
· 2010
▼ 5.5
71.9
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
· 2012
▼ 21.5
50.4
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
· 2014
▼ 1
49.4
World of Warcraft: Legion
· 2016
▲ 21.2
70.6
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
· 2018
▼ 5.1
65.5
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
· 2020
▲ 0.9
66.4
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
· 2022
▼ 7.2
59.2
World of Warcraft: The War Within
· 2024
▲ 2.1
61.3
World of Warcraft: Midnight
· 2026
▼ 2.8
58.5
75.5
Warcraft: Orcs & Humans
Blizzard Entertainment
1994
Strategy
Real-Time Strategy
Fantasy
76.5
Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness
Blizzard Entertainment
1995
Real-time Strategy
Fantasy
Classic
85
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Blizzard Entertainment
2002
Strategy
Real-Time Strategy
75.6
Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
Blizzard Entertainment
2003
Strategy
Real-Time Strategy
Expansion
84.6
World of Warcraft
Blizzard Entertainment
2004
RPG
MMORPG
Open World
79.4
World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Blizzard Entertainment
2007
RPG
Massively Multiplayer
Adventure
77.4
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King
Blizzard Entertainment
2008
RPG
MMORPG
Expansion
71.9
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
Blizzard Entertainment
2010
RPG
Massively Multiplayer
Adventure
50.4
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Blizzard Entertainment
2012
RPG
Massively Multiplayer
Adventure
49.4
World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor
Blizzard Entertainment
2014
RPG
Massively Multiplayer
Adventure
70.6
World of Warcraft: Legion
Blizzard Entertainment
2016
RPG
Massively Multiplayer
Adventure
65.5
World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
Blizzard Entertainment
2018
RPG
Massively Multiplayer
Adventure
66.4
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Blizzard Entertainment
2020
RPG
Massively Multiplayer
Adventure
59.2
World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
Blizzard Entertainment
2022
RPG
Massively Multiplayer
Adventure
61.3
World of Warcraft: The War Within
Blizzard Entertainment
2024
RPG
Massively Multiplayer
Adventure
58.5
World of Warcraft: Midnight
Blizzard Entertainment
2026
RPG
Massively Multiplayer
Adventure