Ranking IO Games Lecture Notes

Introduction: Games in School

• Free time in middle school: playing Flash games
• High school evolution: rise of IO games
• Common characteristics: simple graphics, controls, and multiplayer nature
• Agenda: Ranking various IO games based on personal memories

1. Agario

• Iconic, popularized the genre
• Gameplay: as a cell in a Petri dish eating others to grow
• Strategy: Split and launch to eat smaller cells
• Challenges: High difficulty, lose everything upon death
• Ranked in A-tier
• Personal skill issue, worst game for the speaker

2. Slither.io

• Couldn't access original, used gulper.io as clone
• Gameplay: Snake eating to grow bigger
• Extra strategy: Go faster by pressing down
• Aggressive play style needed, more cutthroat than Agario
• Personal Performance: Formerly good, hit leaderboards, excitement in play
• Ranked in S-tier for exciting options in fighting other players

3. Scribble.io

• Different genre: drawing and guessing game
• Gameplay: Draw a word and others have to guess it
• Challenges: Rely on drawing skills of the players, potential for disruptive behavior
• Mixed Lobby experiences: Difficulty in players drawing properly or not spelling out words
• Ranked in C-tier: Fun but needs perfect condition to be enjoyable

4. Paper.io

• Similar to Slither, goal to capture territory
• Gameplay: Capture territory by moving, risk being hit and dying
• Variants in play styles: Slow and steady vs. aggressive expansion
• Possibility to win by covering entire map
• Ranked in B-tier: Simplistic, fun but straightforward

5. Zombs Royale (fortnite.io)

• Clone of Fortnite: Top-down 2D version
• Gameplay: Battle Royale, collect weapons, survive
• Personal Performance: Hard game, succeeded once in school
• Features: Squad game mode, frequent updates
• Ranked in S-tier: Deep gameplay, cooperative elements with friends

6. Krunker.io

• FPS genre, similar to Call of Duty and CS:GO
• Unique: Guns, tactical shooter, loud and vibrant game environment
• Personal Performance: Good at FPS, won matches, nostalgic elements
• Ranked in S-tier: Smooth gameplay, regret of not knowing about the game earlier

7. Diep.io

• Complex gameplay with multiple modes and strategies
• Gameplay: Level up tanks, multiple upgrade paths and stats
• Favorite Playstyle: Body damage, turning tank into a ramming machine
• Depth: Recoil mechanics, various tank classes, strategic gameplay
• Ranked in S-tier: Extensive and diverse gameplay, suitable for different playstyles

Conclusion

• Summary rankings from highest tier to lowest
  • S-tier: Slither.io, Zombs Royale, Krunker.io, Diep.io
  • A-tier: Agario
  • B-tier: Paper.io
  • C-tier: Scribble.io