high score
Best game result
High score is the best result achieved in a game, especially video games and arcade games.
Traditionally displayed on leaderboards, it represents the benchmark to beat: I finally got the high score on Pac-Man.
The term extends to any competitive ranking: She holds the high score on our sales team.
Ranked list of competitors
- pointsUnits of tally
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- comboItems grouped together
- multiplierNumber that scales another
bonus · power-up · speedrun · unlockable · 1-up · gamepad · joystick · pinball
Ranked list of competitors
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- finalsConcluding tests or matches
playoffs · bracket · seed · qualifier · matchup · opponents · rivalry · contestants
Exceeding prior bests
- personal-bestOne's highest recorded achievement
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
feat · breakthrough · victory · pinnacle · benchmark · surpassing · exceeding · topping
leaderboard
Ranked list of competitors
multiplier · bonus · power-up · speedrun · unlockable · 1-up · gamepad · joystick · pinball · retro
leaderboard
Ranked list of competitors
- rankingOrdered position assignment
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
finals · playoffs · bracket · seed · qualifier · matchup · opponents · rivalry · contestants · underdog
record-breaking
Exceeding prior bests
- personal-bestOne's highest recorded achievement
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
accomplishment · feat · breakthrough · victory · pinnacle · benchmark · surpassing · exceeding · topping · besting
all-time
Greatest ever measured
- personal-bestOne's highest recorded achievement
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- record-holderOne with best result
unbeaten · standing · previous · attempt · tied · broken · shattered · surpassed · eclipsed · historic
- gameplaypower-up, level cap, save point, game over, tutorial level
- arcade gamesclaw machine, Asteroids, Galaga, Defender, coin-op
- arcade gaminginsert coin, joystick, game over, credits, quarter
- arcadesarcade, arcade games, video games, joystick, joysticks
- Game Outcomessolved, unsolved, win, loss, completion
- gaming termsbuff, debuff, boss, loot, final boss
high scorelow score
Minimal points earned
minimum score · zero · last place · rock bottom · goose egg
high, score, highlight, scores, scored, scoring, underscore, highbrow, scorer