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Top 50 CHUD Games
The 50 games with the lowest chudrank scores right now, most CHUD first: how each game is seen in the culture war, with the reason under each title. Disagree? Every vote moves the score.
Vote on these games →← CHUD · swipe · WOKE →| # | Title and why | Score | Vote |
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| 1 |  Left Behind: Eternal Forces (2006)Christian end-times strategy game based on Left Behind | 12Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 2 |  Postal 2 (2003)Anti-PC shock humor, racist/homophobic jokes; edgy right-coded | 19Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 3 |  Stellar Blade (2024)Fanservice action, seen as anti-woke favorite | 20Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 4 |  Duke Nukem Forever (2011)Crude bro humor and objectified women, anti-PC image | 24Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 5 |  Hogwarts Legacy (2023)Harry Potter game boycotted by some; backlash tied to author's views | 24Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 6 |  Smuta (2024)Russian state-funded patriotic game about Time of Troubles; nationalist | 25Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 7 |  Black Myth: Wukong (2024)Chinese fantasy action game, noted for male-gaze designs and anti-woke fans | 26Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 8 |  Duke Nukem 3D (1996)Crude macho-hero shooter with strip clubs; archetypal lad-culture game | 28Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 9 |  Six Days in Fallujah (2023)Iraq war game; criticism over Fallujah depiction | 30Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 10 |  Atomic Heart (2023)Soviet-nostalgia shooter, anti-woke fan reception and Russia ties | 31Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 11 |  Kingdom Come: Deliverance (2018)Historical RPG praised for authenticity; criticized by some for no diversity | 31Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 12 |  Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (2025)Realist medieval RPG with a culture-war following | 32Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 13 |  Lollipop Chainsaw RePop (2024)Fanservice zombie slasher, cheeky and unapologetic | 32Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 14 |  Homefront (2011)Occupied-America invasion shooter, patriotic resistance theme | 33Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 15 |  Stella Sora (2025)Gacha RPG with glamorous heroines, fanservice | 33Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 16 |  Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (2024)Warhammer power fantasy, seen as anti-woke favorite | 33Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 17 |  Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (2011)Militaristic power fantasy, imperial grimdark | 34Leaning CHUD | Vote |
| 18 |  Bayonetta 2 (2014)Sexualized witch heroine, fanservice reputation | 36Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 19 |  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)Military shooter with a controversial airport scene, pro-soldier tone | 36Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 20 |  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026)Military shooter about a North Korean invasion, patriotic war fantasy | 36Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 21 |  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022)Military shooter, patriotic tone, some culture-war chatter | 36Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 22 |  Medal of Honor: Warfighter (2012)Modern military shooter, pro-soldier tone | 36Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 23 |  Medal of Honor (2010)Modern soldier shooter about Afghan war, pro-military tone | 37Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 24 |  Battlefield 3 (2011)Military shooter with a pro-US Marine frame | 38Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 25 |  Bodycam (2024)Realistic police-style shooter with no progressive angle | 38Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 26 |  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023)Military shooter, conventional action with a war on terror vibe | 38Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 27 |  Escape from Tarkov (2025)Hardcore military sim, gritty realism, macho community | 38Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 28 |  Marvel Rivals (2024)NetEase Marvel shooter praised by anti-woke critics for its fan-service designs | 38Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 29 |  Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (2008)Counter-terror shooter, pro-military | 38Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 30 |  Wardogs (2026)Large-scale military team shooter with no progressive messaging | 38Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 31 |  Bayonetta (2009)Over-the-top sexualized witch action; fan service draws criticism | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 32 |  Call of Duty: Black Ops (2010)Cold War shooter with a US-versus-Soviet frame | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 33 |  Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (2018)Gritty military shooter, patriotic action | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 34 |  Call of Duty: Ghosts (2013)Standard military shooter; patriotic war fantasy | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 35 |  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (2011)Military shooter with a pro-soldier tone | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 36 |  Dying Light: The Beast (2025)Brutal zombie action game with no progressive messaging | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 37 |  Gears of War: Reloaded (2025)Military sci-fi shooter remaster, macho tone | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 38 |  Gray Zone Warfare (2024)Tactical military shooter with no progressive messaging | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 39 |  MiSide (2024)Horror game with an obsessive anime girl, male-gaze appeal | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 40 |  Off The Grid (2024)Edgy cyberpunk extraction shooter, no messaging | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 41 |  Resident Evil 5 (2009)Africa-set shooter criticised for racist imagery | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 42 |  Serious Sam 3: BFE (2011)Macho throwback shooter, politically incorrect humor | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 43 |  The First Berserker: Khazan (2025)Dark soulslike with a male warrior power fantasy | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 44 |  Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War (2004)Grimdark militaristic sci-fi, loved by traditional fans | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 45 |  Wuchang: Fallen Feathers (2025)Soulslike with a female lead, mild discourse on design | 39Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 46 |  Battlefield REDSEC (2025)Military battle royale shooter with no progressive angle | 40Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 47 |  Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)Military shooter with a pro-soldier, patriotic feel | 40Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 48 |  Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (2024)Gulf War military shooter, conventional action | 40Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 49 |  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered (2016)Military shooter, patriotic tone | 40Slightly CHUD | Vote |
| 50 |  Contra: Operation Galuga (2024)Classic run-and-gun shooter, macho action | 40Slightly CHUD | Vote |
Across these 50: average score 35, median 38, from 12 to 40. Highest score: Contra: Operation Galuga (2024) (40). Lowest score: Left Behind: Eternal Forces (2006) (12).
What critics said about the quality
Scores are about how a title is seen in the culture war, not whether it is good. For some of the titles on this list, here is how critics judged them, word for word from Wikipedia.
Left Behind: Eternal Forces (2006)
Eternal Forces received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
Wikipedia, Left Behind: Eternal Forces, quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0
Postal 2 (2003)
Postal 2 received "mixed or average reviews" according to review aggregator website Metacritic. Some of the game's better reviews came from PC Gamer and Game Informer.
Wikipedia, Postal 2, quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0
Stellar Blade (2024)
Stellar Blade received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregator website Metacritic, based on 136 critic reviews. On OpenCritic, 81% of 167 critic reviews recommend the game.
Wikipedia, Stellar Blade, quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (2008)
The game received generally positive reviews from critics. GameRankings and Metacritic gave it a score of 83.56% and 81 out of 100 for the PlayStation 3 version; 82.77% and 82 out of 100 for the Xbox 360 version; and 78.39% and 78 out of 100 for the PC version.
Wikipedia, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 (2026)
Modern Warfare 4 received "generally favorable" reviews on all platforms from critics, according to review aggregator website Metacritic.
Wikipedia, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, quoted verbatim · CC BY-SA 4.0