The hit series pit players head to head in brutal challenges based on children's games. These games varied in difficulty and cruelty, but they all had one thing in common: they were very, very deadly. However, not all deadly games are created equal, with some of them almost guaranteeing the players' demise while others offered a fighting chance.

2021 - 2025

Netflix

Hwang Dong-hyuk

Hwang Dong-hyuk

Hwang Dong-hyuk

Lee Jung-jae

Seong Gi-hun / 'No. 456'

Wi Ha-jun

Detective Hwang Jun-ho

Hwang Dong-hyuk

In honor of Squid Game's series finale, we decided to analyze which games offered the best chance of survival and which ones would likely end in our elimination. We're purely relying on numbers here, as opposed to which ones we think should be the easiest to beat. We've also only included the games that take place on the island in connection to the competition. However, it's easy to slot in ones like Russian Roulette or Rock Paper Scissors Minus One once you see the other games' terrifying odds.

The Night Time Brawl happened twice in the series, initially taking place during Season 1 shortly after Player 101, Deok-su (Heo Sung-tae), killed Player 271, which resulted in 107 remaining players. This total then dropped to 80 before Tug-of-War, meaning that 27 players were killed in the brawl, or about 25%. In Season 2, another brawl occurred after five characters were killed in the bathroom (including our beloved Thanos), leaving 95 survivors. The math gets a little messy here, as 35 players were soon marked dead, but two of them actually survived, while several others were killed by guards as opposed to other players. Based on the eight bodies hanging in the stairway, it appears that 25 players were killed in the brawl, leaving a similar death rate of 26%.