This article will discuss the 15 most trending video games on PC, XBOX series, PS4, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch. In our top, you will find a list of computer games that turned out to be the most popular in 2022. Among these games, there will be both oldies who have already managed to establish themselves and get a huge audience and newcomers who broke into the top from the very start.
The combat equipment of the heroes worked out to the last detail and unique game features.
The ability to customize the character’s superpowers for yourself.
Interaction with non-player characters who give no less interesting quests in the whole world.
The plot changes even from trifles – it is worth losing at least one of the relics found, how this will affect the overall outline.
If in 2003, the first Call of Duty was just an expensive World War II shooter, then 17 years later, 17 main parts and more than 300 million copies sold, this is the main game series about the war in principle. And each time, the scale of action and budgets increase, and with them, the popularity of Call of Duty as a brand grows.
Raven Software turned out to be brave – before, it only helped the series’ veterans with the development, but this time they did the campaign on their own. In their hands, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has taken the form of a spy thriller with detective elements and, believe it or not, RPG.
Even with the explosive success of Red Dead Redemption 2, millions worldwide love the company’s flagship GTA V. The giant game was released in 2013. In addition, the online version of GTA 5, known as Grand Theft Auto Online, helped Rockstar Games earn a lot of money for the developer company through in-game transactions. That’s why GTA 5 is the most profitable entertainment product. GTA series such as San Andreas, Vice City GTA 3 and 4 are among the most popular and most played games in the world. Part 5 was the last to join them, and part 6 has already been announced, and gamers are looking forward to it.
Overwatch is a game from the well-known developer Blizzard Entertainment that was presented at the annual Blizzcon event in 2014, went into closed beta in early 2016, and was finally released in May 2016. The same was awarded the Game of the Year. By the way, modern Activision Blizzard very often uses outsourcing services. Since such a large company uses such game art outsourcing services, we can say that this type of service will already be 100% used by other studios, so the price will be stable depending on the projects.
Rocket League is football on wheels, and that’s all you need to know. This arcade project combines elements of football and combat racing in powerful cars. The game was free for the first month to all PS Plus subscribers. After that, on the third platform – Xbox One – Rocket League was delayed until the beginning of 2016.
League of Legends is an addictive MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) from Riot Games where players can control their chosen champion and crush their enemies in 5vs5 battles on classic maps. We all know this game and love it, at least for the existence of Pentakill, K / DA, and a few other musical groups. However, this is probably the first game loved for music, not from the game, no matter how paradoxical it may sound. It’s also worth mentioning the Arcane anime, which was great and moved Dragon’s Blood to the previously released Dota anime.
The game is always in high positions at the top. Still, there is an important reason for the second place in September – the game is ahead of the biggest esports tournament in 2022, The World Championship 2022, which will bring together dozens of teams worldwide.
It’s hard to imagine a gaming top without the Counter-Strike family, including Source and Global Offensive. However, the first game was created in 2012, relying on the existing experience of multiplayer shooting – 10 years have passed, and the game does not even think of giving way to more modern dynamic products.
Few games projects have such an active fan community as CS: GO does – fans love the game for its strong competitive scenes and lack of frills to distract from what is happening. As a result, counter-Strike has a stubborn presence on the Twitch tops and is classically represented in esports competitions.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate platform game lives up to its name. The ultimate edition of one of the most massive, crazy, fun, and colorful fighting games ever made – all on a Nintendo console that’s always with you. This is an unconventional fighting game in which players aim to weaken and knock opponents out of the arena. The game’s popularity is not based on the gameplay but mainly on the setting of the legendary plumber Mario universe, known worldwide at the level of Pikachu. Fans love this series of games very much, and thanks to them, this title is very popular in 2022 and continues to grow. And do not forget about Super Mario Odyssey, which is also very popular.
The Legend of Zelda action-adventure game with an open world is one of history’s most influential and recognizable series. The creation of Shigeru Miyamoto thirty years ago partly laid the foundation for the adventure game genre. Since then, the release date of each new Zelda has been a real event, not only on an industrial scale.
Surprisingly, not a single weak project has been released under this brand in three decades, and even the controversial Zelda II: The Adventure of Link was praised by critics once. So is it any wonder that Breath of the Wild, the nineteenth installment in the main series, was named the most anticipated game at E3 2016 and Gamescom? Nintendo decided to make it the first big project for their Switch console, and this game has been at the top of the store for over five years, along with the Mario franchise. Until now, this game is exclusive to Nintendo, but even then, it is not inferior to PC games.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout from Mediatonic concentrates on the very entertainment that video games were originally. Pure “fan,” despite the competitive element being at the forefront here, it is significant that Devolver Digital became the publisher of all this fun disgrace.
But the game repeated the fate of AmongUs – huge popularity on Twitch, hundreds of thousands of players every day, but then cheaters, lack of updates, and game progress. As a result, popularity fell, but fortunately, a competent policy and the launch of various events like Twitch Rivals returned the game to the right pace, and in 2022 the game returned to its popularity (albeit not the same as at the very beginning).
Call of Duty: Warzone and other CoD titles are destined for success as top games right now. After all, Call of Duty is arguably the most popular online tactical shooter game series, so a free-to-play Battle Royale game had to come out.
Since its launch in March 2020, Warzone has evolved and undergone many changes, most of them for the better. A huge number of Twitch views, constant updates, and a solid audience is the key to the long life of the game.
If you’re new to the Battle Royale online multiplayer shooter genre for the first time, it’s hard to recommend this particular game unless you have an experienced person to help you. But despite this, the game has successfully established itself at the top of the most popular games.
Fortnite is a popular video game with open-world cooperative action in a cartoon style. In addition to the world exploration mode, the game also has a Battle Royale mode, in which players can build their fortresses and fight other players for 1st place.
Fortnite Battle Royale has become the main competitor of Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds not only on Twitch but also in terms of the number of people playing simultaneously. However, this is logical because the game was already free from the beginning, allowing everyone to start playing and winning quickly.
One of the cool features is collaborations with various stars like Travis Scott, Marshmallow, or whole titles – Marvel, Naruto, and many other popular films or anime.
Roblox Corporation, in their creation, developed a semblance of old 1000-in-1 collections. In local places, gamers will find leisure for every taste. In addition to making games, you can also play them. There are hundreds of options, from mastodons like Diablo, Among Us, and Counter-Strike to exclusives like multiplayer battle royales only available on this platform. Someone plays some copies of popular titles for fun and takes the game seriously and with a certain meaning.
It is surprising that Minecraft, released in 2011, is one of the most popular video games at the moment. As of May 2020, Microsoft Windows has over 126 million players, which is a huge number considering the game is paid. So, if there were a list of the most popular games of all time, Minecraft would be in the top 5.
In Minecraft, players explore the 3D virtual worlds and mine raw materials to build structures in the shape they like or gather resources. In addition, players can interact with other players from all over the world in a way that never gets boring and always will play Minecraft.
VALORANT is another popular game from Riot Games that entered the gaming industry from its feet, diligently trying to push Counter-Strike: Global Offensive from its Olympus of the world of shooters and become one of the most popular video games right now. Does it work for the game? Not always successful, but the results are obvious – a huge number of views on Twitch and YouTube, as well as a solid online presence, which is not inferior to CSGO and other first person shooters.
