Top 20 Most Played Games on PC

What are the most played games in the world, the most sold, the most downloaded and the most active players (on PC)?

Following the trends and specialized blogs, it might seem that Fortnite is the undisputed number one, but it is not and this may come as a surprise, also because the number one game in the world has always been the same for several years and shows no signs of having given up. In this updated article we are going to discover the complete Ranking of the most played games worldwide on PC, those with the most players.

THE MOST PLAYED PC GAMES IN THE WORLD

The estimation was made counting that more than 500 million people worldwide play video games every day, with approximately three billion hours of gaming per week. Thanks to gaming platforms like Steam, PCs are a widely used gaming platform, less than smartphones, but practically on par with gaming consoles like Playstation and XBox.

Among the main companies that develop and sell video games for PC, the number one is Electronic Arts present in the ranking with several titles, including"Apex Legends", one of the most played shooter games that even surpassed Fortnite.
The most played indie game (i.e. created by developers independent of large companies) is Minecraft, now owned by Microsoft, while the most played game in the world is the amazing Among Us.

The longest running PC game series is always Call of Duty, with new episodes and war campaigns also playable in multiplayer. GTA 5 instead, is the game, among those present in the ranking, more expensive in its development, almost like a Hollywood Colossal, with a cost of up to 265 million dollars (and also the one that has collected more).

Ranking of the most famous games

Let's make you a ranking with the 20 most consumed games by gamers at the moment, with updated information.

1) Among Us, viral game from 2020 and still widely played also on PC, with players from all over the world to compete to find the impostor.

2) Apex Legends, EA's Battle Royale game, has surpassed both Fortnite and PUBG and has become the most played game on PC among the free ones.

3) Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, game that simulates the cold war, with campaigns also multiplayer.

4) Call of Duty: War Zone, the free multiplayer version of the most popular first-person shooter in history.

5) Counter Strike Global Offensive Valve's most played historical first-person shooter is still among the best-selling games on Steam today.

6) 2077 Cyberpunk, the open-world game set in the dystopian world of Cyberpunk, with an exciting and lengthy story and Keanu Reeves among the main characters.

7) Fortnite, the most talked about game in the last two years, dropped in this ranking, but is still very much played, especially because it is free and terribly addictive. As a genre, Battle Royale is a third-person shooter game with 100 players together, where only one survives each match.

8) Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft's stratospheric car game, with story and multiplayer racing.

9) Genshin Imact, free immersive RPG MMO in a fantastic virtual world with Japanese manga graphics and players from all over the world (playing from PC and smartphone).

10). Grand Theft Auto V, with multiplayer mode, is the best-selling game of the last 10 years.

11). League Of Legends was the most played game in the world for years. It is a free-to-play online multiplayer role-playing game that is virtually infinite in its competition against other players.

12). Minecraft, the building and survival game, which has created a truly incredible community by becoming one of the most played games in the world.

13).Overwatch first-person shooter game in which you choose the hero and make him grow and fight against other players.

14). ROBLOX, more than a game, a platform for creating games for children that has become very popular among the little ones.

15). Rocket Ligue, one of the most played free games on PC, with soccer matches played with machines, 1 vs. 1, 2 vs. 2 or 3 vs. 3.

16). Star Wars Battlefront 2, the Star Wars first and third person shooter.

17). Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege one of the most addictive tactical first-person shooter games, played in multiplayer mode.

18). Valheim, the real blockbuster, an open world game set in the world of the Vikings.

19). Valorant, new tactical shooter with 5 vs 5 sqaudre, free for PC.

20). World of Warcraft, the most popular hero game of all time, went down, but is still in the top 20.

What is the most played game in the world on PC?

The video game scene is undergoing an impressive technological revolution, with companies investing more and more resources in its development. But one title stands out among all: Fortnite.

Since its launch in 2017, Fortnite has earned a solid place as one of the most played games globally. Every day, thousands of new players join the action, gripped by its multiplayer nature, cross-platform compatibility and the option to play in modes such as Battle Royale, Save the World and Creative, giving it a unique versatility.

Fortnite's main appeal lies in its Battle Royale mode, where up to 100 players compete to be the last survivor on a map that shrinks over time. Participants start with no weapons and must scavenge resources to take on other players, adding an exciting strategic element to the game.