Video game players love games that bring excitement and a sense of accomplishment. The most popular video games (by player count) consist of battles, lots of weapons and dozens of participants.
However, other games work if you want to play a low-key, high-strategy game. Solitaire falls under this category as well as games where you can build your own customized community.
These are the most played video games - and they have made a lot of money.
No. of games played: 100 million*
Release date: March 20, 2020
Developer: Infinity Ward; Raven Software
The first 11 games on this list are all tied in the 26th spot with 100 million games played. Besides being an all-out war competition, Call of Duty: Warzone has a couple of nice features, such as a new in-game currency system that can be used at "Buy Stations" around the map. The game features two main modes - Battle Royale and Plunder. "Loadout" drops are places where Cash can be traded for limited access to players' custom classes, and players can also use Cash to buy "killstreaks" and gas masks. Players can gain more cash just by killing players who have cash or looting.
*Note: The most played video games by player count factors in the number of global players since the game's inception, which means that some games may no longer be available to play in certain gaming markets.
No. of games played: 100 million
Release date: Nov. 24, 2015
Developer: EACapital Games; EA Mobile
This is a great game if you don't mind playing for or against other live participants. With Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, players team together to achieve common goals. Guilds consist of a maximum of 50 players who go on raids and participate in Territory Wars and Territory Battles. Raids were added to the game in April 2016. Guilds send in five hologram avatars at a time to battle powerful bosses over four different stages. Bosses share a universal health bar that splits into each stage, which decreases as guild attacks increase. Once it empties completely, the raid is won.
No. of games played: 100 million
Release date: Feb. 4, 2019
Developer: Respawn Entertainment
This battle royale hero shooting game features players forming two- or three-player squads, and they select from pre-designed characters with particular abilities known as "Legends." There are also two gameplay modes. In "Battle Royale," up to 20 three-person teams or 30 two-person squads land on an island, and they search for weapons and supplies before taking on other players in combat. In "Arenas," players form into three-person squads to fight against another three-person squad in a deathmatch to determine the winner.
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