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Most played games of the 2020s

Genshin Impact tops this ranking with over 300 million players, ahead of Call of Duty: Warzone (over 100 million players) and Palworld (over 40 million players). Total players announced by publishers (free-to-play and subscriptions included). 32 games ranked.

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#GameNumberDateSource
1Genshin ImpactPlayers (registered accounts) worldwideover 300 million playersJuly 2025DBLTAP
2Call of Duty: WarzoneTotal unique players (F2P)over 100 million playersApril 2021Activision Blizzard Newsroom
3PalworldTotal players across all platforms (Steam, Xbox/Game Pass, PS5)over 40 million playersJuly 2026Pocketpair
4Vampire SurvivorsTotal players since 2022, all platformsover 27 million playersApril 2026VGC
5Minecraft DungeonsLifetime unique players, all platforms (including Game Pass)over 25 million playersSeptember 2023Mojang Studios
6Assassin's Creed ValhallaTotal playersover 20 million playersOctober 2022Push Square
7Dead Island 2Total players (Game Pass, PS Plus etc. included)over 20 million playersSeptember 2025Eurogamer
8Halo InfiniteTotal players (F2P multiplayer + campaign, Game Pass included)over 20 million playersJanuary 2022VGC
9Football Manager 2024Total players, subscription services (Game Pass, PS Plus, Netflix, Apple Arcade) included19.09 million playersSeptember 2025Eurogamer
10PowerWash SimulatorTotal players, including subscriptions (Game Pass)over 17 million playersMarch 2025PC Games Insider
11StarfieldTotal players, including Game Pass (not sales)over 17 million playersJuly 2026Push Square
12GroundedCumulative players, all platforms (Game Pass included)15 million playersDecember 2022Game Developer
13XDefiantTotal players between launch (May 2024) and the shutdown announcementover 15 million playersDecember 2024Dexerto
14Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Cumulative players, all platforms, including subscription servicesover 12 million playersApril 2026IGN
15Super Animal RoyaleCumulative players, all platformsover 11 million playersMay 2024Pixile (Steam)
16Assassin's Creed MirageCumulative players, all platforms (November 2025)10 million playersNovember 2025Insider Gaming
17Atomic HeartCumulative players worldwide (incl. Game Pass)over 10 million playersMay 2025Mundfish (Steam)
18Gorilla TagCumulative VR players (Meta Quest and Steam)over 10 million playersJune 2024VentureBeat
19Hell Let LooseCumulative players since Early Access (June 2019), all platformsover 6 million playersJanuary 2022PC Games Insider
20Sea of StarsTotal players, all platforms (Game Pass included)over 6 million playersNovember 2024GamingBolt
21Lords of the FallenCumulative players since launchover 5.5 million playersOctober 2025Hexworks / CI Games (Steam)
22V RisingCumulative players, all platformsover 5 million playersApril 2025Stunlock Studios (Steam)
23Escape the BackroomsCumulative players, PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Switch 2over 4 million playersOctober 2026Game Developer
24Guilty Gear StriveCumulative players worldwideover 4 million playersJune 2026Arc System Works (Steam)
25Indiana Jones and the Great CircleTotal players (purchases + Game Pass), Xbox and PC, ~7 weeks after launchover 4 million playersJanuary 2025Video Games Chronicle
26Draw & GuessCumulative players (January 2024)over 3 million playersJanuary 2024Acureus (annonce Steam)
27Hi-Fi RushTotal players, purchases + Game Passover 3 million playersAugust 2023Pure Xbox
28Ori and the Will of the WispsCumulative players (sales + Xbox Game Pass), November 2020over 2.8 million playersNovember 2020GamingBolt
29TeardownCumulative players, all platformsover 2.5 million playersDecember 2023Pure Xbox
30Prince of Persia: The Lost CrownTotal players, all platforms ("well over 2 million")over 2 million playersApril 2025Push Square
31Quake ChampionsPlayers during the free-to-play trial held during E3 2018over 1 million playersJune 2018Flickering Myth (communiqué Bethesda)
32Stormworks: Build and RescueTotal players, according to the developerover 1 million playersSeptember 2026Geometa (Steam News)

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