Asmongold Reacts to "Most Popular Games (2004͏͏ - 2020)"

[@KingdomQuackZ1b6LJiv9by532m]

This guy is surprised about gta 5's longevity meanwhile san andreas just sitting up there as a powerhouse game since 2004

[@AmstradExin]

I think it is a bundle of things. San Andreas runs on tons of things from consoles to Washing Machines. I never played it but from what I've heard, San Andreas to GTA V was a smoother transition than GTA4. It's kinda weird to have a spiritual successor to a game that skips a generation.

[@rodrigopinho6613]

I wonder if it sits there due to the endless Modding that game has suffered. Here in Brazil you can buy physical copies of a plethora of modded GTA games.

[@AmstradExin]

@@rodrigopinho6613 Well, yeah. But think of it like this. Arma3 was modded to become a GTAV.

[@Lavarious]

It had to be an error from the way they were looking it up. There's absolutely no way in hell SA even vaguely held that much popularity for that long. Zero chance. Whatever they were searching up was bringing up other gta games in the San Andreas score. (Not saying it was a bad game, just saying their search wasn't accurate on that one).

[@Aquilenne]

​@@rodrigopinho6613 I'd believe it. Skyrim seems to be in the same boat.

[@Krucek_v2]

It's insane how even to the last frame, GTA san Andreas was still there

[@amineabdz]

The modding community on GTA SA is so massive, they probably already wrote more code than Rockstar ever did since it was created, i've seen people who wrote working engines for the entire game, modders who created mods for other mods...

[@SaltareObscurum]

Same with Skyrim the modding community carrys the game. Nobody plays it without mods

[@zoroasper9759]

@@SaltareObscurum that's untrue, not saying that it's not the mods carrying it (frankly i don't know) but a lot of people still play vanilla san andreas, especially in developing countries

[@SaltareObscurum]

@@zoroasper9759 nooo I mean Skyrim is carried by mods. I never played GTA SA. So I know nothing about it. But I have like 7k hours on Skyrim (with mods)

[@zoroasper9759]

@@SaltareObscurum ah sorry brother I misread and thought you were talking about sa To be fair tho it's even more untrue for skyrim, it's been rereleased in consoles that dont allow for modding whatsoever and it's still popular there Pc gaming is getting bigger but it's still nowhere near as big as consoles Theres a few good modding opportunities on xbox but otherwise if not on pc then there's not much you can mod into skyrim

[@forsakenwarlord5752]

Honestly I'm most impressed with San Andreas considering the game came out in 2004 and is still in the top 10, 16 years later as well as having GTA v in the top five for a long time and red dead s hitting the list as well. Rockstar knows how to make that money

[@jessejamez707]

Rockstar knows how to make good games 😂

[@Ironsvillage]

San Andreas was hands down the best GTA

[@bpcgaming8067]

@@Ironsvillage couldn't agree more. The game had so much to it. So much you could lose yourself in. And when they created online multi-player for it through modding it became even more massive and awesome.

[@92jdeg]

i feel like its because how popular the ps2 is in countries like brazil still

[@FairyRat]

@@92jdeg this right there. I've heard in the Middle East (not Israel) older consoles and PC games are also very popular due to purely economic reasons. On one hand I feel bad for less fortunate people, on the other - PS2 is an absolute banger of a console. I still have mine somewhere.

[@haoye2413]

The thing about Minecraft and League during early 2010 and mid, is that almost any computer can play them

[@AnEagle]

+it's one of the rare games that has a large female audience while also being played by men

[@IBradFrazer]

It still blows my mind that Microsoft was able to buy Minecraft for only $2.5 billion. It seems like such a small number for what is essentially the most successful video game of all time. Also, with the somewhat recent acquisition of Bethesda for $7.5 billion, it really puts into perspective how much of a good deal Microsoft got when buying Minecraft.

[@frostpyr0]

Bethesda has a plethora of IP tho. Minecraft only has the one. If you added up all the Bethesda IPs on this list, they would easily beat Minecraft.

[@CrystalStearOfTheCas]

@@frostpyr0 uuuhhhh? Have you seen the video? If you added them all up TWICE they still would not even be 2nd

[@IBradFrazer]

@@frostpyr0 The only IPs Microsoft cared about were Elder Scrolls, Fallout and maybe DOOM. The next Elder Scrolls game will easily generate billions in sales alone.

[@seb7271]

Well you have to remember that Notch sold it in 2014. When the game had "only" sold around 15 million copies. Microsoft were paying 2.5 billion for what was essentially only one popular game. Which is quite a big risk to take. In contrast Bethesda had a plethora of titels when bought. Many of which have sold similar to what Minecraft had in 2014. no one would have expected minecraft to become the best selling videogame of all time.

[@certifedcupcake]

@Trash Person also notch is an asshole, so im glad he got screwed if anything lol

[@happy_camper]

Animal Crossing was THE quarantine game in the beginning of Covid outbreak. I think the innocent appeal of the franchise was what people wanted most in their lives during that period.

[@n124ajdx]

it was also a great game that keep it's fanbase coming for more

[@hobosorcerer]

Don't forget the mobile game.

[@sik3xploit]

It's a game for any aspiring tyrant.

[@idith7403]

If the game came out any other time people would have been a lot more critical of it

[@ralphjames1211]

My quarantine time games for me were World of Warcraft and the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as I don't have anything Nintendo to play Animal Crossing on and only a gaming PC which one can't even play Animal Crossing on!

[@frvn6565]

Why is no one talking about San Andreas barely moving off the top 5 for 16 years straight?

[@dwtdwtdwt]

read the comments. people are talking about it.

[@unou588]

Ya i was gonna say lol Basically every time there was a new GTA that metric trickled back into San Andreas and everyone started using emulators for it lol

[@AmstradExin]

No respect.

[@AmstradExin]

@Mavis Beacon And these legs are playability, accessibility and a good story. Who needs a fourth leg.

[@daddyernie2289]

i always spend the first 2 hours on that game bulking up at the gym so im a monster!

[@jayfrayy2368]

Portal and Portal 2 being on that list simultaneously was unexpected but they definitely deserved it. Two of the most unique, clever and straight up fun games ever made. Shame we won't get another.

[@tammushican4823]

Wait when lol

[@jayfrayy2368]

@@tammushican4823 I cant remember exactly lol I think like 2009 ish

[@Vincrand]

It's google searches. When you google portal 2, then your search includes portal. Guess that's why.

[@psyfozim]

GTA: San Andreas has some of the most impressive staying power I've ever seen. Even more amazing that it was a single player game upon release. That type of longevity impressed me more than the higher peaks that some of the other titles attained.

[@Pikachu-om4pc]

@@BeyondDaX GTA Samp :)

[@Regan995]

now if only gta 4 worked on pc

[@EbonMaster]

I'd say it stayed alive and relevant mostly due to modding and memes. Like its a great game but never underestimate the power of memes and mods.

[@Pikachu-om4pc]

@@Regan995 rs3 nubb

[@LucasCunhaRocha]

1st it was a massive game in terms of content, 2nd it was intended to run on the PS2 and single core PCs so any third worlder can play and finally it has tons of mods and later a multiplayer version.

[@_r._7513]

9:58 This was in the middle of the quarantine, and the news actually advertised Animal Crossing as a good way to meet up with you friends and have fun while staying at home. That’s probably why there was such a massive boost during April 2020.

[@SANHoloX]

My wife doesn't enjoy games as much as I do. She primarily sticks to Sims. But when Animal Crossing came she sure as hell did.

[@Sm0kingp0wer9]

I purchased Animal Crossing just to interact with dating. Such a waste of money in my opinion.

[@veradrost9654]

@@SkorpioVenom It definitely helped that Animal Crossing is a game with a low barrier to entry, so people who have never played games because they don't understand gaming language, can easily get into it. So everyone and their mother (literally) tried it out to see what the fuss is about, and stuck around. Because honestly, it is a fun game. The Sims franchise did something similar, where everything you did was relatable to how you'd do things IRL, so it's easy to understand the mechanics, and you don't have to be good at aiming or fighting to have fun. Back in 2005, girls/women simply weren't that into gaming yet because of stigma. The demographic is changing now, luckily! As a result, however, many women didn't grow up playing shooters and games like dark souls, and while you can practice aiming and camera control as an adult, it doesn't come nearly as easily when you're older. There's a fun series on youtube called "What's gaming like to a non-gamer", where a gamer makes his wife play games to see how she'll do. He's pretty analytical about it too.

[@robotspartan9100]

@@veradrost9654 "Animal Crossing is a game with a low barrier to entry, so people who have never played games because they don't understand gaming language, can easily get into it." this is extremely accurate. Hell, it was the first game i got my kid playing, because they couldn't read well enough for most games at the time, but could still easily play something like AC and have fun.

[@robotspartan9100]

@@paulogaspar8295 I'd disagree. My friend base is fairly evenly split between guys and gals and, at least from my own experience, just as many from both sexes play AC (myself included). I think with AC it takes a specific mind set more than anything to enjoy, as its a "i have nothing to so i'm going to chill out and do something relaxing" game. As for being purely advertisement for nintendo, not entirely wrong. The new AC game release is when i buy the new nintendo consoles (3DS, Wii and switch). But theres a reason it works; i have i think about 300 hours on AC, more than any other game on my switch (except smash)

[@zekyu8474]

I'm stunned that San Andreas was on the list for as long as it was. Absolutely insane and completely deserving. Now if only Rockstar would actually remaster it.

[@RiddleDopamine]

They will, i dont remember end of 2021 or beggining 2022 Gta 3 vicecity and san andreas will be remasteres by rockstars :)

[@Nomad547]

@@RiddleDopamine 14th november the trilogy remaster releases

[@jesusiskingonlybegotten6488]

Still waiting on that remaster

[@BxPanda7]

Careful what you wish for lmao

[@zekyu8474]

@@BxPanda7 definitive editions are just ports of the mobile versions of the games changed ever so slightly. not a remaster at all. just Rockstar being lazy.

[@milos2478]

Here on Balkan , the most popular game from 2000s to 2014 was CS 1.6 (Legal and Cracked version) Almost every single person played that game: Gamers, Non Gamers, Kids, Grown ups even football hooligans. Almost every single PC had CS 1.6 installed. Even people without internet during 2000s, liked that game so much, they spend over 1000 hours playing with bots. The second most played game was GTA San Andreas (PC Version) that game was popular for a long time, also almost every single pc had installed that game. Both games were mostly cracked version. I remember those Gaming caffe's in 2000s were filled with kids, they payed 2 hours just to play CS 1.6 and GTA San Andreas. Gypsy's were the funniest, they were obsessed with CJ. I think WoW was third most popular, mostly cracked version. Others were Need for Speed titles (Underground,Underground 2 and Carbon), DOTA (Warcraft 3 mod). And most popular Singleplayer Campaigns were Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Almost every 5th balkan gamer , beat that games , it was popular in multiple generations), Call of Duty 1, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4 (Later around 2009 people started playing mp) Medal of Honor Allied Assault. Im not sure but i think Quake 3 arena was popular for 10 years in some areas. RTS Scene was Stronghold, Civilization, Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2, Command and Conquer: Generals.

[@Icee47]

Based Balkans

[@riseagainstthemachine6079]

Civ is no rts game

[@prawtism]

and Heroes 3

[@AhmedMalaki]

Those games used to be popular in my country too No almost every game is popular in my country it uses to feel like only those mattered

[@eazybuilt]

“dad what’s the best game you ever played?” “sit down son. i’m bout to tell you a hell of a story” *opens san andreas map*

[@_PLANK_]

*ah shit, here we go again*

[@M4xon_]

Grand the... Zzzzzzzz 😴

[@Larry_Suave]

I think you meant to say clash of clans

[@sitlhouhentinlien7858]

@@Larry_Suave no you're wrong

[@Dargoneth]

It's monster hunter world to me. As one, who played all the old games on PSP i was so glad it finally got attention and was able to bring out a monster hunter that feels alive, without this 'part of map loading' and countless other annoying things. All wiped away within just 1 generation. Huge jump

[@SoldierOFortune7]

The sheer longevity of San Andreas always astounded me. Its still a very good game and I still go back to it every once in a while. It really was Rock Star's best game.

[@PlanetaJuegosPC]

GTA SA its huge in... well in SA, South America. People here had shitty pcs for the longest time so the best they could run was San Andreas.

[@Minastir1]

Personally I like the tighter package of Vice City but SA is still great. The last GTA before they started obsessing over realism.

[@n124ajdx]

exept it's not because GTA vice city, Bully and Midnight club 3, RDR2 are much better than GTA SA

[@blackopsy9]

Best game? Probably not. Definitely one of their most popular though.

[@thomassleziak1222]

It is going to be remastered with gta 3 and vice city

[@mr.nobodyx]

That explains why blizz ignored players so long: "we are on the top 10 list, u want to teach us to make games?". I am glad they fell of the list, I hope it stays like that until they improve.

[@chibifox7543]

Or stays there forever, so they wont be that arrogant, egoistic assholes anymore...

[@therabbits69]

The list isn't even remotely accuate. Every number on it was made up and fictional. For one thing wow hit 18mil subs during cata. During the last Q they did it was stated that blizzard MAUs where down (this is overwatch, diablo, sc2 and hearthstone) however wow subs rose. The Q before that it was said that the subs for that Q where higher than they had been during their hightest recorded sub count. Which means they broke 18mil and are still hitting it. People do not know how to properly take in data.

[@therabbits69]

@@chibifox7543 the list is not even true. wow is actually at about 18mil subs atm according to the last investors calls stating wow subs where higher than they have ever been. the higest recorded sub count was during cata when it hit 18mil.

[@Wolar94]

Guys, the list isn't displaying actively playing people but searches on google. It by no means displays people playing and neither tries to hide it, it says at the start of the video.

[@MetalMonster313]

@@therabbits69 That 18 mill was across all Blizzard games.

[@bnb7094]

High score with longest time: Minecraft 33mil 2010-2020 10yrs at the top and still at the top in 2022 WoW 16mil 2004-2009 5yrs at the top

[@BigCheep]

When Asmon talked about PUBG being popular in China, I can't help but remember a Chinese man I met on that game named Yang. That dude made my PUGB experience unforgettable. He was so fuckin funny and we had so many wins and so many good times. God I hope he's doing alright, haven't talked to him in a few years.

[@BigCheep]

@some guy Oh I will for sure. Always fun to remember.

[@BigCheep]

@FBI hahaha what a response

[@UnbereevableAsian]

@@BigCheep did we just witness a random reunion here???

[@BigCheep]

@@UnbereevableAsian I didn’t use the name Big Cheep on PUBG but it would have been amazing.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

DM him on steam. you only live once my man

[@TerraExodus]

This legit gave me flashbacks. Just seeing the games move up and down, I remember those times.

[@semiramisubw4864]

same bro, same bro....

[@roarbertbearatheon8565]

The colors the sliders. Woah, nostalgia... You're a drooler

[@TerraExodus]

@@roarbertbearatheon8565 That is funny. Especially since have you named yourself as a knock-off GoT character. You changed the spelling. How witty. You drooled all over GoT. I guess you, don't understand what memories are. You know, growing up and remembering what was, compared to now. No. To you, it is all the about, the pretty colours and moving pixels.

[@TerraExodus]

@@roarbertbearatheon8565 I am amazed you failed to see what the OG post, even meant..... Hey, remember what you were doing when a certain game came out at a certain time? No. Because, you're a drooler! lol Ah nostalgia.

[@roarbertbearatheon8565]

@@TerraExodus Yes, let's praise the guy who saw colors with names of things he liked go OooOOo up and oOoooooOoo down as "time" passed and got a woody from it *rolls eyes*

[@jepeman]

For me the popularity of GTA San Andreas was most surprising. Then again, I think its the best GTA game too, such a massive game that felt like it was multiple GTAs in one.

[@flashybangy]

San andreas was one of the best games ever made, Now with MTA you can play with friends on some whacky servers and also speedrunning it had some popularity

[@ttt9618]

It's because of kids from developing countries. yes it's true i am form India . Since 2008 when i was in 4th-5th grade i played gta SA on my laptop(pirated). Here gaming wasn't huge at that time. Here kids with weak pcs play gta SA. And literally every pc had sa at that time even modded SA was sold by internet cafes at 1 dollar lmao . I had a gaming laptop so i deleted it later and bought new games.

[@PlanetaJuegosPC]

GTA SA its huge in... well in SA, South America. People here had shitty pcs for the longest time so the best they could run was San Andreas.

[@Zachariaz]

the remaster could’ve also giving it extra boost too.

[@LifeHasLived]

Search S-A-M-P for gta youll understand. it was gta online before gta online

[@Guirko]

I'm very surprised that Modern warfare 2 didn't even make the list in 2009. I almost suspect the creator of the video forgot to include it or couldn't for some reason because that game was a fucking SENSATION, at least where i live.

[@MrKrusten]

Agreed. Its impossible for MW2 not making the list when it came out.

[@youtubeisntthesame529]

Especially with the drop of Warzone in 2020 thought that would have at least made the list

[@janedoe885]

In all seriousness, some of the popularity shifts are about play style and tendencies on who gravitates toward various play styles. Anecdotal on my end, but I've found a lot of majority girl fandoms prefer stories that give some degree of creative control. Character customization, building aspects of the setting, narrative direction, etc. Less competition/collection/trivia focus compared to majority guy fandoms. A lot of of the times when games shot to the top or even rose dramatically in status they had some degree of that involved. Minecraft had it, Animal Crossing had it, Sims had it for the period that was big (note Sims 4 pissed players off a lot) etc. There are fewer games overall that use the customization approach, and the ones that do show... really varying quality. Ex. Vanilla Dragon Age: Inquisition has shitty hair options and literally won't allow any player characters to wear dresses. If you're going in wanting to do character design that's a big limitation. There are also splits in how majority guy vs majority girl fandoms interact with content that corresponds to priorities too. Both like analysis/lore, but majority guys tend to be more about observing what is/plot focus while majority girls tend to be more about what could be/character focus. Likewise, you get more fanart, fic, etc. in majority girl circles while guys share their competitive achievements or collections. Not a bad thing, just distinct cultures. Different majorities usually congregate on different parts of the internet and aren't always aware of each other at all. This is part of why I think FFXIV is doing well rn incidentally, chart aside. There's room in it for multiple game priorities, so you get more even mix in player composition.

[@GameGod77]

I still have a bunch of female friends who play the sims during their free time. This comment holds a ton of value and I wish more people would read it.

[@ampootthegreat7951]

agreed

[@duskshadow25]

From my experience of playing FFXIV since ARR, I find many female friends that continue to play FFXIV because of not only the storyline but also because of the customization of character looks and house decorations. They always want to make their character look certain way to resemble their ideal look in their head. This could vary from what themselves would want to look like or a glamour that they would like to wear IRL because of cute dresses or whatever. Then for the housing aspect, it's the same as their character clothes/looks and they put whatever house decoration that resemble a lot of their ideal type of house they would like to have IRL too. It feels very aesthetic approach. After all, most people can agree that the end game is all glamour.

[@firalia]

Glamour and gposing truly is endgame in FFXIV for us ladies. Housing too, but housing is super expensive and requires a lot of commitment lmao. I am definitely more attached to FFXIV than other games, in large part due to the character customisation and the amount of fanart and fanfiction the fandom gets. 😂

[@janedoe885]

@@duskshadow25 Absolutely true on this! That said, worth mentioning a chunk of majority female fandom isn't aspirational in nature either. Ex. I know I have a metric fuckton of alts purely because I'm fascinated by other people, personalities, tones, and what's possible to create in the game. There's always some element of "this is something I find beautiful/spooky/badass/cute/cool/sexy/elegant/etc." but what the appeal is can vary a lot character to character. Like... I got a male roegadyn alt that is specifically designed to like like a tiger. Not what I'm personally attracted to, but I feel sincerely hyped by how awesome he looks. Sometimes the customization is a way of exploring and connecting with another person/way of existing rather than what you wish you were personally. Also worth mentioning that I've found most people who hang in majority guy fandoms (including some women!) didn't really get this sort of thing, hence "why would you do multiple alts when you could just fantasia and level all your jobs on one character." If you want to create more than one character concept, weave it in with the lore and put so much work into crafting particular impressions through design, then giving that up whenever you want to try something new means losing something you put effort into. Plus if you feel attached to your creation, there's loss in switching. It's actually at a point where the idea of making a character who either represented me/what I personally would like for myself feels really weird and alien haha. I get other people doing it, the idea of doing it for myself is just super bizarre and not as satisfying for me personally. Got IRL to focus on making my own life!

[@nick1wasd]

That fact that Minecraft and LoL were in the top 5 for 95% of their lifespan is absolutely astounding, once they hit it big, they had staying power that outdid even WoW, which fell off the top 10 once or twice.

[@Dargoneth]

Monster Hunter world was Top 5 most sold Ps Games ever. Its so fun, games like elden ring could really take it as an example how to make thrilling fights

[@stewartmoir9464]

The power of modding just never ending replayability

[@RuffledFox]

LoL was even underestimated because I don't think the term "lol" was used to describe it as it is also a word on the internet, I know I searched LoL instead of League of Legends and I think many did the same.

[@cherno8336]

the problem here is that the Asian market isn't considered, lol has more than 100 millions players only in Cina

[@yimpyoi9808]

@@cherno8336 this was tracking searches not player count. if it was playercount LoL blows every other game on here out of the water except maybe minecraft. leagues chinese playerbase alone is bigger than most of the other top 10s combined i would say.

[@MrNoobxs]

GTA: San Andreas, the game bridging generations, apparently.

[@LiquidModernityTastesLikeUrine]

i was shocked, never expected it lol

[@b13sem]

@@LiquidModernityTastesLikeUrine im shocked black desert online is not on the list

[@slavi8433]

@@b13sem i dont expect a p2w game to be that popular and thank god its not

[@b13sem]

@@slavi8433 p2w or not, the game is still fun, and i think anyone that uses that term is either a pvp player or wants to win against players.

[@slavi8433]

@@b13sem i mean isnt the game pvp oriented ? pvp and p2w is not a good combination

[@joshm3484]

From personal experience, a bunch of girls I know who weren't gamers became gamers during the pandemic. Every single one of them played Animal Crossing and most still do. A few guys I know did play it for a while too, but don't now.

[@Meatallic]

Animal Crossing hit the top in 2020 because it's a chill game to escape into while you're quarantined. That and there hadn't been a new main entry in the series since 2013.

[@mso2013]

It is also a game you dont need to be a gamer to understand.

[@Epck]

@@mso2013 i always hated it idk why :(

[@Tobbiys]

Okay, children, no gamers and girls...

[@Epck]

@@andyog8252 yes

[@vethir]

there's lots of reasons why it was popular, asmon's take was bad lol

[@sootythunder3111]

Animal crossing is deceptively extremely popular, also due to the lockdowns New horizons was a game that got a lot of traction with even none gamers due to its laid back nature

[@dradonie]

Also because it was released the say day doom eternal was

[@baki9191]

Its also a game that brings in way more normies than other AAA games. Normies + COVID lockdown = them gaming more than usual

[@BlueSatoshi]

I think the Doomguy/Isabelle memes might've had a hand in it too.

[@IWantToStayAtYourHouse]

yeah so many of my non-gamer friends play animal crossing. Its especially popular among girls. I tried getting into it but i got bored in the first hour lol

[@shyguywearingtie5491]

@@BlueSatoshi Pretty much only gamers knew about that and they are wildly different games, it might have added some players but probably not a lot.

[@foresttroll1764]

Just a reminder that Wow is just a fan fiction and that canon still awaits Warcraft 4.

[@Big-Papa-Smurf]

Copium

[@nwe2009]

There will be no WC4, and eve if there was, it will be complete dogwater.

[@rickroll9705]

Bitch please, the way the lore is developed anything but wow is fan fiction for the franchise

[@tripnils7535]

WoW effectively died when we killed Arthas in Wotlk. Nobody really cared about the arbitrary story created after that.

[@Faxy95]

My goodness all these people with no sense of humour lol

[@manchuratt8900]

I have hard time believing any list that leaves out Runescape. Literally the one of the most popular game in early 2000s. It was so popular that event public libraries used to be full of kids playing Runescape.

[@bamf6603]

Ye rs was way popular even in a small villages library kids been playing it. Cuz it was free and no sys requirements

[@Dtitilator]

Runescape?

[@teaja211]

Its insane how popular skyrim was. And still is ofc. Its crazy that a game that is not online not multiplayer would have such longevity.

[@brianh9358]

It was the huge number of mods that kept the game going.

[@anthonyhayman4981]

huge number of modes and just general good gameplay. alota companies could take a chapter outa this book

[@qgqsrg1]

@@anthonyhayman4981 vanilla gameplay and story wise the witcher 3 was arguably better, but Skyrim's mods are a whole other story and offer much more replayability. Last time I uninstalled skyrim, my mods were taking more place the the game itself, much more. XD

[@Divixlol]

@@qgqsrg1 was having 200gb of modes :D

[@qgqsrg1]

@@Divixlol lol I was only in the 100s XD

[@SaberTI]

"Skyrim coming out again probably for like the eighteenth time." Yeah, well, about that...

[@malevolence6020]

Make it 19th

[@BloodyVisualKeiJoker]

@@malevolence6020 wait what is it getting ported to this time?

[@BohrokKiller]

@@BloodyVisualKeiJoker It's the 10th year Anniversary edition

[@BloodyVisualKeiJoker]

@@BohrokKiller ah ok

[@AlphaLinkX]

@@BloodyVisualKeiJoker Nintendo Switch, probably. It was a big deal that it was on that console when it came out.

[@chipskylark5500]

The thing im mostly surprised about is how stable and high up on the list GTA San Andreas' place was for so long. That's seriously impressive.

[@NutriNerdy]

Sex sells and this was one of the first mainstream games to include adult only content. On top of being a great game!

[@jameson3500]

@@NutriNerdy No it wasn't, not even close. If you think that's why san andreas was popular, you're delusional.

[@souland3566]

@@jameson3500 Yeah he's delusional asf

[@kanosig]

Honestly Skyrim's longevity here is easily the most impressive. Only SINGLE PLAYER game to last for more than a hot second, let alone almost 10 years on the list.

[@Lagbeard]

2:05 Spore jumps up to number 3 from (almost) nowhere then instantly falls off the grid entirely.

[@Grriabear]

I remember back in the day when the only game I knew was Runescape, and my buddy would describe this game to me everyday

[@ShakeNBakeUK]

honestly i am surprised it even made it on to the list, game was hot trash which is why it dropped off so fast :D

[@Lagbeard]

@@ShakeNBakeUK The thing is, it had recognition pre-launch as it did have a bunch of developers who should have known how to make such a game... But then it bombed hard and dropped off the face of the planet.

[@TheSilvershadow200]

How was it shit? Spore was incredibly successful (Even being able to get on this list at all means you are absolutely a successful game) and so many people still play it simply cause of the replayability.

[@ProperlyBasic11]

It made it on the list because the list is based on searches. There was massive hype for Spore when it came out. It went off so fast because it didn't take long to realize it was bad. It was honestly similar to no man's sky in that the scope was massive and it was procedural generation. But in the end, the gameplay was boring and some of the more promising features were barely implemented.

[@martinz8789]

The fact that in earlier years the top game reached like 13M and then at around 2012 it was suddenly 30M. Really shows how internet and pc/gaming evolved and got even more popular. Nowadays almost everyone plays something on consoles/pc/…

[@schwartzy65]

Did this count consoles? Also early 00's i bet ps2 era game were pulling alot too since it sold like 150 mil units

[@martinz8789]

Well this changes everything haha totally missed that point

[@snails6997]

Many non computer people goes online life suddenly thx to Corona. This increasing the number of entertainment. We see this spike with other form on computer entertainment like netflix. Heck, Amazon skyrocketing thx to the pandemic. Global life style changed.

[@devincampbell5007]

@@schwartzy65 155 million

[@shapetick4096]

@@schwartzy65 im assuming so because a lot of the games on the list were console exclusives

[@cabbagedestroyer1693]

Fortnite "I just dethroned the Emperor!!!" Minecraft "I am eternal!!! I AM IMMORTAL!!!"

[@dale7326]

Most of the popular games tend to towards the rated age. Minecraft basically +4 years old can play so it’s what it is.

[@suomilaava371]

@@dale7326 And I have been playing it since 2011, the game has infinite potential, which means it is going to be relevant for a very, very long time.

[@nosferatustg7675]

@@suomilaava371 this, i have been on the minecraft community since 2012 and to this play its still one of my main go-to games,its just such a great masterpiece that most overlook

[@lucasruas7790]

Minecraft : I'm a god. How can you kill a god? What a grand and intoxicating innocence

[@samuelnakai1804]

San Andreas: *sees another king rise and fall* "Ah shit, here we go again."

[@Lavitz0x]

Got to remember, as the years go on more and more games join the club. There are way more gamers now, than back in 2004

[@tylerd80495]

It's funny seeing the reactions from an ex hardcore WoW main. All these big gaming fads just coming and going and he had no idea. But anyone like myself who had little siblings or cousins knew just how popular Fortnite and Minecraft were and still are. My dad even played Clash of Clans.

[@tylerd80495]

Also with Animal Crossing, releasing a cute, family friendly, time consuming game in the heart of quarantine was just the perfect storm for Nintendo.

[@StoryoftheYear16]

Literally everyone knows how popular forntite and minecraft are.

[@tylerd80495]

@@pullt "Holy shit Fortnite was popular. Oh my God, I didn't realize how big it was" -Asmongold

[@tylerd80495]

@Trash Person Definitely, but as we see here most games in history haven't had the success that Animal Crossing in that brief period so it will always be a huge standout moment for gaming. Like those numbers are insane mainly because it takes a year or two for even the biggest games to reach that number and they got lucky and did it in a few months.

[@tylerd80495]

@Trash Person But also, Shadowlands was a huge success sales-wise. Just not player retention and subscription.

[@CryptidHunter13]

Animal Crossing had a relatively even split between male and female players. It really was just that big, largely for pandemic reasons. Animal Crossing appeals to a really wide variety of people.

[@charlesm.2604]

Not just gender but the entire demo is appealing to every profile. you can be a kid or a 40 years old, you be can a guy or a girl, you can be rich or broke, you can be a hardcore or a casu, etc... Right place right time I guess help boost that fucker up but people would have organically jump on it too, remember the DS one ? Even the school's bullies played that shit, and the cheerleaders had Nintendogs.

[@Cherry-pu4mx]

It was definitely orientated more for girls. Most guys tht played it, were either really young or because their girlfriends dragged them into it

[@proxis9980]

yeah and if somehting is evenly split male female in gaming then it has a 2 sigma out of normal distrubtion deviation to the female side....just sayn....

[@normanmccollum6082]

I don't know about an 'even split,' but I agree with Asmon's mention of girls. There's not as many girl gamers as guy gamers, but for videogames that can appeal to both genders it's a big help. Fortnite may have had a LITTLE BIT of appeal to female gamers because of the cute skins you can get, but it's still a gun game. A shooting game. It's also highly competitive which is itself masculine. With Animal Crossing it's lighthearted, it's fun, it's downright adorable, you can meet neighbours and help people and do little things like go fishing and catching butterflies and helping a museum, you can also visit other people's worlds and enjoy the different fruit trees they might have, etc. I can see how that would be HIGHLY appealing to females, but also it's obviously a fun game in its own right. Being male has done nothing to me to dissuade me from playing it, beyond the aspect of perhaps fearing my father catching me playing a game that is so blatantly cutesy thus feeling massive disappointment and/or disgust emanate from him. It's a genuinely fun game, there's lots to do, you can customize/expand a home, and it appeals to both genders. Minecraft similarly has some appeal to female gamers but not as much as Animal Crossing. Very interesting stuff. I feel like playing Minecraft now. Animal Crossing? Yeah I might someday play it again, to try a version of Animal Crossing that was released after 2010. Oh wow actually I just checked... I think that ALL my memories playing Animal Crossing stems from the very first game which was released in 2001, 21 years ago. Wow... but yeah I do tend to play games that are more hardcore. World domination with Civ5, surviving The Zone in Call of Pripyat, suffering in WWII via Red Orchestra 2 or Rising Storm, or Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, etc. Minecraft was the dominant game for me for a long time, I expanded big-time into various biomes and did a lot of mining, made towers and castles and like statues or symbols or whatever so that at any one given time on the surface I could SEE something I have built even if it's off in the distance. I'd build a new structure, do a lot of mining, explore around the structure until it was JUST in sight in the distance, and then build yet another structure to continue. Even made an underground powered railroad that was over 1km long so that I can fairly easily and quickly traverse my little empire. I also made maps. Then one time, when I had reverted my game to an earlier version to try an online server which is not something I used to do often, I forgot to return the game to the current version. I entered my Minecraft world... and lost so much. Pretty sure entire buildings just disappeared, and it wouldn't come back. Maps, journals, lots of different things... broke my heart. I have scarcely touched Minecraft since that day, but I do imagine at some point I will get back into it and once more expand an empire. Make another 'Tower of Pimps' (Rooster Teeth reference), probably have a different world for when I'm sober than for when I'm drunk (because it's usually while drunk that I do stupid shit and die in lava or whatever), and I can experience how Minecraft has changed under Microsoft. See the different mobs, maybe experiment with the Nether which I didn't particularly bother with in the past, build with new materials, and so on. I had even dedicated some structures to people who had passed on, like a relative of mine and also for Lt. Gen. Mikhail Kalashnikov for whom I think I had constructed a bridge. Had a lot of good times, playing that game... and I imagine a lot of girls have had a lot of good times playing Minecraft too but likely more-so Animal Crossing I think. Higher percentage of females than with Minecraft. Oh yeah, and I never played in 'Creative Mode' before. Never, not once.

[@Cherry-pu4mx]

@@normanmccollum6082 Animal crossing definitely has a more feminine vibe to it and as a guy, if you were caught playing it then it would workout for a good laugh between friends or your dad and you lol. Unless you get emotional and insecure about it then expect it to become a gag 😂 It's unfortunate boys like you dont know how to deal with thr situation because of society feminizing its men

[@AmarantFFO]

"GTA V launch in 2013 and people are still playing it? That just crazy man" Said Asmongold, the guy that keeps playing a dying game from 2004

[@wookey-2083]

@@vikkran401 Hmmm Not really, He Just plays more Other Games now

[@fran2911]

@@shadowsage2636 WoW literally is a subscription service and it has a store that you buy from with real money, or you grind.. same as GTA V

[@Halomonger]

@@fran2911 you understand nothing

[@fran2911]

@@shadowsage2636 I know they're different, but both are greedy imo

[@fran2911]

@@Halomonger idc lmao

[@ltsmithneko]

San Andreas was truly a gem the orginal devs put so much extra into it for the time, the remaster was such a letdown.

[@razorsharpplays2619]

The longevity and ability of Minecraft to stay relevant is actually insane. Even at it's low points it was still one of the most popular games and even came back from the dead to be the most popular game multiple times. I don't know what it is about the game but for me at least, I'd compare it to the WoW of my generation, people born between like 2000-2010, and even WoW never got as popular as Minecraft got. It's actually insane to think about.

[@VRChance]

Gotta consider how many people play games now compared to at the time of WoW launch. Back when WoW launched and I would even say for a good while after gaming was not cool. There were people in school who would bully you for liking video games back then and even those who did like it and weren't considered nerds wouldn't outwardly talk about it. So once games became commonly accepted for all people, not just nerdy dudes you see the total search counts skyrocket. WoW and San Andreas were the first games that truly broke into that main stream threshold big time.

[@st4rpt_603]

Minecraft is legit a cross-generation game

[@weebanimefan7760]

No games are restricted to only one generation or a specific age(not the +18 games, and i mean the corn games), back then in 2010-2011 me my friend and my brother played it, i was 11 my friend a year younger than me and my brother is 8 years older than me, after my generation even the little ones liked it and still playig it for some years now as adults. You have to consider that how low the requirements were and still is, easy to access and cheap, easy server creating and multiplayer option with friends, modding etc. Same as GTA:SA with the not too official multiplayer platforms withg modded servers etc. Even back then you could just use the official free version which didn't let you to upload skin and cape but you could play with your friends in offline mode.

[@GekTC]

Asmon: _"Girls actually like Animal Crossing and it's a good game"_ Live chat: _"And I took that personally."_

[@idioteque09]

It has nothing to do with girls, and much more to do with non gamers. I gifted my mom a nintendo switch with Animal Crossing and she loved it. Exactly because it's easy to play and it's a chill way to pass time. It's very very easy for a non gamer to get into Animal Crossing, and much harder to get into anything else that needs some time commitment and higher dedication. What makes Animal Crossing more popular is the fact that gamers play it and non gamers play it. While WoW will only capture one of those audiences. Dividing it by gender is something ridiculous and outdated imo.

[@GekTC]

@@paulogaspar8295 You just described a perfect marketing strategy as if it was a bad thing from a bad game for some reason.

[@Ishizu09]

@@paulogaspar8295 this comment is so stupid. You have no idea what sells and what not. A game to be popular has to be played by everyone. Thus animal crossing did so good.

[@masonmcconnell9375]

Chats filled with retards lol

[@Aldraz]

​@@idioteque09 Even though saying game is for girls may seem outdated or ridiculous as you say, it's still a statistical fact that these games attract more young or feminine people, due to the overall look of the game it attracts. We shouldn't forget about math and statistics as it is the real science, the further we try to ignore the fact that people are different based on many things, the worse. We should accept our differences and not be toxic to each other. In the past almost all gamers would most likely agree that The Sims is also the game more for a female audience and this wasn't taken as a bad thing. It's stereotyping people in a way, based on average demographic facts, there's always something true about the stereotypes, otherwise they would not exist for a long time. It's the same with legends and the myths.. there was always some truth to it, even though the events could be entirely different.

[@MannyBrum]

Animal Crossing was the first real pandemic game. Came out at the perfect time and caused a ton of people to buy a switch just for that game. I'll admit, I played it.

[@strugglingdiego]

This! It was the game everyone was playing during the first months of quarantine

[@AzerothLatinoamerica]

Doom Crossing!!!!

[@moonkinx]

Ahem Doom Eternal And the crossover was awesome

[@freezingcicada6852]

Come on man. If you like Animal Crossing its cool. But it really is a girl game.

[@joeh858]

girl game

[@joaobastos9356]

Minecraft was like "Hello, coming through"

[@trial_with_an_error9687]

New Horizons had alot of people pumped to play Animal Crossing again, so much so that people really dug out their old GameCubes and Wiis to play the older games. Not hard to see why it was so popular in 2020

[@itsmaxey4597]

plus it released when covid got big so they probably got a lot more interest

[@AmstradExin]

Yeah, New Horizons got TONS of 'elderly women' into video games. And buying 3DS and Switches.

[@tylerd80495]

@@itsmaxey4597 I think that's what the biggest factor was. I never played one until then and if it weren't for quarantine I wouldn't have gotten it. It also just has a safe/cute universal visual appeal

[@therandomfactzman]

@@itsmaxey4597 in my country switches sold out for months because of kids being in lockdown

[@TheSilvershadow200]

@Honudes Gai God, I can't wait to play some Rune Factory games.

[@AK474000]

WoW was so popular, people that didn't even play games knew about it. It was so popular, it has cemented itself as a part of our culture. It's really sad to see the creators of such an important IP throw all of that down the drain. No idea San Andres was that popular for that long. GTA, even it's older iterations, had staying power.

[@unlisted9494]

The reason people who didn't play game knew about it was because the subscription cards were at the checkouts at every grocery store in a time when this was NOT common, it's not nearly as deep as you think it is.

[@MysticleMonster]

@@unlisted9494 Yes and no. Everyone knew what the game was because of all the documentaries about people losing their jobs and wives and shit because of it. WoW was literally everywhere in 2005-2010. I still remember the BC launch where people destroyed a glasswall of a shop because everyone tried to get inside of the shop first. It was the IPhone of gaming basically.

[@TheAustinKendall]

I can't imagine them letting the IP die but, I could see them rebooting the franchise in the next decade at some point. Honestly, after how I feel they've destroyed old lore with new developments, and the story telling overall has taken a dive in similar fashion to GoT (some things they do well but, overall they fucked it up), I'd be down for a reboot. Though I am saying that with the big hesitation that if they did reboot it the rebooted lore and characters could end up much worse. It's unfortunate but, after the Sylvanas fate cutscene I've given up on them being able to fix the mistakes they've created and undoing the damage to the old lore I so very much enjoyed.

[@BlueShellshock]

Shoot, I remember when Leeroy Jenkins came out. People were gathered around a screen like "lol, look at these people playing this game called Warcraft" and I was like "oh hey, that's Leeroy Jenkins! Yeah, I play Warcraft, I know of this thing that you are talking about!"

[@punchito]

what did they do other then the fact theyve poosified it

[@robr135]

Games with tons of modding stayed relevant past there prime.

[@zagorim7469]

rip d2r tcp/ip

[@RemerexHD]

that's because you get a lot more searches on modded games, since people loop up mods and stuff, console players probably never even google their games, or do it once in their lives

[@mishkarae]

This is very true, and it also proves that re-releasing Skyrim on every new console did wonders for its sales and popularity~

[@IanDLR]

Lo mas poderoso es saber que a pesar de no permanecer en el primer lugar por mucho tiempo GTA San Andreas vive siempre en nuestros corazones como un gran recuerdo. GTA SA es una legenda.

[@Syncphony]

sorry no taco taco

[@slifer875]

@@Syncphony Sorry i dont speak school shooting.

[@ThebaldZ]

"GTA came out in 2013 and ppl still playing it? thats crazy man" *Me still playing CsGo* : so crazy

[@AmstradExin]

I play a game with no Story, no NPC's and no Quests. It's called DayZ. I have around 600-800 hours in the Mod and 4500 hours in the Standalone. Go figure. sometmes I don't care about Story, Grind or things like quests and NPC's.

[@tbalmer1207]

Ha I still have my PS2 with GTA San Andreas play it most weeks it's the best GTA ever made.

[@TerryVideoZone]

if you think about it, there are people that are still playing CS 1.6 too. It's kind of awesome that for some people there's just a counter strike that's "their game", and each one still has at least some semblance of an active community even with Global Offensive being the titan that it is.

[@TheSilverPhoenix100]

Animal Crossing is an example of a game coming out at litterally the perfect time for it. Covid lockdowns and a wave of fear mongering from the media basically caused people to need a longterm game that was very mellow and innocent in its message which AC is so it exploded in popularity

[@ArifSelect1]

And somehow thet even managed to destroy it.. cancelled the game etc.. 😅

[@ryze9153]

Covid lockdowns controlling people what a joke

[@Demkkai]

Nothing beats the tree punching.

[@suomilaava371]

@derp derpin The game has literally almost infinite potential, you can use it as an engine to build a functoning computer, and you can basically re-create other games within the game. That said, it's most likely never going to complitely die off.

[@SilentButDudley]

I find it crazy that the Witcher 3, a 5 year old game at that point, became one of the top 5 most played games simply due to the Netflix series coming out.

[@tacticalg754]

Most searched*

[@sirplayalot11x]

What's nuts is minecraft would have made yet another huge jump if that chart went to June 2020 and didn't stop at may, since they had reworked like half the game(nether update) and that shit was INSANELY popular amongst the community.

[@alexandergott3409]

im curious how much pewdiepie's minecraft playthroughs influenced the number of players/searches as well. :thinking_Face:

[@mrdorak]

I was waiting for this and the Among Us domination over the summer/early fall too

[@henrygreen2096]

I totally forgot that for a while, There were a BUNCH of huge streamers doing minecraft speedruns close to 2021 aswell. Minecraft is insane.

[@hobosorcerer]

Yeah, stealing ideas from the modding community & adding them as base elements into the game with no recognition to the original devs is, unfortunately, insanely popular.

[@sirplayalot11x]

@@hobosorcerer First off, I've never heard of them doing any such thing, at most taking criticism and suggestions which they have spots on their site to input at your discretion. Secondly, almost every big shot game does that, WoW is just DnD, GTA series are based off american culture and history, fortnite is just. Pubg RIP off which itself was a dayZ rip off, literally ANYTHING Riot has made(LoL=Dota, TfT=Auto Chess, Valorant=Overwatch, Legends of Runeterra=Hearthstone, etc). I have no idea which minecraft mods had it so the nether had actual biomes, regular piglins and brutes with their affinity for gold and a built in gacha system, and new structures, enemies, and mats(bastions, hoglins, crimson trees, etc), but dont go spouting off as tho minecraft is supposedly the only guilty one here or anywhere near the most egregious if so.

[@vansserafim]

MONSTER HUNTER WORLD is one of the best games ever.

[@joshbatten8844]

It's the goat of last gen

[@bannedmann4469]

BIG FACTS.

[@leighjamieson1856]

Boring af, imo.

[@jangofresh1019]

@@leighjamieson1856 You're entitled to your wrong opinion.

[@leighjamieson1856]

@@jangofresh1019 That's the thing, opinion's are like arseholes.. everyone has one.

[@Magerquark]

I remember playing Minecraft very early in its beta I think, just hearing about a game where u can create and change EVERYTHING blew everyone's mind. It was a great adventure to play it

[@cassu6]

For real. I'm super happy that Minecraft has stood the test of time and is still popular as heck. I was like 10 when it came out and I could only watch youtube videos at first until I managed to convince my mom to buy it for me and pay her in cash because obviously I couldn't pay online back then. So many 1000s of hours and so many great memories with people I've not interacted in ages... Great game

[@hosilence]

Amazing how san andreas was always there. As far as gta's coming out, that one had the biggest impact on me personally. maybe in general for everyone too

[@ryze9153]

Not me.

[@Hy3jii]

Remember when you were tiny and you and a buddy would go through a giant tub of legos and just build random shit for hours? Now imagine that you could own every lego for twenty bucks, never have to clean them up, and you could play them with friends at any time no matter where you were. How are ya'll so surprised that Minecraft is so popular?

[@AlrightThere]

It’s a game that caters to literally everyone and it’s easy to run.

[@faridrodriguez4696]

Thats a fair point. True and real.

[@HelloHuman1]

Plus the mobs allow you to do anything. And the Mods for minecraft is endless

[@adamaa39]

So what you're saying is that Minecraft is for children. I agree. Children / school kids love Minecraft. I would rather watch paint dry than open that game.

[@The86Ripper]

Ummm yeah no. It aint the same.

[@Ridderz666]

Kinda sad to see the amount of quality/original/great games that came out from 2004-2014 pipping each other for slots on the top 10, then we get to the last 5 years or so and its pretty much the same games being kept alive by lazy game development companies and a new generation of gamers that are happy the play the same shit for 10 years as long as it gets a little update here and there (Fortnite, PUBG etc) These days we rely on indie/small game development companies to keep the fresh ideas coming because the big boys can keep a cash cow going for 6 years and take no risk creating new IP's.

[@drynoa532]

I think gaming communities are just a lot more split up and diverse now due to the size of the gaming world now compared to then, so only unique new everyone can join in experiences rise above the rest.

[@drynoa532]

@@jerubaal101 I think popular genres are fucked nowadays but niche genres are doing extremely well. 4X gamers or simulation gamers have the largest variety and quality games they've ever had for example. I do agree to a point though.

[@MysticJ-C]

I really like your comment I couldn't have said it better... that's how the whole art industry work theses days unfortunately... this ain't really different with movies and music... just the same lame bullshit being remade only to pump money out of costumers... definitely not out of passion. Creating for passion is old story... nowadays making money has become more important then actually ''creating''... And the whole industry of ''art'' is suffering because of greedy corporations, shareholders, and dumb people who support this dumb shit that doesn't mean anything... and it will just keep getting worse... and it's just fucking sad... because art is meant for expression and not for brainwashing & making money. The future of art lies behind indie & passionate artists who won't compromise their integrity for "money"...

[@nucleardog6675]

This just shows free time is dying and if you only got 30 minutes to play. You do not want a new original idea you have to learn.

[@clarkkent7973]

Moral of the story: Asmongold should be streaming playing minecraft

[@BlackPenzo]

San Andreas being there until the end really blows my mind

[@LomanLawson]

what a shocking surprise to see San Andreas just hanging in the top 10 for SO LONG WTF! did not expect that. wow.

[@AmstradExin]

It runs on an Intel Atom with integrated graphics. It has a great story, tons of gameplay and it sucks you in.

[@zaxon810]

@@Ar1AnX1x lmao IV is fucking dogshit.

[@ryze9153]

​@@AmstradExindamn sure never sucked me in. I was too damn young when it came out and still didnt care when i was old enough. GTA 5 tho? Totally different story.

[@AndrooUK]

GTA: San Andreas has a lot of online play support, with all sorts of different types of gameplay available, (as does GTA V), so you can play different types of online play with others on private or public servers without monetisation. Cops 'n robbers, playing it straight as a delivery guy or stuff like that, and just regular gameplay with or without mods. Plus, as already said, it was cheap and runs on old/average computers.

[@brunoja7520]

Not surprised at all lol Probably best game ever made considering the time.

[@MrWolfenbr]

"So you're mining stuff to craft with and crafting stuff to mine with?" - Rick Sanchez

[@Zockerjimmy]

then you install mods and create your own dimensions, build a nuclear reactor and fly to the moon :D

[@evilseedsgrownaturally1588]

@@paulogaspar8295 Nope

[@anbuhyuga8299]

@@paulogaspar8295 Um... that's pretty far reach bro. Lets be real, 60% of things we buy are just completely unproductive. I just came back from buying a pack of ciggs dude.

[@Acewingman11]

The games that are searched the most are the games that are difficult to play without guides or tips, typically. Also, the ones that are more popular to watch.

[@Krgirk]

Y that why I was skeptical bout LOL stats. If I remember correctly they had around 50 million active accounts around 2016.

[@Alexor715]

*"Skyrim coming out again, probably for the 18th time"* Yep, it's just like my car: old pensioner, who refuses to die...

[@pineapples7449]

WoW had a good run. Now it dies. Had fun. RIP

[@ralfrudi3963]

The video ended in May 2020 during the height of the pre-expansion drought for BfA. If the video would have ended at the end of 2020 you would have seen WoW being up there. Shadowlands isn't the fastet selling PC game of all time for no reason, the launch was massive and timing really matters. WoW became much more seasonal over the years.

[@Kavou]

yep, now its dead.

[@jean-francoishebert943]

@@ralfrudi3963 no fucking one play shadowland you'll seenit pop for one month max shadowland is trash

[@pineapples7449]

@@ralfrudi3963 every single friend and guild member on discord quit shadowlands. We didn’t enjoy it outside of a few weeks. Once the expansion’s game mechanics showed their true colors, everyone I know quit.

[@Dnite13]

@@ralfrudi3963 ff14 broski lmao

[@Delirio2]

The reason WoW has been up all this time is people searching for quests and how to complete them. As for San Andreas, people have been searching how to set up SA:MP.

[@kobydouglas9957]

I wonder if the Skyrim one counted the peeps playing modded Skyrim because that's still pretty big even today....a decade later lol

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

3:25 The best underrated joke of all time 😂😂😂

[@visoth7791]

Oh man I remember Animal Crossing for Game Cube way back. That's some real good nostalgia there. Planting peach trees and then time travelling to make tons of $$$ to buy a massive mansion...I think I even got the super rare Master Sword decoration item.

[@Lopitra]

I think the Animal Crossing boom is more about timing. It just so happened to come out right around the time the whole world got shut in their homes. It's a super chill game, perfect to take our minds away from the chaos and fear of the world, and well, what were people supposed to spend their time on if not video games?

[@ryze9153]

How bout go outside and live and enjoy it.

[@Lopitra]

@@ryze9153 Good idea, but keep in mind that at the time, there was a lockdown. It was all about social distancing, which is done easiest and most efficiently in the home.

[@ryze9153]

@@Lopitra where I come from, we didn't have time for that bs. We still went outside and did stuff and had fun. I didn't give a damn about covid we still had shit to do.

[@Lopitra]

@@ryze9153 Well that's good, at least as long as you and the people around you didn't get sick. It's not healthy to be locked up and doing nothing all day. But where I'm from I heard about outbreaks left and right, so there was a very good reason to stay in the house.

[@ryze9153]

@@Lopitra yea I wasn't raised like that. My mom and dad taught me to not worry about shit like that.

[@mlwgurl]

Animal crossing also had perfect timing. It was released a few weeks into lockdown and who didn't want to escape to an island when you are trapped in your house?

[@ryze9153]

Me. I dont live in fantasy land.

[@twocows2403]

To the Animal crossing point, I know women like games but I also know they generally don’t care about fantasy/action games that much. Guns, heroes, spells, boobs, mindless grinding, chasing npcs around for no reason, etc., are popular things among fellas. Minecraft and Animal crossing are very engaging and open ended but they’re also chilled out which makes them extremely appealing to literally everybody.

[@Spyda1409]

Still surprised I didnt see Final Fantasy pop back up there during covid when FF7 Remake dropped

[@jfav5937]

I have never seen someone’s eyebrows move so much, I can’t stop watching them

[@crazydude5825]

They used the wrong icon for NFS Most Wanted. The 2012 version was a dumpster fire, the 2005 one was the one everyone loved.

[@JrClips27]

Still the best racing game ever created and no one can tell me other

[@crazydude5825]

​@@JrClips27 Absolutely. The only one that even comes close imo is Burnout Paradise. NFS Carbon was good as well, but was way too short a game.

[@JrClips27]

@@crazydude5825 that game was goated 🤣

[@ryze9153]

​@@JrClips27NFS Rivals.

[@JrClips27]

@@ryze9153 great game but no sir

[@krash1one]

Not sure why Runescape and Lineage 2 weren't featured. Those games owned the MMO market as much as WoW. Also I like how San Andreas was permanently in the tops and been dominating for such a long time.

[@tegaautomata2094]

Nah, not really. RS came out in like 2001 and sure it was popular, but it did not hit those numbers as far as I recall. Lineage 2 was solid, but gated by an endgame grind that had lost a lot of it's playerbase within a year of release, and it came out in 2003 or so. It also had some pretty terrible marketing, so while it was popular sure, it failed to even be on the radar of a lot of players at the time. So by the time this list came out it was far smaller.

[@krash1one]

@@tegaautomata2094 I think it also depends on what country you are living in. So far I live in 3, in my country the most famous MMO was MU Online, then when I moved to another country, they had Lineage 2 and then the other one - Runescape. Even when WOW came out, nobody here was playing it, everyone was all about RS.

[@twitchdailies3982]

rockstar is making that money yal, well make fkn gta 6 already

[@georgefenrirbitadze4757]

Why make GTA 6? GTA5 IS STILL giving them money, if they release GTA 6 it will devide player base and they will loose money, so until GTA5 is dead you won't get GTA 6

[@Crying-Lightning]

@@georgefenrirbitadze4757 theyre working on gta6 already. You think they've completed it and are waiting till gta 5 dies and suddenly theyre gonna release gta 6? Lmao

[@georgefenrirbitadze4757]

@@Crying-Lightning dude of course they are working on it, every game developer is working on their number one title, just look at valve, they were "working" on half life 3 for 20 years. And yes, there are concepts, scripts.....but working on it does not mean finished product, and finishing product and giving it final shape, engine and character starts when it's necessary.

[@zekyu8474]

Theres no need for rockstar to spend money making a new game when they can just live off of the money they make from their titles already out.. unfortunate.

[@yalocaldex]

@@georgefenrirbitadze4757 yeah they're "working" on it for sure

[@Fragasile]

For the first 5 years WoW was like Usain Bolt running against a bunch of regular people lol

[@CoaxxeTGK]

GTA SA will forever be in the hearts and minds of steam-blowing adults, impressionable children, and concerned parents worldwide

[@UCvow2TUIH0d2Ax2vik9ILzg]

@@BeyondDaX Explain?

[@paulmccarthy4277]

idk why he doesn't play any of the gta games or even rdr2 . 100% he would like it . rockstar games never misses with their games

[@paulmccarthy4277]

​@@BeyondDaX not really . he would like them 100% but i think he fears his streams wont do good. especially with how much money hes making from stream ff16

[@zzzyyy5034]

Nobody gonna talk about how energetic his eyebrows are?

[@RaydivatheWriter]

Back in 2004, FFXI was one of the top MMORPGS. Was a happy Final Fantasy XI player who switch to WoW TBC. Trust me FFXI was good but it was a grind. You had to have parties just to farm high level mobs for experience. Was so happy when I jumped into WoW thanks to a friend and the old WoW Battlechest. I guess the circle is complete since I'm now playing FFXIV.

[@glazz6357]

I can't help but admit that playing animal crossing made me look at my life and helped me become a better person 😂

[@glazz6357]

@L!L-B mAn3 bruh imagine living in a village just watering your plants with no toxicity among the community

[@sik3xploit]

@@glazz6357 Or finding out that your neighbor with a bright smile might not be the guy you think he is.

[@miriamweller812]

What you must admit by that list is, that WoW stays on it almost 100% of the time and that as a game that is not F2P or just one time pay, but you have to pay monthly to play. Of course when smartphone gaming came up and overall more casual gaming, this inflated the numbers a lot and also took time away from the old game style. To still be on that top 10 list and that constantly as an MMORPG is HARD.

[@sandisrekis9878]

it was, for a long time, the only good MMO.

[@DontrelleRoosevelt]

Mass Effect is my favorite series of games, EVER! I just feel like it's the perfect story. Otherwise, I agree with you on all of it!

[@TheMetroidblade]

The thing about animal crossing is that it just hit all at the right time. It’s on a cheaper system that was readily available that came out right at the height of quarantine about being outdoors and enjoying life. Plus tons of people had fun visiting each other’s islands when they couldn’t see each other. It just hit right.

[@opsidiann5131]

Too tru homie. Legit was robbed GOTY last year for this reason. It might not be the BEST game but I believe it definitely defined 2020

[@joeh858]

normies and wagies loved it

[@joeh858]

@Maveth The Reaper Who the heck capitalizes 't' in 'the'? Furthermore, did you get your vaccine yet, Jimmy?

[@justinswartz2162]

I think it's important to remember the kind of data your looking at. In this case it's Google searches, and games like Minecraft and animal crossing lend themselves to the need to search Google to find out how to do something or get something where ad the amount of wow players googling someone on a daily basis is probably far fewer percentage wise

[@bodman1]

One thing that was cool to see that Asmon didn't point out is that When Dark Souls appeared on the list for the first time at 5:21 it wasn't for its own release, but instead the release of its sequel: DS2. This is due to From Software always placing their previous entries on sale at the same time, combined with the amazing Soulsbourne community that love to run return events for the games so that new players coming into the series during a sale will experience the game with an active online element, at least for the first 2 weeks. I was even thinking to myself that when DS3 appears on the list that DS1 will appear at the same time, and sure enough at 6:47 you see exactly that. I even participated in that event by making a low-level Giant Dad build. Good times. Great community.

[@Nadaters]

I haven't watched any twitch channel live in years but I remember dark souls streamers going hard in 2014

[@magmavolt5732]

Golden ERA of PC MMORPG 2004-2012.

[@omegacon4]

What Asmongold doesn't realize is that video shows a bar chart of GOOGLE SEARCHES for games, NOT the number of gamers playing those games.

[@Heyovv]

thanks that make a lot more sense

[@AngelTeaWitch]

Oh is that what it is? Why isnt ff14 on there more then since a lot of guides and crafting and stuff you'd have to look up. Is it only searches with the base root of the name or would searching ff14 count the same as writing it out? Or gta5 vs grand theft auto 5

[@WelshSwordsman]

What he does realise*

[@sethchestosky9903]

He knew it was searches, he misspoke here or there but he knew what's up.

[@AmstradExin]

He realized well. It's about popularity.

[@valkyrialfx8739]

To sum this up Asmon when he sees WoW: 😭 Asmon when he sees almost anything else: What?! "insert popular game" was that popular?

[@Zealiebt]

I can relate. Seeing WOW descending is soooo sad. I play a lot of games - some of which topped the chart - but WOW has a special place in my heart.

[@nobodyspecial596]

Number 1 game of all time the open world where everyone roamed ah man the nostalgia hits me like a truck

[@JonnyBeoulve]

I'd say it's my favorite game of all time. But I hate what it's like now.

[@masonb4717]

mmo rpg just don’t fit the majority anymore, too little time scattered around, not enough for a long time playing at once

[@worztbeats8189]

@@nobodyspecial596 just wait till riot mmo comes out

[@matijasostojic4288]

Honestly i am suprised how much he was hoping it would make a come back. From videos i have seen (And as was shown here) didn't WoW fall of around 2012 and blizzard just completely fumbled any chance at a proper revival for years to come as the player Base got smaller and smaller.

[@leaaae4638]

I played Ragnarok Online, Diablo 2, Starcraft, CS 1.5/1.6, Maple Story, Dota, Battlefield, and CoD. In the 2000's

[@johnnythedark3090]

Let's make him play animal crossing. He will literally stop streaming...

[@AngelTeaWitch]

Because he'd be playing AC all day of stream?

[@arempy5836]

Animal Crossing Transmog Contest.

[@lynxace1602]

Asmon : I have ascended from trashing people with commentary on their appearances and their modes of transport. now I am trashing that AND their houses!

[@enyaliosares4301]

Because it would bore him to tears

[@sRxcss]

I love how GTA:SA is there the whole time. Thank god this year comes the remaster!

[@Aldraz]

@@BeyondDaX Maybe it'll surprise you, but some people are still playing it.. because it has the best multiplayer experience imo.

[@n124ajdx]

yes, the lazy cash grab remaster, is coming. so prepare yourself to get scammed

[@gubshitescholarship7043]

Ya... last time they did a "remaster" for SA the graphics looked like shiny plastic. Word of caution.

[@Iybraesil]

Asmon finally realizing what the rest of us knew years ago.

[@idontgetit2195]

@@paulogaspar8295 its a joke :D

[@ingainloggningsnamn]

Really impressive to see San Andeas up there still after so many years. I know the online mod was really popular and we played it as well some.

[@ingainloggningsnamn]

Holy shit it even overtook WoW for a while there! :o

[@yodeek]

Asmon being surprised by so many of these games jumping high shows how much he’s in his own little bubble lmao. Not a bad thing, just funny seeing how much he’s into just one game basically.

[@knightlyscholar2745]

I do not disagree with Asmongold about his view that girls will more often flock to games like Animal Crossing. Even if many like the more action focused games. My view is that many of those games are appealing to kids and are more family friendly. So games that reach across different age groups also get a much higher hype compared to games geared for adults.

[@Dominian1]

Casual games that run on mobile devices have a reach far beyond the people who usually play games on their PCs or Consoles. Kids these days usually don't have access to a gaming PC until they are teenagers. Until that time they will go nuts over mobile games on their mom's phone and the family's tablet. So what games are big there? Roblox, Fortnite, Brawlhalla, Animal Crossing and Minecraft. Minecraft is also on the Switch, which is a huge deal for kids. Then you get all the people who would never play video games like FIFA, WoW, GTA or Fallout and suddenly they are addicted to Animal Crossing on their phone, because they started playing it during the morning commute. Casual games don't evoke negative stereotypes of unwashed dudes in man-caves and have no gatekeeping. Also they already own the hardware and the game is often "free". Gaming culture on PC and console has to be taught to children who show an interest. Many will not go that hard into it and just keep playing shitty mobile casual crap all their lives. That's why my nephew is getting a gaming PC for his 10th birthday this year. To get him into real games and off this mobile shit.

[@knightlyscholar2745]

@@Dominian1 Agree with that to an extent. Many kids I guarantee you are still entrenched in console gaming. PC gaming, on the other hand, I can see many kids not getting into it right away. Console is more mainstream. While PC gaming what I would consider a more hard core type of gaming. Beyond some aspects of online and computer gaming of course.

[@firalia]

A lot of my female friends gravitate to cute things and get really easily addicted, which is why I think a lot of those games get as big as they do. I like a good story and some character customisation personally. Takes a really great world in an MMO to get me addicted to a game. I don't really play single player games for extended periods. XD

[@sirdook2761]

I think the divide is more along the lines of adults/kids than gender. Good “kids” games are still played by grown ups like fortnite and minecraft in addition to the children. Not a lot of 10 years olds will be playing wow, csgo or pubg.

[@NickaLah]

My first guild leader ended up being an 8 yr old little girl. The first time we got on vent, her dad thanked me for being so nice to her. You have no idea who people are online... especially because some of us women have had such bad experiences or even just awkward/uncomfortable ones, that you may never who you come across in WoW or other games that aren't who you think they are since it's not uncommon to just pretend you're a dude. The only reason my last guild knew I'm a chick is I brought my hubby into an old friend's guild and just assumed they were chill/nice like he was... I was very much wrong, unfortunately. When I found out how elitist they were, I barely talked after that. Even when I became top dps, I rarely said a word.

[@NaraKwonPoD]

@@danielwoods3896 yeah lmao my little cousin (like 8) made me watch her play pubg on her tablet the last time we were at their house for a cookout. i was like wtf not only bc ??? but also bc she was slaughtering ppl, it was great. my nephew's favorite game (also 8) is apex, which i think is a bit more grown than fortnite.

[@NaraKwonPoD]

@@NickaLah i am also a fully muted player when it comes to wow. i only speak if absolutely required for certain raid bosses. other than that, i just sift through the guild for reasonable and well-adjusted ppl to befriend and only chat with them. some ppl that play wow are real mouth breathers unfortunately. i dont pretend to be a guy, i just dont bother to correct pronouns or smth if they assume so

[@jamends1220]

The only reason Fortnite and Minecraft stayed at the top of searches for so long is because you have to go to their website to download the game. The majority of everything else on there had physical copies or you can get them on game launchers.