2022 has brought us a slew of new games – we thought we’d dive into the huge pool of over 2.5 million Xbox players that we use to generate each week’s gameplay graph to find the most played games of 2022 !
We’ve got the whole of 2023 ahead of us, but before we jump into a year of new games, it’s time to take a look at what’s come before. We thought we’d take a little deeper dive into the massive pool of over 2.5 million Xbox gamers we use to generate each week’s gameplay graph to find out what the most played games were in 2022. Counting Every Game once for each player, regardless of how many times they played there last year; Here it is, the mother of all gameplay charts, listing the top 100 most popular Xbox games for all of 2022. Let’s get to grips with this critter.
There was a time when all that came in first place was Fortnite, as far as the eye could see, but even Fortnite couldn’t beat a Gameplay Chart veteran like Minecraft, which managed to claim the top spot for the game. the most played. of 2022 with over 1,560,000 players (after combining player numbers for all of its different releases). Fortnite took second place with over 1,020,000 players, while Grand Theft Auto V is third with over 1,000,000 players, Halo Infinite fourth, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare fifth. Modern Warfare II shot straight to the top of our weekly gameplay charts after launch, meaning it’s now the sixth most-played game of 2022, despite only launching at the start of the game. end of October. A big title for early 2022 was Fall Guys, which launched on Xbox as a free game in June (and was added to our list of best free xbox games). Its frequent content updates and collaborations have kept players coming back for quite some time, and it has thus managed to earn a spot in the top ten of this ranking. Overwatch, meanwhile, usually sits near the top of the weekly gameplay charts on TrueAchievements; Despite a rocky launch for Overwatch 2 in October, it still managed to stay in the top ten as the ninth most played Xbox game of 2022. Keep in mind, though, that since Overwatch 2 has actually replaced the original game, this will technically be the combined unique players who launched either game in 2022.
Although it only launches in December, and therefore doesn’t really have much going on in 2022 left, High On Life managed to be listed as the 14th most played game of the last year with over 500,000 players. Its Xbox Game Pass launch was so popular it broke several Game Pass records – members of TrueAchievements also voted it the best Game Pass addition of 2022. Sea of Thieves is just below – it’s still sailing somewhere in the middle of the weekly top 40 charts, so it’s not too surprising to see him anchored at 15th. MultiVersus was another launch in 2022; like Fall Guys, it’s free-to-play and attracted significant player numbers throughout the second half of last year. Elden Ring was one of the highest rated games of 2022 – in fact, it was voted as the TrueAchievements Game of the Year 2022 – so it’s good to see that popularity backed up in player numbers, putting the Elden Ring in 20th place with over 430,000 players. PowerWash Simulator was a day one addition to Xbox Game Pass that became a surprise hit after launching in July, attracting so many players (over 359,000) that it’s now at 29th. Last year saw a major sales milestone for Cyberpunk 2077 as well as player influence; CD Projekt Red’s action-adventure RPG ranked 33rd on this list. Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was, meanwhile, another big hit of the 2022 releases, and picked up more players when it joined Game Pass later that year – it sits a bit below Cyberpunk. 2077 on the 36th.
There’s a range of games and genres in the next part of this chart, with older titles like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and Marvel’s Avengers making an appearance, and new Xbox Game Pass launches like Deathloop. 2022 saw a number of important updates and releases coming towards the end of the year; one of them was the Xbox Series X update | S for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in December, which undoubtedly brought back some player influence, explaining its appearance as the 83rd most played game in 2022. Indie darling Stardew Valley also claimed the top 100, sitting at the 88th place, while Tunic, another Xbox Game Pass 2022 launch, reached 89th place and is expected to become another indie classic. Disney Dreamlight Valley launched in early access with Xbox Game Pass in September and was picked up by enough players to make it to the 95th. Jurassic World Evolution 2, which joined Game Pass in May last year, rounds out the top 100 most played games of 2022; Yet another proof of the power of the Game Pass!
What do you think of the gameplay graph for 2022? Are there any games you didn’t expect to see or thought were a breeze? Let us know your thoughts in the comments and check out the full array in all its glory below!
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