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Best PC Games in December 2022
In December 2022, the top PC games in the world by monthly active users were Minecraft, The Sims 4 and Fortnite. Minecraft took the #1 spot as the world's most popular desktop and portable game in August, taking over from Roblox.
League of Legends also overtook Roblox to enter the top 5. Other titles in the top 10 PC games include Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valorant, Grand Theft Auto V, Fall Guys, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare/Warzone.
Popular games and biggest movers
The ranking of the best PC games has remained largely consistent; however, there have been some changes. The biggest movers this month were Roblox and Fall Guys.
Fall Guys, a platform game from Epic Games released at the end of 2020, fell 7 places to finish in 9th place after rising in July.
Roblox dropped from number 1 in July to number 6 in August 2022.
Valve's first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive dropped 3 places to finish in 4th place.
Performance of Game Publishers
Riot Games is the only publisher to feature two video games in the top 10 PC games list.
The top publishers by a number of games included in the top 20 PC games are:
Electronic Arts with three rated games
Two rated games: Activision Blizzard, Riot Games (owned by Tencent), Epic Games, and Valve
One game rated: Mojang Studios (owned by Microsoft), Roblex Corporation, Rockstar Games [owned by Take-Two-Interactive Software], Psyonix [owned by Epic Games], Ubisoft, Bungie, miHoYo, Warner Bros. Games, Battlestate Games.
Popular video games on other platforms.
This list includes only the most popular computer games for PC. It does not include mobile and console games or cross-platform PC game performance on mobile and console. Want a bigger view? Check out our list of the best Xbox games and our list of the best Playstation5 games.
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1. MINECRAFT
Minecraft is a sandbox game developed by Mojang Studios. This game was created by Markus "Notch" Persson in the Java programming language. After some initial private test builds, it was first published in May 2009 and then fully released in November 2011 when Notch stepped down and Jens "Jeb" Bergensten took over development. Minecraft is the best-selling video Game of all time, with over 238 million copies sold and nearly 140 million monthly active players as of 2021, and has been ported to multiple platforms.
In Minecraft, players explore a blocky, procedurally generated 3D world with virtually endless terrain and can explore and mine resources, craft tools, and items, and construct structures, earthworks, and simple machinery. Depending on the game mode chosen, players can fight against hostile mobs as well as cooperate or compete with other players in the same world. Game modes include survival mode (in which players must acquire resources to build the world and maintain health) and creative mode (where players have unlimited resources and access to flight). There is also a wide variety of user-generated content such as mods, servers, skins, texture packs, and custom maps that add new gameplay mechanics and options.
Minecraft received critical acclaim, won several awards, and was later cited as one of the greatest video games of all time. Social media, parodies, adaptations, merchandise, and the annual Minecon convention played a significant role in popularizing the game. The game has also been used in educational settings to teach chemistry, computer-aided design, and computer science. In 2014, Mojang and Minecraft intellectual property were bought by Microsoft for US$2.5 billion. Several spin-offs have also been created, including Minecraft: Story Mode,[i] Minecraft Dungeons, Minecraft Earth, and the upcoming Minecraft Legends.
2. GTA 5
Grand Theft Auto V is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar games. It is the seventh main entry in the GTA series, following 2008's Grand Theft Auto IV, and the fifteenth installment overall. Set in the fictional state of San Andreas, based in Southern California, the single-player story follows three protagonists - retired bank robber Michael De Santo, street gangster Franklin Clinton and drug dealer and gunman Trevor Philips - as they attempt to pull off a heist. under pressure from a corrupt government agency and powerful criminals. The open-world design allows players to freely roam the open landscape of San Andreas and the fictional city of Los Santos, based in Los Angeles.
The game is played from either a third-person or first-person perspective, and its world is moved around on foot and by car. Players control three main protagonists throughout the single-player game and switch between them, both during and outside of missions. The story focuses on heist sequences and many missions involve shooting and driving. An aggressive law enforcement response to players who commit crimes drives the "wanted" system. Grand Theft Auto Online, the game's online multiplayer mode, allows up to 30 players to engage in a variety of cooperative and competitive game modes.
The widely sold and widely anticipated game broke box office records and became the fastest-selling entertainment product in history, grossing $800 million in its first day and $1 billion in its first three days. It received critical acclaim, with praise focused on the multi-protagonist design, open world, presentation, and gameplay. However, it caused controversy related to its depiction of violence and women. It received year-end awards including Game of the Year from several gaming publications and is considered one of the most significant game titles of the seventh and eighth generation of console games and among the best video games ever made. It is the second best-selling video game of all time, with over 170 million copies sold, and as of April 2018, one of the most financially successful entertainment products of all time, with worldwide revenue of around $6 billion. Its successor is in development.
3. LEAGUE OF LEGENDS
League of Legends (LoL), commonly referred to as League, is a 2009 online multiplayer battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by Defense of the Ancients, a custom map for Warcraft III, the founders of Riot sought to develop a standalone game in the same genre. Since its release in October 2009, League has been free-to-play and monetized through purchasable character mods. The game is available for Microsoft Windows and macOS.
The game pits two teams of five players against each other in player-versus-player combat, with each team occupying and defending their half of the map. Each of the ten players controls a character, known as a "champion", with unique abilities and different play styles. During the match, champions become stronger by collecting experience points, earning gold and buying items to defeat the opposing team. In League's main mode, Summoner's Rift, a team wins by pushing their way into an enemy base and destroying their "Nexus", Development of the game began around the time of the release of Grand Theft Auto IV and was shared by many Rockstar studios around the world. Drawing influence from many of their previous projects, such as Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne 3, the development team designed the game around three main protagonists to innovate on the basic structure of its predecessors. Much of the development work involved the creation of an open world, and several members of the team conducted field research in California to capture footage for the design team. The game's soundtrack features original music composed by a team of producers who have worked together for several years. It was released in September 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, in November 2014 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, in April 2015 for Windows, and in March 2022 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.
League of Legends received generally positive reviews; critics highlighted its character design, and production value. The game's longevity resulted in critical reappraisal with a positive trend in reviews; Criticized since the game's inception, negative and abusive player behavior in the game persists despite Riot's attempts to fix the problem. As of 2019, League has regularly topped eight million concurrent players, and its popularity has led to tie-ins such as music videos, comics, short stories, and the Arcane animated series. Its success also spawned several spin-off video games, including a mobile version, a digital trading card game, and a turn-based role-playing game. A massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on the property is in development.
Regularly cited as the world's largest esport, the game has an international competitive scene consisting of 12 leagues. These domestic leagues culminate in the annual League of Legends World Championship. The 2019 event saw more than 100 million unique viewers, peaking at 44 million concurrent viewers during the finale. Domestic and international events have been broadcast on live streaming websites such as Twitch, YouTube, Bilibili, and on the ESPN cable television sports channel.
4. VALORANT
Valorant is a free-to-play tactical first-person shooter developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows. The game was codenamed Project A in October 2019 and began a limited access closed beta on April 7, 2020, followed by a release on June 2, 2020. Development of the game began in 2014. Valorant is inspired by the Counter-Strike series of tactical shooters they borrow several mechanics such as the shopping menu, spray patterns, and movement inaccuracy.
5. GENSHIN'S IMPACT
Genshin Impact is an action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, iOS, and Android in 2020, on PlayStation 5 in 2021, and is set for release on Nintendo Switch. The game features an anime-style open-world environment and an action-packed combat system using elemental magic and character switching. The game is free-to-play and is monetized through Gacha game mechanics, through which players can acquire new characters and weapons. The base game is regularly expanded through patches using the games as a service model.
Genshin Impact takes place in the fantasy world of Teyvat, home to seven nations, each bound to a different element and ruled by a different god. The story follows a traveler who traveled countless worlds with his twin before parting ways in Tivat. Traveling in search of a lost sibling with their companion Paimon, the traveler becomes entangled in the affairs of the Teyvat nations.
Development on Genshin Impact began in 2017. The game received generally positive reviews, with critics praising its combat mechanics and immersive open world, but criticizing its simplistic ending and monetization model. It had sales of over US$3 billion in its first year of release, the highest of any video game, and sales of over US$4 billion as of March 2022.
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