Search results
The following are the top ten highest-grossing video games of 2020. Each of the top ten titles grossed more than $1 billion, while the top four grossed more than $2 billion each. The majority of the top ten titles are published by Asian companies, including three from Chinese conglomerate Tencent which holds the top two spots.
In 2023, Minecraft became the first video game to surpass 300 million copies sold worldwide. [1] Among the top 50 best-selling video games on this list, over half were developed or published by Nintendo; four Nintendo titles were published with their affiliate, The Pokémon Company.
- Consoles of The 2020s
- History
- Notable Video Games of The Decade
- In Popular Culture
- Hardware Timeline
Eighth generation consoles
The eighth generation of video game consoles, including the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, remain in widespread use. Cloud gaming services like Google Stadia and Amazon Luna are also part of the eighth generation. The Xbox One and Nintendo 3DSwere both discontinued in 2020 with the Stadia also shutting down in 2023.
Ninth generation consoles
The ninth generation of video game consoles has begun in the 2020s, with the release of the Xbox Series X and Series S and PlayStation 5 in 2020. The ninth generation offers faster computation and graphics processors, support for real-time ray tracing graphics, output for 4K resolution, and in some cases, 8K resolution, with rendering speeds targeting 60 frames per second (fps) or higher. Internally, both console families introduced new internal solid-state drive (SSD) systems to be used as h...
At the beginning of decade many events were severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 through 2022. One early example in 2020 was the cancellation of that year's edition of E3. Summer Game Festwould emerge as a successor to E3, as the brand was retired in 2023.
Notable franchises established in the 2020s
1. Cyberpunk 2077(2020) 2. Deathloop(2021) 3. Elden Ring(2022) 4. Fall Guys(2020) 5. Genshin Impact(2020) 6. Ghost of Tsushima(2020) 7. Hades(2020) 8. Hi-Fi Rush(2023) 9. Inscryption(2021) 10. It Takes Two(2021) 11. Kena: Bridge of Spirits(2021) 12. Returnal(2021) 13. Stray(2022) 14. Tunic(2022) 15. Unpacking(2021) 16. Valorant(2020) Notes: 1. 1Game franchises that also accompany major film or television franchises. 2. 2Game franchises that are considered spin-offsof previously established fr...
Film
Films based on video games in the decade include: 1. A trilogy of films (2020, 2022, 2024) based on Sonic the Hedgehog. 2. Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle (2020), based on the Pokémonfranchise. 3. Monster Hunter (2020), based on the Monster Hunterfranchise. 4. Mortal Kombat (2021), based on the Mortal Kombatfranchise. 5. Werewolves Within (2021), based on Werewolves Within, a 2016 multiplayer social-deduction VR game. 6. Deemo: Memorial Keys (2021), based on the rhythm game Deemo. 7....
Television
Television series based on video games in the decade include: 1. Dota: Dragon's Blood (2021), animated series based on Dota 2. 2. Arcane (2021), animated series based on League of Legends. 3. Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022), animated series based on Cyberpunk 2077. 4. The Cuphead Show! (2022-present), animated series based on Cuphead. 5. Tekken: Bloodline (2022), animated series based on the Tekkenseries. 6. Sonic Prime(2022), animated series. 7. The Last of Us (2023-present), live-action serie...
The following gallery highlights hardware used to predominantly play games throughout the 2020s. 1. Quest 2(2020) 2. Xbox Series S(2020) 3. Xbox Series X(2020) 4. PlayStation 5(2020) 5. Nintendo Switch OLED(2021) 6. Steam Deck(2022) 7. PICO 4(2022) 8. Asus ROG Ally(2023) 9. Apple Vision Pro(2024)
Dec 26, 2020 · Steam Reveals the Top-Selling and Most-Played Games of 2020. Cyberpunk 2077, Grand Theft Auto V, Among Us, and more made the lists. By Adam Bankhurst. Updated: Dec 26, 2020 10:06...
This is a list of the most-played video games ordered by their estimated player count, which include downloads, registered accounts, video game subscription services, and/or monthly active users. This list does not include games with official sales figures; those are located at the list of best-sell.
GameNumberAs OfBusiness Model1,770 million downloadsDecember 2022Free-to-play1,000 millionFebruary 2020Free-to-play850 millionDecember 2021Free-to-play738 millionApril 2021Pay-to-play / free-to-playThe Greatest Games – 1985; Hardcore Gaming 101 – 2015, 2020; Hyper – 1995, 1997, 1999; IGN – 2003, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021; The Independent – 1999; The Irish Times – 2013; Jeuxvideo.com – 2011, 2017; Mashable – 2020; Next Generation – 1996, 1999; Parade – 2023
People also ask
What are the best-selling video games in 2020?
Which video games are the best of all time?
Who has the most games in the top 50?
What is steam's best of 2020 list?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was the fifth most played game of 2020, with 897,000 games sold since its release date in October 2019. 1) FIFA 21 (2,182,694 units sold in the UK) FIFA 21 is an association football simulation video game published by Electronic Arts as part of the EA Sports FIFA series.
