The analysis of the top 5 popular PC games in March 2019

PC games become more and more popular every year. This rhythm is noticed to have both highs and lows of certain representatives. Many agencies create individual ratings of the most popular PC games to follow what games are popular in the reporting period.

In this material, we have prepared the analysis of changes in the popularity of games in March 2019, which had been based on the data of the service NEWZOO.

According to the service’s statistic, the main indicator of the rate is a number of unique users who were playing during the reporting period.

In March 2018, the list of the most popular PC games looked in the following way:

1. League of Legends (Riot Games)
2. PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS (Bluehole Studio)
3. Fortnite (Epic Games)
4. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
5. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)

This situation has changed in a year and the list has small changed in March 2019:

1. League of Legends (Riot Games)
2. Apex Legends (Electronic Arts)
3. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve Corporation)
4. Minecraft (Mojang)
5. Hearthstone (Blizzard Entertainment)

League of Legends is the undisputed leader, which hasn’t left the first place for a year. The MOBA strategy has been holding the leading position for not the first year. Such a rate was achieved due to a significant fan base from the countries of Southeast Asia. Many tournaments with big prize pools, nice coverage, and a good organization allow the game to stay in the leading status.

The newbie of the rate is Apex Legends, the game was presented by the giant Electronic Arts in February 2019 and it became popular in one moment, having pushed Fortnite on the 6th place in March. The new leader has appeared in the Battle Royale genre. Two representatives of the genre were in the top 5 of the best PC games but today the recently-created game Apex pays is paying for both of them.

Regarding Fortnite, it’s clear that the game is getting ordinary, like his colleague PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS, which moved on the 10th place. The genre, in which games differ from each other a little, needed fresh blood. And it received it in the face of Apex Legends. Let’s see how long the newcomer by EA will last.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been being in the top far not the first year. The shooter attracts the hearts of new viewers every year. What to say, if this game is called a classic of its genre. According to the row of experts’ opinions, the game is not supposed to have a decline.

HearthStone is also an immovable leader of its genre. The game has been popular all over the world for 3-4 years.

Minecraft has been on the brink of entering the top five for 2 years. The pixel game fascinates not only little gamers but pretty adult people due to a fascinating atmosphere. Many interesting mods and full freedom of action cannot but attract.

PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS is the main loser compared to the previous year. In 2018, the game placed second in the rating, it holds only the tenth place this year. Such a decline was caused by slow in-game changes and also a quick development of analogs. Apex’s appearances in the last months made an even more significant impact on the positions and popularity of the sometimes breakthrough game.

Regarding other important games, Dota 2 holds the 9th place, having moved up on one position in a year. Overwatch places a position higher and also has become one position higher to the top of the rate. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege stably holds the 7th place without showing highs nor lows.

It will be very interesting to see what games will have stood out before the end of 2019 and what regulars of the rate will have to move away and give a spot to newcomers.