Many people are addicted to computer games. At the same time, it is always interesting for beginners and venerable gamers to know which of the toys are the most popular. However, professionals are most often up to date with the events, or they generally do not care about all sorts of ratings, because they are guided by their own tastes. Therefore, if the pros are interested in such issues, then only out of curiosity, and not out of a real desire to play.
What is the most popular game on the computer, you can’t say for sure. Every year more and more new projects appear, and many of them are worthy of attention. Some are gaining popularity with most users in just a few days / weeks / months, expelling previous leaders from the first place, while others become cult only for some people. However, a list of popular computer games , divided into genres, you will receive. For each genre - the top ten. Some popular computer games were released in 2014, others were released earlier, but many, many people play each of them.
Online
One of the most common and favorite options. Yes, the game client, as a rule, weighs a lot of gigabytes, but ordinary toys often also occupy far from a couple of hundred megabytes. Of course, in this case we only consider online client games, and not browser games, which are also loved by many because of their small volumes and availability (you can enter the game from any device with a flash player installed).
People like online games because they have the opportunity to chat with the same users as themselves, while not listening to reasoning or comments about what kind of person is "nerd" or how you can spend time on such nonsense. In addition, not everyone loves completeness in everything that most ordinary PC games provide. Online toys allow you to plunge into your favorite worlds for a long time, not limited to two to five days. Months, and even years, go on pumping characters and passing interesting various quests. As a result, for many, this or that project becomes an integral part of life.
So, the popular free games on the computer with the ability to "freeze" online:
- Blood and Soul;
- Forsaken World
- Neverwinter Online;
- Panzar;
- Prime World
- Reborn Online
- War Thunder
- “Cabal Online”;
- Karos Online;
- The Seventh Element.
Horror games
Oh, how many gamers there are fans to tickle nerves! From the point of view of physical security, it’s easier to get into a terrible abandoned house not in reality, but in the game. Of course, this is just one of the scenarios in the horror genre. How many surprises and frightening moments prepare similar projects! Sometimes even the most courageous and undeterred person can suddenly realize how scared he is at the computer ... However, this is precisely what horror movies are valued for.
So, popular computer games in the genre of horror:
- Dead Island
- Dead Space
- Doom 3;
- FEAR;
- Left 4 Dead;
- Resident Evil (series);
- SCP (indie game);
- Silent Hill (series);
- Slender: The Arrival (as well as the indie game Slender);
- Amnesia: The Ghost of the Past.
Race
Speed, sharp turns, danger, pursuit ... Probably, any person who is more or less familiar with computer games, at least once, cuts into races, dashingly overtaking opponents and getting a strong adrenaline rush. If not, you lose a lot, ignoring this wonderful genre, tricks in which it is better not to repeat in reality, so as not to incur disaster in the form of a traffic police or an accident.
Nevertheless, computers provide a unique opportunity to feel not like an ordinary guy or a calm, balanced girl, but a real cool racer who can work wonders on the track.
The most famous projects:
- 18 Wheels of Steel Extreme Trucker-2;
- DiRT-3;
- Driver San Francisco;
- GRID-2;
- FlatOut-2;
- Need for Speed (series; this, by the way, is the most popular computer game in the racing genre, so almost all of its parts could be safely put here);
- Test drive
- Wheelman
- "Truckers" (series);
- "Four-wheel drive".
Simulators
This type is also extremely popular in the gaming market. Simulators are games that reproduce (simulate) the actions we perform in real life. They can be of different categories and orientations, ranging from racing to ... sex. However, such a genre, as they say, is not for everybody, because not everyone will like to play what can be done in real life.
However, these games are in demand. Simulators of real life, driving a car, tractor or submarine, fishing, hunting ... It’s not always possible for us to realize all our dreams and fantasies, so for some it is a kind of outlet that allows us to achieve what we want, even in virtual mode. For others, the opportunity to practice. Car simulators, for example, help to remember the location of the necessary tools and the rules of the road. In any case, this genre is able to drag out many people, and for a long time. Clear evidence of this is The Sims. The most popular computer game in the genre under discussion, which has always been rightly considered the best and continues to evolve.
Top popular computer games in the "simulation" genre:
- Black and White-2;
- Bus Driver;
- Disney Planes
- Euro Truck Simulator-2 ;
- Farming Simulator;
- RailWorks-2 Train Simulator;
- Spore
- The Sims-3 (The Sims-2 is also famous, but at the moment the most popular computer game in the genre of "simulators" is just the third part);
- The Sims Medieval (the developers claim that this is a separate part, not related to the main series of games);
- X-Plane-9.
Shooters
What could be better than shooting your free evening at enemies? Sometimes shooters - they are shooters - go along with an entertaining plot, sometimes it is practically not observed, but the main advantage of this genre is not in the quest direction, but in that such games help to relax, relieve tension and throw out anger better than anyone else. Of course, no one will go to shoot passers-by in real life, despite the occasional desire of some to do this. Shooters do not bring up cruelty, as ignoramuses believe, they really help to get their portion of discharge. The most popular computer game in this genre cannot be one, because there are a lot of them. Nevertheless, we can provide some especially widespread options:
- ArmA-3;
- Battlefield-4
- Bioshock Infinite;
- Call of Duty: Ghosts;
- Crysis-3;
- Far Cry-3;
- Half-Life-2;
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior-2;
- Splinter Cell: Blacklist;
- Titanfall.
Strategies
Games of this genre are preferred by people who are accustomed not so much to act as to think, because anyhow, a solution can entail many virtual troubles. Such projects are useful in that they develop intelligence (of course, this does not mean that you can become a genius just by spending time in your favorite pastime), strategic thinking, responsibility for your actions and decisions. For this, many people value and love them. Yes, strategies are still not as demanded as the rest of the genres, but there are many lovers, no matter what.
Popular computer games in the genre of "strategy":
- Civilization-3;
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert-2;
- Might and Magic: Heroes VI;
- Minecraft
- SimCity-5;
- Star Wars
- StarCraft-2;
- Total War: Rome-2;
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown;
- Warcraft-3.
Adventure (quests)
This is a genre that is loved by both adults and the younger generation, which includes children and adolescents. Since the main component of almost any game is the plot, or at least hints of it, adventure projects outperform many other toys in this regard. Here you rarely have to wet a lot of monsters and enemies, to be scared of every rustle and to be afraid to fit into the rotation incorrectly, here is a slightly different situation. Of course, the above elements are also present, but not in such numbers as in shooters, horror or racing, but only periodically. An interesting plot, high-quality dialogs, a logical sequence of events, an adventure spirit, solving secrets, secrets and mysteries, exposing dangerous personalities and much more are waiting for people who decided to open a quest game. That is why among fans of this genre you can find both a fifteen-year-old girl and a fifty-year-old man.
The most popular adventure games are:
- Assassins Creed-3;
- Batman: Arkham Asylum;
- Grand Theft Auto-5;
- inFamous: Second Son;
- Indiana Jones and The Emperors Tomb;
- LEGO: The Lord of the Rings;
- Outlast (this game could be attributed to the horror, but still for the most part it is adventure);
- Skyrim;
- The Walking Dead: The Game;
- Tomb Raider (2013).
Sports
Everyone knows about the benefits of physical activity and exercise. Many (especially guys) love sports like football or basketball. However, it is not always possible to go outside and play: sometimes because of the lack of a suitable field or team, sometimes because of the time of year or weather, sometimes because of a sudden nightly desire to immediately plunge into the familiar and beloved atmosphere, sometimes because of the physical injuries that make it impossible to exercise. One way or another, if a person wants to play football, jump on the roofs of multi-storey buildings or ride a steep skateboard, no one can stop him from doing this if not in the real, then at least in the virtual world. People of the sports genre help to feel like a world boxing champion, to become a star of your favorite sport or just to try something new on your own skin (even if this is not a complete acquaintance with a case of interest). This can not be compared with real running or exercises, but, like in any other computer games, the main thing here is not the benefit, but the pleasure of the process, because most of the toys are still entertaining in nature.
So, worthy projects of the sport genre:
- DiRT (all parts);
- F1 2011 (+ F1 2012);
- FIFA (most popular 13 and 2005);
- FlatOut
- Football Manager 2014;
- NBA 2K14 (+ NBA 2K13);
- NHL 2001;
- Pro Evolution Soccer;
- Screamer 4 x 4;
- Tony Hawks Underground-2.
Conclusion
Well, now you know what popular games you can download and install on your computer right now. If many people love this or that project, then it is really worth it, so our list should help those who have itchy hands to start completing missions, shooting enemies or solving puzzles. By the way, you should also remember one more thing: it’s not so important what is the most popular game on the computer, the main thing is that you like the installed entertainment. I want to believe that you have found something suitable for yourself. The most popular computer games were in 2013, since it was he who fruitfully proved himself in the gaming industry, however, several years ago they released equally high-quality projects that gamers enjoy to this day.