Over the past year searches for ‘upcoming video games’ have increased by +124%(1), indicating that the anticipation for new games is growing amongst gamers. However, looking back what have been the favourite games of Europeans?
To find out, Ebuyer used social listening data to compare the favourite video games of 26 countries in Europe.(2)
Europe’s favourite video games
| Name of highest-ranking game | Country |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Austria |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizon | Belgium |
| Grand Theft Auto V | Bulgaria |
| Runescape | Croatia |
| Final Fantasy VI | Cyprus |
| Grand Theft Auto V | Czech Republic |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Denmark |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Estonia |
| Assassin’s Creed II | Finland |
| Rocket League | France |
| LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Germany |
| Super Mario Bros | Greece |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizon | Hungary |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Ireland |
| Pokémon Red | Italy |
| Assassin’s Creed II | Latvia |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Lithuania |
| FIFA 22 | Luxembourg |
| LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Malta |
| Pokémon Red | Netherlands |
| Halo: Reach | Poland |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Portugal |
| Minecraft | Romania |
| Minecraft | Spain |
| Rocket League | Sweden |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | United Kingdom |
Overall Call of Duty: Black Ops II is the most popular video game across four different European countries. The first-person shooter game ranks first in the UK, Austria, Denmark, and Lithuania with an average of over 70% of people speaking highly of the game, including a lot of praise for the design of the map and the weapons.
The Call of Duty franchise brought forward another popular video game – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. The game released in 2019 comes in first in Estonia, Ireland, and Portugal. In these countries, two-thirds of people speaking about the game simply can’t get enough of it!
Some classics like Pokémon Red make the list too. Being a Pokémon trainer and catching cute monsters makes it the most popular game in Italy and the Netherlands. Whilst initially released in 1985 and continuously updated, Super Mario Bros still to this date fascinates gaming aficionados in Greece.
Courtney Williamson, Marketing Manager at Ebuyer comments on the study: “The graphics and features in games such as Call of Duty: Black Ops II are incredibly fascinating and ahead of their time, so it is not surprising to see that people across Europe love these games so much! “
To find out more about Ebuyer and the study, please visit: https://www.ebuyer.com/blog/2022/08/the-most-beloved-video-games-across-europe/
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