New research reveals that Animal Crossing is officially the game we struggle with the most, with over 1 million of us turning to Google for help with the game each year.
New research from comparethemarket.com delves into Google search data to discover the video games which we need the most help with as well as analysing which game takes the longest to complete.
You can find the full research here: https://www.comparethemarket.com/broadband/content/hardest-video-games-revealed/
The top ten video games we search for help and support:
Rank | Game | Annual global searches for help and support |
1 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 1,040,010 |
2 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 495,200 |
3 | Terraria | 419,900 |
4 | Minecraft | 344,000 |
5 | God of War | 342,700 |
6 | The Last of Us | 336,870 |
7 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 333,700 |
8 | Bloodborne | 318,700 |
9 | Dark Souls III | 308,280 |
10 | Resident Evil 2 | 293,250 |
Surprisingly, Animal Crossing beat a number of well-known challenging games, including Minecraft and The Last of Us, to rank as the world’s most difficult game with the highest number of players searching for assistance online. The game received over a million searches in 2020 for help and support.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was ranked second, with 495,200 searches for help each year, whilst Terraria, with 419,900 questions, is third.
The top ten longest games to complete:
Rank | Game | Completion Time – Main Story (Hours) |
1 | Minecraft | 97 |
2 | Persona 5 | 97 |
3 | Terraria | 91.5 |
4 | Elite Dangerous | 89.5 |
5 | The Sims 3 | 69 |
6 | Animal Crossing: New Horizons | 60.5 |
7 | Divinity: Original Sin 2 | 56.5 |
8 | Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla | 53 |
| 9 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 51.5 |
| 10 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 48.5 |
Both Minecraft and Persona 5 were revealed as the games which take the longest to beat, with both games needing 97 hours of play to complete, which is the equivalent of over 12 working days.
“Since the start of the pandemic, video games have increased in popularity, which is unsurprising given the majority of us have spent more time at home.
“For many, playing a video game is an opportunity to escape the routines of lockdown life, to meet new people virtually, or play with friends online.
“2021 is set to be another big year for gaming, with the next generation of gaming consoles, including the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X having launched at the end of last year, so more people than ever before are relying on fast broadband to play their favourite games. So, you can spend as many hours as you need to complete the world’s most difficult games, now would be a good time to consider testing your broadband speed and switching to a better deal.”
You can view the research in full here.
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