Sony has published its annual list of games which received the most downloads from the PlayStation Store in 2022. The big names when it comes to sales aren’t really a surprise, but for those interested in lists and comparisons, it’s always interesting to see which titles draw the bulk of attention from average players. This isn’t the whole world, mind. The charts supplied only cover the regions of the US/Canada and Europe.
One of the most interesting takeaways from the charts comes in the free-to-play category. Fortnite and Call of Duty: Warzone make for stiff competition, but it was the bumbling multicolored beans of Fall Guys that drew the most downloads last year in both regions. Overwatch 2 also makes its free-to-play entrance at number five in both areas, just behind MultiVersus.
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For sales of PS5 games on the European continent, FIFA’s dominance was a near certainty thanks to the occurrence of a World Cup. In the US and Canada, however, guns remain the bigger draw, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 airdropping onto PlayStation storage space the most in both nations – though FIFA still secured a place in the top 10.
God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring also had impressive performances in both regions, appearing in the five most-downloaded games for both on PS5. For PSVR downloads, the excellent Beat Saber remains the most popular title, followed by Job Simulator and Superhot VR.
Interestingly, a clear separation is visible between the PS5 and PS4 charts, with owners of the former seemingly far more likely to pick up new releases. PS4 owners, meanwhile, sustained the successful positions of established titles like Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto 5, and Red Dead Redemption 2.
You can check out the full list of top downloads in each category below, or on the PlayStation Blog.
Top PS5 game downloads
|
US/Canada |
Europe |
|
|
1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II |
FIFA 23 |
|
2 |
God of War Ragnarök |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II |
|
3 |
NBA 2K23 |
God of War Ragnarök |
|
4 |
ELDEN RING |
ELDEN RING |
|
5 |
Madden NFL 23 |
Grand Theft Auto V |
|
6 |
Grand Theft Auto V |
GRAN TURISMO 7 |
|
7 |
FIFA 23 |
Cyberpunk 2077 |
|
8 |
Horizon Forbidden West |
Horizon Forbidden West |
|
9 |
GRAN TURISMO 7 |
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga |
|
10 |
Dying Light 2 |
Dying Light 2 |
|
11 |
MLB The Show 22 |
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order |
|
12 |
Cyberpunk 2077 |
Among Us |
|
13 |
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga |
NBA 2K23 |
|
14 |
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales |
F1 22 |
|
15 |
NBA 2K22 |
It Takes Two |
|
16 |
WWE 2K22 |
Stray |
|
17 |
Gotham Knights |
FIFA 22 |
|
18 |
Sifu |
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla |
|
19 |
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order |
Sifu |
|
20 |
Stray |
FAR CRY 6 |
Top PS4 game downloads
|
US/Canada |
Europe |
|
|
1 |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II |
FIFA 23 |
|
2 |
Grand Theft Auto V |
Grand Theft Auto V |
|
3 |
Minecraft |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II |
|
4 |
ELDEN RING |
Minecraft |
|
5 |
NBA 2K23 |
FIFA 22 |
|
6 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 |
Red Dead Redemption 2 |
|
7 |
NBA 2K22 |
Among Us |
|
8 |
Madden NFL 23 |
The Last of Us Part II |
|
9 |
God of War Ragnarök |
ELDEN RING |
|
10 |
FIFA 23 |
The Forest |
|
11 |
MLB The Show 22 |
Need for Speed Heat |
|
12 |
The Last of Us Part II |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
|
13 |
Horizon Forbidden West |
The Crew 2 |
|
14 |
Batman: Arkham Knight |
NBA 2K22 |
|
15 |
Gang Beasts |
God of War Ragnarök |
|
16 |
Need for Speed Heat |
A Way Out |
|
17 |
WWE 2K22 |
Gang Beasts |
|
18 |
Dying Light 2 |
F1 22 |
|
19 |
Among Us |
GRAN TURISMO 7 |
|
20 |
The Forest |
Horizon Forbidden West |
Top PSVR game downloads
|
US/Canada |
Europe |
|
|
1 |
Beat Saber |
Beat Saber |
|
2 |
Job Simulator |
Job Simulator |
|
3 |
SUPERHOT VR |
SUPERHOT VR |
|
4 |
Creed: Rise to Glory |
Creed: Rise to Glory |
|
5 |
Swordsman VR |
Sniper Elite VR |
|
6 |
Astro Bot Rescue Mission |
Swordsman VR |
|
7 |
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality |
Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality |
|
8 |
GORN |
Batman: Arkham VR |
|
9 |
Batman: Arkham VR |
Arizona Sunshine |
|
10 |
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners |
Astro Bot Rescue Mission |
Top free-to-play game downloads
|
US/Canada |
Europe |
|
|
1 |
Fall Guys |
Fall Guys |
|
2 |
Fortnite |
Call of Duty: Warzone/Warzone 2.0 |
|
3 |
Call of Duty: Warzone/Warzone 2.0 |
Fortnite |
|
4 |
MultiVersus |
MultiVersus |
|
5 |
Overwatch 2 |
Overwatch 2 |
|
6 |
Apex Legends |
Rocket League |
|
7 |
Rocket League |
eFootball 2023 |
|
8 |
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS |
Apex Legends |
|
9 |
Rec Room |
Rumbleverse |
|
10 |
Rumbleverse |
Rec Room |
