Elden Ring is nowhere near the most-played game of 2022
It looks like Elden Ring is nowhere near the most-played game of this year.
Elden Ring took the gaming world by storm when it launched back in February. Even those with no interest in the Souls series couldn't help but be intrigued by The Lands Between. Its vast popularity has led to Elden Ring swiftly becoming From Software's best-selling game ever, with 13.4 million sales in little over a month. As such, you might expect Elden Ring to be among the ten most-played titles of the year. But if you do, then you'd be wrong.
Spotted by ResetEra (opens in new tab) user Sullivan, Mat Piscatella, executive director and video game industry advisor for analyst firm The NPD Group, shared the ten most played games of 2022 on Twitter. The list shows the most played console and PC games in the US during the year's first quarter.
As Piscatella points out, half of the games included weren't launched in this decade. The top spot was claimed by the sandbox sensation that is Minecraft, which first launched back in 2011. Grand Theft Auto 5 came in second, while The Sims 4 ranked third. There's a lot of love for Nintendo's social sim Animal Crossing with the latest entry in the series, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, appearing at number six. Call of Duty is also going strong with both Warzone and Vanguard listed.
Here are the top 10 most played games of Q1 2022 in the U.S. ranked by year of initial release. (Source: The NPD Group's PlayerPulse)Half of the top 10 weren't launched this decade. Elden Ring ranked 20th. Ahead of it were games like Rocket League, World of Warcraft and Skyrim. pic.twitter.com/eWXKVMFHZjMay 24, 2022
But where does this leave Elden Ring? Amazingly, From Software's latest came in at number 20. According to
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