Here's the list as of 2012-12-31 (10:30 PM, central time). I included every game that had a review score on Metacritic's 2012 PS3 scores page, which ends up being 179 games. Some important things to remember as you check out this list:
- Release date is very important. Games which were just released will have fewer players. For best results, take the dates into account when comparing games. For example, Far Cry 3 has as many players as SSX, even though it's only been out for less than a month. For November 20th, Hitman: Absolution has slightly more than Playstation All Stars, and both have way more than Sonic Racing, Family Guy, and Epic Mickey 2.
- Region is also very important. Games which were released in all regions will have an advantage, and then there's also the fact that PSNprofiles' userbase is mostly English speaking. Also, this list from 2012 is based on US release dates, whereas some games may have come out last year in Japan or elsewhere.
- There may have been some games which have different trophies under a different name for the Japanese version. I didn't include any of those (I know Winning Eleven is one).
- Furthermore, the type of people who use the site (that is, people who care about trophies) impact the popularity of the games. It's a big sample, but it's not even 5% of the total players.
- Also, PSNprofiles recently had some site problems, which may have impacted data over the past two months.
- Don't forget that some games were given away free on PS Plus.
Call of
Duty: Black Ops II |
66943 |
Final Fantasy XIII-2 |
65125 |
Resident Evil: Operation
Raccoon City |
64105 |
Max Payne 3 |
55616 |
Assassin's Creed III |
48270 |
Resident Evil 6 |
47903 |
Journey |
47504 |
Mass Effect 3 |
45956 |
Walking Dead |
40026 |
Dragon's Dogma |
39508 |
Borderlands 2 |
38028 |
Virtua Fighter 5 Final
Showdown |
36996 |
Simpsons Arcade Game |
36573 |
Street Fighter X Tekken |
33989 |
SoulCalibur V |
32946 |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon:
Future Soldier |
31130 |
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate
Ninja Storm Generations |
28097 |
Tales of Graces f |
28065 |
Shank 2 |
27248 |
Sleeping Dogs |
26997 |
FIFA Soccer 13 |
26840 |
Twisted Metal |
26800 |
Prototype 2 |
26515 |
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning |
24715 |
Starhawk |
24277 |
Double Dragon: Neon |
24028 |
Awesomenauts |
23464 |
One Piece: Pirate Warriors |
22809 |
SSX |
22196 |
Far Cry 3 |
22009 |
FIFA Street |
21562 |
Lollipop Chainsaw |
21241 |
Rock of Ages |
20103 |
Darkness II |
18675 |
Darksiders II |
18535 |
Dishonored |
18359 |
Need for Speed: Most Wanted -
A Criterion Game |
17817 |
Machinarium |
16685 |
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 |
16402 |
Armored Core V |
16242 |
Hitman: Absolution |
16226 |
Asura's Wrath |
15895 |
Ninja Gaiden 3 |
15847 |
Sniper Elite V2 |
15844 |
UFC Undisputed 3 |
15805 |
Tokyo Jungle |
15768 |
Persona 4 Arena |
14567 |
I Am Alive |
14304 |
PlayStation All-Stars Battle
Royale |
14249 |
Silent Hill: Downpour |
14218 |
Amazing Spider-Man |
13362 |
Medal of Honor: Warfighter |
12868 |
Malicious |
11809 |
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead
Rabbit |
11683 |
Choplifter HD |
10991 |
Spec Ops: The Line |
10920 |
Binary Domain |
10592 |
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes |
10554 |
Counter-Strike: Global
Offensive |
10471 |
Retro/Grade |
10005 |
NFL Blitz |
9900 |
Atelier Meruru: The Apprentice
of Arland |
9743 |
Saint Seiya: Sanctuary Battle |
9711 |
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
Extend |
9616 |
Dead or Alive 5 |
9614 |
House of the Dead III |
9145 |
Madden NFL 13 |
8868 |
MLB 12: The Show |
8793 |
Sound Shapes |
8714 |
Quantum Conundrum |
7989 |
Syndicate |
7897 |
Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 |
7440 |
Okami HD |
7163 |
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD |
7156 |
House of the Dead 4 |
7086 |
ZEN Pinball 2 |
7068 |
AMY |
7031 |
Skullgirls |
6673 |
NBA 2K13 |
6475 |
Doom 3 BFG Edition |
6259 |
Transformers: Fall of
Cybertron |
6093 |
Retro City Rampage |
5872 |
DiRT Showdown |
5861 |
Way of the Samurai 4 |
5844 |
WWE '13 |
5812 |
Magic: The Gathering - Duels
of the Planeswalkers 2013 |
5598 |
LittleBigPlanet Karting |
5536 |
Rainbow Moon |
5504 |
London 2012 - The Official
Video Game of the Olympic Games |
5218 |
Datura |
5081 |
Warriors Orochi 3 |
5081 |
Pro Evolution Soccer 2013 |
5032 |
Yakuza: Dead Souls |
4641 |
Sonic Adventure 2 |
4581 |
Unfinished Swan |
4555 |
Sorcery |
4478 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode
II |
4423 |
XCOM: Enemy Unknown |
4245 |
Worms Ultimate Mayhem |
4232 |
Mass Effect |
4228 |
Ridge Racer Unbounded |
4150 |
NeverDead |
3996 |
F1 2012 |
3952 |
NCAA Football 13 |
3817 |
LEGO The Lord of the Rings |
3764 |
Jet Set Radio |
3603 |
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 |
3549 |
Mugen Souls |
3520 |
Ratchet & Clank: Full
Frontal Assault |
3429 |
Killzone HD |
3387 |
Record of Agarest War 2 |
3385 |
NHL 13 |
3379 |
Game of Thrones |
2885 |
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD
Ver. |
2754 |
Rayman 3 HD |
2723 |
Rock Band Blitz |
2590 |
Risen 2: Dark Waters |
2532 |
Anomaly: Warzone Earth |
2520 |
Sonic & All-Stars Racing
Transformed |
2510 |
Grand Slam Tennis 2 |
2487 |
Birds of Steel |
2417 |
Blades of Time |
2296 |
Dragon Ball Z Budokai HD
Collection |
2260 |
Papo & Yo |
2226 |
Dyad |
2087 |
Crazy Machines Elements |
1872 |
Zack Zero |
1860 |
Sports Champions 2 |
1859 |
Wonderbook: Book of Spells |
1718 |
Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock |
1685 |
Inversion |
1683 |
Battleship |
1645 |
Angry Birds Trilogy |
1595 |
Skylanders Giants |
1554 |
Family Guy: Back to the
Multiverse |
1546 |
Marvel vs. Capcom Origins |
1492 |
Closure |
1465 |
Testament of Sherlock Holmes |
1382 |
Expendables 2 Videogame |
1378 |
007 Legends |
1367 |
World Gone Sour |
1267 |
Warp |
1260 |
Disney Epic Mickey 2: The
Power of Two |
1211 |
Puddle |
1192 |
Worms Revolution |
1171 |
Brave: The Video Game |
1129 |
Legasista |
1121 |
Guardians of Middle-Earth |
1036 |
Under Defeat HD |
985 |
Joe Danger 2: The Movie |
975 |
PixelJunk 4am |
961 |
WRC 3 |
908 |
Derrick the Deathfin |
846 |
TNT Racers |
834 |
F1 Race Stars |
799 |
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing
Legends |
791 |
Major League Baseball 2K12 |
756 |
Just Dance 4 |
745 |
Mad Riders |
739 |
Naughty Bear: Panic in
Paradise |
720 |
Scarygirl |
693 |
Babel Rising |
617 |
Sine Mora |
598 |
Order Up!! |
575 |
Wheels of Destruction: World
Tour |
539 |
Dungeon Twister |
516 |
Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition |
507 |
Of Orcs and Men |
491 |
Time Machine: Rogue Pilot |
414 |
Jeremy McGrath's Offroad |
399 |
SBK Generations |
394 |
Black Knight Sword |
381 |
Damage Inc.: Pacific Squadron
WWII |
198 |
DanceStar Party Hits |
176 |
Red Johnson's Chronicles - One
Against All |
165 |
Lights, Camera, Party! |
160 |
Pid |
149 |
Warlords |
87 |
Doc Clock: The Toasted
Sandwich of Time |
86 |