Thursday, December 27, 2012

2012's Most Played Playstation 3 Games on PSNprofiles.com

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