List of video games that have gone viral in the world

Viral is a word that has become a media standard and a product can be said to be successful in recent years. It seems to be one of the benchmarks for a best-selling product because there are so many fans. Although in the end, viral has a fairly short period because human nature is easily bored.

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This also happened to video games which suddenly became a worldwide phenomenon because many played them, talked about them, and made creations from them.

Several video games have fallen into this category for several months to years. Generally, unique, interesting, exciting, and curious games are some of the many factors that make a video game fall into the viral category. Making it widely played by players from all over the world.

Then, what are the games? The following is a list of video games that have gone viral in the world.

Overwatch

Coming from the cold hands of Blizzard, Overwatch became one of their newest IP for seven years. Hero shooter game that is often associated with Team Fortress it has its own uniqueness in terms of lore and character. Making it one of the games that was loved by the fans since it was first released. His extraordinary enthusiasm makes almost no one who doesn’t know him.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

Present as an upgraded version of the game that the creators had implemented in mods DayZ, PlayerUnknown tries to create a new game based on the survival game he has created. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds debuted as an early access game. The game, which focuses on the survival sub-genre, creates a new genre, namely Battle Royale. Looting, shooting, and surviving both enemies and chasing rings are the core of the game.

Games that are often abbreviated PUBG it immediately went viral after a lot of streamers as well as esports athletes played it. Shroud, Dr.Disrespect, and several other famous people had made the game the main content on their Twitch and YouTube channels. Generate millions of views until it ends at the release of the game in version 1.0.

Apex Legends

Raise the same genre as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, Apex Legends became one of the next viral games that shocked the world. The hero shooter was chosen by its developer, Respawn Entertainment for Apex Legends. While the world they made one with their two previous games namely Titanfall 1 and 2.

Since its smooth release with pretty decent servers, Apex Legends was played by influencers and streamers. Former professional esports athlete CSGO, Shroud even crowned him as the best battle royale to date in one of his latest streams.

Apex Legends present a squad game containing three heroes which they call legends with their own unique abilities. Respawn wanted to present a more tactical gameplay and keep trio as the main mode, although in the end they added duo as an option and solo as one of the limited modes in certain events. Unfortunately, this game update is quite slow. Even so, Respawn always brings new innovations in every update.

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Lift the theme of classic games from several TV shows including Takeshi’s Castle, Mediatonic certainly didn’t think that the game party, Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout went viral right after its release. The game immediately skyrocketed in popularity thanks to its very exciting gameplay.

Lots of Streamers and YouTubers helped to popularize it, making this game an extraordinary phenomenon among gamers. Moreover, he became one of the games included in the ranks of free games PlayStation Plus. Unfortunately, the fun game doesn’t turn out to be fun after a few cheaters rush in.

Among Us

Take the basis of the family game that is Werewolf, Among Us became a game that had gone viral and decreased popularity Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. Players will be able to play with a maximum of ten people in the game. In each game set by the game master, there are one to several randomly selected impostors or traitors.

All players must guess who is the importer in the game within a certain time. Impostor will be able to hide, sabotage, and kill other players. If they are wrong, then the game will continue until they find it. But if no one manages to find it, then the Impostor will win the game.

Among Us instantly went viral after hundreds of Twitch streamers played it. Moreover, the game can be played for free on Android/iOS with ads. Make it the second newest phenomenon that makes the game that was released in 2018 after Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout. The developer, InnerSloth even canceled the sequel and focused on working on the game for now.

That’s a list of video games that have gone viral in the world. Some games manage to last for years because of their fast-updated content, but some last only a few months. How about you? Have you played the list of games above? As always, share your experience in the comments below.

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