Viral games: Controversy

Cases
34
Median Spread Score
52
Most started on
Open web74%
First post to peak
28 days

By mechanic

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Pokémon Go

73
Current official Google Play store artwork showing the Pokémon capture screen.

$894M revenue

Phasmophobia

70
Phasmophobia on Steam

30M sold

Steal a Brainrot

69
Steal a Brainrot — Story Kitchen

Fortnite Battle Royale

66
Fortnite Battle Royale Launches September 26

$5B revenue

Hamster Kombat

63
Hamster Kombat’s March 25 access announcement artwork, with the hamster character and WE STARTING text.

100M players

Black Myth: Wukong

60
Black Myth: Wukong gameplay with ray-traced lighting, supplied by NVIDIA.

$700M revenue

Connections

60
Very excited to share the game I've been working on, Connections! I've loved making it, and hope you enjoy playing. Huge thanks to Heidi Erwin @oatmemo, Bella Virgilio, and the @NYTGames team 😍🥳

20M players

Mewgenics

58
Mewgenics on Steam

$25M revenue

Mouthwashing

58
Mouthwashing on Steam

1M streams

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

57
Official Fall Guys game artwork and product page.

$185M revenue

HQ Trivia

57
Big Human design mockups of HQ Trivia gameplay, results and the leaderboard.

2M downloads a month

Liar's Bar

57
The bar is open now. Feel free to walk in 🍻 … #liarsbar

5M sold

Palworld

57

Mordhau

56
Armoured fighters in Mordhau, official Steam gameplay screenshot

2M sold

99 Nights in the Forest

55
99 Nights in the Forest 🔦

10M players

ARK: Survival Evolved

53
ARK: Survival Evolved Announcement Trailer

$10M revenue

Taylordle

52
Holy Swift

Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator

51
Official Dream Daddy gameplay screenshot from the Steam store.

$3.3M revenue

Balatro

50
Official gameplay screenshot showing a two-pair hand, Jokers and the Big Blind target.

5M sold

I Love You, Colonel Sanders!

48
Official Steam screenshot of the Colonel Sanders dating simulator.

1B impressions

2048

47
2048 winning board, April 2014; MIT licence

Realm Royale

47
Steam :: Realm Royale Reforged :: Realm Royale is Now in Early Access on Steam!

Peaked at #1

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

46
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp comes to smart devices this November

17.6M downloads a month

Opus Magnum

46
Official Steam screenshot of an alchemical machine and its instruction timeline

6.9K derivatives

SCUM

46
SCUM v1.0: A survival game’s second wind through strategic creator marketing - Case Study

6M sold

Battlefield 6 Open Beta

45
COMMUNITY UPDATE - OPEN BETA DEBRIEF

Only Up!

44
not available on Steam

Peaked at #5

Brawl Stars

43
SpongeBob SquarePants shows up in Brawl Stars for a special takeover

$1B revenue

Catizen

37
Catizen’s public wipe-test launch artwork, March 7 at 12 PM UTC.

$26M revenue

Darkest Dungeon

36
Darkest Dungeon - Terror and Madness Trailer (OFFICIAL)

1M sold

Clash Royale

34
The Best Games Haven't Been Made Yet

$3B revenue

TapSwap

29
Official Tappy Town launch artwork showing its TapFlix building.

18M players

Garten of Banban

23
Garten of Banban on Steam

Peaked at #10

Color Road!

10
Color Road for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Peaked at #14

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