Viral games: Maker origin

Cases
22
Median Spread Score
50
Most started on
Open web86%
First post to peak
74 days

By mechanic

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Phasmophobia

70
Phasmophobia on Steam

30M sold

Rocket League

66
Cover art for the video game en:Rocket League

$110M revenue

Lethal Company

65
Lethal Company on Steam

$5.7M revenue

Wordle

63
Wordle #196 solved in four guesses: the green, yellow and grey gridOpen

2M players

Mewgenics

58
Mewgenics on Steam

$25M revenue

Loop Hero

56
Loop Hero survivor camp with buildings and an item inventory.

1M sold

99 Nights in the Forest

55
99 Nights in the Forest 🔦

10M players

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy

54
Official screenshot of Getting Over It, showing the man in a pot climbing with a hammer.

3M sold

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

52
Official gameplay screenshot showing bomb modules and their timer.

1M sold

Raft

52
Raft by Redbeet Interactive

3M sold

Balatro

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

5M sold

Valheim

49

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

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

47
The Sonic Social team proudly presents: The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog! A brand new Sonic game. Available right now. On Steam. For FREE!

Peaked at #61

Zombies, Run!

45
The original game’s base screen, showing the hospital and collected supplies.

500K sold

TCG Card Shop Simulator

44
TCG Card Shop Simulator on Steam

3.5M sold

Muck

42
Official Muck gameplay screenshot from its Steam listing.

359 derivatives

Mekorama

36
Official Mekorama screenshot showing the robot in a mechanical diorama.

Peaked at #2

Her Story

35
Her Story on Steam

1M sold

Vampire Survivors

31

Immaculate Grid

26
Immaculate Grid Is The Game Sweeping Through MLB Clubhouses

200K players

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