Viral games: Press loop

Cases
78
Median Spread Score
50
Most started on
Open web77%
First post to peak
34 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

Among Us

68
Among Us turns 6!

500M players

Fortnite Battle Royale

66
Fortnite Battle Royale Launches September 26

$5B revenue

Rocket League

66
Cover art for the video game en:Rocket League

$110M revenue

Lethal Company

65
Lethal Company on Steam

$5.7M revenue

Hamster Kombat

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

100M players

Wordle

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

2M players

Agar.io

62
Agario

60M players

Chained Together

61
Save 20% on Chained Together on Steam

10M sold

Content Warning

61
Save 38% on Content Warning on Steam

2.2M sold

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

Dota Auto Chess

57
Auto Chess: What is it, and Why is it Such a Big Deal?

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

Loop Hero

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

1M sold

Mordhau

56
Armoured fighters in Mordhau, official Steam gameplay screenshot

2M sold

PEAK

56
Steam :: PEAK :: WE FINALLY RELEASED PEAK...

2M sold

99 Nights in the Forest

55
99 Nights in the Forest 🔦

10M players

CloverPit

55
CloverPit on Steam

1M sold

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

R.E.P.O.

54
R.E.P.O. on Steam

$25.5M revenue

Grow a Garden

53
Sonic movies’ producer to turn Roblox’s biggest hit into a film — Story Kitchen

Helltaker

53
I'm drawing a trash comic. Here's the first 4 panels. To be continued. (1/5)

Peaked at #1

House Flipper

53
Gameplay screenshot from the official House Flipper website.

100M impressions

MiSide

53
Mita stood in front of a wardrobe in an official MiSide gameplay screenshot.

$25M revenue

DOORS

53
DOORS RELEASES

6.9K sold

Schedule I

53

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

Stray

52
Stray comes to PS4 and PS5 on July 19 as part of PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium

Peaked at #1

Buckshot Roulette

51
The Dealer holds the shotgun across a table covered with items in Buckshot Roulette.

6M sold

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

Bloons TD 6

50
Ninja Kiwi Announces Bloons TD 6 in Development

Peaked at #3

Call of Duty: Mobile

49
Google Play's Best of 2019

$1.5B revenue

Fortnite OG

49
Epic’s PlayStation launch post showing the restored island and returning gear.

Supermarket Simulator

49
Official Steam screenshot of Supermarket Simulator.

$20M revenue

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

Realm Royale

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

Peaked at #1

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

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

aquapark.io

45
Aquapark.io on the App Store

43M downloads a month

Disco Elysium

45
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut on Steam

Peaked at #1

Ring Fit Adventure

45
An adventure game that’s also a workout!

15.4M sold

The Password Game

45
The password game is out now! Good luck 👹 >

Only Up!

44
not available on Steam

Peaked at #5

TCG Card Shop Simulator

44
TCG Card Shop Simulator on Steam

3.5M sold

Trombone Champ

44
Trombone Champ on Steam

265K sold

Mittens

42
Official January 2023 cat-bot launch artwork, including Mittens.

9.5M views

Muck

42
Official Muck gameplay screenshot from its Steam listing.

359 derivatives

Notcoin

42
Notcoin-supplied screenshots showing the tapping screen, referral gifts and invite leaderboard.

6M players

The Exit 8

41
Official game screenshot showing the tiled corridor, Exit 8 sign and walking businessman.

3M sold

Dredge

40

1M sold

TTK Testing

40
TTK Testing [SERVERBROWSER]

Untitled Goose Game

40

1M sold

RV There Yet?

37
RV There Yet? on Steam

4.5M sold

Battlerite

36
Stunlock Studios Teases a Cryptic New Game: Battlerite -

6.5M players

Ballz

35
Top iPhone apps around the world: ‘Bitmoji,’ ‘Ballz,’ ‘Waze’ | Malay Mail

Peaked at #1

Needle In A Haystack Simulator reveal

35
i made a game where you literally have to find a needle in a haystack the catch is there are 5,000,000 pieces of hay and only 1 needle

52.6M impressions

Lewdle

34
The most successful spin-offs are those that are a ‘unique variation’ on the format, rather than ‘carbon-copy clones’, says one professor. Photograph: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

880K players

Chinese Parents

32
Chinese Parents on Steam

2.8M sold

Your AI Slop Bores Me

31
Birds Are Dinosaurs (@birdsaredinosaurs.bsky.social)

TapSwap

29
Official Tappy Town launch artwork showing its TapFlix building.

18M players

DON'T SCREAM

28
DON'T SCREAM on Steam

$928K revenue

Beat Saber

26
Working on new levels for @BeatSaber. This one is one of my favorites! :) Use headphones. Music by @Sqeepo is excellent! #madewithunity #gamedev #indiedev #VR

$2M revenue

At Dead Of Night

24
At Dead Of Night on Steam

Garten of Banban

23
Garten of Banban on Steam

Peaked at #10

Alphabear

15
Alphabear: Hardcover Edition on Steam

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