Google Reveals the Top 10 Most Searched Games of 2024: Some Were Expected, Others a Total Surprise!
Google Trends, a powerful tool for analyzing global search queries, recently released its annual report highlighting the most searched games of 2024. This report is somewhat similar to Spotify Wrapped or Xbox Year in Review, giving us insights into gaming trends.
The list features a mix of predictable results and some surprising entries. Here’s a quick overview of the most searched games of 2024:
1.Connections
Connections by The New York Times tops the list. In this game, players are presented with 16 different images and must group them into 4 categories with a common theme. Clearly, instead of solving the puzzles themselves, many users were busy searching for the answers online. Google has officially exposed all the cheaters!
2. Palworld
Palworld secured the spot as the second most searched game globally and the top video game on the list. The game’s trailer, released in January this year, generated immense excitement within the gaming community, making it the biggest third-party launch on Xbox Game Pass.
Its high ranking on Google may be attributed to searches for phrases like “How to catch Palfluids” or “Best locations to build a base in Palworld.”
Additionally, many users likely searched for news about Nintendo’s lawsuit against Pocket Pair over patent infringement, which significantly boosted the game’s search traffic.
3. Infinite Craft
Infinity Craft presents users with a page of random words and is a mod for the Minecraft marketplace, yet it’s considered an independent game. Players combine words and use AI to create new words based on the previous combinations, repeating the process with even more words.
The game starts with four basic elements: water, fire, earth, and air. Players combine these to create new items, leading to endless possibilities. Infinity Craft is incredibly addictive and entertaining, and it has unexpectedly become a hit among streamers.
4. Sprunki
Spronky is recognized as a unique and interactive music-creation game. Its gameplay involves dragging and dropping items onto the “Spronky” characters to produce sounds and compile user-generated tracks.
Surprisingly, the game also features an actual storyline and even includes a horror mode, adding an unexpected twist to its playful premise.
5. Helldivers 2
Helldivers 2 made history as the first PlayStation game to launch simultaneously on PC, taking a bold step in February. The gamble paid off, as the game broke records by selling over 12 million copies within just three months.
6. Wuthering Waves
Wuthering Waves, a story-driven RPG, has been nominated for “Best Mobile Game” at the Game Awards. It includes all the essential elements for success and bears a striking resemblance to Genshin Impact’s combat mechanics, albeit with key differences.
Notable distinctions include a unique defense and dodge system, additional moves like wall-running and grappling hooks, and a more compact, condensed world design.
7. Black Myth: Wukong
The winner of the 2024 Golden Award for Best Game and a nominee for “Game of the Year” at the Game Awards, Black Myth: Wukong, has become one of the most popular games of the year—but not without controversy. Its Xbox release was delayed, and while it sold over 10 million copies on PC and PlayStation, issues related to Xbox optimization—or what some speculate might be an exclusivity deal with PlayStation—left Xbox players waiting.
The game’s stunning visuals, set against a backdrop of Chinese mythology, have captivated gamers worldwide, leading to countless searches for guides like “How to defeat Black Wind King.”
8. Strands
Strends, which secured second place on the U.S. list, is another online game by The New York Times. Players are presented with a word-search grid, given a category, and asked to find the words that belong to that category within the grid. It sounds simple, but not simple enough for users to resist turning to Google for answers!
9. Brawl Stars
Brawl Stars, a mobile game developed by the creators of Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, offers fast-paced 3v3 and 5v5 modes, as well as a battle royale mode. Although the game isn’t new, having been released in 2018, it remains incredibly popular among mobile gamers.
10. PokéRogue
Pokérog ranks tenth on the list. It is an adventure game similar to Pokémon, simulating Pokémon elements with a few changes.
PokéRogue, developed by Pokémon fans, allows users to build various Pokémon teams based on the challenges they face. The game doesn’t require any specific emulator and is web-based, which has contributed to its widespread popularity with over 50,000 daily active users.
Finally, for analyzing results based on country or other factors, you can use the Google Trends tool.