PlayStation Gameplay Chart: PlayStation Plus games dominate Top 10

By Kes Eylers-Stephenson,

PlayStation Plus monthly games normally make a splash, but December's triple-header of Mortal Shell, LEGO DC Super-Villians, and Godfall: Challenger Edition have made a truly explosive appearance. Here is the top 40 PlayStation Gameplay Chart for the week ending December 12th, 2021.

Position	Game	Publisher	Last week
1	Fortnite	Epic Games	1
2	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Activision	3
3	FIFA 22	Electronic Arts	-
4	Call of Duty: Vanguard	Sony Interactive Entertainment	4
5	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	5
6	Godfall	Gearbox Publishing	-
7	LEGO DC Super-Villains	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	-
8	Rocket League	Psyonix	8
9	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	9
10	Mortal Shell	PlayStack	-
11	Minecraft	Mojang Studios	7
12	Battlefield 2042	Electronic Arts	6
13	Destiny 2	Activision	11
14	Genshin Impact	miHoYo	10
15	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Activision	12
16	Dead by Daylight 1/2	3goo	14
17	Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout	Devolver Digital	13
18	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	17
19	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	16
20	Far Cry 6	Ubisoft	15
21	Marvel's Spider-Man	Sony Interactive Entertainment	26
22	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	Ubisoft	18
23	Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	Square Enix	21
24	NBA 2K22	2K Sports	22
25	Ghost of Tsushima	Sony Interactive Entertainment	20
26	Overwatch: Origins Edition	Blizzard Entertainment	23
27	Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales	Sony Interactive Entertainment	27
28	The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim	Bethesda Softworks	24
29	Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy	Square Enix	25
30	Grand Theft Auto III	Rockstar Games	RE
31	FIFA 21	Electronic Arts	28
32	Marvel's Avengers	Bandai Namco Entertainment	19
33	The Last of Us Part II	Sony Interactive Entertainment	30
34	Gran Turismo Sport	Sony Computer Entertainment	38
35	Warframe	Digital Extremes	32
36	Madden NFL 22	Electronic Arts	35
37	Bloodborne	Sony Computer Entertainment	33
38	Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning	Electronic Arts	29
39	Mortal Kombat 11	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	RE
40	Horizon Zero Dawn	Sony Interactive Entertainment	RE

Chart compiled using gameplay data from over 824,000 active PlayStation accounts. Chart information is copyright TrueGaming Network.

Let us breeze past the normal populous of Boring Central Station — Fortnite, Call of Duty, GTA V, and FIFA 22 — in favour of getting into the meat of the top ten. All three of December's PlayStation Plus monthly games have made it into the top ten: Mortal Shell (10), LEGO DC Super-Villians (7), and Godfall: Challenger Edition (6). The triple-combo of PS4 and PS5 games has been mired in discussions of upgrades and knock-off versions this month, with Godfall: Challenger Edition catching much of the flack for gating half of the game. However, that seems to have had little impact as players helped Godfall give Grand Theft Auto a run for its money, which is made even more impressive considering that GTA V is a PS4 game and Godfall is PS5 only. The fun little gem LEGO DC Super-Villians can be chuffed with its performance too, sliding in just behind the former title while laughing maniacally. Rocket League and Apex Legends split the difference between the pair of Plus games and the next entry, Mortal Shell. The SoulsBorne title is just making it into the top ten, but make no mistake — that is impressive for a niche genre title even if it is 'free.'

We have to pay a second of attention to Battlefield 2042 here for slipping from 6th to 12th. The rumblings are that player counts are slipping below even the much-maligned Battlefield V, but it is still rocking numbers above that in our charts. That being said, the drop off from last week is humongous, and we suspect that this isn't going to get any better for a long time yet. This teenage region of places seems to belong to those live-service games that have just slipped off the pace as the PS Plus games have been ushered in, with five- and three-place slips evident in most cases. One big winner is in the mix, though. Marvel's Spider-Man has thwipped up five places into 21st position, making it clear that this is the PlayStation go-to title for the year despite the release of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart sitting at a very poor 79th place.

Grand Theft Auto III — Definitive Edition has clawed into an impressive 30th position after its entry into the PlayStation Now service. That suggests that amongst our tracked users, PlayStation Now actually does have a bit of sway at the lower end of the Gameplay Chart. The most catastrophic result this week is probably Marvel's Avengers in 32nd, which is down 12 places. The Crystal Dynamics game just cannot retain players at all, even with a huge update and Spider-Man being introduced as a playable character. The update has only been out a few days! Our man on the ground, Editor Luke, has more on the game for you in his latest State of Play.

Have you noticed anything on the list? Let us know in the comments, and we will see you there!

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Written by Kes Eylers-Stephenson

Editor Kes is our resident expert in PlayStation and other gaming news. He writes about exclusives like The Last of Us and God of War, PS Plus news, and his favourite games — The Witcher, Assassin’s Creed, and explosive racers — before an evening swim.