PlayStation Gameplay Chart: FIFA wins another championship

The top of the list is dominated by the likes of FIFA 22, Elden Ring, and Fortnite across PS4 and PS5. Meanwhile, PlayStation Plus games have slid away with a huge drop-off for Tribes of Midgard and Curse of the Dead Gods.

FIFA 22 has scored another screamer in this week's derby match against Elden Ring and the other PS Plus games for May 2022. Here is the top 40 PlayStation Gameplay Chart for the week ending May 15th, 2022.

Most played games on PlayStation (w/e May 15th, 2022)

Position	Game	Publisher	Last week
1	FIFA 22	Electronic Arts	1
2	Elden Ring	Bandai Namco Entertainment	2
3	Fortnite	Epic Games	3
4	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Activision	4
5	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	6
6	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	5
7	Rocket League	Psyonix	8
8	Gran Turismo 7	Sony Interactive Entertainment	9
9	Horizon Forbidden West	Sony Interactive Entertainment	10
10	Destiny 2	Activision	13
11	Minecraft	Mojang Studios	12
12	Genshin Impact	miHoYo	14
13	Tribes of Midgard	Gearbox Publishing	7
14	Call of Duty: Vanguard	Activision	16
15	Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (2020)	Devolver Digital	17
16	Overwatch: Origins Edition	Blizzard Entertainment	20
17	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	19
18	LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	15
19	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Activision	21
20	NBA 2K22	2K Sports	23
21	Curse of the Dead Gods	Focus Entertainment	11
22	Dead by Daylight 1/2	505 Games	24
23	Ghost of Tsushima	Sony Interactive Entertainment	25
24	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	26
25	Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt	Sharkmob	18
26	Cyberpunk 2077	CD Projekt	28
27	Tiny Tina's Wonderlands	2K Games	27
28	SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated	THQ Nordic	22
29	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	Ubisoft	30
30	Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel	Konami Digital Entertainment	37
31	Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn	Square Enix	35
32	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Activision	32
33	WWE 2K22	2K Games	31
34	EA SPORTS UFC 4	Electronic Arts	34
35	Dying Light 2: Stay Human	Techland Publishing	33
36	Slay the Spire	Humble Games	29
37	Marvel's Spider-Man	Sony Interactive Entertainment	36
38	Tom Clancy's The Division 2	Ubisoft	RE
39	Warframe	Digital Extremes	RE
40	Mortal Kombat 11	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	RE

Chart compiled using gameplay data from over 1.1 million active PlayStation accounts. Chart information is copyright TrueGaming Network.

FIFA 22 is top of the table looking at its second straight championship title. That being said, player attendance in the stadium was slightly less than last week and it dropped player counts by 7.5%. The ratio of PS4 to PS5 players is currently at 6:5 (to the nearest round decimal) in favour of last-gen, however, this isn't indicative of the general trend across games at the moment. EA refuses to allow cross-play between generations, so players tend to play last-gen versions to they can play with friends. FIFA sits above Elden Ring in terms of player count by almost 50%, making this the first time FromSoftware's mega-hit has been so roundly beaten by any opposition.

While both Gran Turismo 7 and Horizon Forbidden West have risen to eighth and ninth, every game in this region has risen thanks to the decline of PS Plus game Tribes of Midgard. It drops from seventh to 13th, with a corresponding 40% decrease in popularity. Curse of the Dead Gods, likewise, has dropped from 11th to 21st — a heavy ten-place blow with a loss of 45% of players. In both cases, it isn't surprising — but we were hoping the loss wouldn't be so large for Curse of the Dead Gods as it appeared to have 'cult PS Plus game' vibes going for it.

There has been a huge drop of those of you taking a bite out of the Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt. It has to settle for seven places lower than last week's 18th-place finish, as it comes in at 25th. At the bottom of the chart, we have three returning games. At 38th is The Division 2, followed by Warframe in 39th, then Mortal Kombat 11 at the foot of the tower. All three occasionally peep into the chart individually, so it is nice to see them all come up at once.

What do you think of the chart this week? Any lingering questions? Let us know in the comments below, 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 Horizon, PS Plus news, and his favourite games — The Witcher, Assassin’s Creed, and God of War — before an evening swim.