Popular PlayStation Games — September 19th, 2022

PlayStation's most popular games for the week contain no new games, but it does show that Cyberpunk 2077 is starting to find footing again. Meanwhile, PS Plus games like Need for Speed have dropped down but TLOU fluctuates.

PlayStation gamers are playing the normal selection of Fortnite, Call of Duty, and FIFA 22 this week, but it is the return of Cyberpunk 2077 that has caught the eye. Likewise, it is clear that the PS Plus games for September haven't really made a massive mark.

Cyberpunk 2077is back in the big leagues

So, let's talk a little about Cyberpunk 2077's rise by seven places to 15th, shall we? The bare numbers are as follows. Week-on-week the total player count has increased by 22% with a 3:1 ratio of players on PS5. This suggests that the impending sunsetting of Cyberpunk 2077 DLC for PS4 is probably well calculated, but also a step that might allow the game to keep climbing the rankings here when the next DLC does drop. CD Projekt is funding stride again, but we still await The Witcher 3 port for PS5!

PlayStation Plus Essential games came, saw, and mostly faded rapidly. Players are still trying for those Need for Speed Heat trophies, but it still drops one place to ninth. That isn't terrible at all, but the September 2022 games aren't finding footing elsewhere. Granblue Fantasy Versus has dropped a massive 15 places to 35th and Toem comes in at 40th, otherwise known as last place. Two great games, but its a shame to see such a rapid fall.

TOEM: A Photo Adventure has fallen rapidly in the most played PlayStation games table

The Last of Us Part I is fairing well, still holding onto 12th despite a disappointing start and drop. However, that has seen a boost to The Last of Us Part II, which now stands in 38th with a re-entry. It's an interesting dynamic that we have seen before for games in certain series, like Horizon and God of War, but it's nice to see one of the best PS4 games get some time in the sun. Warframe, likewise, gets a re-entry as it tends to do.

That is it for the week! Let us know what you think in the comments. Here are the most popular PlayStation games for the week ending September 18th, 2022.

Most played PlayStation games (w/e September 18th, 2022)

Position	Game	Publisher	Last week
1	Fortnite	Epic Games	1
2	FIFA 22	Electronic Arts	2
3	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Activision	4
4	Fall Guys	Epic Games	6
5	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	3
6	Destiny 2	Bungie	5
7	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	7
8	Rocket League	Psyonix	9
9	Need for Speed Heat	Electronic Arts	8
10	Genshin Impact	miHoYo	11
11	Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition	Mojang Studios	12
12	The Last of Us Part I	Sony Interactive Entertainment	10
13	Elden Ring	Bandai Namco Entertainment	14
14	MultiVersus	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	13
15	Cyberpunk 2077	CD Projekt	22
16	Ghost of Tsushima	Sony Interactive Entertainment	16
17	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	Ubisoft	21
18	Dead by Daylight	Behaviour Interactive	15
19	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	17
20	Gran Turismo 7	Sony Interactive Entertainment	19
21	Horizon Forbidden West	Sony Interactive Entertainment	18
22	NBA 2K23	2K Sports	26
23	Overwatch: Origins Edition	Blizzard Entertainment	25
24	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	23
25	Call of Duty: Vanguard	Sony Interactive Entertainment	24
26	God of War	Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe	39
27	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Activision	31
28	Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales	Sony Interactive Entertainment	33
29	Battlefield 2042	Electronic Arts	30
30	Stray	iam8bit	29
31	Saints Row	Deep Silver	27
32	Yakuza: Like A Dragon	SEGA	34
33	Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered	Sony Interactive Entertainment	35
34	Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2	Activision	28
35	Granblue Fantasy: Versus	Cygames	20
36	Final Fantasy XIV	Square Enix	38
37	Warframe	Digital Extremes	RE
38	Madden NFL 23	Electronic Arts	37
39	The Last of Us Part II	Sony Interactive Entertainment	RE
40	TOEM: A Photo Adventure	Something We Made	32

Chart compiled using gameplay data from over 832,000 active PlayStation accounts. Chart information is copyright GameInsights.

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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.