God of War Ragnarok is now the most popular PlayStation game

The most popular PlayStation game for the week is God of War Ragnarok and guess what? No one is surprised, in fact, we doubt that even Call of Duty Modern Warfare II is the least bit bothered — though Sonic Frontiers might be.

God of War Ragnarok has surpassed Call of Duty Modern Warfare II in dominant fashion as its first week comes to a close. PS5 and PS4 game releases are still coming, though; so plenty more might be in store.

Atreus loves being popular for his God of War Ragnarok appearance

With folks finally collecting the God of War Ragnarok trophies, we finally have a numerical representation of just how big this is outside of constant Sony reminders. Over its rival — the Call of Duty series — it has actually eeked our a considerable lead with a 9% player count advantage. The player distribution currently favours PS5 to PS4 at just over 3:1 — a continuing trend amongst PlayStation exclusives. With our God of War Ragnarok review hyping the game to the rafters, its no surprise, really.

Across the rest of the chart, take a look at God of War in the 10th spot after receiving a nice boost from last week's 12th place finish. Also, take a look at the rather mundane performance of the PS Plus monthly games for November 2022. It's further down the chart that things get a bit naughty, though: Sonic Frontiers is in 34th on its debut with 5:1 players giving it a go on PS5 rather than PS4. The Sonic Frontiers trophies are there to be earned, even if Staff Writer Lee doesn't like the fishing. It's not a great performance, but we can't wait to see where it's positioned on the best Sonic PlayStation games ranking.

Sonic Frontiers has a blue boy doing speed

That rounds up the analysis this week. While the bottom might be a touch surprising, let us know what you thought of the rest! Here are the top 40 most popular PlayStation games written up in a neat Gameplay Chart for the week ending November 13th, 2022.

Most Popular PlayStation Games (w/e November 13th, 2022)

Position	Game	Publisher	Last week
1	God of War Ragnarök	Sony Interactive Entertainment	-
2	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II	Activision	1
3	Overwatch 2	Blizzard Entertainment	2
4	Fortnite	Epic Games	3
5	FIFA 23	Electronic Arts	4
6	Grand Theft Auto V	Rockstar Games	5
7	Apex Legends	Electronic Arts	6
8	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	Activision	7
9	Rocket League	Psyonix	8
10	God of War	Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe	12
11	Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition	Mojang Studios	9
12	FIFA 22	Electronic Arts	10
13	Genshin Impact	Cognosphere	11
14	Destiny 2	Bungie	13
15	NBA 2K23	2K Sports	16
16	Fall Guys	Epic Games	14
17	Nioh 2 Remastered	Sony Interactive Entertainment	15
18	Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege	Ubisoft	17
19	Dead by Daylight	Behaviour Interactive	18
20	Elden Ring	Bandai Namco Entertainment	19
21	Red Dead Redemption 2	Rockstar Games	23
22	LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	21
23	Madden NFL 23	Electronic Arts	28
24	Ghost of Tsushima	Sony Interactive Entertainment	24
25	Gran Turismo 7	Sony Interactive Entertainment	25
26	Cyberpunk 2077	CD Projekt	26
27	Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War	Activision	27
28	Heavenly Bodies	2pt Interactive	20
29	Need for Speed Heat	Electronic Arts	29
30	EA SPORTS UFC 4	Electronic Arts	38
31	Assassin's Creed Valhalla	Ubisoft	32
32	Horizon Forbidden West	Sony Interactive Entertainment	34
33	Call of Duty: Black Ops III	Activision	36
34	Sonic Frontiers	SEGA	-
35	Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales	Sony Interactive Entertainment	39
36	Mortal Kombat 11	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	37
37	MultiVersus	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	35
38	Brawlhalla	Blue Mammoth Games	40
39	Gotham Knights	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment	30
40	HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED	PLAION	31

Chart compiled using gameplay data from over 3.1 million 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 God of War, PS Plus news, and his favourite games — The Witcher, Assassin’s Creed, and explosive racers — before an evening swim.