God of War Ragnarok slips away from top five popular PlayStation games By Kes Eylers-Stephenson, 16 Jan 2023 FollowtopicsChartKes Eylers-Stephenson God of War Ragnarok is starting to slip away from the most popular PS5 and PS4 games this week as the traditional top five resumes form. Across the rest of the chart a new Dragon Ball game enters the chart, with a few big risers.If you have already wrapped up those God of War Ragnarok trophies, you probably won't be surprised that one of 2022's most popular PS5 and PS4 games is slipping away — once you have finished the game, you've finished. That leaves the top five most popular PlayStation games open to live-service games like Call of Duty, Fortnite, and FIFA 23.God of War Ragnarok slips away from the top five most popular PlayStation gamesThe top five are a mundane collection of the most talked about titles: Fortnite, Call of Duty, GTV V, FIFA 23, and Rocket League. Let's skip the chatter there and move straight down to God of War Ragnarok in sixth, one of the best PS5 games. Since the game debuted and scored a 9/10 in our God of War Ragnarok review 15 weeks ago, this is the lowest that the action game and PS5 exclusive has fallen. It's actually not that far behind the overtaking Rocket League, with only 3.9% less of a total player base. However, this does indicate that even the Christmas receivers are now wrapping up the game and its influence will start to wane.The PS Plus monthly games for January 2023 are having a weak month compared to previous selections, but Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order holds the fort with a 13th place finish and a single place rise week-on-week. It looks like two-in-three players are playing on PS5, so that new-gen sheen is clearly drawing players in. Fallout 76 is doing fine... totally fineMeanwhile, fellow PS Plus game Fallout 76 has also risen a single place to 21st. In both the case of this title and Star Wars, the higher rank isn't the result of an increase in player count — both games have seen stagnant week-to-week numbers — but rather that other games around it have fallen. Dead by Daylight cleared the way for Fallout 76 and Destiny 2 did the same for Fallen Order, but it looks like both games have kept a hold of the players they captured during the PS Plus launch last week. Axiom Verge 2, however, has been obliterated since its 31st-place finish last week, landing off-chart at 54th place this week.Dragon Ball Z Kakarot finishes in 29th, continuing the trend of anime games ending up selling incredibly well regardless of quality — the PS5 version went on sale last week, in case you didn't know. These games feel like the grey spot of the western video game industry, as they just release with no attention at all despite being some of the biggest sellers in any given year. Don't forget to note that Warframe is back in the chart at the bottom, in 38th. It bounces back and forth, in and out of the chart, but it's also immensely successful at retaining players. That does it on analysis for the week. Did you guys notice anything you want to point out? Let us know in the comments! Here are the top 40 most popular PlayStation games for the week ending January 15th, 2023.Most popular PS5 and PS4 games (week ending January 15th, 2023)PositionGamePublisherLast week1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIActivision12 FortniteEpic Games23 FIFA 23Electronic Arts34 Grand Theft Auto VRockstar Games45 Rocket LeaguePsyonix66 God of War RagnarökSony Interactive Entertainment57 Overwatch 2Blizzard Entertainment78 Minecraft: PlayStation 4 EditionMojang Studios89 Apex LegendsElectronic Arts910 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeUbisoft1011 Elden RingBandai Namco Entertainment1112 NBA 2K232K Sports1213 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderElectronic Arts1414 Destiny 2Bungie1315 Genshin ImpactCognosphere1716 FIFA 22Electronic Arts1617 Fall GuysEpic Games1518 Madden NFL 23Electronic Arts1919 Red Dead Redemption 2Rockstar Games1820 Gran Turismo 7Sony Interactive Entertainment2121 Fallout 76Bethesda Softworks2222 Dead by DaylightBehaviour Interactive2023 WWE 2K222K Games2324 Ghost of TsushimaSony Interactive Entertainment2425 Call of Duty: Black Ops IIIActivision2526 Horizon Forbidden WestSony Interactive Entertainment2727 The Last of Us Part ISony Interactive Entertainment3428 EA SPORTS UFC 4Electronic Arts3029 DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROTBandai Namco Entertainment-30 Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles MoralesSony Interactive Entertainment2931 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete EditionCD Projekt2632 God of WarSony Interactive Entertainment Europe2833 Call of Duty: Modern WarfareActivision3334 Cyberpunk 2077CD Projekt3235 BrawlhallaBlue Mammoth Games3636 Mortal Kombat 11Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment3537 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarActivision3738 WarframeDigital ExtremesRE39 The Last of Us Part IISony Interactive Entertainment3840 Marvel's Spider-Man RemasteredSony Interactive Entertainment39Chart compiled using gameplay data from over 3 million active PlayStation accounts. Chart information is copyright GameInsights.Related stories: One boy from PlayStation Studios is very inspired by God of War dev The best PS5 games from God of War to Hogwarts Legacy (May 2023) God of War Ragnarok update fixes trophies for New Game Plus Sony is 2022’s highest-rated publisher despite only making 4 new games The best action-adventure games on PS5 — February 2023 Chart Written by Kes Eylers-StephensonEditor 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.