Horizon and PS Plus games make a big splash on popular PS5 games chart By Lee Brady, 27 Feb 2023 FollowtopicsHorizon Forbidden WestSony Interactive EntertainmentPlayStation ExclusiveChartLee Brady Horizon Forbidden West leads the pack of PS Plus Extra and Premium games climbing this week's most popular PS5 and PS4 games chart.The allure of Horizon Forbidden West trophies and all those new PS Plus Extra and Premium games for February 2023 have dramatically shifted this week's top 40 most popular PlayStation games chart, though it looks like nothing will unseat Call of Duty or Hogwarts any time soon. We scanned over 3 million active PSN accounts to build this table of results.Horizon and PS Plus climbing the PlayStation gameplay charts!Last week was pretty busy in the world of PlayStation, which saw the launch of a whole new piece of PlayStation hardware — the PlayStation VR2. Tragically, despite an excellent array of PS VR2 launch games, the install base of the new VR headset isn't big enough yet to impact the charts in a major way. However, in a minor way, Gran Turismo 7 leapt from 19th to 15th in a week and even overtook Elden Ring for what must be the second time ever. You can probably chalk that bump up to the launch of PS VR2 bringing the game new attention.The other big news in PlayStation — all the new PS Plus Extra and Premium games. Horizon Forbidden West shot up from 32nd place to 11th on account of its PS Plus Extra debut last week. PS Stars might have also played a small role in racking up those additional players, and we crafted a PlayStation Stars Horizon Forbidden West campaign guide for players looking to burn through that before the campaign ends.The allure of that Legend of Dragoon platinum trophy is real.A big surprise in all this was just how many players have been desperate for The Quarry trophies — the game not only entered the top 40 for the first time off the back of its PS Plus Extra debut, but it also jumped right up to the 26th spot. Borderlands 3 trophies also entered for the first time at 35th, The Legend of Dragoon trophies gave us a surprise PS1/PS Plus Premium appearance in the top 40 at 40th, and Tekken 7 re-entered the chart off the back of Extra at 31st.As for the usual competitors, Hogwarts Legacy and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 continue to hold strong to their first and second spots, while Overwatch 2 continues to fall as fans get more and more restless with the state of the game. Following the latest PS Store sale, The Witcher 3 is once again back in the charts at 36th. And, presumably aided by all the PS5s selling alongside PS VR2, Astro's Playroom has gotten yet another boost up to 37th place.If you thought for one second we weren't going to post this image, you haven't been paying attention.That does it on the analysis. What did you think? Let us know in the comments, and here are the most popular PS5 and PS4 games for the week ending February 26th, 2023.PositionGamePublisherLast week1 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare IIActivision12 Hogwarts LegacyWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment23 FIFA 23Electronic Arts34 FortniteEpic Games45 Grand Theft Auto VRockstar Games56 Rocket LeaguePsyonix77 Overwatch 2Blizzard Entertainment68 Apex LegendsElectronic Arts89 Minecraft: PlayStation 4 EditionMojang Studios910 NBA 2K232K Sports1011 Horizon Forbidden WestSony Interactive Entertainment3212 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six SiegeUbisoft1313 God of War RagnarökSony Interactive Entertainment1114 Destiny 2Bungie1215 Gran Turismo 7Sony Interactive Entertainment1916 Elden RingBandai Namco Entertainment1417 FIFA 22Electronic Arts1618 Fall GuysEpic Games1719 The Last of Us Part ISony Interactive Entertainment1520 Madden NFL 23Electronic Arts2021 Genshin ImpactCognosphere2122 Mafia: Definitive Edition2K Games1823 The Last of Us Part IISony Interactive Entertainment2324 Red Dead Redemption 2Rockstar Games2225 Ghost of TsushimaSony Interactive Entertainment2426 The Quarry2K Games-27 Call of Duty: Black Ops IIIActivision3028 Dead by DaylightBehaviour Interactive2629 WWE 2K222K Games2730 EA SPORTS UFC 4Electronic Arts2931 Tekken 7Bandai Namco EntertainmentRE32 Battlefield 2042Electronic Arts3533 Mortal Kombat 11Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment3434 Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles MoralesSony Interactive Entertainment3335 Borderlands 32K Games-36 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete EditionCD ProjektRE37 Astro's PlayroomSony Interactive Entertainment3938 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarActivision3639 Evil Dead: The GameSaber Interactive2540 The Legend of DragoonSony Interactive Entertainment-Chart compiled using gameplay data from over 3 million active PlayStation accounts. Chart information is copyright GameInsights.More Horizon Forbidden West stories: Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition officially unveiled for PS5 PS Plus year one review — how good is Sony's subscription restructure? Horizon series has 16-game long potential, please send help Fill the Zelda Tears of the Kingdom void on PS5 with these 5 games Horizon franchise sales make it Marvel's Spider-Man series' nemesis Chart Written by Lee BradyStaff Writer Lee keeps one eye on the future (Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth), one eye on the past (PS Plus Premium, recent Sony news), and his secret third eye on the junk he really likes (Sonic Superstars, Final Fantasy XVI). Then he uses his big mouth to blurt out long-winded opinions about video games.