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News hardware & software 30 December 2018, 21:05

author: Adrian Werner

The most popular games among pad users were revealed on Steam platform

Valve company has released interesting ranking lists, presenting the most popular games on the Steam among players using game pads.

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Xbox controllers are most popular among Steam users.

The end of the year is traditionally a period of summaries. Recently, we wrote about the most popular and profitable games on Steam platform. Now we have learned which games were the most popular among players using gaming pads. Separate lists were prepared for users with controllers from Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch consoles, as well as those who prefer the Steam Controller.

Two lists were made available for each of these devices. The first one includes several dozen of the most popular games on a given pad controller. The second list is more interesting because it presents titles that were statistically much more popular on one type of controller than on another, even taking into account the differences in the number of individual devices owned by the Steam community. This suggests that the above mentioned productions may work exceptionally well on a given pad or have problems on the others. For example, we know that DualShock 3 and DualShock 4 are particularly popular among fans of fighting, while Steam Controller dominates in strategies.

More than 36.7 million Steam users have used it at least once. As a curiosity, it is worth mentioning that there are also approx. 700 maniacs who managed to connect a dance mat to the computer. Valve recommends Crypt of the NecroDancer and The Metronomicon.

The order of games on the lists below is accidental. Valve has prepared these lists mainly to make it easier for padholders to choose the production best suited to their controllers.

Xbox Controllers

The most popular games in 2018 among users of Xbox controllers

  1. ARK: Survival Evolved
  2. Assassin's Creed Odyssey
  3. Assassin's Creed Origins
  4. Borderlands 2
  5. Brawlhalla
  6. Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition
  7. Dark Souls: Remastered
  8. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
  9. Dark Souls III
  10. Dead by Daylight
  11. Dead Cells
  12. Disgaea 5 Complete
  13. Dragon Ball FighterZ
  14. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
  15. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
  16. Euro Truck Simulator 2
  17. F1 2018
  18. Fallout 4
  19. Farming Simulator 17
  20. Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition
  21. For Honor
  22. Grand Theft Auto V
  23. Hollow Knight
  24. Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  25. MapleStory 2
  26. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
  27. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
  28. Monter Hunter: World
  29. NBA 2K18
  30. NBA 2K19
  31. NieR:Automata
  32. Nioh: Complete Edition
  33. No Man's Sky
  34. Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
  35. Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
  36. Rocket League
  37. Shadow of the Tomb Raider
  38. Soulcalibur VI
  39. Stardew Valley
  40. Street Fighter V
  41. Tekken 7
  42. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
  43. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
  44. The Elder Scrolls Online
  45. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  46. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
  47. Yakuza 0
  48. Warframe
  49. Warriors Orochi 4

Titles played on Xbox controllers – used more than other gaming pads

  1. Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
  2. Batman: Arkham Origins
  3. Borderlands
  4. Far Cry 4
  5. Jurassic World Evolution
  6. Just Cause 3
  7. Mafia III
  8. Saints Row IV
  9. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
  10. Sniper Elite 4
  11. Spintires: MudRunner
  12. The Crew
  13. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  14. Vampyr
  15. Warhammer: Vermintide 2

PlayStation Controllers

The most popular games in 2018 among users of PlayStation controllers

  1. Assassin's Creed Odyssey
  2. Assassin's Creed Origins
  3. Brawlhalla
  4. CrossCode
  5. Cuphead
  6. Dark Souls: Remastered
  7. Dark Souls III
  8. Dead by Daylight
  9. Dead Cells
  10. Disgaea 5 Complete
  11. Dragon Ball FighterZ
  12. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
  13. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
  14. Euro Truck Simulator 2
  15. F1 2018
  16. Fallout 4
  17. Final Fantasy XIV Online
  18. Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition
  19. For Honor
  20. Grand Theft Auto V
  21. Hollow Knight
  22. Let it Die
  23. Lethal League Blaze
  24. MapleStory 2
  25. Monster Hunter: World
  26. My Hero One's Justice
  27. NBA 2K18
  28. NBA 2K19
  29. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
  30. Nioh: Complete Edition
  31. No Man's Sky
  32. Overcooked! 2
  33. Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
  34. Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
  35. Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
  36. Resonance of Fate 4K / HD Edition
  37. Rocket League
  38. Shadow of the Tomb Raider
  39. Soulcalibur VI
  40. Street Fighter V
  41. Tekken 7
  42. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
  43. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
  44. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  45. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
  46. Yakuza 0
  47. Warframe
  48. Warriors Orochi 4
  49. WWE 2K19

Titles played on PlayStation pads – used more than other gaming pads

  1. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
  2. BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
  3. Final Fantasy XIV Online
  4. Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-
  5. La-Mulana 2
  6. Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk
  7. Resonance of Fate 4K / HD Edition
  8. Rocket League
  9. SCUM
  10. Soulcalibur VI
  11. Street Fighter V
  12. Tekken 7
  13. Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded-
  14. Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late

Switch Pro Controller

The most popular games in 2018 among Switch Pro users

  1. A Hat in Time
  2. Assassin's Creed Odyssey
  3. Brawlhalla
  4. Call of Cthulhu
  5. CrossCode
  6. Dark Souls: Remastered
  7. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
  8. Dark Souls III
  9. Dead by Daylight
  10. Dead Cells
  11. Disgaea 5 Complete
  12. Dragon Ball FighterZ
  13. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
  14. Enter the Gungeon
  15. Fallout 4
  16. Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition
  17. For Honor
  18. Grand Theft Auto V
  19. Graveyard Keeper
  20. Hollow Knight
  21. La-Mulana 2
  22. Let it Die
  23. Lethal League Blaze
  24. MapleStory 2
  25. Mega Man 11
  26. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
  27. Monster Hunter: World
  28. My Hero One's Justice
  29. Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker
  30. Nioh: Complete Edition
  31. NBA 2K19
  32. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
  33. NieR:Automata
  34. No Man's Sky
  35. Overcooked! 2
  36. Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
  37. Resonance of Fate 4K / HD Edition
  38. Rivals of Aether
  39. Rocket League
  40. Shadow of the Tomb Raider
  41. Soulcalibur VI
  42. Stardew Valley
  43. Tekken 7
  44. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  45. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
  46. Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded
  47. Yakuza 0
  48. Warframe
  49. Warriors Orochi 4
  50. WWE 2K19

Titles played with Switch Pro – used more than other gaming pads

  1. A Hat in Time
  2. Brawlout
  3. CrossCode
  4. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
  5. Groove Coaster
  6. La-Mulana 2
  7. Lethal League Blaze
  8. Mega Man 11
  9. Monster Hunter: World
  10. My Hero One's Justice
  11. Rivals of Aether
  12. Slap City
  13. Steven Universe: Save the Light
  14. The Messenger
  15. Timespinner

Steam Controller

The most popular games of 2018 among users of Steam Controller

  1. ARK: Survival Evolved
  2. Assassin's Creed Odyssey
  3. Assassin's Creed Origins
  4. Borderlands 2
  5. Brawlhalla
  6. CrossCode
  7. Cuphead
  8. Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition
  9. Dark Souls: Remastered
  10. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
  11. Dark Souls III
  12. Dead Cells
  13. Disgaea 5 Complete
  14. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
  15. Dragon Ball FighterZ
  16. Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age
  17. Elite Dangerous
  18. Euro Truck Simulator 2
  19. Fallout 4
  20. Farm Together
  21. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
  22. Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition
  23. For Honor
  24. Grand Theft Auto V
  25. Hollow Knight
  26. Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  27. Lethal League Blaze
  28. MapleStory 2
  29. Middle-earth: Shadow of War
  30. Monster Hunter: World
  31. NBA 2K19
  32. Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
  33. NieR:Automata
  34. Nioh: Complete Edition
  35. No Man's Sky
  36. Rise of the Tomb Raider
  37. Rocket League
  38. Shadow of the Tomb Raider
  39. Soulcalibur VI
  40. Stardew Valley
  41. Subnautica
  42. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
  43. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  44. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
  45. The Elder Scrolls Online
  46. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  47. Overcooked! 2
  48. Yakuza 0
  49. Warframe
  50. Warriors Orochi 4

Games played on Steam Controller – used more than other gaming pads

  1. Battletech
  2. Cities: Skylines
  3. Darkest Dungeon
  4. Factorio
  5. Into the Breach
  6. Pathfinder: Kingmaker
  7. Pillars of Eternity
  8. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
  9. RimWorld
  10. Sid Meier's Civilization V
  11. Sid Meier's Civilization VI
  12. Stellaris
  13. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition
  14. Two Point Hospital
  15. XCOM 2

Adrian Werner

Adrian Werner

A true veteran of the Gamepressure newsroom, writing continuously since 2009 and still not having enough. He caught the gaming bug thanks to playing on his friend's ZX Spectrum. Then he switched to his own Commodore 64, and after a short adventure with 16-bit consoles, he forever entrusted his heart to PC games. A fan of niche productions, especially adventure games, RPGs and games of the immersive sim genre, as well as a mod enthusiast. Apart from games, he devourers stories in every form - books, series, movies, and comics.

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