A study by one of Europe’s largest independent electrical retailers, Ebuyer, has revealed the most popular games across 26 countries in the region. Some of the titles that dominate search and social media are perhaps no surprise but each country’s favourite may tickle you a little.
The study by the largest independent electrical retailer in the UK also showed a 124% increase in searches for ‘upcoming video games’ this year suggesting the freedom to roam hasn’t reduced our appetite for gaming.
Both the UK and Ireland’s favourites are Call of Duty titles. Though it’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II in the UK and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare in Ireland.
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Germany favourite is LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga while Belgium loves Animal Crossing: New Horizon.
Some interesting games stand out from the list. FIFA 22 is most popular in Luxembourg. The Grand Duchy is not known for their association football prowess and they are the smallest nation on the list.
Pokémon Red endures and is the most popular game in Italy and the Netherlands. Whilst initially released in 1985 and continuously updated, Super Mario Bros is still top dog with gaming aficionados in Greece.
Europe’s Favourite Video Games by Country
| Name of highest-ranking game | Country |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Austria |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizon | Belgium |
| Grand Theft Auto V | Bulgaria |
| Runescape | Croatia |
| Final Fantasy VI | Cyprus |
| Grand Theft Auto V | Czech Republic |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Denmark |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Estonia |
| Assassin’s Creed II | Finland |
| Rocket League | France |
| LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Germany |
| Super Mario Bros | Greece |
| Animal Crossing: New Horizon | Hungary |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Ireland |
| Pokémon Red | Italy |
| Assassin’s Creed II | Latvia |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Lithuania |
| FIFA 22 | Luxembourg |
| LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | Malta |
| Pokémon Red | Netherlands |
| Halo: Reach | Poland |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | Portugal |
| Minecraft | Romania |
| Minecraft | Spain |
| Rocket League | Sweden |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | United Kingdom |
The Vatican City State is not included in the European video games study but we all know they are huge DMC fans. Monaco is similarly omitted but it’s obviously F1 2022. Who doesn’t like the idea of seeing their house in a video game.
For the favourite video games study in its entirety, head to Ebuyer’s blog here.
