PC Gamers Prefer Retro Games
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At a glance
- PC gaming continues to grow in popularity, but a significant portion of player engagement is directed toward older titles rather than new releases.
- According to a report from the Newzoo agency presented at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco in March 2025, 92% of the time spent by PC gamers...
- The most popular older games among PC players in 2024 included CS:GO/CS2, which accounted for 7.1% of total gaming time, followed by League of Legends at 6.4%, Roblox...
PC gaming continues to grow in popularity, but a significant portion of player engagement is directed toward older titles rather than new releases. This trend has been highlighted in recent market research, which shows that PC gamers spend the majority of their gaming time on games that are several years old.
According to a report from the Newzoo agency presented at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco in March 2025, 92% of the time spent by PC gamers in 2024 was on games that were at least two years old. 67% of gaming time was dedicated to titles that were at least six years old.