Raptr has shared the most played game data of Dec 2014.
The year ended on a positive note, with nearly all titles in the top 20 increasing
play time — though overall time was up a modest 4.84% from November to
December.
Highlights
League of Legends closed out 2014 in the top spot once again, up 30.09% in play time
compared to November. Contributing factors included a big preseason patch, a
“vault-clearing” Snowdown champions/skins sale, exclusive Summoner’s Rift icons,
and a limited-time game mode called Legend of the Poro King.
World of Warcraft remained in second place in December. WoW was riding high on its
Draenor expansion in November, and discounts along with holiday events continued
the momentum and led to an impressive 9.94% boost in December.
Even though the Frostivus holiday event was canceled this year, DOTA 2 play time
climbed 27.92% versus November. The mid-month Shifting Snows update was
relatively minor, yet gameplay spiked significantly around
launch.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive had a 60.64% surge in December, thanks in part to a sale on
Counter-Strike Complete (which includes several CS titles) and the
reintroduction of the classic Train map, which was free for all CS: GO
players.
Smite’s play time was up 21.45% compared to November. The MOBA introduced a new god in
mid-December, but it was a limited-time bonus and all-gods-available-for-play
event that saw game time peak at the end of the month.
December was Dragon Age: Inquisition’s first full month on sale, and play time has held
strong after its mid-November launch. Total monthly hours were up
114.29%.
Hearthstone’s Goblins Vs. Gnomes expansion helped to move the game up two places in December’s
Most Played, thanks to a 63.19% play-time surge.
World of Tanks and Battlefield 4 both rose in top 20 rankings as well as play time.
World of Tanks (26.11% increase) moved up three spots thanks to Update 9.5,
holiday events, and WGLNA Season 5 matches, which players could watch from the
game launcher. Battlefield (24.38%) moved up a rank to close out the top
ten.
ArcheAge and Diablo III were the only titles in the top 20 to lose play time in December.
ArcheAge was down 22.15%, and Diablo lost 9.19%.
December was good for Warframe as it gained 62.4% play time compared to November.
Archwing add-ons, new Prime Access, and holiday bundles were major contributing
factors.
Star Wars: The Old Republic released Shadow of Revan in December and saw a 33.35%
play time bump. The game remained in 14th place, however.
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, FIFA 15, and ArmA III all made a return into the top 20
for December. Skyrim, which soared six ranks, gained 78.25% play time A major
discount to the Legendary Edition of the game was the main factor in its return.
In-game holiday sales and discounts to the title brought FIFA 15 back into the
top 20 with a 50.34% increase. ArmA III returned to the top 20 with a 47.15%
increase thanks to sales.
Note:
The Share number by each game represents that title’s gameplay time as a percentage
of the total time spent on all the PC games played by Raptr members, and is
useful for comparing the relative amount of play time between particular
games.
