Most popular video game genres worldwide Q2 2024, by age group

As of the second quarter of 2024, shooter and action adventure games were the two most popular video game genres across the globe. Shooter games ranked as the most-played gaming genre for age groups 16 to 54 years old. Action-adventure were the second-most popular game genre, ranking second across the majority of age groups. Online users aged 16 to 24 years were the only age group to have battle royale games in their top gaming genres, whereas older age groups also played online board games.Shooter games – most-played across all age groupsShooter video games are a type of action video game where the goal is almost entirely on defeating the character's enemies using firearms or other long-range weapons given to the player. Players can usually find in-game items such as ammunition and health packs or weapon upgrades during their session. Shooters are available on virtually all gaming platforms and can be played individually as a single-player, or in a multiplayer environment. Many shooter games are played competitively. A very popular type of shooter game are first-person shooters (FPS), where players experience everything through their character’s eyes in a first-person perspective while moving through a 3D space. Popular first-person shooters include the best-selling Call of Duty series, as well as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Doom, Quake, Team Fortress 2, and Halo.Action adventures – a wide-ranging genreAction adventures are also one of the most popular game genres, and players have a large variety of games to choose from. An action adventure game can be defined as a game with a mix of elements from action games (real-time interactions with the environment, physical and conceptual challenges) and adventure games (puzzles). The story that the player experiences is enacted rather than narrated. Popular action adventure games include The Legend of Zelda series, the Grand Theft Auto franchise, God of War, the Tom Raider series, as well as survival horror games like the Resident Evil series, or Metroidvania games.

截至2024年第二季度，射击和动作冒险游戏是全球最受欢迎的视频游戏类型。射击游戏在16至54岁年龄段的玩家中，成为了最受欢迎的游戏类型。动作冒险游戏紧随其后，成为多数年龄组的第二大热门游戏类型。16至24岁的在线用户是唯一将“大逃杀”游戏列入其热门游戏类型的年龄组，而较年长的年龄组则偏好在线桌面游戏。射击游戏——所有年龄组的首选射击视频游戏是一种以击败敌人为主要目标的动作视频游戏，玩家通常会在游戏中获得弹药、医疗包或武器升级等物品。射击游戏几乎可在所有游戏平台上进行，既可以单人游戏，也可以在多人环境中进行。许多射击游戏都以竞技性为特色。其中最受欢迎的类型是第一人称射击（FPS），玩家在第一人称视角下通过其角色的眼睛体验一切，在3D空间中移动。热门的第一人称射击游戏包括畅销的《使命召唤》系列、《反恐精英：全球攻势》、《毁灭战士》、《雷神之锤》、《团队 fortress 2》和《光环》。动作冒险游戏——包罗万象的流派动作冒险游戏同样是最受欢迎的游戏类型之一，玩家可以选择众多游戏。动作冒险游戏可以定义为融合了动作游戏（与环境的实时互动、物理和概念挑战）和冒险游戏（谜题）元素的游戏。玩家所经历的故事是角色扮演而非叙述。热门的动作冒险游戏包括《塞尔达传说》系列、《侠盗猎车手》系列、《战神》、《古墓丽影》系列，以及生存恐怖游戏如《生化危机》系列，或《银河战士》系列游戏。