Data from trends.google.com. I checked which the most googled game (out of a list of over 100) was each month during 2022, and then counted which game was the top game for most months.

As has been the case for most of the time since 2011, Minecraft has been the top game, but now Roblox is creeping in. Elden Ring also made an appearance in 2022.

Youtube video with results each month from 2006

Made in R with the cartography package.

What happened to Michigan??

The great lakes were not included, sorry about that.

Michigan always gets dissed in these maps!❤️😊

Did something happen with Minecraft in 2022? Was there a major update?

The south will Roblox again!

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or rather they were included as land

Something something gullible people handing money to a game that doesn't deserve it

The last major update was right at the end of 2021.

But also, Minecraft is the best selling game of all time, and has sold almost twice the copies of the next highest.

This but unironically

people are playing Minecraft in the great lakes lol

Funny how Indiana also has "furry" as it's most searched porn category

This is just confirming my bias considering places I thought had a few more dumb people prefer Roblox XD

One day, it will be Sanbox!

The game resurged in popularity in 2019 due to the combination of well-received updates and popular livestreamers. It's retained a good chunk of this popularity ever since.