The popularity of League of Legends continues to grow worldwide, and it’s conquered China yet again as the most played game in the country. According to the report from Games In Asia, Legends easily led the charge followed by a variety of genres.
1. League of Legends – Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) run by Tencent in China
2. CrossFire – a tactical shooting game that works similarly to Valve’s Counter-Strike series, this game originally came out in 2007
3. DNF – also known as Dungeon & Fighter or Dungeon Fighter Online, this beat-em-up from 2005 is still quite popular
4. QQ Speed – a racing game from Tencent Games that came out back in 2008
5. QQ X5* — a casual dance game, also released by Tencent back in 2008
6. AgainstWar – a first-person online shooter, and another popular entry from Tencent; it’s a little more recent, having released in 2011
7. Dream of the Three Kingdoms – a fantasy-battle game developed by Electric Soul, this one’s been on the charts since 2009
8. Asura – a popular fantasy massive multiplayer online role-playing game loosely based around Journey To the West
9. New Dahua Xiyou 2 – another popular role-playing game from Netease,released back in September
10. NBA2KOL – a variation of 2K Sports’ NBA 2K series, and another recent release
As you can see, role-playing games, first-person shooters and, of course, League are quite popular, and the audience may grow once the country allows certain game developers to release their software next year. We shall soon see.
Source: Games In Asia
