Medal’s report also went into the rise of “friendslop” games and explained why some titles are more viral than others.
It’s National Video Game Day, and Medal, the clip-sharing platform and application, revealed which games are the most popular among Gen Z and Gen Alpha players. According to Medal’s report, some of the top games include Roblox, Minecraft, VALORANT, Grand Theft Auto V (GTA 5), and Fortnite.
Medal reveals most popular video games of 2025
The report stated it analyzed over 58 million user sessions in 2025 across Medal’s 25 most-played games. This captured 33 million hours of gameplay and 11.5 million clips shared, and the games were ranked by total play sessions, clips created, and clips shared.
Roblox topped every category while Minecraft, GTA 5, VALORANT, and Fortnite also ranked among the most popular titles. They were followed by Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), Rocket League, Rainbow Six Siege, League of Legends, and Marvel Rivals. R.E.P.O. made the top 10 in shareability, nudging League of Legends just a bit further down the list.
Below are all of the results per category, as provided by Medal.
Roblox (11M)
Minecraft (6.9M)
VALORANT (5.2M)
GTA 5 (5.1M)
Fortnite (5M)
Counter-Strike 2 (3.2M)
Rocket League (2.2M)
Rainbow Six Siege (2.1M)
League of Legends (2M)
Marvel Rivals (1.9M)
R.E.P.O. (1.8M)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (1.5M)
Roblox Studio (1.3M)
Overwatch 2 (1M)
Schedule I (989K)
Rust (904K)
Phasmophobia (857K)
Dead By Daylight (809K)
Peak (794K)
Apex Legends (690K)
EA Sports FC 25 (675K)
BlueStacks (665K)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (592K)
Lethal Company (589K)
Terraria (582K)
Roblox (7M)
Minecraft (3.8M)
VALORANT (3.8M)
GTA 5 (3.5M)
Fortnite (2.4M)
Counter-Strike 2 (1.8M)
Rocket League (1.3M)
R6 Siege (1.2M)
League of Legends (1.2M)
Marvel Rivals (952.1K)
R.E.P.O. (865.4K)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (642.1K)
Roblox Studio (488.9K)
Overwatch 2 (488.6K)
Schedule I (487.5K)
Rust (430.6K)
Phasmophobia (358.7K)
Dead By Daylight (356.5K)
Peak (348.7K)
Apex Legends (327.9K)
EA Sports FC 25 (276.2K)
BlueStacks (266.7K)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (263.2K)
Lethal Company (255.8K)
Terraria (246.6K)
Roblox (2.9M)
GTA 5 (2M)
VALORANT (1.3M)
Minecraft (1M)
Fortnite (601.3K)
Counter-Strike 2 (497.7K)
R.E.P.O. (476.4K)
R6 Siege (387.5K)
Rocket League (333.6K)
Marvel Rivals (263.1K)
League of Legends (243.0K)
Lethal Company (190.7K)
Peak (155.3K)
Rust (153.9K)
Overwatch 2 (151.8K)
Dead By Daylight (151.0K)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (121.6K)
Garry’s Mod (109.5k)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (103.8K)
Phasmophobia (103.0K)
DayZ (89.3K)
HELLDIVERS 2 (79.4K)
War Thunder (77.6K)
VRChat (72.1K)
Roblox Studio (69.1K)
The rise of friendslop games
According to Medal, “friendslop” games are on the rise. These are games built around fun and shareable moments as opposed to skill. R.E.P.O. and Lethal Company, for example, rose in virality despite lower play counts.
The report also revealed that games with strong social features dominated in terms of play sessions and content creation. As noted, Roblox, Minecraft, and GTA 5 led as the prime examples. Medal then stated that upwards of 80% captured clips came from multiplayer experiences.
Interestingly, the report revealed that despite Call of Duty: Black Ops 6’s clippability, it got shared less while Red Dead Redemption 2 gained virality through fewer yet easily shareable moments.
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