- A new study by Ebuyer.com reveals the video games where players are likely to lose a life
- Fortnite ranked top game where characters are likely to die, followed by GTA V and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Gaming expert provides the tips and tricks to swerving death
To answer just that, Ebuyer.com has unveiled the top 10 games where you’re likely to lose a life. Analysing social listening data2, they’ve uncovered the games that are making players take to social media to rant about their in-game deaths.
Tallying up the total number of posts, or should we say rants, the top 10 games where it’s easiest to game over according to players are as follows:
Rank Game Total number of posts
1 Fortnite 173,793
2 GTA V 40,701
3 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 12,686
4 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 11,242
5 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War 11,106
6 The Last of Us Part II 10,528
7 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege 6,946
8 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla 4,665
9 Battlefield V 3,485
10 Super Mario Maker 2 1,022
Taking the top spot is Fortnite. Whether players have been shot or hit by a grenade, losing a match has resulted in 173,793 players spouting about their characters' deaths across socials.
Next in line is GTA V where players are likely to be shot or run over, but this is dependent on whether you’re playing via story mode, or online.
Out of the list, Super Mario Maker 2 makes up the top 10 with 1,022 rants from players that probably failed to make a jump or fell into a booby trap – we’ve all been there.
So, how can players swerve death when playing some of their favourite games?
Gaming Journalist, Martin Kimber, suggests that your lifespan in games such as Fortnite and GTA V can depend on who sees who first and who has the most appropriate gun for range (this will impact time to kill). Getting to know the map better, so that you know where all the nooks and crannies are located, and mastering headshots can really help you avoid in-game death for longer.
Commenting on the research Andy Roberts, E-Commerce Director of Ebuyer.com, says: “Gaming has increased in popularity over the last year, especially throughout the lockdowns. In fact, the number of video game users in the UK is expected to grow to nearly 73% in 20253.
“No one likes losing a life mid-game and with new games constantly being launched, some deaths will help teach you how to gameplay, whilst others will be a learning experience, all of which will eventually lead to you improving your gaming abilities.
“When it comes to gaming, we’re big believers that practice makes perfect, so don’t let the one death make you put down your controller!”
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Sources:
- https://www.statista.com/statistics/274072/most-popular-games-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-unit-sales/
- To collate the data, Ebuyer used social listening via Linkfluence looking at Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram posts, over the period 24/08/2020 to 23/08/2021. The ranking of games is based on the number of people speaking about terms within the timeframes associated with dying in games such as “game over” or “dying”.
- https://www.statista.com/statistics/461258/digital-games-user-penetration-digital-market-outlook-uk/
About Ebuyer:
Ebuyer is the UK’s largest independent electrical retailer. Based in East Yorkshire, they employ 250 people and have been trading online since 1999. They stock over 30,000 products on their website and have over five million registered customers.